The Four "Game Changers"

The Four “Game Changers”

Daniel 3:29-30 “29 Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.” 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.”

Daniel 6:5 “5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.””

Daniel 6:25-28 “25 Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. 26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. 27 He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.”

Introduction

Congratulations to the class of 2022 Graduates and to the ones who excelled to the next grade level!

I speak on behalf of the New Gardners’ family as well as first lady and I saying we are godly proud of you!

You overcame a lot in the past two years by getting through the unusual scenario of virtual learning and not being around the friends and family who you hold dear in your heart.

With the help of the Lord you did it!

You are about to start another chapter in your life. Some of you are going to the next grade level, some of you are going to college, and we have one who be going into the military!

I want to share with you what I believe the Lord has placed on my heart concerning you and the next level that He’ about to take you through.

And I want to use four young men from the days of the Old Testament to help me illustrate how you can be a game changer while on you’re journey.

A Game Changer - is an event, idea, or procedure that effects a significant shift in the current manner of doing or thinking about something. To be a game-changer is to be innovative, to be out of step with the rest of the crowd, willing to be out of what the crowd sees as normal.

In the world you’re about to go into as adults and students in a higher grade, you’re going to be challenged by your peers to fit in with them and do what they do to be accepted, cool, fun to be around and so forth.

The four game changers in today’s message are Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Daniel.

Daniel 3:29-30

Daniel 6:5

Daniel 6:25-28

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