White River Christian Church
Sermon notes for weekend worship service April 26, 2020
Daniel 2:1-4 NLT
Ancient Babylon is today modern Baghdad, Iraq.
Historical Time-Line:
May-June 605 BC -- Babylonians defeat Egyptians at Carchemish
June-August 605 BC -- Jerusalem falls/Nebuchadnezzar & Daniel is taken captive
September 7, 605 BC -- Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon as Daniel begins his training in Babylon.
Daniel 2:4-13 NLT
Connect Every Life to Jesus...
Daniel 2:14-18 NLT
Human Impossibility + Urgency = DIVINE INTERVENTION
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
THEY keep problems in proper perspective.
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
THEY keep problems in proper perspective.
THEY take care of their physical health.
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
THEY keep problems in proper perspective.
THEY take care of their physical health.
THEY choose healthy coping skills.
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
THEY keep problems in proper perspective.
THEY take care of their physical health.
THEY choose healthy coping skills.
THEY balance social activity with solitude.
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
THEY keep problems in proper perspective.
THEY take care of their physical health.
THEY choose healthy coping skills.
THEY balance social activity with solitude.
THEY acknowledge their choices.
How Culture Copes:
THEY accept that stress is part of life.
THEY keep problems in proper perspective.
THEY take care of their physical health.
THEY choose healthy coping skills.
THEY balance social activity with solitude.
THEY acknowledge their choices.
THEY look for the silver lining.
1 Peter 5:6-9 NLT
Source of Confidence = God's Invisible Hand!
Daniel 2:19-23, NLT, emphasis added
That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. He said,“Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power.He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he is surrounded by light.I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded.”
Daniel 2:24-30 NLT
Prayer gets you there...
Dependence on God gets you there...
Praising God for all things in everything will get you there...
Hebrews 13:15
"Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continued sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name."