Northwest Foursquare Church Sermon Podcast

Success can be a gift from God, but it can also become dangerous when it begins to change the way we see ourselves and what we have been given. Daniel 4 shows how easy it is for pride to grow when we stop recognizing God as the source of what we have. Over time we can become blind to what is happening in our own heart and start believing that we are the reason for everything around us. In this message, we are going to see how God lovingly brings those blind spots into view so that we can keep our hearts surrendered to Him.

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon

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Our faithfulness to God will always require us to decide who gets the final say in our lives. It’s one thing to follow God when it’s easy, but what happens when obedience is costly and the pressure to compromise is in our face? At some point, every Christian has to decide what they will stand for and what they cannot bow to. In our message today, we are going to talk about what it looks like to stay faithful when the pressure is turned up, and we are forced to make real decisions as we trust the Lord.

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon

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Discipleship is essential for believers in Christ. If we don't engage this process we simply do not grow in our faith. God has so much more for us to become but we must submit to Him and what He has given us to move forward. His word, His Spirit, and His people.

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon

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Every kingdom, system, and source of human power can feel permanent when we are living right in the middle of it. Daniel chapter 2 challenges that illusion. What looks unshakable today may be gone tomorrow, but God is never threatened by the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms. In our passage today, we are invited to consider where our confidence really rests, how we respond when the future feels uncertain, and what it means to build our lives around the one Kingdom that will never come to an end.

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There are moments in life when we simply don’t know what to do. Something happens that we don’t understand and suddenly we find ourselves looking for answers. We want to know what is happening and what we should do next. In our passage today, King Nebuchadnezzar is facing one of those moments. A troubling dream has completely interrupted his life and left him searching for answers. As we continue our study through Daniel, we will see what happens when the most powerful man in Babylon is confronted with something he doesn’t understand and his usual circle of people are unable to provide any help.

If Jesus were to say to you right now, “come and follow me,” what do you think it would cost you to say yes? Whether it’s our comfort, control, priorities or even something good that we’ve decided must come first discipleship will often require us to surrender things that we genuinely value. Through 3 different encounters in Luke 9, Jesus makes the cost of following Him unmistakable. This weekend, we’ll see what it means to surrender what we’re holding onto, put Jesus first, and follow Him even when the cost is greater than we expected.

Following God feels easy when there’s nothing challenging what we believe. But eventually we will face moments when our convictions are tested, and we have to decide what we’re really committed to. It’s one thing to say what we believe, but it’s another thing to live by those beliefs especially when there’s pressure to do something different. Our passage today gives us a powerful example where Daniel found himself in that exact situation and I think he shows us what it looks like to stay faithful to God even in Babylon.

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon

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The book of Daniel reveals one of the darkest moments in Israel’s history. Jerusalem is under attack, God’s people are being taken captive, and Daniel and his friends suddenly find themselves living in Babylon. Everything familiar has changed, and they must now learn what it means to live for God in a world that is very different from the one they had known. As we begin our journey through Daniel, we will step into their world, understand what they were facing, and discover why their experience in Babylon still has so much to teach us today.

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon

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Our world is going furrther into dark and confusing times. As we look around, it is easy give in to discouragement and plunge into a direction that leads us away from God. However, scripture calls us to stand firm, to not give up, and to not lose hope. The single most important thing we have is our faith in Christ and what He has done for us. Let's persevere in what God has for us!

Speaker: Pastor Scott Dungan

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In the life of the Christian, we face all kinds of trials. It’s guaranteed. Our natural response can be to avoid, we don’t want to go through hardships. But Jesus doesn’t promise a life devoid of hardship, he promises that He will be with us in it. He will see us through our trial and does not leave us. Let's continue to look to the Lord in the midst of what we are facing!

Speaker: Pastor Antonio Sims

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