A wholehearted disciple experiences: 1. Deep longings for God 2. Strengthening along the way 3. Transformational encounters with God In Psalm 84, the Psalmist writes “My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord… Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere.”

In Daniel 9:20-27, God gives Daniel the roadmap out of exile: 1. The word goes out 2. The world waits 3. The one comes. This message explores the meaning of the number 7 in the Hebrew Bible, and connecting the theme of the 7×7 Year of Jubilee to the coming of the Messiah.

In chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel, Daniel refuses to conform to the laws of Babylon by remaining faithful to Yahweh. As a result, he is thrown into a den of lions. Yet even there God is with him and delivers his life.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood up and stood out when they refused to bow down to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s idol. Yet even as the young men experienced the fiery consequences of their bold stand, there was another in the fire.

Daniel was faced with a “Red Sea moment”—if God didn’t come through in time, all would be lost… Faced with this terrifying prospect, Daniel sought the Lord and received a timely answer to his urgent prayer. God revealed the mystery of the king’s dream and delivered the people.