Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance foundation
of things hoped for that which is certain, the conviction substance of
things not seen.
2 For by it the men of old gained approval. For by it an example was
established through the men of old.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds cosmos were was prepared
by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are
visible so that the things that are seen were made from things that are not.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he
obtained the testimony that he was righteous, through which the testimony
that he was righteous was established, God testifying
about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.
5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and hewas not
found because God took him up ; for he obtained the witness his
testimony was established that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence
prepared an ark for the salvation of his household
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he
was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was
going.
Genesis 15:6 Then he believed in the Lord ; and He reckoned it to him as
righteousness.
Hebrews 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even
beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had
promised
Genesis 18:12 Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, shall
I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Hebrews 11:32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of
Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,
33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained
promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the
edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put
foreign armies to flight
39 And all these, having gained approval obtained a testimony through
their faith, did not receive what was promised,
40 because God had provided something better for us.
Luke 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 And the Lord said, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a
mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it
will move"
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained out
of control