Jonah
Daniel 2
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Consulting to a Power Broker s audio (5MB)
Daniel 2
King Nebuchadnezzar is in total control. He’s risen to power in record time, conquered most of the Middle East, including Assyria and Egypt. He only has to speak and he gets what he wants and his staff are scared of him, for good reason, as we’ll see in a moment.
We saw in the first chapter how he set out to re-program the young men who’d come from Judah but in the end was won over by them. And now as the story continues we discover that for all his outward show of power, on the inside he’s just as weak and superstitious as anyone of his time.
Daniel1B
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- Written by: George Hemmings
Surviving the Education System (Youth Service) audio (5MB)
Daniel 1
Good morning class. (Good morning Mr. Hemmings). I believe Mr. Appleby was filling in for me last week. He should’ve told you that there would be a test today. So I hope you’ve all done your homework reading and have prepared. Quick quiz. No cheating please. Mr. Mason, I’m looking at you. I don’t want to have to send you to the principal’s office, again. Alright is everybody ready? Here we go:
What book are we studying at the moment?
Daniel
And who is it about?
Daniel
What sort of person was Daniel?
Well, we read in verse 3 that he was from the royal family or nobility. Young, without physical defect, handsome, versed in every branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge and insight and competent to serve. He was a lot like you. Well, some of you!
Daniel 1
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Surviving the Education System audio (5MB)
Daniel 1
There’s lots to be excited by in the book of Daniel. Daring stories of young men standing up to mad kings. Fiery furnaces, strange dreams of statues and trees, men turning into beasts, hands appearing out of nowhere writing on walls, let alone Daniel being throne into the lions den, perhaps one of the most well known stories from the bible, thanks to Sunday school and kids clubs. All that’s just in the first six chapters! Then there’s all the dreams and visions in chapters 7-12. We’ll get to those next year. About all it’s missing is a damsel in distress and a dragon. Although if you read the Apocrypha, both of those are associated with Daniel.
But when you stop and think about it for a moment, Daniel and his friends are an unlikely bunch of heroes. Sure we read in verse 3 that he was from the royal family or nobility. Young, without physical defect, handsome, versed in every branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge and insight and competent to serve. Daniel’s the kind of boy you hope your son, or grandson, or great grandson might be. What’s more he’s studying on exchange, might be a humanities degree, but he’s got good job prospects!
Is 7:13-17
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Emmanuel, God is With Us audio (3MB)
Is 7:13-17
Can you imagine a world without signs? No “No Standing” signs – that might be good. No “Stop” signs. That might be disastrous. No “Exit” signs. No “No Smoking” signs. No “One Way” signs! Not so good. Our world couldn’t operate without signs could it? But tonight I want us to think about one particular sign – perhaps it was a warning sign; or was it a sign of hope? This sign was announced by Isaiah some 700 years before it actually appeared. The sign was this: a virgin shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.
This is not just any virgin, nor any child. This is the child whose birth we celebrate today: Jesus the son of Mary.
Habakkuk 2
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A Promise of Vindication (Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the audio for this sermon was not recorded.)
I wonder how are you at waiting? How was that wait? Were you itching for the sermon to start? Could you not wait to hear a response to the reading?
Chapter 2, begins with Habakkuk waiting. He’s waiting for God to answer him. If you were here last week, you’ll know that the book of Habakkuk is a conversation between the prophet and God. It started with Habakkuk complaining to God about the injustice he saw going on in Judah. He asked God – Why are you letting all this violence go on? How long will you let it happen? When are you going to do something about it?
