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Do you have integrity? Do you have principles? Will you stand for what you believe in?

Sometimes in life, our principles are put to the test. How do we respond in those moments? In today's study of Daniel 3, we'll see how Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego responded to King Nebuchadnezzar's decree - and how they would not deny their God, even when thrown into a fiery furnace. And then we'll see how they were rescued!

Questions That We'll Answer: 1) Why were Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego in danger? 2) In the big picture, what did the 'fiery furnace' of this chapter represent? 3) Who was the fourth figure that the King saw walking amidst the fire?

Speaker : Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

Questions this sermon helps answer:

1. What is the main issue raised in Daniel: Take A Stand For What You Believe (Ch. 3)?

2. How does this passage point listeners to Christ, grace, repentance, and faith?

3. How should Christians respond in worship, obedience, and daily life?

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more Bible teaching at newgeneva.org.

Have you ever had a "bad dream?" In Chapter 2 of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar had a bad dream - a nightmare that he didn't like and couldn't understand. And so he sought someone to interpret this dream for him (and began killing the 'wise men' who couldn't). Fortunately, God had given the interpretation to one man, the prophet that we know as Daniel.

Click to hear more, as we continue our study in the Book of Daniel.

Questions That We'll Answer:

A) What was the King's dream about? What event did it foretell?

B) How did the King respond to Daniel's interpretation?

C) Does the prophetic nature of this dream match up with the events of history?

Speaker : Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

Questions this sermon helps answer:

1. What is the main issue raised in Daniel: The Nightmare Of The King (Ch. 2)?

2. How does this passage point listeners to Christ, grace, repentance, and faith?

3. How should Christians respond in worship, obedience, and daily life?

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more Bible teaching at newgeneva.org.

How do you stay faithful in a hostile culture? In Daniel 1, a young exile in pagan Babylon resolves not to defile himself, even under pressure to conform. In this sermon, Dr. Toby Holt shows how Daniel lived as a faithful "stranger in a strange land" — and how we can too.

Questions this sermon answers:

1. What pressure did Daniel face? To assimilate fully into Babylon's culture, including compromising his convictions. The pressure to conform was constant.

2. How did Daniel respond? He "purposed in his heart" not to defile himself — drawing a line ahead of time and trusting God with the result.

3. What does this teach us? That believers are sojourners here, made for a better home. We can live faithfully in a hostile culture without being swallowed by it. "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's delicacies..." — Daniel 1:8 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.

Babylon is gone. And yet, it isn't.

You see, the city of Babylon is just ruins. But the spirit of Babylon remains, doesn't it? In today's prologue to the Book of Daniel, we're going to start with a look at 2 Kings 20 - when the Babylonians showed up at the door of Israel. At that point, the Babylonian envoys just wanted a look around. But that was a precursor to invasion. And one lesson is this - be careful who you let in your house and in your lives!

Click to hear this "prologue" to the life and circumstances of the prophet Daniel.

Questions That We'll Answer:
A) Who were the Babylonians, and why did they knock on Hezekiah's door?
B) Why on earth did Hezekiah show the Babylonians the treasures of Israel?
C) What happens when the 'spirit of Babylon' gains access to our lives?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt
Church Website: www.fpcgulfport.org

Have you ever been angry with God?

In Jonah 4 , the prophet was angry at God. He couldn't believe what God had done! It didn't seem good or fair to him. And so, the prophet insisted that his emotional response was right and appropriate. In today's sermon, we'll consider Jonah's frustration and God's response.

Questions That We'll Answer: 1) Why was Jonah so mad? What had happened? 2) Was Jonah's anger focused on the Ninevites, or toward God? 3) How did God respond to Jonah's outburst, and what can we learn from this?

Speaker : Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

Questions this sermon helps answer:

1. What is the main issue raised in Jonah: Why Are You Angry At God (Chapter 4)?

2. How does this passage point listeners to Christ, grace, repentance, and faith?

3. How should Christians respond in worship, obedience, and daily life?

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more Bible teaching at newgeneva.org.

