Unshakeable: A Faith That Won’t Fold — Part 4
The Worship Decision
Daniel 3:1–18
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego face a life or death choice around what or who they will worship. While followers of Jesus are faced with similar life and death choices in other parts of our world, we face other issues such as rejection, insults, different treatment than others, etc. because of our faith.
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Daniel 3:1–7
Nebuchadnezzar tells people who and how to worship.
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Daniel 3:8–12
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refuse to bend their knee and bow their head in worship to a false god.
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Daniel 3:13–15
Nebuchadnezzar’s response.
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Daniel 3:16–17
The response of the three followers of God is that our God is able to deliver us.
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Daniel 3:18
But even if he does not, we have made up our mind, and we will not serve the false god you have set up.
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Action Step
Decide that no matter what I face in life, I know God is able to change it, but even if He does not, I will trust Him for whatever the future holds, and I will live in full devotion to God.
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Taking It Home
We encourage you to take a few minutes today and this week to process this morning’s message. These questions are designed for discussion with your family, a friend, mentor, spouse, and small group. They are also useful for self reflection.
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What stands out to you in these passages from the Bible? From the message?
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What is difficult for you to understand or accept in these passages from the Bible? From the message?
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What is God saying in these passages and through what we heard in the message about Himself? About people? About you?
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What examples are there to follow, commands to obey, or promises to stand on from these passages in the Bible, and from what we heard in the message?
