A Community of Faith, A Lighthouse for Christ
Daniel lived a life of faith, seamless faith in everything he did. For 70 years Daniel has been living in exile with a heart after God. Scripture Reference Daniel 6 Sermon Audio Sermon Notes Daniel’s seamless faith is something we need to model. 6 times in Chapter 6 Daniel’s faith is mentioned Daniel’s faith in … Read more
Paul continues to address issues of sin within the church, and particularly within the lives of individual Christians. Whereas the first part of chapter 6 addressed broad categories of sin, tonight is primarily focused on sexual immorality, an issue that our society, just like Corinthian society, trivializes, but which Paul teaches has a particularly corrosive … Read more
Our series continues as an aged Daniel is called out of retirement to interpret a baffling event at a royal dinner party that literally “got out of hand.” On the night the Babylonian Empire fell, God reminded those present, and us today, that He controls the rise and fall of empires, and He will exact … Read more
Chapter 6 is all about unrighteousness, what a patter of sin says about our salvation, and the importance of rejecting sin in our lives. It extends the discussion in chapter 5 about how churches must deal with sin inside the church rather than tolerating, celebrating, or ignoring it. It begins with financial sin – cheating … Read more
Our series on Glorifying God While Living in Babylon continues with a look at God’s sovereign power over every kingdom, empire, and situation, His opposition to p ride, and His nature which compels us to live with bold integrity to deliver hard truth with grace and love. Scripture Reference Daniel 4 Complementary Passage: 1 Peter … Read more
At the end of chapter 4, Paul told the Corinthians to imitate him, then basically told them to shape up in verse 21 – they had a choice about whether he came with a rod of discipline or with love and gentleness. He now addresses the first of three massive problems within the Corinthian church: … Read more
In chapter 3, Paul addressed divisions within the church centered around famous apostles/evangelists. These divisions were signs of spiritual immaturity – the men themselves knew they were all on the same team as servants of Jesus Christ. Chapter 4 will flesh out this picture of church leaders who are servants with authority, examples to be … Read more