Faith Under Fire

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New Years Resolution

• To Make God Bigger
• Matthew 69-10 Colossians 32 Philippians 320

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Daniel 3
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• King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety
  feet high and nine feet wide, and set it up on
  the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
• Daniel 31

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• He then summoned the satraps, prefects,
  governors, advisers, treasurers, judges,
  magistrates and all the other provincial
  officials to come to the dedication of the image
  he had set up. So the satraps, prefects,
  governors, advisers, treasurers, judges,
  magistrates and all the other provincial
  officials assembled for the dedication of the
  image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and
  they stood before it

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• Then the herald loudly proclaimed, This is what
  you are commanded to do, O peoples, nations and
  men of every language As soon as you hear the
  sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp,
  pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down
  and worship the image of gold that King
  Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall
  down and worship will immediately be thrown into
  a blazing furnace.

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• Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of
  the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds
  of music, all the peoples, nations and men of
  every language fell down and worshiped the image
  of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
• Daniel 31-7

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• At that time some astrologers came forward and
  denounced the Jews. They said to King
  Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever! You have
  issued a decree, O king, that everyone who hears
  the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp,
  pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and
  worship the image of gold, and that whoever does
  not fall down and worship will be thrown into a
  blazing furnace

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• But there are some Jews whom you have set over
  the affairs of the province of Babylon
  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who pay no
  attention to you, O king. They neither serve your
  gods nor worship the image of gold you have set
  up.
• Daniel 38-12

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• Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned
  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were
  brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said
  to them, Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and
  Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or
  worship the image of gold I have set up? Now when
  you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither,
  lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, if you
  are ready to fall down and worship the image I
  made, very good

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• But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown
  immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god
  will be able to rescue you from my hand?
  Daniel 313-15

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• Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the
  king,O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend
  ourselves before you in this matter. If we are
  thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve
  IS able to save us from it, and He will rescue us
  from your hand, O king. But even if He does not,
  we want you to know, O king, that we will not
  serve your gods or worship the image of god you
  have set up.
• Daniel 316-18

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What Biblical Faith is NOT
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What Biblical Faith is NOT

• 1. Biblical faith is not a trust in Faith Itself

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What Biblical Faith is NOT

• 1. Biblical faith is not a trust in Faith Itself
  
• 2. Biblical faith is not a trust in Good Results

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• Biblical Faith is
• TRUST in God Alone

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When Your Faith Is Under Fire
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When Your Faith Is Under Fire

• 1. Remember your Convictions about God
• Exodus 203-5 Hebrews 412
• 2 Timothy 112

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• Do not worship any other gods beside Me....Do not
  make for yourself an idol in the form of
  anything...Do not bow down and worship them, for
  I the Lord your God, am a jealous
  God Exodus 203-5

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• For the word of God is living and powerful, and
  sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even
  to the division of soul and spirit. And of joints
  and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts
  and intents of the heart.
• Hebrews 412

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• That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not
  ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and
  am convinced that He is able to guard what I have
  entrusted to Him for that day.
• 2 Timothy 112

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When Your Faith Is Under Fire

• 2. Remember your Confidence in God
• Daniel 317 Ephesians 320 Jeremiah 3217

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• If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the
  God we serve is able to save us from it, and He
  will rescue us from your hand, O king.
• Daniel 317

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• Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more
  than all we ask or imagine, according to His
  power that is at work within us...
• Ephesians 320

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When Your Faith Is Under Fire

• 3. Remember your Commitment to God
• Daniel 317-18 1 Peter 412-13 Job 1315

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• If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the
  God we serve is able to save us from it, and He
  will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even
  if He does not, we want you to know, O king, that
  we will not serve your gods or worship the image
  of gold you have set up.
• Daniel 317-18

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• Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful
  trial you are suffering, as through something
  strange were happening to you. But rejoice that
  you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so
  that you may be overjoyed when His glory is
  revealed.
• 1 Peter 412-13

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When Your Faith Is Under Fire

• 4. Remember your Companionship with God
• Daniel 324-27 Isaiah 432 James 11-3

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• Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in
  amazement and asked his advisers, Werent there
  three men that we tied up and threw into the
  fire? They replied, Certainly, O king. He
  said, Look! I see four men walking around in the
  fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks
  like a son of the gods
• Daniel 324-25

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• Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you
  face trials of many kinds, because you know that
  the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
• James 12-3