1. By Faith We Offer An Acceptable Sacrifice Hebrews 11:4

2. By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. Hebrews 11:4

3. PROPOSITIONAL STATEMENT: ABLE OFFERED A MORE EXCELLENT SACRIFICE ABEL’S OFFERING ORIGINATED FROM A PLACE OF FAITH By Faith... ABEL’S OFFERING GAVE OUTWARD WITNESS TO INWARD RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 John 3:12, Matthew 23:35 ABEL’S OFFERING WAS VALIDATED BY GOD’S APPROVAL God testifying of his gifts ABEL'S OFFERING CONTINUES TO SPEAK TO THIS DAY through it he being dead still speaks By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.Hebrews 11:4

4. BIG IDEA: Are you offering to God an acceptable sacrifice? YOUR ACCEPTABLE OFFERING ORIGINATES FROM A PLACE OF FAITH YOUR ACCEPTABLE OFFERING GIVES OUTWARD WITNESS TO INWARD RIGHTEOUSNESS YOUR ACCEPTABLE OFFERING IS VALIDATED BY GOD’S APPROVAL YOUR ACCEPTABLE OFFERING WILL SPEAK INTO ETERNITY 16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.Psalm 51:16–17