What might it be like when God judges America for its personal and national sins? We need to see what God did to Judah in the days of Jeremiah, when both the righteous and the wicked suffered. In thi…

When the judgment of God falls, what we hold dear is often laid to waste. The city of Jerusalem with its temple was sacked by invading armies, acting under God’s ultimate plan. In this message, we’re…

What makes us think that God can only bless, and not judge, our country? Those who lived in Jerusalem never thought God would bring them to account, since this was where His Temple stood. In this mes…

Are you distressed by our nation’s destruction? Jesus looked upon Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, weeping over its coming destruction. Centuries earlier, Jeremiah also wept when the city was dest…

When we awake in the morning, sometimes the heartache we carry is already too much to bear. In his day, Jeremiah’s eyes were full of tears as he prophesied the righteous judgment of God against a reb…

Should Christians separate from the prevailing culture or eagerly participate? The surprising answer comes from God’s instructions to captive Judah living in Babylon. Under the judgment of God, thous…

If Christians are the minority within the prevailing culture, where do we see God’s blessing? In this message, the surprising answer come from Jeremiah 29, where God guides captive Israel in how to l…

In our heart of hearts, we have a choice of allegiances: receive God’s blessing or manipulate to our own ends. Lot chose to ally with the King of Sodom. Abraham paid homage to the King of Salem, prie…

Christians are no longer the dominant cultural force in America. How do we live with lasting peace amid a pagan culture? In this message, we’ll find three vital lessons God gave Israel—seeking the sh…

Christians in America are rapidly becoming like Daniel and his friends in Babylon: out of sync with their pagan environment. How do we reconcile what we believe with how to live in such a culture? In…

When authorities tell us to do one thing, and the Bible tells us to do the opposite, what do we do? Whenever possible, we should be in the culture, just like Daniel and his friends among their Babylo…

Some situations push us to face conflicting choices. Some other Christians might even have a difference of opinion. Daniel’s friends went along with their Babylonian captors as far as they could but …

Every day, cultural and civil pressure mounts on the Christian faith. How should believers react? For Israelites in ancient Babylon, there was no freedom of religion as they faced government oppressi…

Why doesn’t God deliver everyone from harm? When Daniel’s friends refused to offer worship the Babylonian king, they were tossed into a fiery furnace. In this message, we consider what compelled thes…

Some persecuted believers are spared while others go through torture and death. For three exiles in Babylon, their immediate well-being was less important to them than honoring the one true God. In t…

When most people might bow to the power of the state or cultural pressures, Christians must remain faithful. We’ve come to know the living and the true God. In this message, we’ll look at two more le…

The judgment of God may be long in coming, but it can come with a vengeance. When the pride, blasphemy, and idolatry of Babylon had gone far enough, God wrote the handwriting on the wall. In this mes…

Are we willing to stand alone, knowing that God stands with us? Daniel was alone in warning the Babylonian king of his pending destruction. That night, King Belshazzar’s feast began with revelry but …

Although God’s revealed will in Scripture is often dismissed, ignored, or even labeled as hate speech, the consequences of celebrating sin will come. Ancient Babylon’s leaders had no idea that their …

Our spiritual journey is not based on how much faith we possess but rather upon the One in whom we trust. God called a man out of Ur of the Chaldees, promising to make of him a great nation. In this …

When God makes a unilateral promise, we can take it to the bank.  God chose Abraham, telling him that all the earth would be blessed through his posterity. Yet Abraham would only ever see that promis…

Every loss, challenge, and heart ache that God brings into our life, reminds us that we were made for another world. God gave Abraham unconditional promises, but not all of them were fulfilled in thi…