There's power in the fire! -Jon Porter Have you ever felt like you just couldn't catch a break? You jump from one fire into the next and never seem to get ahead? Our sermon series is from the book of Daniel and we've been following the story of Daniel and his friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and …
Ferocious Fire of Fickleness
"Whoever does not fall down and worship [the golden image] shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace." - Daniel 3:11 King Nebuchadnezzar was full of himself. Fickle in the sense that he praised Daniel's king when Daniel was able to supply the dream and its interpretation. "The king said to Daniel, 'surely your God …
The Stuff of Dreams: Part 2
"You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and …
The Stuff of Dreams
The mystery was revealed...This was not religion, this was revelation which came from God. Have you ever been in a hurry to do something and it seems you just can't do it quickly enough? If it's something you're not used to doing, you have to give it more time and think about it, every step …
Have You Ever Had A Dream You Didn’t Understand?
"So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed." - Daniel 2:2 Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay I've had dreams before that I didn't understand, but King Nebuchadnezzar's dream troubled him so much that he couldn't sleep. So he asked for those who interpreted dreams to …
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Captively Equipped
God does not promise us to remove us from our captivity, but He is always equipping us to make the most of our stay. (Image by Ichigo121212 from Pixabay) Did you ever ever find yourself in a place you didn't want to be? A captive of sorts. Hope is not a tactic. We can't just …
It’s In The Little Things
"But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way." - Daniel 1:8 After being taken by king Nebeuchadnezzar, Daniel and the other youth were given the diet of the king. …
What’s In A Name?
Who defines who you really are? The world? Satan? You? or God? There have been days when I felt like I didn't know who I was. Struggling with doubt because Satan placed that doubt in my mind. Oh, he used someone else to do, but I know that it came from him. There have been …
Setting Goals For 2020
Make the New Year better by including God in your plans. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Top five list of goals for 2020 This is the top 5 for this year according to Google: Diet or eat healthierExercise moreLose weightSave more moneyLearn a new skill This list is actually pretty vague. How do you …
Depending On God
God will move you out of your comfort zone to get you to lean on Him. Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay Have you ever felt so broken, so out of place, that you had to depend on God? We've probably all had those instances in our lives when we've felt so broken, depressed or …