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RAISING THE STANDARD
Raise the standard-
sermon for 31st December 2023
Daniel 3- Entire chapter
King Nebuchadnezzar had set the
standard of worship and way of life. He was like the king of the world; his
word became law- the way of life.
The golden statue represents rebellion
against a living God, human wisdom, glory devoid of the Spirit etc. There are
so many statues being made around us and we are forced to worship them.
Some statues were created or in
inherited from our parents and we keep bowing down to them because there is no
other way to live besides that which is set for us.
Just like Nebuchadnezzar, he
thought no one can defy Him, no one could dismantle his standard, but there are
young men- Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego who set us a better standard.
Listen 2023 forced standards on
you and you had no choice but to obey- you didn’t choose sorrow, you didn’t
choose brokenness, you didn’t choose scarcity, you didn’t choose to be single
etc.
I am here to speak to you and let
you know that the lord who protected the three young men in the furnace has
gone ahead of you. He is giving you a new standard to follow next year.
If your standard was weakness he
says, let the weak say I am strong, if it was sickness, he says; let the sick
say I am healed, if it was poverty he says your new standard is wealth. If it
was death, he says shout for joy for he will feel you with Life.
You know Nebuchadnezzar meant
death for the three guys, but God is above the decrees of man. He sets a new
standard. Their defiance set a new standard of worship in the king’s
territory.
This year God is looking for
people who are willing to defy the status quo so that he can Glorify Himself
upon them. There are things you must defy- defy poverty by starting a business,
defy un holy sex, defy gossip, defy bad company, defy stinginess, defy being a
slave. etc.
So [as the result of
the Messiah’s intervention] they shall [reverently] fear the name of the Lord
from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall
come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against
him and put him to flight [for He will come like a rushing stream which the
breath of the Lord drives].
This 2024 God is lifting a standard where
your enemies won’t reach you. When they put you in the fire be sure about the
new standard God is bringing. You know standards are there to be broken-
the Bible says
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able
to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
How do I embrace the new standard?
1. Renew
your mind- it’s in your mind that standards are received and kept- as a man
thinketh in his heart so is he- proverbs 23:7
2. Be
confident of whom you believed- Daniel 3:17
3. Have
faith in his Word- Isaiah 43:1-3 The three guys trusted the lord no matter what
4. Move
with people who have the same mind like yours- these three guys believed in the
standards of God than the standards of men.
5. Be
excellent in your faith- because of their excellence in belief, their faith
became the new norm in Babylon.
6. Be
determined- Daniel 1: 3
To raise the standard is to stay above the norm. To stay
above what others have embraced as normal. It’s to operate above average- a
pursuit of excellence. May your enemies fail to find fault with you. May they
die in their own evil schemes.
Daniel 6: 4
7. Pray
Vs 7
Why raise the standard?
Our God deserves all the praise
Daniel 4: 34 and Daniel 6:25
This year as you pursue new standards for your life, people
are going to praise God on your behalf. It’s going to be a year of praise.
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By Pastor Apollo KaggwaRaise the standard-
sermon for 31st December 2023
Daniel 3- Entire chapter
King Nebuchadnezzar had set the
standard of worship and way of life. He was like the king of the world; his
word became law- the way of life.
The golden statue represents rebellion
against a living God, human wisdom, glory devoid of the Spirit etc. There are
so many statues being made around us and we are forced to worship them.
Some statues were created or in
inherited from our parents and we keep bowing down to them because there is no
other way to live besides that which is set for us.
Just like Nebuchadnezzar, he
thought no one can defy Him, no one could dismantle his standard, but there are
young men- Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego who set us a better standard.
Listen 2023 forced standards on
you and you had no choice but to obey- you didn’t choose sorrow, you didn’t
choose brokenness, you didn’t choose scarcity, you didn’t choose to be single
etc.
I am here to speak to you and let
you know that the lord who protected the three young men in the furnace has
gone ahead of you. He is giving you a new standard to follow next year.
If your standard was weakness he
says, let the weak say I am strong, if it was sickness, he says; let the sick
say I am healed, if it was poverty he says your new standard is wealth. If it
was death, he says shout for joy for he will feel you with Life.
You know Nebuchadnezzar meant
death for the three guys, but God is above the decrees of man. He sets a new
standard. Their defiance set a new standard of worship in the king’s
territory.
This year God is looking for
people who are willing to defy the status quo so that he can Glorify Himself
upon them. There are things you must defy- defy poverty by starting a business,
defy un holy sex, defy gossip, defy bad company, defy stinginess, defy being a
slave. etc.
So [as the result of
the Messiah’s intervention] they shall [reverently] fear the name of the Lord
from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall
come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against
him and put him to flight [for He will come like a rushing stream which the
breath of the Lord drives].
This 2024 God is lifting a standard where
your enemies won’t reach you. When they put you in the fire be sure about the
new standard God is bringing. You know standards are there to be broken-
the Bible says
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able
to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
How do I embrace the new standard?
1. Renew
your mind- it’s in your mind that standards are received and kept- as a man
thinketh in his heart so is he- proverbs 23:7
2. Be
confident of whom you believed- Daniel 3:17
3. Have
faith in his Word- Isaiah 43:1-3 The three guys trusted the lord no matter what
4. Move
with people who have the same mind like yours- these three guys believed in the
standards of God than the standards of men.
5. Be
excellent in your faith- because of their excellence in belief, their faith
became the new norm in Babylon.
6. Be
determined- Daniel 1: 3
To raise the standard is to stay above the norm. To stay
above what others have embraced as normal. It’s to operate above average- a
pursuit of excellence. May your enemies fail to find fault with you. May they
die in their own evil schemes.
Daniel 6: 4
7. Pray
Vs 7
Why raise the standard?
Our God deserves all the praise
Daniel 4: 34 and Daniel 6:25
This year as you pursue new standards for your life, people
are going to praise God on your behalf. It’s going to be a year of praise.