4. Week 1: Stand out (for God)
Week 2: Stand up (for what’s right)
Week 3: Stand for (for what matters most)
Week 4: Stand against
Week 5: Stand with

6. • Daniel was a teenager taken
captivity by Nebuchadnezar during
the first siege of Jerusalem in 605 B.C.
• He was a royal blood.
• He faithfully served under the
administration of three kings:
 Nebuchadnezar
 Belshazzar
 Darius

7. • The unusual feature of his book is that
Daniel wrote the central portion
(2:4 – 7:28) in the Aramaic language.
• He may be compared to Joseph, for
both men had the gift of interpreting
dreams.
• Daniel’s life may be characterized by:
 Purpose
 Prayer
 Prophecy

9. 3 Then the king ordered
Ashpenaz, chief of his
court officials, to bring
into the king’s service
some of the Israelites
from the royal family
and the nobility

10. 4 young men without any
physical defect, handsome,
showing aptitude for every
kind of learning, well
informed, quick to understand,
and qualified to serve in the
king’s palace. He was to teach
them the language and
literature of the Babylonians.

11. 5 The king assigned them a
daily amount of food and wine
from the king’s table. They
were to be trained for three
years, and after that they were
to enter the king’s service.

12. THE
RESERVATION
OF DANIEL AND
HIS FRIENDS

13. 4 young men without any
physical defect, handsome,
showing aptitude for every
kind of learning, well
informed, quick to understand,
and qualified to serve in the
king’s palace. He was to teach
them the language and
literature of the Babylonians.

14. DISTINCTION
VS.
DISQUALIFICATION

15. Best young future leaders
intentionally indoctrinate into
Babylonian culture & train
them to become future
governor leaders/advisors.

17. Do you see a man skillful in
his work? He will stand before
kings; he will not stand before
obscure men.

18. And Jesus increased in
wisdom and in stature and in
favor with God and man.

19. THE
RESOLUTION
OF DANIEL AND
HIS FRIENDS

20. 5 The king assigned them a daily
amount of food and wine from the
king’s table. They were to be
trained for three years, and after
that they were to enter the king’s
service.

21. 6 Among those who were chosen
were some from Judah: Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah..

22. 7 The chief official gave them new
names: to Daniel, the name
Belteshazzar; to Hananiah,
Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach;
and to Azariah, Abednego.

23. 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile
himself with the royal food and
wine, and he asked the chief
official for permission not to
defile himself this way.

24. 4 boys—12-15 years or so—uprooted
from family, over 1000 miles from
home.
Stripped of identity. Crush any sense
of dignity.

25. Change names—all related to
Yahweh/true God to Babylonian
gods.
Change diet—Eat food prepared for
king meat and wine dedicated pagan
gods.

26. DEVOTION &
DEDICATION
vs.
DEFILEMENT &
DESECRATION

27. Didn’t fight when their names were
taken: outward labels—
knew who they were.
Didn’t defend his name—
Took a stand when God’s name
would be defamed.

28. Predetermined resolution.
If you are going to stand out
for God—make some
decisions ahead of time.

29. THE
RECOMMENDATION
OF DANIEL AND
HIS FRIENDS

30. 12 “Please test your servants for
ten days: Give us nothing but
vegetables to eat and water to
drink.

31. 13 Then compare our appearance
with that of the young men who
eat the royal food, and treat your
servants in accordance with what
you see.”

32. 14 So he agreed to this and tested
them for ten days. 15 At the end of
the ten days they looked healthier
and better nourished than any of
the young men who ate the royal
food.

33. DEFEND/DEPEND
vs.
DEFAME

34. Instead of making a public
protest, Daniel honors authority
& creates a plan. You can stand
out in the right way!

35. THE REWARD OF
DANIELAND HIS
FRIENDS

36. 19 The king talked with them, and
he found none equal to Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael and
Azariah…

37. DESTINY
vs.
DESTRUCTION

38. Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has blessed us in Christ with
every spiritual blessing in the
heavenly places,

39. even as he chose us in him
before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy
and blameless before him.

40. In love he predestined us for
adoption as sons through
Jesus Christ, according to the
purpose of his will,

41. Robert Gould Shaw
(October 10, 1837 July 18, 1863)

42. The story goes that
the author of
"Glory," Kevin
Jarre, was walking
across Boston
Common one day
when he noticed
something about a
Civil War
memorial that he
had never noticed
before.

44. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Pastor Joven Soro
FCC Main, Ampid 1, San Mateo, Rizal, PH
6:30 PM Evening Service
October 2, 2016
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