Aim- To Live Faithfully-As God's Redeemed People-Key Phrase-v. 5a- -Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. . . . - -ESV-

Aim- To Bless God For Christ's Sacrifice And His Triumph--Key Verse-v. 17- -The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.- -ESV-

Aim- To Bow the Knee To King Jesus, Here and Now--Key Verse-v. 9- -O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation.- -ESV-

Aim- To Bless God For Christ, our Redeemer and Sustenance--Key Verse-v. 4- -They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.- -ESV-

Aim- To Faithfully Live In the Freedom of Christ-as His Church-Key Verses-vv. 2-3- -Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.- -ESV-

Aim- To Be who we Are -in Christ--Thankful People-Key Verse-v. 37- -Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just- and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.- -ESV-

Aim- To Relish The Christ of The Glorious Gospel-As His Church-p-Key Phrase-v. 34a- -At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever . . . - -ESV-

Aim- To Be the Maturing and Loving Church of Christ --Key Phrase-v. 32b- - . . . until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.- -ESV-

Aim- To Be The Reformed -and Reforming- Church of Christ--Key Verse-v. 27- -Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you- break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.- -ESV-