Bible Study

Eze. 22:18-22THE JOY OF LIVING IN GODS FURNACE Intro: Israel is pictured as impure silver. They have allowed themselves to become mingled with the world, and, as a result, they are no longer pure, but have become worthless and weak. God is pictured as a refiner of metals. (Ill. The process.) God is determined to … Continue reading “The Joy Of Living In God’s Furnace – Ezekiel 22:18-22 – Bible study”

Daniel 1:1-21 CONQUERING COMPROMISE Intro: In the early part of this century, an American ship was wrecked off the Sicily Isles near the coast of England. The sea had been calm and the weather clear, but the vessel was caught in a treacherous current that slowly lured it off its course. Before the captain and … Continue reading “Conquering Compromise – Daniel 1:1-21 – Bible study”

Daniel 3:1-30 STOP, DROP, AND ROLL Intro: Stop, drop and roll is a simple fire safety technique taught to children, emergency services personnel and industrial workers as a component of health and safety training. Primarily, it is a method to extinguish a fire on a persons clothes or hair without, or in addition to, the … Continue reading “Stop, Drop, and Roll – Daniel 3:13-30 – Bible study”

Daniel 3:1-30 HOW TO FIGHT FIRE: GOD’S WAY Intro: Often, we see the Bible use times of trouble in the lives of its characters to teach the rest of us some extremely valuable lessons about faith, God and life itself. This familiar passage is no exception. In these verses, we see the testing, the faith, … Continue reading “How To Fight Fire: God’s Way – Daniel 3:1-30 – Bible study”

Daniel 3:1-30 HOW TO GET ON FIRE FOR GOD Intro: This is a story most of us became acquainted with in the early days of our religious education. Maybe it was in the Beginners Class, or perhaps it was during Vacation Bible School that we were first exposed to three Hebrew boys named Shadrach, Meshach … Continue reading “How To Get On Fire For God – Daniel 3:1-30 – Bible study”

Daniel 3:1-30 THE MEN WHO KEPT THEIR TESTIMONIES Intro: The story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego is one of the best known stories in the Bible. Children learn about it in Sunday School and preachers preach about it and reference it often. This story is so special to us because it teaches that taking a … Continue reading “The Men Who Kept Their Testimonies – Daniel 3:1-30 – Bible study”

Daniel 3:19-30 LESSONS FROM THE FIERY FURNACE   Intro: This is one of those chapters in the Bible that we have been hearing since we were small children in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. It is one of those passages that we think we know inside out, upside down and forward and backwards. It … Continue reading “Lessons From The Fiery Furnace – Daniel 3:19-30 – Bible study”

Daniel 4:34-37 The Pathway To Brokenness Intro: Perhaps you were fortunate enough in years gone by to see an old mill operated by a water wheel. The water from the creek flowed down and made the wheel turn, rotating the shaft of the mechanism inside the building to grind the wheat into flour. If the … Continue reading “The Pathway To Brokenness – Daniel 4:34-37 – Bible study”

Daniel 4:34-37 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR Intro: For over two decades a defiant, cocky man by the name of Napoleon created turmoil in Europe. Despite his small stature, 5 feet 2 inches, he caused great trouble for all the people around him. In a bid to regain some of the power he had lost … Continue reading “The Gospel According To Nebuchadnezzar – Daniel 4:34-37 – Bible study”

Daniel 5:1-9; 17-28 THE PATH TO DIVINE JUDGMENT Intro: This passage builds on the amazing story of King Nebuchadnezzar and how God worked in his life. God took a king who was filled with pride and focused on self and God broke him. God brought Nebuchadnezzar to the end of himself. God brought the pagan … Continue reading “The Path To Divine Judgment – Daniel 5:1-9; 17-28 – Bible study”