The Vineyard Church
Pastor Mark Pope
June 10 & 11, 2017
1 Samuel 3:1 NIV
Matthew 4:21-22 NIV
Daniel 6:3 NIV
Luke 4:1 NIV
Daniel 1:1-8 NIV
Main Point:
When it comes to a spiritual legend:
#1 They regularly stand out.
Daniel 1:15 NIV
Main Point:
Daniel’s great start:
#1. required almost immediate action.
Matthew 4:21-22 NIV
Matthew 14:22 NIV
Sub Point:
When Daniel’s direction was clear, he didn’t put off an initial step.
2 Corinthians 6:2 NIV
Matthew 19:21-22 NIV
Matthew 13:3-4 NIV
Question:
What am I going to do today?
1 Timothy 4:12 NIV
Sub Point:
When Jesus knew God’s will, it was connected to a NOW moment.
Main Point:
Daniel’s great start:
#2. Had a moral component.
Definition:
Defile - mar or spoil, impair, debase, degrade… Desecrate or make profane. Violate or rape.
Sub Point:
Daniel’s direction was connected to deep conviction.
Ephesians 5:25 NIV
Proverbs 22:7 NIV
Isaiah 28:16 NIV
James 1:6 NIV
Matthew 9:36 NIV
Sub Point:
What do I need to do to anchor my life?
James 1:6 NIV