We open a new series in Daniel by facing catastrophe, exile, and the quiet power of God’s severe mercy. Daniel 1 shows how resolve, small communities, and public accountability help us resist assimilation and live with holiness and influence.

• Judah’s collapse and the claim that God is at work
• Severe mercy as discipline that purifies and restores
• Lessons from loss shaping where we place trust
• Babylon’s assimilation strategy and its modern echoes
• Christians as exiles called to sober watchfulness
• Daniel’s practices: acceptance, study, excellence, clear lines
• The role of small communities, leadership, and accountability
• Setting our hearts because Christ first set his for us

Let us pray