In one of the Old Testaments best-known stories, Daniel is thrown into the Lions Den.  We are reminded that the bible is God’s story, so while Daniel is a man from whom lessons may be drawn for our life, the story is ultimately about God.  We see that God is king over history, over empires […]

As Belshazzar mocks God & fails to learn the lessons of his ancestors, he is brought under the swift judgement of God.  In this message, we remember that God is sovereign over all and requires that all people stand before him in judgement.  Only those who live by faith in Jesus will stand in the […]

Continuing in Daniel we see because of his pride that Nebuchadnezzar is brought low by God so that being restored he would then exalt God.  In the same way, people today need to be brought low to the point where they will turn to God.  We look at The problem of Pride, how it has […]

Daniel was brutally frank in explaining the dream to the king. The time remaining for the king was relatively short, his empire which was the head of gold would be replaced by another with would be the chest and arms of silver, which would also be replaced and so on. All these empires would replace […]

What strikes me is this… Daniel would have been someone in Judah, he was a nobleman’s young son – perhaps even a prince. When the city of Jerusalem fell he found himself a captive to the Babylonians and would have had an 800 kilometre walk to Babylon. There, his fortunes started to revive and he […]

So, where do Christians draw a line in the sand? The answer is this! It is not when people make fun of you or even tease you for your faith! It isn’t even when you are persecuted for your faith! Daniel and his friends faced the humiliation of names that were changed! What Daniel refused […]