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Transition in leadership - Nebuchadnezzar to Belshazzar. 563-562 Nebuchadnezzar goes insane. Death comes shortly after. (Second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who reigned for 43 years (605–562 BC).) Now, King Belshazzar is on the throne, and seems to have been there for about 13 years,and his reign…

Daniel Called 13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. 14 I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Scripture Reading: Daniel 6:20-23 . Title of Message: God is Faithful “God is faithful!” Silas’s Accident Praying for your spiritual refreshment this week Pastor and for satan to be subdued. It must be important if all of these distractions have occurred already. - Jon Griffeth “God is faithful!” Deuteronomy…

Intro Emerging Patterns We took a break from Daniel last week, but now we’re back into it. Do you remember where we’ve been in Daniel so far? Quick refresher... God’s people of Israel had been defeated and several waves of God is faithful to provide for his people in exile. A series of stories make up…

13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. 14 I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found…

Tough as Nails Today we are starting a new series we are calling “Unbreakable”. In this series we are going to look at the first few chapters of the book of Daniel. For several weeks now, God has been putting Daniel on my mind. Specifically this early part of his life. As I was preparing for this series…

FEARING THE GOD OF ISRAEL: THE GOD OF THE BIBLE Dan 5:1-12 ; 17-31 Belshazzar vs Nebuchadnezzar The Great King The Son of a usurper King Why is he called son? · Son can mean from the same Demographic linage, or ancestry, not necessarily household · Someone who has held he same position, so you are following…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Fill in some blanks The scripture gives us everything we need to take us to glory and for life and godliness. Sometimes we need to search scripture to help fill in blanks of a passage or even look to history records to help too. In our passage this morning we will see a shift at the end of one kingdom…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Watch out for pride traps. Culture - you first. Self esteem focused. Self absorbed. Belshazzar Mocked God God can’t be conquered Praised false gods. This is the height of pride, putting yourself before God. Vs 23 - You have lifted up yourself against the Lord of Heaven.” God can humble the proud. God…

Daniel 5:1-31 Memorial Day is a time each year when we pause to remember those who laid down their lives for family, friends and freedom. One week after the Pearl Harbor attack President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Those who long enjoy such privileges that we enjoy forget in time that others have died…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

If you spend any amount of time online in Christian groups or following Christian personalities on platforms like X, it does not take long to discover that Christian love to argue, and they will argue about just about anything. One of the things they love to argue about the most is politics. In fact,…

“The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.” — Ralph W. Sockman The Bible tells one big story. It’s God’s story, and it is the central story of the universe. What does this illustration represent? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references…

No matter what God is in control. Scene 2: You may not see it but God has a plan, he is Sovereign and He has a much bigger picture than we do. V 2-3 3 This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take…

Introduction e.g. Sleeping in my Suzuki Sierra When I was 19-20 brother and I went camping with friends in Maragaret River Back of Sierra filled with camping, surfing, etc. gear Started raining & we weren’t prepared so we slept in front seat of my car Barely slept, waiting for morning which seemed to…

Daniel 10 Victorious in Spiritual Warfare Bible Passage: Daniel 10:1–11:2 1. Preparation through Prayer Daniel 10:1–3 “In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appointed time was long; and he understood…

Put yourself, it you can, in a scenario where the nation that you love so much has fallen. Your city was destroyed. And you have been taken captive. Everything you own has been destroyed or looted. Everyone you know if either dead or also taken captive to be a slave as you are. Are you carried off to…

Exiled to Babylon in 605 B.C., Daniel was one of several young men chosen to serve in Nebuchadnezzar’s court. When Persia conquered Babylon in 539, Daniel was again given a position of power. He remained faithful to God in both of these hostile environments. From the interpretation of dreams, to the…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Intro; Today all across the country, people are celebrating the graduation of seniors from high school and college. Most churches today are doing like we are in worship, recognizing our high school seniors and encouraging them in the next step of life. [ Present seniors and give bibles ] Carleigh Knowles,…

Intro: We are still in Daniel Chapter 8. Last week we looked at the details of the vision that Daniel had, which involved a ram and a goat. We will review some of those details as we get into the interpretation of the vision. Ram vs. Goat - Interpretation Now this may seem like a history lesson this…

We reviewed Habakkuk and looked at the Chapter 2 portion of the questions and answers that end with the great statement that the Just shall LIVE by faith.