It has been said that 'wars begin with words.' Words shape our worldview, and can be weaponized against us. When the Apostle Paul went to Corinth, he understood the power of words. He knew that words matter, and that our beliefs are formed by them.

With that said, what words are we listening to? And who are they spoken by? Click to learn more in this sermon from 1 Corinthians 2.

Questions That We'll Answer:
A) Are the words of Scripture superior to any other source? And if so, why?
B)  How is our worldview shaped? How are our presuppositions formed?
C) What is a Christian worldview, and how does it differ from other options?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt
Church Website: www.fpcgulfport.org

It was just one sermon. And that sermon was only eight words long. But what was the result? Over a hundred thousand people repented.

There's no other sermon like this in all of recorded history. There's no sermon ever preached that had as wide-spread a response among those that it was originally preached to. So what happened when this reluctant prophet went to Nineveh? Click to learn more in Part 3 of our four part series on the Book of Jonah.

Questions That We'll Answer: 1) Why didn't Jonah want to go to Nineveh in the first place? 2) What happened when he showed up? How was he received? 3) Why did the Ninevites repent? Were any of them legitimately saved?

Speaker : Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

Questions this sermon helps answer:

1. What is the main issue raised in Jonah: Dread And Danger In Nineveh (Chapter 3)?

2. How does this passage point listeners to Christ, grace, repentance, and faith?

3. How should Christians respond in worship, obedience, and daily life?

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more Bible teaching at newgeneva.org.

Stop. Look around. Where are you right now? No matter your answer, the constant is this - God is with you. As Christians, we believe that God is 'omnipresent.' This means that His jurisdiction knows no bounds. Climb a mountain, God is there. Dive into the depths, God is there. And if you think about it, lonely, relational people like us shouldn't want it any other way.

Join us for Part 3 in our three part series on the attributes of God.

Questions That We'll Answer:
1) What does the Bible say about God's infinite presence?
2) Is there anywhere we can go to leave God behind?
3) What about hell? Is God present in bad environments, as well as good?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt
Church Website: www.fpcgulfport.org

Was the great fish God's judgment or His rescue?

In Jonah 2, Jonah prays from inside the belly of a great fish. Dr. Toby Holt asks whether that fish was God's punishment — or His surprising means of rescue.

Having fled from God and been thrown into the sea, Jonah should have drowned. Instead, God sends a great fish to swallow him — not to destroy, but to save. God sometimes uses dreadful circumstances to bring a stubborn heart to repentance. From the darkness, Jonah remembers the Lord, turns from idols, and declares: "Salvation is of the LORD."

Questions this study answers:

1. Was the fish judgment or mercy? It was mercy. The fish was God's means of rescuing Jonah from drowning and bringing him to repentance.

2. Why does God sometimes allow hard circumstances? To turn stubborn hearts back to Himself. The fish was God's loving way of getting Jonah's attention.

3. What does "Salvation is of the LORD" mean? That rescue comes from God alone, not from ourselves or our idols. That truth is the turning point of Jonah's story.

"But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving… Salvation is of the LORD." — Jonah 2:9 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.

You can RUN from God. But you can't HIDE from God.

Has God every placed a call on your life that you've run away from? Has God ever called you - and instead of responding to His call, you ran? Well, that's what the prophet Jonah did. Jonah ran, got on a boat, and did everything he could to avoid going to Nineveh. But why? What was his issue? Click to learn more in Part 1 of this four part series.

Questions That We'll Answer: 1) Why did Jonah run from God? 2) Was Jonah really swallowed by a whale (or great fish)? 3) Is the book of Jonah a real, factual account - or just a helpful story?

Speaker : Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

Questions this sermon helps answer:

1. What is the main issue raised in Jonah: You Can Run, But Not Hide (Chapter 1)?

2. How does this passage point listeners to Christ, grace, repentance, and faith?

3. How should Christians respond in worship, obedience, and daily life?

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more Bible teaching at newgeneva.org.