Daniel 2:1-30 God's Sovereignty, A Comfort in Adversity
It
was my privilege to preach at Risen Life Church this week for the first time as
the Student Pastor. Our church has
been steadily working through the book of Daniel and each of the four preaching
pastors selected their favorite chapter in Daniel to preach. I selected Daniel 2:1-30.
I
have always been particularly captivated by Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 2:20-23. It is here that Daniel praises God for
revealing to him both Nebechadnezzer’s dream and its interpretation. In addition, we get an insight into
what Daniel believes about the God he loves. Daniel understands God to be the one who is in control of
all things including: wisdom, power, the movements of the world, rulers and
kingdoms, and even good and evil.
The
main point of my sermon is that God in the person of Jesus Christ is the one
who sits sovereignly on the throne of all creation and must sit on the throne
of our lives if we are to respond faithfully to adversity.
To
unpack this main idea, I work through three major sections of the passage as
follows:
I.
The Story of Daniel and the Dream Interpretation – Looking at How Daniel
Responds in Faith
II.
Daniel’s Prayer – Daniel’s Comfort and Faithfulness Rooted in the Character of
God.
III.
How we respond to Daniel’s God in the Face of Christ.
I
hope you enjoy the sermon and it moves you closer to Christ. As always, I love to hear from
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