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His Kingdom Come / Sovereignty; Nationality and Political Identity / Daniel 1:1–21 Uprooted and taken away from home, Daniel and his friends enroll in Babylon University under King Nebuchadnezzar's care. During their first day of orientation, they must decide to trust God or go along with the nation. Our identity is contingent on who we let into our story. To choose God is to disown Babylon and trust God's total control of our situation.

Last week we saw Daniel’s vision of 4 beasts. We saw that they represented kingdoms and they paralleled the different parts of the statue in Neb.’s dream. We identified the beasts as ... Babylon Medo-Persia Greece Rome … which is the majority report amongst evangelical scholars. And we said the point…

Intro: Most of you are aware that at the end of February I went out to Frontier School of the Bible and sat through a week long class, doing an exhaustive study through the book of Daniel. I didn’t just go out there to obtain knowledge to keep to myself… I went out there to learn and to be better equipped…

Introduction A contrast with Judah and Tamar in Gen 38 . Sin and the Character of God (6-9) The Bible goes to great lengths to show us the physical appearance of Joseph. He was “handsome in form and appearance” (NASB). Joseph was “well-built and handsome” (CSB). Joseph’s greatest blessing became a source…

In Light of the Corona-virus I am taking a step back from Esther this morning because of the growing concern about Corona-virus. I am sure you are aware that it has caused many sport events to be canceled because of its threat. NHL, NCAA basketball, Baseball, schools have moved completely online. Not…

Luke 3:1-20 We must repent in order to be saved. What will you sacrifice to share the truth?

Intro: We have been making our way through the Book of Daniel. Last week we finished Chapter 8 and instead of starting Chapter 9 today, I decided that it may be a good spot to interject a sermon that goes along with our theme and hopefully answers a question that I have heard many times and have also…

Intro: We have been making our way through Daniel 7 and looking at the details of Daniel’s night visions… We talked about the description of the four beasts that Daniel saw coming out of the great sea and we also talked about how Daniel saw The Ancient of Days give the final, everlasting Kingdom, to…

Intro: We have been making our way through Chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel. By way of review, King Belshazzar held a huge banquet. He had made the mistake of using the sacred cups that were stolen from the temple in Jerusalem. He used them as part of his celebration… We called this “A Fatal Feast”. During…

Intro. Last week, we opened up chapter 4 of Daniel and we saw that N is making this public decree that is reflecting back on the experience that God used to rid him of his prideful attitude. He has revealed that he’s had another dream that is scaring him, just like his dream in Chapter 2. N called in…

Intro: When we search about faith in the Bible, it isn’t difficult to find that there are many verses and examples that deal with this subject. And the reason for that is because faith is the most important aspect of our lives . Hebrews 11:6 tells us: “…But without faith it is impossible to please Him…

Intro: A man who was called “Fredrick the Great” was King over Prussia from 1740 - 1786. On one occasion Frederick the Great invited some notable people to his royal table including his top-ranking generals. One of his generals, by the name of Hans von Zieten (Zeeten), declined the invitation because…

Intro: Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead and the unborn could do it no better. If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, like Shakespeare wrote poetry,…

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…

Intro: We have been making our way through chapter 4 of Daniel these past few weeks. We have been looking at King N’s reflection of the events that happened towards the end of his life. And so far we have seen… The King’s decree … This is actual what chapter 4 of Daniel is… A decree that N wanted the…

Intro: On the morning of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln met with his cabinet at the White House in Washington, and the Civil War was raging toward an end. Abraham Lincoln said to his cabinet members, “I’ve been having a strange dream the last few nights.” He said, “In this dream, I picture…

Intro: Last week we opened up Chapter 7 of Daniel. As I stated then, Chapter 7 is a summary of the remaining chapters of the Book of Daniel and so what we briefly talk about in this chapter, will be further examined as we make our way through the rest of the book. We started to look at the 4 beasts of…

Intro: Last week we opened chapter 6 of Daniel. This is where we find the famous Sunday School lesson of “Daniel in the Lion’s Den”… and, as is my custom, we are taking our time going through this account even though it may seem like a familiar story. Last week we looked at Daniel’s Faithfulness… 1.…

Intro: Today we open up Chapter 6 of Daniel. This is where we find the account of “Daniel in the Lion’s Den”. I have to admit… when I first came to this chapter I had to go back a read it over again because, the first time I read it this week, I basically skimmed over it due to its familiarity. In doing…

Intro: We have been going through Daniel chapter 4 and looking at “The Reflection of a King”. Last week we looked at this second dream that King Nebuchadnezzar had (his first dream is recorded in Chapter 2). You might remember that he called all of his occult advisors in to interpret the dream and once…

Introduction Good morning and welcome again to Dishman Baptist Church. If you’re just joining us for the first time we’ve recently completed a six month study through the book of Colossians and we’ve seen what a glorious picture of Christ the Apostle Paul gives us through that book. We got to witness…

Intro: If there was one defining attribute that we could give to Daniel, I believe it would be that, “He was a man of Prayer”. All throughout this book, we see him constantly kneeling before All Mighty God in fervent prayer. Remember from last week, I quoted Pastor Dave Thompson when I said “ A critical…

Intro: We have been making our way through the wonderful book of Daniel. - In chapter 1 we saw the faith of young Daniel, along with his 3 friends (Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah), who made the commitment not to defile themselves. - In chapter 2 we saw Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the multi-metallic statue…

Intro: The last time that we were in Daniel, we finished Chapter 2. Chapter 2 was all about a dream that was troubling King N… and God helped Daniel to reveal and interpret that dream. The dream that N had was of a great statue that was in the form of a man… the head of which was of gold, the breast…

Intro: Today is Father’s day and one of the things that really sticks out to me about my dad, is the fact that he is a man of prayer. He knows the importance of prayer, he knows the power of prayer and through his emphasis on prayer, he leaves a Legacy of living in obedience and submission to the authority…