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Tre Trend nding ng in n the he Di Direction

• n of
• f Jesus

us Christ?

• Our Nation, Our Schools
• Social Media, Entertainment
• Politics, Culture

• Roe v. Wade remains the Law of the Land
• “Truth” is a matter of personal opinion. You

have your truth. I have my truth. Each person is free to do as he or she sees fit.

• Same-Sex marriage is the law of the land
• Opposite-Sex marriage is on the decline
• Gender wars are in full swing
• Pornography permeates the culture, even

into the home through media of all kinds

• Christ is banished from the public square

So how do we live ve in Babyl ylon as s Ch Christi istians with integrity? y?

In 605 BC, the first wave of exile occurred. This included Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah How did they live in Babylon as Jews with integrity?

I.

• I. He’s

e’s Go Got t th the e Wh Whole le Wo World ld in in H His H is Hand nds

“Praise be to the name of God forever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.” Daniel 2:20-23 | NIV

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure

• forever. This is the meaning of

the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.”

Daniel 2:44-45 | NIV

Every earthly kingdom, including America, is temporary and will pass away

“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: ‘Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.’”

Jeremiah 29:4-7 | NIV

II.

• II. Wo

Work k & Wo Worsh ship ip

“…we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods

• r worship the image of

gold you have set up.”

Daniel 3:18 | NIV

• Roe v. Wade remains the Law of the Land
• “Truth” is a matter of personal opinion. You

have your truth. I have my truth. Each person is free to do as he or she sees fit.

• Same-Sex marriage is the law of the land
• Opposite-Sex marriage is on the decline
• Gender wars are in full swing
• Pornography permeates the culture, even

into the home through media of all kinds

• Christ is banished from the public square

“…you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription. “This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin “Here is what these words mean: Men Mene: God has numbered the days

• f your reign and brought it to an end.

Te Teke kel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. Pe Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 5:24-28 | NIV

III.

• III. Witn

Witness ess & Wait it

“This is what the Lord says: ‘When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to

• you. You will seek me and find me

when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:10-13 | NIV

A A Su Sure Fou Foundatio tion for Hope

“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”

Daniel 7:13-14 | NIV

“There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until

• then. But at that time your people—everyone

whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust

• f the earth will awake: some to everlasting life,
• thers to shame and everlasting contempt.

Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end.”

Daniel 12:1-4 | NIV