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May 10, 2017

“Greeting Team”

For Sunday, May 14 Remember: Meet in the coat room @ 10:30 am for brief prayer & then go “welcome” people! NOTE: Keep an eye on the auditorium for those who slipped past!

Greeters this week: Josh Tackett Sun Night; Wayne Campbell Sun Morn; Julie Garoutte Thurs 1st—Sara Embke Monday Night;

Brian Hagler Sunday Night

2nd— Wayne Campbell Sunday am

Josh Tackett Sunday Night; Julie Garoutte Thursday Night

3rd—Randy Ehlers Sunday Night; Wayne Campbell Wednesday Night

4th—Curt Mastbergen Sunday Night; PT Thursday Morning

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Daniel: A King’s Pride Is Broken—

prosperous” seek after God! In fact,

Jesus said, “It’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a

rich man to enter into heaven”; and, then He follows with one of the most

misused statements in all of Scripture: “But, with God all things are possible!” Be

careful! Don’t carelessly quote that verse outside of it’s context! What

Jesus is saying is that it’s humanly IMPOSSIBLE for the rich to enter into

heaven; but, “...with God ALL THINGS are POSSIBLE!” Even the salvation of a rich,

powerful & pride-filled King, like Nebuchadnezzar, is possible with God;

but, ONLY after he’s been broken & humbled! And, the rest of the chapter is Nebuchadnezzar’s incredible story—

how God drove him away from people to live, as a wild animal, with the wild

animals! For 7 years he ate grass & acted as a wild animal; until, he

acknowledged “...that the Most High God is ruler over the kingdom of men, and

He gives it to anyone He wants” (v.25). The King learned that pride is way

more dangerous than it appears! Pride blinds us to our sin; and, we become

self-absorbed in our own little world of self-importance!

Failure Can Be A Gift—

(NOTE: This Continues A Series Of

Posts On Daniel’s Life) Should you find yourself reading the Book of

Daniel someday, you’ll note a significant change as you start the

4th chapter—it’s no longer Daniel’s story! This is King Nebuchadnezzar’s

personal testimony of how he came to have saving faith in Yahweh—it’s

become Nebuchadnezzar’s story! His words are directed at “...those of

every people, nation, and language, who live in all the earth”; and, reads like

what someone would say if they stepped up to the mic in a worship

service & shared a testimony of faith! “I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most

High God has done for me” (v.2). Up until now—throughout the first 3

chapters—the King always referred to “YOUR God…” Daniel; and, to

“YOUR God…” Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego! In this chapter, the King

describes a personal relationship with God—he shares what “...the

Most High God had done for ME.” In v.4 the King said he was “...at ease &

flourishing in my palace”—some translations render it “...content &

prosperous.” Rarely do the “content &

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The British playwright, George Bernard Shaw, said, “There are two tragedies in

life. One is to lose your heart’s desire, and the other is to gain it...we tend to

listen more when God speaks through sorrow, pain, loss, and personal failure.

Success tends to make us complacent…” What he’s saying, in a sense, is that

failure can be a gift from God! It was for Nebuchadnezzar! Getting himself

knocked off his perch of pride became his salvation because it broke his sinful

self-confidence! Thank God! He will cut us down to size in order to save us!

Nebuchadnezzar had taken credit for his accomplishments when it was God

who had blessed him with his abilities! Someone said: “Pride is like plagiarism

because it attempts to take for ourselves Glory that belongs to God alone!” God

will not share His glory with us! Repent of pride or face His judgment!