LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT PART 2

Jerusalem Babylon Babylonia

“But Daniel made up his mind not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king.” Daniel 1:8 (NLT)

S S et standards and be guided by them. TAKING A S.T.A.N.D.

“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn't, Your Majesty can be sure that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.” Daniel 3:17-18 (NLT)

“God may kill me, but still I will trust Him…” Job 13:15 (CEV)

T T hink about the consequences before you act. TAKING A S. T.A.N.D.

“Or what king would ever dream of going to war without first sitting down with his counselors and discussing whether his army of ten thousand is strong enough to defeat the twenty thousand Luke 14:31-32 (NLT)

soldiers who are marching against him? If he is not able, then while the enemy is still far away, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace.” Luke 14:31-32 (NLT)

Consequences of Taking a Stand: The world will notice you’re different.

Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Romans 12:2 (NLT)

Consequences of Taking a Stand: The world will notice you’re different. The world will get mad because you won’t conform. The world will notice you’re different. The world will get mad because you won’t conform.

Then the other administrators and princes began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs, but they couldn't find anything to criticize. He was faithful and honest and always responsible. Daniel 6:4 (NLT)

Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be brought before him. Daniel 3:13 (NLT)

Consequences of Taking a Stand: The world will notice you’re different. The world will get mad because you won’t conform. The world will question what makes you different. The world will notice you’re different. The world will get mad because you won’t conform. The world will question what makes you different.

“Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you worship continually, able to rescue you from the lions?” Daniel 6:20 (NLT)

Consequences of Taking a Stand: The world will notice you’re different. The world will get mad because you won’t conform. The world will question what makes you different. The world will test you regarding your commitment. The world will notice you’re different. The world will get mad because you won’t conform. The world will question what makes you different. The world will test you regarding your commitment.

“Test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water.” Daniel 1:12 (NLT)

“I will give you one more chance. If you bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments, all will be well. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace.” Daniel 3:15 (NLT)

A A ct according to what is right, not what “feels good.” TAKING A S.T. A.N.D.

He went on a little farther and fell face down on the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine.” Matthew 26:39 (NLT)

“The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.” ~ Oscar Wilde “The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.” ~ Oscar Wilde

N N eutralize negative influences. TAKING A S.T.A. N.D.

For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control; they will be cruel and have no interest in 2 Timothy 3:2-5 (NLT)

what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act as if they are religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. You must stay away from people like that. 2 Timothy 3:2-5 (NLT)

“Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tender- ness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things, whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing for you is sin.” ~ Susanna Wesley “Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tender- ness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things, whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing for you is sin.” ~ Susanna Wesley

D D evelop a lifelong habit of doing the right thing, not the easy thing. TAKING A S.T.A.N. D.

LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT PART 2