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Running Out of Time
Daniel 12:4-9
Pastor Tom
7-24-11

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Self Promotion vs Humility
Daniel 11:21-45
Pastor Tom
7-17-11

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Details, Details
Daniel 11:1-20
Pastor Tom
7-13-11

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Looking Glass
Daniel 10
Pastor Tom
7-10-11

Introduction – God pulls the veil of the spiritual world aside to give Daniel/us a look into the unseen. – Colossians 1:16

I. Preparation for the vision – vv. 1-4

• Four years after vision of 70 weeks
• Ezra 1:1-4, Two years later and only a handful returned home
• Exact date

II. A vision of Christ – vv. 5-9

• Similar to Revelation – Revelation 1:12-16
• Saw this alone/alone with God

III. The veil lifted – vv. 10-14

• Spiritual warfare – Ephesians 6:11-12
• Agonize in prayer – Romans 15:30
• A raging battle – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
• Reasons: – Thy people
  • Latter days
  • For many days

IV. The vision’s affect – vv. 15-21

• Speechless/sorrowful/weak
• Strengthened by Christ’s love
• God’s word will guide you/Sword of the Spirit

Conclusion – Engage the enemy, victory is ours through Jesus Christ.

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Expired By …
Daniel 9:20-27
Pastor Tom
7-3-11

Introduction – Like items in the grocery store, those that oppose God’s plans have a limited shelf life.

I. Oh, to be loved – vv. 20-23

• Concerns for God’s honor and people
• Understanding for life’s questions

II. Seventy weeks of years – vv. 24

• Three negatives
  • Finish the transgression
  • Make an end of sin
  • Make reconciliation
• Three positives
  • Bring in everlasting righteousness
  • Seal up vision and prophecy
  • Anoint the Most High

III. Restoring Jerusalem – vv. 25-26

• Beginning and ending point
• Messiah and Jerusalem cut off
• The other prince has his moment

IV. Limited time – v. 27

• The last week of years – 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:5; 12:14

Conclusion – Those in Christ will enjoy an everlasting kingdom.

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Prayer That Works
Daniel 9:1-19
Pastor Tom
6-29-11

Introduction – Daniel reveals the pattern and conditions of his prayer life.

I. Reading the signs – vv. 1-3

• In captivity 70 years
• God’s vision caused him to study – Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10
• Personal persistence in prayer

II. Looking for answers – vv. 4-14

• Acknowledgement of God’s worthiness for respect
• I, we and our sin – confession
• Detail of deserving discipline
• Scattered lives and confused faces
• God is right – we are wrong

III. Basis of appeal – vv. 15-19

• God’s righteousness, sake, mercies, city and people – Romans 3:26

Conclusion – Praying for God’s glory and name best describes prayer that works!

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Voiceprint Identification
Daniel 8
Pastor Tom
6-26-11

Introduction – Like a fingerprint, each individual’s voice is unique and has characteristics such as pitch and rhythm, which can be mapped and used to verify identity.

I. Second vision received – vv. 1-14

• At Shushan/Susa, one capital of Persia
• Two animals
  • A ram – Media and Persia
  • A goat – Greece/Alexander the Great
• Four generals – Ptolemy, Antigonus, Lysimachus and Cassander
• Under Antigonus came Antiochus IV called Epiphanes from – 171-165 BC
• Took away sacrifices and desecrated their sanctuary
• How long? 2300 days
• Maccabee family overthrows/Feast of Dedication or Hanukkah

II. Vision interpretation – vv. 15-25

• End times – Antiochus Epiphanes symbolizes Antichrist
• Clear history of Persia and Greece
• Antiochus would seek to destroy God’s people – Hellenize the Jews
• He was broken without hand – died strangely

III. Preserve the vision – vv. 26-27

• Recognize the enemy
• Recognize God’s plan

Conclusion – Jesus said His sheep would hear His voice. – John 18:37