Sermons About Compromise
Integrity: Its Greatest Test Yet
Integrity: Its Greatest Test Yet Daniel Chapter Six A new government but the same old human nature * The plot against Daniel included jealousy, deception, murder and flattery. (verses 4-9) * Even Daniel’s enemies acknowledged that he was reliable, neither corrupt nor negligent. The ideal set up for a compromise (verses10-14 * The new law only forbade the making of petitions to God, and that for only 30 days out of the year, one month out of an entire lifetime. * Why not pray in a closet for 30 days instead of in front of his window? * It was not as though he was asked to deny his faith or publicly worship an idol or image. * Daniel knew the 70 year duration of their captivity was up. His people could soon return to Jerusalem. He prayed his whole life for this, why die now, it seems utterly pointless. They called for a stone to be placed over the door of the lions den with the king’s seal on it so Daniel’s situation could not be changed! (verse 17) * Many of us know of another case where a STONE was to seal an opening so the situation could not be changed! * This is not a darling little children’s Sunday school story! Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him standing firm in the faith… (1 Peter 5:8,9) There’s an exciting dimension to living in our Babylon (vs. 25-28) * There are gloriously intense encounters with God! * Ultimately Babylon can’t destroy you, if you’re living a life of integrity. * It’s great to see worldly heathen kings becoming so impressed with our God that they influence entire empires!
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Nehemiah "Building Lives" Part 4
The pull of this world will wind us down until we loose momentum. Today we play around with truth. Seeking truth outside of God is to make it our truth not Gods.Truth is truth like gravity on earth.
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Trojan Horses
"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality. Likewise you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it."
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The Church In Thyatira
Are you different in church than you are at work or home? Are you allowing the world to lead you down the wrong road?
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The Problem with Settling for Less than God's Best
When we leave God out of our days, we try to bear more weight that we can handle. We may begin by making minor compromises, but eventually we are headed for a collapse. Listen as we explore a better plan to design our days with God as a part of our lives.
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The Church in Pergamos
The compromising church. Are you compromising? Are you allowing the world to enter into your spiritual life?
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Agree to Disagree
The ideal in the Christian family is to come to agreement on the truth in all matters, but the reality is that sometimes it's better to agree to disagree so that both parties can continue in their Christian walk.
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2 Samuel 5 - Kingdom Collage
The author here pastes together 4 different episodes fragments (Promise, Vision, Compromise and Victory) showing the establishment and ... all » confirmation of the Davidic Kingdom. The events in this chapter are not placed in chronological order but are included because they all emphasize the necessity in knowing the King of the kingdom. We learn that the character of God applies to all areas of Biblical faith. Today we need to learn that what is central to the kingdom is God Himself and not life enhansements that the kingdom provides. This passage will help you preach a God-centered Gospel of the Kingdom of God instead of trying to get decisions for the kingdom by selling life enhansements which tend to be man-centered.
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The Problem of Compromise
Pastor John's churches faced a serious temptation to compromise their commitment to Christ in order to better fit into the culture around them.
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