STAND FIRM: Build a Foundation
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· 11 viewsIn a world that is growing hostile to Judeo-Christian values, it is important for us to prepare ourselves to stand firm in the faith and be grounded in our devotion to Jesus.
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Introduction
Introduction
The Mummy: Benny pulls out different religious symbols and starts praying in different languages in hopes of landing a prayer with the friendliest deity that can help him in his plight.
Daniel 1:1-20
Daniel 1:1-20
1) Faith cannot be driven by changing circumstances.
1) Faith cannot be driven by changing circumstances.
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were uprooted from their homes where their faith was safe and relocated to Babylon, where their faith was rejected.
Convenient faith is not real faith.
We have been in a place in our nation’s history for quite some time now where Biblical morals and values are no longer convenient.
2) Faith cannot be defined by corrupted culture.
2) Faith cannot be defined by corrupted culture.
As the culture of the world changes around us, we are being:
...taught a new language
...encouraged to adopt new philosophies
...and to redefine who we are and what we identify as.
All it takes is for one generation to be changed by a changing culture for the next generation to be completely assimilated and transformed.
3) Faith must be determined to withstand challenges.
3) Faith must be determined to withstand challenges.
We must be “resolved that we will not defile ourselves with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drinks.”
We need to decide and to decide quickly, who we are and on what foundation we stand.
The ways of the world are growingly incompatible with biblical standards, but biblical standards will always carry us through this world.
CLOSING
CLOSING
