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Introduction Sometimes the reputation of God suffers because of the regrettable behavior of professing Christians. You are walking through the break room at work and overhear a conversation. A woman in your office is venting about why she will never attend church because of some past grievances. As you…

An Eternal Kingdom And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. I a dream given to King Nebuchadnezzar, God…

8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. 17 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding…

Now, last week Daniel and his four friends along with ALL the other wise men were about to die. Again, the king had brought a select group of these wise men in to not just interpret the dream but also to tell him what the dream was. There was the concern over whether or not the wise men were who they…

Open your bibles to Daniel chapter 2. In the mid 350s AD Christian-hating roman emperor Julian was carrying out a campaign heavily persecuting believers. There is a story told of a roman soldier mockingly asking a Christian of where the carpenter’s son was now. His reply was “The maker of the universe,…

Already in Chapter 2, we see why Daniel 1:17 is important and where it comes into play. 17 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now, only…

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…

Theme : A God Who Unveils Word for the Week is Omniscience : God’s infinite knowledge and understanding of things past, present, and future. Memory verse: Hebrews 4:13 “And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”…

Introduction Kingdom collapse. Recap The events of Daniel take place between 605-530ish BC God had sent Israel into exile because of their failure to remain faithful to God. Yet the book of Daniel shows us that God remains faithful to his own, even when they are in “enemy territory” Daniel was intricately…

1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the…

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…

Under King Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah serve as wise men in the Babylonian court palace. All is normal in the kingdom until King Nebuchadnezzar experiences a dream that haunts him. Everything suddenly goes from bad to worse when the king orders all the wise men's execution because most of them were unable to provide the content and interpretation of the king's dream, however, through Daniel's god-given wisdom and the work of the Lord. King Nebuchadnezzar learns about its meaning and then exalts God and raises Daniel to a more significant leadership position in the kingdom.

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…

We are studying the book of Daniel. In this book, we see how the LORD walks with his children through the trials of life. We saw it last week, and we are going to see it again this week, as we see Daniel and his friends facing another trial that threatened their lives. We will see them move from pleading…

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…

Daniel 2 describes the everlasting kingdom of God.

Introduction Last week, we started out this series saying that sometimes in order to remain allegiant to our God we will have to go Rogue. And I ended by giving you an illustration of a Japanese government official in Lithuania, Sugihara, who despite his government telling him to not issue passports…

Introduction As we dive into this section we have to change our focus from our western worldviews, which tend to emphasize equality, egalitarianism, individual rights. The Hierarchy and authority are of prime importance in traditional Eastern Cultures. They are critical features of an honor-shame worldview.…

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…

Revelation 13:1-10 We have been walking through the book of The Revelation. God’s wrath has been opened up on the earth with judgments. We have looked at the seven seal judgments, we have looked at the seven trumpet judgments, and seven bowls that are poured out. The 7 Seals and 7 trumpet judgments take…

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…

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 now come to a critical time in the Tribulation before the Second Coming of Christ. The reason I call it critical is because drastic change is taking place. Up until this time, there has been a reasonable time of peace in the midst of the chaos following the Rapture of the church. The Antichrist…

The series of visions given to Zechariah on the same day start with verses 7-17. This first vision gives us the general theme of the whole series of visions. The visions that follow add the details. 1. God’s Vigilant Watch, 1:7-11. 7 - This occurs five months following the restart of building the temple…