The amazing thing concerning the destruction of the city of Babylon is that King Belshazzar knew his city was compassed by enemy armies yet he continued to have a party and desecrate the holy vessels of God. Typically the Babylonian system of then and now breed a no-worries mentality and increase their disdain for things holy.

Jesus' admission in his high priestly prayer was that none is lost. He had not lost any except for the one that fulfilled scripture. As a Pastor and a church our desire should be to emulate the life of Christ. Can we say none is lost? Are there those who have escaped our hands that have not been a fulfillment of scripture?

The fourth saying can be summed up in this phrase: Disciplines position us for destiny. Discipline doesn't earn us anything but it does position us to received some things.

Jeremiah had a message of warning to the Israelites: Do not carry your burdens on the Sabbath day. Hands dedicated to burdens would be less likely used for worship. Our worship services need to be different than any other ordinary day.

Daniel - Part 6: The King of Babylon has yet another dream. He is given time for repentance before the dream ever unfolds. The results reveal what a walk in pride cost him.

Faithful Sayings - Part 2: A few more of these faithful sayings or doctrines are as follows: preaching produces a working disciple and a good work follows a God-given desire.

Samson was born to be a deliverer. His entrance into the world was for this purpose. Often times the spirit of the Lord move upon him to do exploits. He had some notable victories in his lifetime all of which were fought for. But scripture records, "So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life." His greatest victory is when he died. And on a spiritual plane our greatest victories are when our flesh dies. This is not a victory obtained by fighting but by surrendering.

Within the Pastoral Epistles are five "faithful sayings." These are in essence trustworthy doctrines that had become commonplace due to the repetition of their preaching and teaching. The first looked at here is that Jesus came to save sinners.

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The Treasure Principle - Part 3: There is concentration on tithing and offerings in this lesson. The sixth key is shared as well: God increases our standard of living so that we might increase our standard of giving.