Unshakable – Thriving No Matter What They Throw at You – When the Heat is On – Part 5A

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When THE HEAT IS ON

UNSHAKABLE! Thriving No Matter What They Throw At You — Part 5A

Pastor Doug Cresswell

May 22, 2022

 

DANIEL 3: SIMILARITIES TO US TODAY

“The king made a giant gold image of himself to be worshiped”

  1. The world creates larger-than-life images for me to worship.

See Daniel 3:1-7

  1. I’m tempted to create a false image of myself to impress others.
  2. If I reject the world’s idols, & images, people will try to burn me.

See Daniel 3:8-12

  1. Doing the right thing always makes some people angry.

See Daniel 3:13-15

 

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN THE HEAT IS ON?

  1. DON’T worry about defending myself.

“Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, ‘O Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to defend ourselves in this matter’”      Daniel 3:16

  1. REMEMBER God has the power to save me.

“IF we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we worship is ABLE to save us.”

Daniel 3:17a

  1. Believe God will save me.

“And HE WILL save us from your power, O king.”  Daniel 3:17b

“WHEN you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. WHEN you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! WHEN you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you! For I am the Lord, your God!”                                              Isaiah 43:2-3a (NLT)

  1. Announce my loyalty to God no matter what.

“BUT even if God doesn’t save us, we will never serve your gods or

worship the gold statue you set up.” Daniel 3:18

Faith in the furnace: Daniel 3:19-23

  1. Sometimes God saves us FROM the crisis
  2. Sometimes God saves us THROUGH the crisis
  3. Sometimes God saves us BY the crisis

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