Sunday Service (2)

Sunday Service: Through the Fire

(10-09-2022) Bro. Allan Barabat

=Through the Fire=

*Job 13:15a-16a
"15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;
16 Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,"

*Daniel 2:47
"47 The king said to Daniel, "Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery."

*Daniel 3:1-6
"1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, "This is what you are commanded to do, O peoples, nations and men of every language:
5 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.

"What are your gold images in your life?"

6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace."

Fireproof of Faith:
1. Firm Biblical Conviction

"Biblical convictions are fundamental biblical principles that are determined to be followed no matter the cost."

*Exodus 20:4-5
"4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

*Daniel 3:12
"12 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."
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?
15 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. 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?"
16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.

"Do you share the same biblical convictions as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego?"

"If you don't stand for SOMETHING,
you'll fall for ANYTHING."
-DR. Timothy M. Hill (General Overseer)

Civil Disobedience
-the refusal to abide by an order of the government or of the state or even of the court that your conscience tells you is unjust.
-is obedient to what he/she consider a higher law.

"I must be disobedient to a king in order to be obedient to the KING."

*Genesis 1:27
"27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."

*Matthew 19:4
"4 "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'

2. Immovable Attributes of God

"Do you know your God?"
"How know do you know your God?"

*Daniel 3:16a-17a
"16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.
17 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.

God is ABLE.

3. Remember God's Deliverance.
*Daniel 3:18
"18 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."

GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY

4. Embrace God's Sovereignty
*Daniel 3:25
"25 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."

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"We normally hate testing..."
"If our faith is being tested, how long can we still stand?"

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Such a timely preaching for this existing season right now.