1 / 14

Giving God The

…. Giving God The. Strength Of Youth. In Remaining Pure Dan 1 Daniel removed far from home vv. 1-5 Described as a promising youth Plans are to make him Chaldean Daniel “made up his mind…” vv. 8-16 Compare to typical response other “promising youths” would have had.

cady
Download Presentation

Giving God The

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. …

  2. Giving God The Strength Of Youth

  3. In Remaining Pure Dan 1 • Daniel removed far from home vv. 1-5 • Described as a promising youth • Plans are to make him Chaldean • Daniel “made up his mind…” vv. 8-16 • Compare to typical response other “promising youths” would have had

  4. In Remaining Pure Dan 1 • Daniel “made up his mind…” vv. 8-16 • He was not defiant • He sought other solutions that would let him serve God & satisfy the king at the same time vv. 8, 11

  5. In Remaining Pure Dan 1 • God blessed Daniel, other Hebrew youths vv. 17-20 • We must be faithful, even in trying times • We must remember that God will reward the faithful, not those who try to get ahead by compromising

  6. In Fighting Temptation Gen 39 • God’s providence leads throughout life • Often, it takes us to unfavorable places • Joseph is brought to Egypt vv. 1-5 • Joseph is described v. 6 • Joseph is tempted vv. 7-12

  7. In Fighting Temptation Gen 39 • How could Joseph have responded? • “Share the experience…why not??” • “It doesn’t matter what I do anyway” • “Finally, I get to do what I want to do!!” • How did Joseph respond? vv. 9, 12 cp. 2 Tim 2:22

  8. In Serving God, Others Esth 4 • God never promises serving Him does not also contain risks • Mordecai informs Esther of the threat to the Jews, urges her to act vv. 4-8 • Esther responds to Mordecai in fear v. 11 cp. Mt 10:28

  9. In Serving God, Others Esth 4 • Mordecai wants Esther to see the need of the moment vv. 13-14 • Mordecai understands providence • Esther accepts her opportunity to serve v. 16 cp. Lk 9:23-24

  10. FAITH must overcome FEAR. In Serving God, Others Esth 4 • Esther’s FEAR – “I Can’t” • Mordecai’s PLEA – “You Must” • Esther’s FAITH – “I Will”

  11. Some Closing Thoughts… • These 3 O.T. youths are excellent role models for young people today • You can do what they did • Their triumphs were not supernatural, but were the product of moral courage, faith, and trust in God

  12. Some Closing Thoughts… • A look at Daniel’s faith in his old age is still impressive Dan 6 • He was able to be faithful when he was old because when he was young, he “…made up his mind” Dan 1:8

  13. Some Closing Thoughts… • Remember…life passes quickly • If you will walk with God in your youth like Daniel, Joseph, & Esther, you’ll have happy memories in your waning years Eccl 12:2-6 • Give God the strength of your youth!!

  14. …

More Related