Posts Tagged ‘The King of Kingdoms – The Book of Daniel’

We have seen over and over again that the book of Daniel is not ultimately about the wiseman Daniel, even though Daniel has given us a great example to follow in every single chapter. Dare to be a Daniel! Dare to be godly in a godless world. Dare to live wisely like he did in the midst…

“Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.” That is what is going to happen one…

Daniel chapter 11 is about the God above all other powers and authorities.  The God Who is God above all. “The God of Gods.” Everything we think of when we think of what “God” means–this God is the God that is all of that and infinitely more.   Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Daniel 11:2-12:1 Full…

In Daniel chapter 10, old Daniel is still praying. In Daniel chapter 10, old Daniel is not done praying for his people. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Daniel 10:1-11:1 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “Before Your God”– March 30, 2025

Daniel chapter 9 is a little different. It’s definitely the same book, but it has a different feel to it than what has come before. For one, it doesn’t start with a problem or a vision. It doesn’t have one of those classic Bible story problems like we saw so many times in the first…

Daniel chapter 8 tells the story of another vision of Daniel that was very traumatic for him. Daniel had another vision, after the one that we read about in the last chapter. Do you remember when that one was?  That one was during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on…

“The Ancient of Days.” The One who is from all eternity. The Eternal God. Which is mind-blowing, I know! Just thinking about the concept of eternity is a mind-blower. And this is a Person Who is eternal. “The Ancient of Days.” Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Daniel 7:1-28 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You…

Daniel chapter 6 is about the God Who is alive. Forever alive! The God Who is real. The God Who is active. The God Who is powerful. The God Who is not dead, no, He is alive. He is the living God.   Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Daniel 6:1-28 Full manuscript available on Pastor…

Daniel chapter 5 is not primarily about Daniel. Though he does show up in this chapter. An old man, forgotten by many, but still faithful and providing us with a brilliant example. Dare to be a Daniel! But this chapter is not primarily about him. And Daniel chapter 5 is not about Daniel’s friends. Hananiah, Mishael,…

Daniel chapter 4 is about “The King of Heaven.” The King Who reigns from heaven, above all things. And that is, of course, our Lord God. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Daniel 4:1-37 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “The King of Heaven”–…

Daniel chapter 3 is not about Daniel. Daniel actually, surprisingly, does not appear in this chapter himself! So it’s not about him. But it’s also not about his friends. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. I mean, it is kind of about them. They are in the story. They aren’t called Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They are…

Daniel chapter 2 is about “The God of Heaven.” I know that’s kind of obvious, and yet it’s also quite easy to miss. It’s easy to think that Daniel chapter 2 is about Daniel. And it is, and we need to dare to be like him. But it’s really not about Daniel. And it’s easy…