As we come into Dan 9 today, we have read Daniel’s prayer for his people, specifically, for his nation, the people of Israel. Throughout the prayer he confesses their sins…
In this sermon we look at one man's "conversion" and one man's condemnation. We see that Nebuchadnezzar has a problem of great pride. God humbles Nebuchadnezzar and then God restores…
Daniel lives as an exile (like Esther) among the Babylonians (like Ezekiel). Like Esther and Mordecai, Daniel experiences both the danger of serving God faithfully in a foreign land and…
It seems that humans are naturally drawn to celebrate in religion the things that are of lesser concern to God. We move towards those things that are visually impressive or…
As Christians, we are called to stand firm and speak the truth. How are we to do this? This passage from 2 Samuel shows us the wrong way and the…
Over the past two weeks, we have looked at Jesus’ warnings about what will happen to us and others if we do not put our pride to death: we will…
In today’s passage, Jesus addresses the root sin of pride. The word “pride” itself never occurs, but in the interactions between Jesus and his disciples, the problem of pride will…
In the first sermon of the advent season, Pastor Winston takes us through this passage where Isaiah describes God's gift to the world. In this passage God presents a humble…
This sermon starts the survey of 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel. The theme of these books is that God is the one who sovereignly exalts his leaders and puts down…
Pride is a sin that is still universally acknowledged as a sin, but very little is usually done about it. This sermon shows how God deals with Nebuchadnezzar's pride and…
