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Daniel and his friends experienced a forced adventure when they were taken away to Babylon. And every choice they made led to a specific consequence. However, these men made choices based on their faith in God, and God blessed and preserved His faithful ones in a dangerous foreign land. Today we have…

Intro I drove out to Fallon this week. Part of that drive is on US50. What is that road’s nickname? “The loneliest road in America” I guess all the other roads have more friends! We say things sometimes that represent an idea, but we don’t say it directly. US50 is lonely = the travelers and towns on…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 6:1-11 On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” And Jesus…

Looking back Looking back historically is a good reminder where we have been so we can have better understanding of where we are going. Daniel is in the midst of a vision and it grieved his spirit (Dan7:15). Today we look at a description of a part of the vision including the Ancient of days, judgment,…

1. The Surprising Discovery (18) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. “birth” is the same word as genealogy in 1:1. 1:1 is His human legal genealogy and 1:18 is…

Revelation 3:5 . 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. What is the Book of Life? It is a record of the citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. The mundane task of…

Introduction: Most of us get enthralled by an epic battle scene with a conquering king riding on a white horse with his armies trailing him. We love to see the good guy win. We love to see justice prevail and evil brought to nothing. One of my favorite movie scenes of this is the scene in the Lion, the…

Introduction So far in Daniel’s Story I’ve retold historical events. They have been stories that illustrate the relationship God has with His faithful people in times of crisis. There were stories that showed the grace of God in pursuing the hearts of pagan kings. They were stories that demonstrated…

Psalm 118:19–24 (ESV) — 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected…

THE BEAST FROM OUT OF THE SEA Revelation 13:1–10 Back To The Future—Sermon #31 Intro : In our last study we met the Antichrist. We tried to consider what the Bible says about this coming world ruler who is called the “ Man of Sin ”; the “Son of Perdition”. The Antichrist gives us an opportunity to see…

Taking the Bible's Own Context Seriously In this second episode of the series on Bible study, we will discuss what interpreting the Bible “in context” really means — taking the Bible’s own primitive context seriously. Rather than filter the Bible through creeds dating from the 17th and 18th centuries,…

The Year Of The Lord’s Favor What is your favorite? We all have favorite things. My favorite season is fall. My favorite hobby is fly fishing. My favorite food is lasagna. What do all those have in common? They’re all AWESOME! But also, none of them are near to me. I’m estranged from each of them. Cool…

Too Impatient to Hear For indeed, if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare for battle? there have been few religious events in history like the total retreat of Christianity from the front lines of Western culture. A brief visit to church buildings on countless street corners reveal…

Divine Rest Is in a Temple In the traditional view that Genesis 1 is an account of material origins, day seven is mystifying. It appears to be nothing more than an afterthought with theological concerns about Israelites observing the sabbath—an appendix, a postscript, a tack on. READ GEN 2:1-2 In contrast,…

Setting the stage: 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Fellow partaker in tribulation? Kingdom? and Patience/Perseverance? The three…

But first... 1.)Rebellion 2.)Man of Lawlessness Who, What, Where, When, How? A. He demands worship in the midst of destruction 1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like…

Days Four to Six Installing Functionaries Days Four to Six in Genesis 1 Install Functionaries IN THE ACCOUNT OF DAYS FOUR THROUGH six we see a shift in the focus. While a functional orientation is still obvious, God is not setting up functions as much as he is installing functionaries. In some cases…

I want to start today by talking a bit about how we approach the Bible and the the subject of origins. I understand that this is a subject that strikes at the core of our understanding of what we think the Bible actually is to us as modern people who believe in the message and mission of Christ. But…

Jude part 5 Summary One of the oddest verses in the short epistle of Jude is Jude 9 , which describes some sort of struggle between Michael the archangel and the Devil (Satan). Many commentators see an allusion to Zechariah 3 , but in this episode we take a different perspective about the meaning of…

“This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.” (17.3) The Messiah Has Come I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own…

The Cosmos Is a Temple In some of the ancient Near Eastern texts, a temple is built as a conclusion to cosmic creation. But typically these are distinct, though related acts. The natural association between them is that the creative acts are expressions of authority, and the temple is the place where…

The Rider of the Clouds A few of the fundamental elements of the Old Testament mosaic are familiar and we will not take the time to analyze those. One of these is kingship. The Israelite kingship had a quasi-divine flavor, which was common in the Near East - civilizations believed kingship was instituted…

Please open your Bibles with me to the book of Nahum. We're in the middle of our short series on the Old Testament prophet's book. Last week we looked at the picture of punishment and the promise of peace powerfully displayed in chapter 1. Today, we will study Nahum's depiction of the destruction of…

Hallelujah! Praise Our God! ( Revelation 19:1-10 ) Hallelujah! God Saves! ( Rev. 19:1 ) 1. God saves sinners Salvation belongs to our God! Promise of Christmas is promise of a Saviour Matt. 1:21 – And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their…