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MBC Small Group Weekly
Morningside Bible ChurchMorningside Bible ChurchMorningside Bible Church
May 10, 2017
“Greeting Team”
For Sunday, May 14 Remember: Meet in the coat room @ 10:30 am for brief prayer & then go “welcome” people! NOTE: Keep an eye on the auditorium for those who slipped past!
Greeters this week: Josh Tackett Sun Night; Wayne Campbell Sun Morn; Julie Garoutte Thurs 1st—Sara Embke Monday Night;
Brian Hagler Sunday Night
2nd— Wayne Campbell Sunday am
Josh Tackett Sunday Night; Julie Garoutte Thursday Night
3rd—Randy Ehlers Sunday Night; Wayne Campbell Wednesday Night
4th—Curt Mastbergen Sunday Night; PT Thursday Morning
Small Groups @ MBC
Daniel: A King’s Pride Is Broken—
prosperous” seek after God! In fact,
Jesus said, “It’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a
rich man to enter into heaven”; and, then He follows with one of the most
misused statements in all of Scripture: “But, with God all things are possible!” Be
careful! Don’t carelessly quote that verse outside of it’s context! What
Jesus is saying is that it’s humanly IMPOSSIBLE for the rich to enter into
heaven; but, “...with God ALL THINGS are POSSIBLE!” Even the salvation of a rich,
powerful & pride-filled King, like Nebuchadnezzar, is possible with God;
but, ONLY after he’s been broken & humbled! And, the rest of the chapter is Nebuchadnezzar’s incredible story—
how God drove him away from people to live, as a wild animal, with the wild
animals! For 7 years he ate grass & acted as a wild animal; until, he
acknowledged “...that the Most High God is ruler over the kingdom of men, and
He gives it to anyone He wants” (v.25). The King learned that pride is way
more dangerous than it appears! Pride blinds us to our sin; and, we become
self-absorbed in our own little world of self-importance!
Failure Can Be A Gift—
(NOTE: This Continues A Series Of
Posts On Daniel’s Life) Should you find yourself reading the Book of
Daniel someday, you’ll note a significant change as you start the
4th chapter—it’s no longer Daniel’s story! This is King Nebuchadnezzar’s
personal testimony of how he came to have saving faith in Yahweh—it’s
become Nebuchadnezzar’s story! His words are directed at “...those of
every people, nation, and language, who live in all the earth”; and, reads like
what someone would say if they stepped up to the mic in a worship
service & shared a testimony of faith! “I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most
High God has done for me” (v.2). Up until now—throughout the first 3
chapters—the King always referred to “YOUR God…” Daniel; and, to
“YOUR God…” Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego! In this chapter, the King
describes a personal relationship with God—he shares what “...the
Most High God had done for ME.” In v.4 the King said he was “...at ease &
flourishing in my palace”—some translations render it “...content &
prosperous.” Rarely do the “content &
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The British playwright, George Bernard Shaw, said, “There are two tragedies in
life. One is to lose your heart’s desire, and the other is to gain it...we tend to
listen more when God speaks through sorrow, pain, loss, and personal failure.
Success tends to make us complacent…” What he’s saying, in a sense, is that
failure can be a gift from God! It was for Nebuchadnezzar! Getting himself
knocked off his perch of pride became his salvation because it broke his sinful
self-confidence! Thank God! He will cut us down to size in order to save us!
Nebuchadnezzar had taken credit for his accomplishments when it was God
who had blessed him with his abilities! Someone said: “Pride is like plagiarism
because it attempts to take for ourselves Glory that belongs to God alone!” God
will not share His glory with us! Repent of pride or face His judgment!