No One Can Defeat God’s Will Daniel 4:36-37 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel) Nebuchadnezzar is corrupted through vanity and pride.                    Daniel’s interpretation of the King’s dream.                     Daniel urges the king to repent and avoid this terrible judgment.                 The king is humbled through insanity. […]

The Cost Of True Worship Daniel 3:16-18 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel) When and how do we stand against authority? Daniel 3:16-18  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we […]

Snobs Offend Jesus   Proverbs 25:6-7         What Would You Do (Series)   Proverbs 25:6-7 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; 7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his […]

Knowing God’s Power Personally   Exodus 13:17-18 What Would You Do (Series)   God’s path for you isn’t the shortest or the easiest path.                                     Exodus 13:17-18 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face […]

Inward Battles Cause Outward Battles James 4:1-7  What Would You Do (Series)   Vs. 1-3 The problem of conflicting passions.                                            James 4:1-3 What causes fights and quarrels among you?                                                           -We are at war with others. Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you […]

Real Freedom In An Oppressed Culture Hebrews 12:1-3 What Would You Do? (Series)   Hebrews 12:1a                                                                                                                       Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, Who are these witnesses and what do they have in common? Hebrews 12:1b                                                                                                                       let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. […]

Defeating The Crafty Serpent    Genesis 3:1-7 What Would You Do? (Series)   Genesis 3:1a Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals  the Lord God had made. Know your enemy. Who Is Lucifer, Why Did He Rebel? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Genesis 3:1b He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You […]

The Power Of The Sabbath   Hebrews 4:1-13 What Would You Do? (Series) Hebrews 4:1-5    Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but […]

The Cure For Anxiety Psalm 139:23-24 What Would You Do? (series)   Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Are you willing to be real with God? What are you afraid of? _______________________________________________________________________ […]

Right Thinking    Genesis 2:25 What Would You Do?   Do you experience emotional freedom?     Genesis 2:25   Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. What causes shame? Genesis 3:7-10  (Fear)  Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together […]