As we continue the story of Daniel (ch.4) we look into a moment where someone changed their outlook from 'look at me' to 'look at Him'. The creep of pride is something we must all be aware of in our lives as we seek to live out a lifestyle of humility. Learn to live in the shadow of GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY! (see Daniel 4:37) All our power is on loan & temporary. Remember: God is in charge; we're not.

As we continue our look into the book of Daniel in the Old Testament, we come to a chapter (ch. 3) all about a big time decision. We all make decisions in every day life and the culmination of those decisions actually makes our lives. We all must decide WHO we will follow. And as Christ followers, we're called to be set apart, not just blend in. Biblical faith is not confidence in particular outcomes; it is confidence in our Sovereign, Good & ‘for us’ God first and foremost.

Given our cultural backdrop of "me-ism" and self-promotion, there is a lot of push to point toward ourselves, seek the spotlight and build our reputations. But in the life of Daniel we see a humility to promote something different. He teaches us to live with a heart that promotes and points out God’s reputation over carving out and protecting ours. Build God’s Kingdom and promote His reputation first and foremost, trust him to provide and establish yours as needed. (Daniel chapter 2; also see Matthew 6:31-33)

God is looking active agents for Him, His love and His good in this world. This is NOT about isolating away from culture, nor imitating the way of culture, this IS about modeling and sharing the Good News & Way of Jesus TO our culture. Daniel lived with the conviction that a life of trusting God and following God was better than anything else the world (or Babylon) could offer. Daniel lived with an inner fortified faith.

We're beginning a new series into the Old Testament book of Daniel. Looking into his life and lessons we can learn. Daniel was thrust into a complex, chaotic culture with pressures that pushed against his faith. He chose to live out faith with godly convictions and graceful interactions. God is not looking for influential people he can make faithful. God is looking for faithful people, so he can leverage their influence.

Conflict is going to be a part of your relationships. No one gets a pass at this one. It doesn’t matter how mature you are. Conflict itself, isn’t the main issue or problem – it’s really centered around how we resolve it and navigate it that matters most. Tonight we look at 4 keys to navigating conflict well from a biblical perspective.

Conflict is going to be a part of your relationships. No one gets a pass at this one. It doesn’t matter how mature you are. Conflict itself, isn’t the main issue or problem – it’s really centered around how we resolve it and navigate it that matters most. Tonight we look at 4 keys to navigating conflict well from a biblical perspective.

We have a lot of focus in our culture on how we START a relationship, but we don’t seem to have a lot on how to MAINTAIN it. We put tons of energy into 'falling in love', but don't seem to emphasize how to enlarge love within our ongoing relationships. So learn to keep love a verb and seek to meet the needs of the other and your relationships will grow and deepen.

Relationships are complex because it involves two imperfect people. We need to focus on being the right person God wants us to be not finding the right person we want!

Often times we ask WHY ME when negative things happen in our life. Sometimes God uses pivotal circumstances to grow our faith BIG!