But if Not…
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Jun 12, 2022
by: Dale Thiele |
Series: Daniel: Hope Amid a Hostile World
Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30 Tags: faith, obedience, idolatry, temptations, preservation, 1st Commandment, gods, Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego, deliver, Isaiah 43:1-2
MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele
Daniel: Hope Amid a Hostile World
But if Not…
- Temptations to Idolatry
- Faith Vs. Idolatry
- God’s Preservation
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Daniel 3:1-30. This is a well-known story. What catches your attention as you read the story in Scripture?
- How is this story about the 1st commandment? How does disobedience to the first commandment lead to every other sin?
- What are some modern parallels to this story? In what ways are Christians tempted or pressured to worship and celebrate the gods of this world?
- How does the response of Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego in verses 16-18 demonstrate faith? How does faith feed obedience?
- Does God promise to deliver all his people from harm? What does God promise all his people (consider Isaiah 43:1-2)?
Memory Verse of the Week:
Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. (ESV)
