Name
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Verse
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How they demonstrated faith
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Blessings they received
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Abel
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4
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Offered a “more excellent sacrifice”
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A witness from God that he was righteous
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Enoch
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5
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Showed enough faith in his testimony and in God to be translated
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He was translated so that he does not have to see death
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Noah
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7
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Prepared an ark even though he was condemned by the world
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He was saved during the flood
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Abraham
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8
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To go wherever the Lord wanted him to go.
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Found the place of inheritance that the lord wanted him to be
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Sara
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11
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Judged him faithful who had promised
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Was able to conceive a child
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Isaac
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20
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Offered blessings to Jacob and esau
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He was able to receive revelation about things to come
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Jacob
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21
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Blessed both sons of joseph
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Able to get revelation and strength from God
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Moses
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24-29
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Forsook Egypt, chose to be called after the son of God instead of the
son of pharaoh.
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Miracles, passing through the red sea on dry ground
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Joseph
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22
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Told about the departing of the children of Israel
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Commandments were fulfilled
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Nephi
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1 nephi
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Followed his father in the wilderness, went to go get the plates,
built a ship
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He was blessed with understanding, and his life was spared.. and much
more
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Samuel the lamanite
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Stood on a wall and declared the word of the lord
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Was protected and saved from arrows.
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The stripling warriors
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Fought to protect their families
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Their lives were spared
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In Hebrews 12:1-2
Paul encouraged saints to lay aside all their sins and run with patience the
race that is set before us. In other words, we need to give up the sinful
things in our life and move forward towards the Lords plan.
Faith is much different than a belief. A belief only
requires your mind and heart to agree on a specific point. Faith requires
action. Faith requires you to actually do something about it.
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