Daniel 3.1-30 Holy Resistance, Divine Deliverance
There are many voices who call us to resist. Resist what? Is it sin? What is the focus of the pilgrim in exile?

There are many voices who call us to resist. Resist what? Is it sin? What is the focus of the pilgrim in exile?
The purpose of Nebuchadnezzar's dream has often been used for an exact timeline of events rather than revealing God's power over history and the pattern of all human history. Listen and find out what Nebuchadnezzar's dream has to say to us today.
God reveals himself and his will the way in which he chooses. He gave Daniel the gift of interpreting visions and dreams and we see in chapter 2 how his purpose is being unfolded.
Sermon at the Lisbon RPCNA for our annual joint Thanksgiving Eve Service.
God is faithful to Daniel and his friends as they resist to be conformed to the world around them and he showed up as well.
As Peter referred to Christians as sojourners and exiles in a foreign land, what is our calling in exile? Daniel will ground our calling in exile in our only hope in exile.
Where do we go to find the gospel essentials? Paul lays them out in the last 8 verses of his letter to the Galatians.
Where do we go to find the gospel essentials? Paul lays them out in the last 8 verses of his letter to the Galatians.
The Reformation recovered the truth that we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Unfortunately, this has led many to believe that the Christian is not obligated to do good. The Scripture says otherwise.
We often hear the phrase, 'You reap what you sow,' and we think of it as some kind of 'Karma.' But for the Christian it has a different focus, our relationship to God.
Another demonstration of the fruit of the Spirit is seen in how Christians bear burdens. Paul calls on the members of the church to bear the burdens of others, our own personal burdens, and the burdens of the pastor-teachers.
How do we normally react when we hear someone has fallen into sin? Paul calls on the church to live in step with the Spirit. How does that look like within the church context or in our own personal lives?
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The ninth is self-control.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The eighth is gentleness.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The seventh is faithfulness.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The sixth is goodness.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The fifth is kindness.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The fourth is patience.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The third is peace.
The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us by God, not by us. The means that God has provided to cultivate this fruit is the word and Spirit (Jn. 15.3-4). It is the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit. One fruit with nine characteristics. The second is joy.
As we consider the first characteristic of the fruit of the Spirit we will consider the definition of love, the origin of love, and the practice of love.
Instead of a to-do list, the fruit of the Spirit is the work of God's grace in the believer producing fruit. God does it. We don't. So, let us consider the Biblical origins of the works of the flesh versus the fruit of the Spirit.
We are all heading in one direction or another. What is the evidence that you are of God and that you are heading to be with him in heaven? One way to know is to compare the works of the flesh versus the fruit of the Spirit.
We are all heading in one direction or another. What is the evidence that you are of God and that you are heading to be with him in heaven? One way to know is to compare the works of the flesh versus the fruit of the Spirit.
To summarize this portion of Scripture would be to say, 'Don't forget the Source! Don't forget the Holy Spirit!'
As Christians, what have we been liberated from? What have we been liberated to do? It is not what most people would agree with ...
In light of all the false teaching that surrounds and infiltrates the church, we are to have a concern for the truth, confidence in the Lord, and we are to bear the offense of the cross.
Where does your faith lead you? Does it lead you to presume on God's grace or does it work through love?
What is the difference between believers and unbelievers? Sometimes they are hard to tell apart. They look the same when it comes to morality. But the question is what or who is behind the motivation? Listen to the allegory that Paul makes between children of the slave woman and the children of the free woman.
What are some basic principles for a pastor-to-congregation relationship? I believe it is summed up in our Westminster Larger Catechism Questions 159-160: Question: How is the Word of God to be preached by those that are called thereunto? Answer: They that are called to labor in the ministry of the word, are to preach sound doctrine, diligently, in season and out of season; plainly, not in the enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power; faithfully, making kn...