11 Ways to Preach the Gospel from the Book of Daniel (Part II: Daniel 7-12)
Like Daniel, we want a specific timeline telling us when we will stop suffering, when evil kings will get their due, and when God will finally rescue his people.
Like Daniel, we want a specific timeline telling us when we will stop suffering, when evil kings will get their due, and when God will finally rescue his people.
There are many reasons to be afraid in this world. But the message of Daniel and of Jesus is the same.
If God pursued us and died for us when we were his enemies, we can trust him to sustain us and lead us in love and wisdom now that we are his beloved sons and daughters.
Even as I preach the gospel of rest and acceptance to myself, those ugly performance idols keep rearing up, beckoning me to worship achievement above Jesus.
The Maker of my soul is also the Lover of my soul. Truly, this is the God who cares to number the hairs on our heads.
God delights in showing his power through our weakness. But we must be willing to journey though Good Friday to Resurrection Sunday.
What I thought was surely dead, God resurrected. He humbled me to see that he works best with misfits and dead-end streets.
My preaching and teaching to teenagers is always more vibrant when I am aware of my own death.
These friends remind me that my student ministry is in fact God’s ministry and that his word will accomplish its purpose.