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UNSHAKEABLE PRAYER: GOD’S TOOL FOR CHANGING MY WORLD DANIEL 9:1-23 1. Prayer always starts with _______________ “It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the Lord, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy ye...

UNSHAKEABLE 8 WHY STAND FOR GOD PUBLICLY? Daniel’s 8 th Test: Daniel 6:1-28 1. I MOVE ____________________MY FEAR. “So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.” 2 Timothy 1:8 (NLT)  Fear is just a __________, and it cannot _______...

Are You Learning From Those Who Came Before You? Life of Daniel: Thriving in the Tests of Life — Part 7 Birdie Netz October 20-21, 2018 GUIDE NOTES: Daniel has exceptional ability and is filled with divine knowledge and understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means. . Daniel 5:12 • Maintain A ____...

DANIEL 4:1-37 WHAT WRECKS US 1. We get ____________________ and ______________________. I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. 5 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. Daniel 4:4-5 NIV King Nebuchadnezzar said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Unshakeable (Pt. 5) When The World Turns Up The Heat Daniel 3 THREE SIMILARITIES TO US TODAY 1. The world creates larger-than-life ______________ for me to __________________. 2. If I reject the world’s idols & images, people will try to __________________. 3. Doing the right thing always makes some people _________________. WHAT DO I DO WHEN THE WORLD TURNS UP THE HEAT?...

STORY WE FIND OURSELVES IN DANIEL 2 You’re life is either part of the _________________________ever told or a bad _________________________. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He rev...

Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper. Proverbs 19:8 (GNT) Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men… Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon… They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. Daniel 1:3-5 (NLT) When the training...

WHEN YOU’RE PRESSURED TO CONFORM UNSHAKEABLE! (Pt. 2) But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials, and the commander of the officials sai...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Unshakeable - When Your World is Shaken Up “. . . all the foundations of society are being shaken to the core.” Psalm 82:5 LB 1. _____________________________________________________ Jesus: “In this world you will experience difficulties! But take heart! I have conquered the world! I've told you this so that in trusting me, you will be unshakeable and deeply at peace.” J...

Speaker: Marco Monroy Title: The Root Of Our Struggles And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them... Exodus 20:...

Speaker: Marco Monroy Title: What Matters Most Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:11-15 * The Great White Throne Judgment The subject of the first test is your _______________. ... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 For the wages of sin is death... Romans 6:23 For He made Him who knew no sin t...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Overflowing Life From The Hand Of A Good God 2 WAYS TO APPROACH LIFE 1. ____________________ mindset. 2. ____________________ mindset. “My cup overflows!” Psalm 23:5 NIV “On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Anointed By A Loving God “You anoint my head with oil” Psalm 23:5 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ANOINTED? Internal: When God’s Holy Spirit gives you insight, ability, stamina, authority or protection that you don’t normally have in order to do a job that He has chosen you to do! External: When someone serving under God’s authority prayerfully applies some oil to your skin as a...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: God is Still Good in the Valleys of my Life “The Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the right paths for his name’s sake. Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me!” Psalm 23:1-4 God said, “Beca...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Led By God “The Lord is MY Shepherd, I have everything I need. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the right paths for his name’s sake” Psalm 23:1-3 “Only those people who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s children.” Romans 8:14 CEV 5 STOPS: I MUST STOP BEING LED . . . 1. _________________________ 2...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Because God Is Good, I Can Learn To Relax “The Lord is my Shepherd so I have everything I need. He makes me lie down in green pastures, and he leads me beside quiet water.” Psalm 23:1-2 1. Remember my ________________ to God. “God decided to give us life through the word of truth so that we might be the most important of everything God has created . . .” James 1:18 God s...

God Is Great! God Is Good! by Community of Faith

Speaker: Damon Shook Title: Today “This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 NLT 1. Recognize today is a special _____________ from God. 2. Refuse to miss today by focusing on the ____________ or the _________________. “I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.” Philippians 3:13 “Do not wor...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Am I Really A Christian? “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is s...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Father’s Day Blessings “How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, you will be happy and it will be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children like olive plants around your table. Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. The Lord bless...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: I am Community of Faith Two words for time in Scripture: Chronos – ___________________ time or ____________ time. Kairos – Where ___________ and _______________ intersect determining the _____________. “…This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.”Matthew 16:18 “If...

• This world is _______________ because of our _______________. • Because the world is ______________, we all _______________. • But, if we are God’s children, our _______________ is never without _______________. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as h...

Speaker: Dr. Damon Shook Title: Breakthrough: From Problems to Praise The Book of Habakkuk Breakthrough begins when we bring our problems to _____________. 1. The Problems a. God’s ______________________. Habakkuk 1:2 b. _______________ in the world. Habakkuk 1:3 2. The ___________________ problem. Habakkuk 1:6-7 Breakthrough continues when we _______________ to God speak. 1. Get alone with God an...

Speaker: Mark Shook Title: Breakthrough: Three Things That Can Limit the Extent of Your Breakthrough “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38 YOU DECIDE THE ____________ OF YOUR BREAKTHROUGH. 1. Mistaking who is God – ____________________ “In...

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 1.The ______________ that we tell ourselves is more important than the ___________________ we feel. “And taking with [him] Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.” Matthew 26:37 2.The story we tell ourselves keeps us from going through ___________________...