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 justice upon those who profoundly defy Him. As we navigate our own Babylonian exile, Christians must learn to humble ourselves before God.

Scripture Reference

Daniel 5

Complementary Passage: Isaiah 66: 1-6

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Sermon Notes

• A Royal Dinner Party Gets “Out of Hand”
• God Humbles Those Who Defy Him
  • Belshazzar defied God and was humbled for it (verses 22-23)
  • God opposes the proud – don’t oppose God by the way you live your life
    • We are God’s sacred vessels now – temples of the Holy Spirit
    • How often do we use our bodies and lives to chase our idols and defy God’s will (James 4: 4-7)
  • God exalts the humble, so commit to humble service (Romans 12:1, James 4: 8-10)
• Christ Is Our Model of Humility
  • Christ humbled Himself by taking on human nature and going to the cross (Philippians 2: 5-11)
  • Christ calls us to follow Him, deny ourselves, and take up our cross daily