This is the final message from Mike Brunk the weekend of your accident. The date of the message was August 23, 2016 and it was part of the Evening Service when there were a ton of students upstairs with Pastor in youth group in your honor and additional guests downstairs.
King of the Beasts-Daniel 6
review of past messages
Daniel and the lion's den
example of a marathon-want to quit when almost done
have to keep going through difficulties
lions-extremely lazy but terrifying, ferocious, mean
God even rules the king of beasts
Jealousy of wicked men
Daniel was preferred
Darius
sought to find occasion against Daniel
invent something to pin on him
ancient kings considered themselves to be gods
"all had agreed"-not Daniel
signed something-couldn't be altered, not even by the king
better to suffer for well-doing than for wrong
v.10 if anyone prays to other than Darius
Daniel knew about decree
Did all as before, didn't try to hide or change
One reason Satan brings trials: try to get us to stop doing what we're doing
Acts 4:1
tries to intimidate us
what was offense-preaching Christ
trying to stop them from doing what was right-always Satan's method
grant us boldness-keep doing what you're doing
God wants us to keep going
2 Tim 4
Don't quit, keep on going
"Told" on Daniel
loophole in law
Your God will deliver you
God shut the lions' mouths
King glad that Daniel was ok
v.24 Darius' men thrown into lions' den
God's protection
God is always faithful to His own
carry through the hardest of difficulties
Isaiah 40:31-my favorite verse
Revelation
Real lion-Jesus is lion of the tribe of Judah
(Aslan in Narnia!)
right to rule the universe
no man found worthy, only one man who never sinned
He is the lamb too-takes away the sin of the world
Lion-ruler, true king
Lamb-sacrificial substitute
blood of bulls and goats can never remove sin
paid a price we could never pay
He prayed that Hayden's life could be used to glorify God
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