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Only God Is Able to Deliver Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr February 18, 2024 Daniel 3:1-28 Is there anyone in the house today who has ever been in a situation the seemed impossible to get out of. I'm talking about a sticky situation. You know the kind where the more you tried to get away from it, the more your…

Hope in Exile Key Passage At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down…

Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Image 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the…

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. Resolving to stand firm will bring opposition 4 And the herald proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O peoples,…

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…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 16, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Summary and Goal Though leaders come and go, God remains. This session extols God’s unlimited power and goodness…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 16, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Summary and Goal Though leaders come and go, God remains. This session extols God’s unlimited power and goodness…

Intro “In the year of Christ 286, a most remarkable affair occurred; a legion of [Roman] soldiers, consisting of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men, contained none but Christians. This legion was called the Theban Legion, because the men had been raised in Thebias: they were quartered in the…

Introduction Daniel 3 continues to describe the challenges that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah encountered during their forced relocation to Babylon. When faced with the option to defile themselves and disobey God, they bravely chose to obey. Despite all the problems, we see that God’s hand of…

Unbreakable - week 2 Do you remember the last strange dream you had? We’ve probably all had the dream where you show up to school or work in your underwear. When I was a kid I had so many dreams about being able to fly and being able to run faster by running on all fours like a dog that I believed they…

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…

“He is” - the stranger in the fire The Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven Messiah would be 'a son of man' given an everlasting kingdom ( Dan 7:13-14 , Luke 1:31-34 ) Messiah (Anointed One) would come 483 years after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem ( Dan 9:25 , John 12:12-23 ) Messiah (Anointed…

We have been examining how God is in control over all. That God is still on the throne. He is the one who allowed Judah to be defeated by Babylon. How while in exile we are to behave as those who follow after God. Today we will be examining how God is the one who is in control of the future. Our God…

Songs: I’ll Fly away Prayer Bells of Heaven Offering : Missions God will meet you in the Fire. Rising to a height of ninety feet (roughly the size of a nine-story building) and expanding to a width of nine feet,11 the statue was enormous 11 The Aramaic text of Daniel gives the dimensions of the statue…

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and…

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…

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…

We Won’t Bow 13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set…

Intro Choice Stand firm… give into culture Stated off with the theology of Daniel last Week we looked at the culture of Babylon. It’s more than a location, it’s a spirit of sin that God is going to judge. Next 2 weeks we will talk about these two truths... God has called us to stand firm. we may one…

When God has big business to get done in the world, allegiance always gets the contract.

Lesson Theme Every one of us will face times of failure, defeat, temptations, and despair. It is important for us to realize that God never forsakes His children, and no matter what the situation, there is always hope in the Lord. We need to follow godly direction and be faithful. In His own time, God…

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…

Faith and endurance are practiced by having the right perspective, not just in the big things, but in the mundane. We must see Jesus’ victory in the minutia. It is then that we have the proper perspective on the whole of life’s valleys and mountain tops. The valleys are the hardest to keep proper perspective…

Announcements Connect Cards - Service Opportunities Membership Class Prayer Intro Earlier this week I got an email that said the world was going to end. Do you get these emails? They’re sometimes called, “News.” And it didn’t exactly say the world was going to end but it made me feel that way. Apparently…