1. “Mighty God Will Deliver Us!”
Daniel 3:14-18

2. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her little boy into bed…

3. Is our God in any way a Big Sissy
Is our God in any way a Big Sissy? Do you think of God being weak in anyway and if so how. Just how mighty is our God and can we depend upon Him…

4. Daniel 2:47
“The king answered Daniel and said, ‘Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.’”

5. As the song writer put it: “They wouldn’t bend, they wouldn’t bow, they wouldn’t burn.”… Thirteen times their names are repeated like a song of victory – Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego!

6. to reinforce our faith in the fact that Mighty God will deliver us
Purpose:
to reinforce our faith in the fact that Mighty God will deliver us

7. I Consider Their Possible Excuses
A. “There is No Use in Resisting”

8. Resistance is futile!

9. Joseph Fletcher has been called “the father of Situation Ethics”…

10. I Consider Their Possible Excuses
A. “There Is No Use in Resisting”
B. “We Are in a Foreign Land”

11. Is this what determines our morals – what laws permit?

12. I Consider Their Possible Excuses
A. “There Is No Use in Resisting”
B. “We Are in a Foreign Land”
C. “We Are Men of Position”
D. “We Must Not Let This Opportunity Slip”
E. “Our Act Will Only be Symbolic”
F. “Everybody is Doing it”

13. II Consider Their Admirable Confidence

14. The three had confidence in the Lord which led to confidence in each other and to proper confidence in themselves!

15. II Consider Their Admirable Confidence
A. Recognized Their Position
B. Plainly Spoke of Their Faith
C. Believed God Would Deliver

16. III Consider Their Definite Conclusions

17. Think of the depth of their commitment to God
Think of the depth of their commitment to God! In effect, they are saying, “You might be a big time king, but there is nothing in your kingdom to make us renounce allegiance to Mighty God! We will not…”

18. III Consider Their Definite Conclusions
A. Loyalty Did Not Hinge on Deliverance

19. “Though He slay me, I will hope in Him…”
Job 13:15
“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him…”

20. III Consider Their Definite Conclusions
A. Loyalty Did Not Hinge on Deliverance
B. They Determined to do God’s Will at All Costs

21. Conclusion and Summary:
1. We must have a clear sense of God’s presence…
2. We must have a deep sense of God’s holiness and divine law…
3. We must have a greater sense of God’s divine love…