A Firm Faith Under Fire
Three young men refused to bow to a golden image and their unwavering faith under threat of death offers a model for believers today.
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Three young men refused to bow to a golden image and their unwavering faith under threat of death offers a model for believers today.
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Daniel and his companions show what it looks like to remain faithful to God while living inside a culture that pressures believers to conform.
See what this sermon became →Each one was written from a different sermon on Daniel, in that pastor's own voice. Pick a sermon and read all five days free.
“Their friends were bowing. Their colleagues were bowing. The music was playing and the crowd was moving, and they were the only ones still standing. That's an uncomfortable place to be. And it's not so different from what you might face today.”
Read all 5 days of the devotional“Daniel didn't land in Babylon by choice. He was taken captive, uprooted from everything familiar and dropped into a culture that expected him to blend in. The pressure to conform was real, immediate, and wrapped in the king's finest food.”
Read all 5 days of the devotionalReady-to-lead discussion questions, each set drawn from one sermon on Daniel. Open one and take it to your group this week.
“A Firm Faith Small Group Discussion Guide Based on the Sermon from Daniel 3 | Franklin Avenue Baptist Church "But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve⦔
Open the discussion guide“niel and his three friends chose faithfulness over conformity when they were taken captive in Babylon. Their story isn't just about survival, it's a picture of how radical obedience to God can actually impact an entire culture. T”
Open the discussion guideFor groups that want to go further. Each guide works through one sermon on Daniel passage by passage.
“Daniel's resolve was set before the pressure arrived. What decision do you need to make now, before the next moment of pressure, so that you don't have to figure it out in the moment?”
Open the deep study guideShort quizzes that check whether a sermon on Daniel landed. Each one was built from that sermon's actual content.
“According to Pastor Lutter, what did the Babylonians change about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but ultimately could NOT change?”
Take the sermon quiz“According to Elliot, what is the key difference in outcome between Daniel chapter 1 (the feast) and Daniel chapter 3 (the furnace), even though the men ran the same play?”
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