Dove Creek Bible Church's Podcast

Are angels and demons involved in our personal and worldly affairs? If so, how so? Do our prayers help and hinder powers in the heavenly realms? These and other questions are addressed in this week's sermon.

Long ago there were three days that changed the world. We are most familiar with the Friday of the Crucifixion and the Sunday of the Resurrection. But what was the feeling on Saturday - the Day in the Tomb? How often, if ever, do we think about the pain and confusion of that day...when it seemed all the hope place in Jesus lay buried with Him in that tomb. Those who experienced these events firsthand thought that everything was now hopeless...little did they realize their hope was merely on hold.

Join the teen challenge choir sharing the joy of the Lord in song and testimonies. Keep these folks in prayer as they continue their journey in the Lord and really all the folks at teen challenge.

* There were technical difficulties early in the sermon, which we corrected as best we could, but you will note a few seconds of blank space at about the 8 minute mark * This sermon covers one of the most complicated and controversial sections of the Bible - Daniel 9:24-27. This sermon presents the three major views on the text concerning the Seventy Sevens of Daniel.

In Daniel 8, Daniel is given a preview of coming attractions for the Jewish people in the the next 300 years. Imagine if the Lord gave you a vision for the next 300 years of the nation you hold most dear and what if the vision revealed heartache and suffering for that nation and your family? How would you feel? You would probably feel like Daniel feels at the end of this chapter: Daniel 8:27 I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

Daniel Chapter 7

Daniel's enemies attempt to entrap him by making his integrity work against him rather than for him. Instead God uses their lack of integrity to entrap them. What can we learn from Daniel's integrity and how can we grow in integrity?

People think they can build walls to keep out the judgments of God, but everyone eventually faces a day when they must deal with the writing on the wall. There are no walls think enough to keep out the judgment of God.

In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego by refusing to bow down to the image Nebuchadnezzar set up. Did they have great faith because they had great courage or did they have great courage because they had great faith? It has been said there are two kinds of faith...which one did Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego have?

In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream which greatly disturbs him. In verses 1-30, we see how human insecurity gives birth to human hostility. Somehow in the midst of all this Daniel remains calm and composed. What gave Daniel this sense of assurance?

Acts 28 is not, as Winston Churchill once said, the beginning of the end it is merely the end of the beginning. The book of Acts has taken us on a journey from a small huddled mass of 120 people to turning the world upside down in a mere 29 years. In today's lesson we learn how God can and will redeem the expereiences we have to further the cause of the good.

Why do we go through storms? Especially when we are trying to be obedient and follow the will of God in our lives...why do the storms still come? In Acts 27, Paul is in a storm that causes a shipwreck. Jesus said Paul was to go to Rome to testify about Him there...why this diversion? Why not just get Paul to Rome? Does God have a purpose for storms?

In Acts 24-26, Paul is examined by Felix, Festus, and Agrippa II. As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come there were two very different reactions from his examiners. We still find these same reactions today. It is still true today that unwillingness never runs out of excuses and unbelief never has enough proof.

In today's text Paul begins making his defense before the Sanhedrin; however there is a problem...his flesh has been activated so he is now self-directed and self-protective. See what the Lord does to get him back on track.

What should we do when we seem to be getting conflicting signals from the Holy Spirit about direction? How do we decipher our internal leaning and the well-intentioned advice we receive from others about direction? In today's sermon, Paul receives some well-intentioned but ultimately bad advice and the whole thing backfires...or does it?