Sunday School Manuscripts

Daniel 5:1-31 (ESV) King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand. 2Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.  3Then they brought … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 6 (9/27/20)

This morning we conclude an important phase of God’s activity recorded in the book of Daniel.  In these first four chapters of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar, who God used to judge his rebellious people in Judah, is the reigning king of Babylon.  As we saw in chapter one, in his first invasion of Judah, the king marches into the sacred temple of Israel and plunders its choicest sacred articles. He … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 5 (8/23/20)

As we continue to move through the Old Testament book of Daniel, we now come to chapter three.  This is one of the most well-known and best loved stories in Daniel and for good reason.  It teaches some intensely important lessons about God and living in a fallen world that hates Him.  This story is one of several in a sequence in this first half of Daniel.  Each of them highlight God’s work … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 4 (August 9th, 2020)

Daniel 2:1-49 (ESV) “1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So, they came in and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 3 (August 2nd, 2020)

Read Daniel 1:5-21 5 The king assigned them [the Hebrew exiled youth], including Daniel and his three friends] a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. 6 Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. 7 And the chief of … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 2 (July 26th, 2020)

This week, we begin our study of the Old Testament book of Daniel.  As is the case with many history books in the Bible, Daniel opens by giving us an historical context for when this particular story begins.  It says, “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah.”  For those who originally read this and for students of Old Testament history, that one brief statement brings dozens of … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 1 (July 19th, 2020)