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Stand

A January 2021 series from the book of Daniel about standing firm in faith while living in a culture with an agenda.

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Striking A Balance

Daniel 1 - the culture of the world we live in has an agenda, and it wants to redefine your identity.

Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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A Loyal Heart

2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. God Is Looking For Loyalty loyalty - unswerving in allegiance, complete… a person who has given himself completely to the Lord. Exodus 23:24 You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds Daniel 3:13 Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,14 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?

Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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The Me Mentality Myth

We either set culture or we reflect culture. The world doesn’t need adjusted people, it needs adjusting people! Matthew 5:13-16 14-16 Salt and light are both agents of change. John 17:15-16 I'm not of it, but I'm still in it. Ephesians 5:11 Satan's lie: I am all about you God's all about himself “Me Mentality” “I Love Me Some Me” - Terrell Owens Satan’s goal is not to make you worship him, it’s to make you worship anyone but God… Genesis 11:4 Daniel 4:4 Daniel 4:22 Your Majesty, you are that tree! Daniel 4:25 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven.

Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Win in the Den

John 16:33 In this world, you will have trouble Trouble - a situation so difficult that it causes you to feel stressed, squeezed, pressured, crushed. Overcome - a victory rooted in the past that continuously effects the present and the future. coloring pages the felt board lesson Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; 2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss.

Josh Blount
Josh Blount