Sermon notes:

Key Question: Is there pride lurking in your life that needs repenting of?

1. No matter how successful you get, pride makes you feel incomplete

2. You cam be blind to spiritual pride in your own life

3. The truly humble and repentant will not “look down” but they will “look up”

Conclusion:

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Small Group Discussion Questions:

1. How does Nebuchadnezzar’s proclamation in 4:1-3 differ from what he expressed in Daniel 3:28-29?

2. As you read Nebuchadnezzar’s description of the dream (vv. 9-18), what aspects of the dream might have caused the king to be “terrified” (4:5)?

3. Nebuchadnezzar’s pride is the focus of Daniel 4. Do you consider yourself a proud person? If not, why not? If so, why?

4. Sometimes we gain fresh insight into God’s character and ways as we wrestle with a hard aspect of God’s truth. What is the hardest thing about this chapter for you to accept?

5. What does it look like for you to “look to the heavens” in your life during this season?