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Daniel Chapter 8 – “Prophecy: The Ram & the He Goat!”

INTRODUCTION: 1. GOD knows the future because HE decreed the future! 2. In the process of inspiration, GOD sometimes revealed the future to certain of the writers of Scripture to inform them (and us) of what HE is going to … Continue reading

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Daniel Chapter 6 – Daniel Delivered from the Den!

INTRODUCTION: 1. At the end of the last Chapter, after Darius the Mede conquered Babylon and killed King Belshazzar, Daniel was promoted to be one of three leaders of the Medo-Persian Empire. 2. In this Chapter, the other leaders of … Continue reading

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Daniel Chapter 5 – “Payday Someday!”

INTRODUCTION: 1. Between the last verse of Chapter 4 and the first verse of Chapter 5, twenty-three years have elapsed. Over those years, following the death of Nebuchadnezzar in 562 BC, five different Kings ruled over the Kingdom of Babylon: … Continue reading

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Daniel 4 – GOD Saves the King!

INTRODUCTION: 1.This Chapter presents the personal salvation testimony of King Nebuchadnezzar himself! 2. It is important to remember the language structure of The Book of Daniel: 1:1 – 2:4a is written in Hebrew, the language of the Jews. 2:4b – … Continue reading

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Daniel 3 – The Fiery Furnace!

INTRODUCTION: 1. This is one of the best known and least believed passages in The Old Testament! 2. The reason that most people do not believe that this really happened is because they do not believe anything supernatural is possible! … Continue reading

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DANIEL CHAPTER TWO – AN IMAGE OF THINGS TO COME!

INTRODUCTION: 1. Daniel is the most detailed and precise of the prophets. In this Book, he interprets two major visions – the Image in Chapter Two and the Four Beasts in Chapter Seven. 2. It is vitally important to understand … Continue reading

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Understanding the Book of Daniel – Sermon 1: “Introduction”

The text used in this study is from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.                         ** Used by permission. 1. The events recorded in The Book … Continue reading

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THE STATE OF OUR CHURCH 2025

EXPOSITION: Ephesians 3:14-21 3:14 – 19 GOD’s Will! (14-16) It is the will of GOD that HIS people be strengthened by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT! (14) “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, (15) from … Continue reading

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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

The Night Before Christmas                                                                                                                                               © 2016 Lanny M. Faulkner, Ph.D. Pastor-Teacher, First Baptist Church, Atwood, Illinois ‘Twas the Night before Christmas, and up in the sky; the Angels proclaimed that the Savior was nigh! The shepherds were resting out … Continue reading

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CHRISTMAS 2025

“Christmas Book by Book – Sermon Four: John 1:1-3, 14 “The Incarnation of GOD in the Person of JESUS CHRIST!” INTRODUCTION: 1. All through the Old Testament, we are promised over and over again that God, HIMSELF, will come to … Continue reading

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