If you grew up in a Christian family, can you trace back through the generations when your family members first got saved? Was it through your grandparents, or even your great-grandparents? Does it go back further? God’s faithfulness and blessings are passed down through the generations. Isn’t that so amazing?! Today, Pastor Mark teaches that Daniel was promoted to be the leader of all the wise men, or magi. It was most likely Daniel’s influence and teachings that led the magi to search for Jesus in Bethlehem, hundreds of years later. You never know how your faithfulness and obedience to ..read more

Have you ever had a situation that made you so desperate for God’s help? Daniel and his three friends sure did! Unless they could do the impossible task of telling the king what his dream was and what it meant, they would be executed! There was nothing they could do except cry out to God for help. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches you that turning to God is the best thing you can do during those moments. While others may rely on their own strength, or succumb to fear and panic, as believers, we can put our faith in the God who holds the entire universe in the palm of His hands! What do y ..read more

What are some of the biggest trials and difficulties that God brought you through? Maybe it was illness, broken relationships, or financial struggles. While those experiences were so painful at the time, looking back on them now, you can probably see God’s faithfulness and goodness working through those experiences. Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that as you grow in your faith, God will allow the trials in your life to get more difficult. He does this to show you how far you’ve come, and to teach you how to trust in Him in greater ways. God never allows you to go through trials that you’r ..read more

Have you ever made a stand like Daniel did in refusing to eat food that would defile him? At the moment, it may have not seemed like such a big deal. He just ate a vegetarian diet. But in today’s message, Pastor Mark highlights the importance of being faithful to God in the small decisions and opportunities in your life. In what areas of your life will you commit to being faithful to God? Maybe it’s in your sexual purity. Maybe it’s in your conduct and integrity at work. Commit to being faithful to God in that specific area in your life. God will give you the power to remain faithful, and ..read more

Do your non-Christian friends and co-workers know that you’re a Christian because of the things you do and don’t do? Maybe they notice that you don’t use foul language or get drunk. Maybe they’ve seen your work ethic and generosity. In today’s text, we see that Daniel had good judgment and strong convictions to be a faithful witness. Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that, like Daniel, you must let your actions reflect your love and faithfulness to Jesus. Living in a secular culture, it’s easy to compromise your faith and go with the flow of what everyone else is doing. Today, take a st ..read more

Satan is after our children so that he can ruin the next generation. Look at what they’re teaching students today, from elementary schools to universities. Our kids are being indoctrinated to think and act in ways that go against God, from gender fluidity and homosexuality to evolution and denying the existence of God. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that this has been one of Satan’s oldest tactics. We see him doing this to the Jewish teenagers who are taken captive in Babylon along with Daniel and his friends. If you’re a parent, it’s vital to teach your kids God’s truth so that ..read more

No child likes to be disciplined, and no parent likes to discipline their child. However, it’s necessary in order to correct the wayward behavior and teach them the proper way. The children may not see or understand the benefits now, but later on, they’ll reap the benefits that the discipline provided for them. In the same way, our heavenly Father also disciplines us because we are His beloved children. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that God disciplined the nation of Israel by sending them to Babylon for 70 years. Afterward, the Israelites never worshipped idols again! In what w ..read more

Many people doubt that the book of Daniel was actually written by the biblical character Daniel because the prophecies contained in the book, written several hundred years before the actual events, are so accurate! They claim that there’s no way that anyone could have predicted those events so far back! In today’s message, Pastor Mark gives you several pieces of evidence to support the historical accuracy of the book of Daniel. But the strongest evidence is that Jesus confirms that the book was written by Daniel. You can have full faith in God’s word because everything He says is true and will ..read more

As Pastor Mark continues his teaching series, he’ll be reminding you that His people will be kings and priests in the New Jerusalem. God introduces the idea of a royal priesthood, describing Israel as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, and later John writes to the churches explaining that the church is a kingdom of priests also. The four living creatures echo this concept as well in Revelation, singing that God had redeemed people from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and they add that this ethnically diverse multitude is a kingdom of priests. You should be conducting your li ..read more

The New Jerusalem, which is also called the Tabernacle of God, the Holy City, the City of God, and Heavenly Jerusalem, is literally heaven on earth. Today, Pastor Mark will be explaining the symbolism in the beautiful details that God will create in the future for His people who have received Jesus for salvation. The New Jerusalem will be a place of unimagined blessing. The curse of the old earth will be gone, and in the city is the tree of life “for the healing of the nations” and the river of life. The New Jerusalem is the ultimate fulfillment of all God’s promises and is God’s goodness ..read more