While one would hope that the humbling of King Nebuchadnezzar would positively influence the future generations of Babylonian rulers, that would not be the reality. The last ruler of Babylon, Belshazzar, was a proud and foolish man who did not learn from the testimony of King Nebuchadnezzar, and he would pay the price for it. In this message, join Pastor Mathew as he teaches through Daniel 5, covering the destruction of both Belshazzar and the Babylonian Empire.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 22nd, 2023

In our current study of Daniel, we have encountered two dreams in Daniel 2 and 4 (the statue and the tree). Both dreams employ symbolism that would be impossible to understand without a given interpretation. In Daniel 2 and 4, God gives Daniel the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dreams. However, in other portions of Scripture that use symbolism, the interpretation is not always spelled out for the reader. In those cases, how can we arrive at a confident and objective interpretation? Join us as Pastor Mathew guides the students through the interpretation of the Parable of the Mustard Seed.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 19th, 2023

In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar receives a second vision that must be interpreted by Daniel. Unfortunately for Nebuchadnezzar, this vision would predict a final and humbling lesson on God's sovereignty over kings and nations. Join Pastor Mathew as he teaches through this chapter.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 15th, 2023

In this message, Pastor Mathew teaches through Daniel 3, a chapter where the faith of Shadrach (Hananiah), Meshach (Mishael), and Abednego (Azariah) will literally be tested by fire. Also in this chapter, King Nebuchadnezzar will learn an important lesson about the power of Israel's God.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 8th, 2023

In this special recording, Pastor Mathew addresses a potential challenge to his interpretation of the fourth kingdom in Daniel 2. If the fourth kingdom is a future eschatological kingdom that is ruled by the Antichrist, and if the fourth kingdom comes to power immediately after the third kingdom (the Greek Empire), then is the world still under the dominion of the third kingdom? How does one explain the fact that the Roman Empire conquered the Greek Empire? Join Pastor Mathew as he attempts to answer these questions.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 5th, 2023

In this message, Pastor Mathew continues teaching on the vision of Daniel 2. This message focuses on the nature of the Kingdom of God (the stone cut without hands) and the identity of the statue's fourth kingdom (iron legs and iron mixed with clay feet).

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 1st, 2023

In this episode, Pastor Mathew discusses the observation that all the kingdoms represented by the statue in Daniel 2 are depicted as being unified in some way. How is possible for different human empires to be competitive with one another and unified with one another at the same time? Join us as Pastor Mathew briefly discusses this question.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | January 29th, 2023

Beginning our study of Daniel 2, Pastor Mathew explores the details of this chapter. In this message, the setting of the chapter is outlined, a likely explanation for King Nebuchadnezzar's harsh command is explained, and most of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is studied.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | January 25th, 2023

In Daniel 1:20, the reader is introduced to Babylonian magicians and conjurers, all of whom Daniel and his friends surpassed in knowledge and wisdom. In this Sunday morning lesson, Pastor Mathew gives a biblical background to the practice of these magicians and conjurers, a practice called divination.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | January 22nd, 2023

Daniel 1 introduces Daniel and his three compatriots (Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah) and their assimilation into the court of King Nebuchadnezzar. As mere teenagers, Daniel and his friends show great resolve and trust in the Lord, but they had no control over their fate. However, contrary to what would be natural to assume, the Babylonians had no control over their fate either. God brought them to Babylon, God protected them from compromise, and God facilitated their promotion to the personal service of the king. God was and is always in control of men's fate.

East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | January 18th, 2023