Sermon: The blazing furnace

Dan 3 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
-They would not bow. Dan 3:12,15-16
We have compromised long before we get to the point of the threat of life and death. "It's no big deal. Everybody's doing it." "I'll do it in secret." Dan 1:8-9, 17-19; 6:19-20 They had been serving their God day by day, continually making sacrifices for Him, keeping their eyes on Him. If I'm failing I'm the small things, I will fail in the big things.
-They would not bend. Dan 3:16-18
They knew that God could save them. They had heard the stories of old, of miracles, of God's great power. They trusted God completely. Do I have an unbending Faith in God? They didn't know if God would save them, but they still stayed strong. Even if He didn't save them, He's still God.
Even though things in my life haven't gone the way I want, God is still God, the one true God, and I need to trust Him and love Him completely. They didn't make their obedience contingent upon God doing what they wanted.
-They would not burn. Dan 3:25-27 They reached out to God and praised Him. Just as miraculous as the fourth man in the fire is Jesus showing up to live a perfect life and die for us, so that we may have life eternal with our wonderful God.

Sermon: Esther

Esther 4:12-14
God used Esther to bring deliverance to his people.
- God is in control of all things!! Even in the midst of craziness. God's plans will always prevail no matter what. Take comfort in that. Prov 16:33, Dan 2:21, Col 1:15-20
- God is always at work, even when you don't see or feel him.
- God used everyday ordinary people and circumstances to accomplish his purposes. God wants to use us, and it last not be in a spectacular way
- Maybe God has put us together for such a time as this.

Sermon: 2 Sam 11, 12 Troy Merceal

David and Bathsheba
2 Sam 11, 12
The man after God's own heart was out of relationship with God.
He tried to sweep things under the rug, but God knew and confronted him. He repented but still paid the consequences for his sin, then he went back to praising God.

Sermon: Moses

Ex 13, 14, 15
-God's plans are always better than my plans Ex 13:17-20. Sometimes God leads us on a path that is not always the shortest or easiest route
-God allows tough circumstances in our lives for our good and his glory Ex 13:20-14:4; Rom 8:28-30
-when things get tough our first response is often to question God.  Why??  Ex 14:5-12
-Sometimes we stand still when ought to be moving on. Ex 14:13-15
-Faith is stretching out what you have, even though you don't know that what you have is going to do what you need it to do Ex 14:16-18
-never forget in the darkness what God has shown you in the light Ex 14:18-20
-God is able Ex14:21-22
-sing!! Ex 15:1-6