Title: Childlike Purity (3 of 4)
Series: The Faith of a Child
Author: Dave Gustavsen
Text: Daniel 1
Good morning Chapel family. We're taking this fall to focus on "The Faith of a Child." And we started this whole thing by focusing on a group of children in Malawi, Africa...and then we turned our attention to the children of the Bible. Jesus said, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." So the only way you even get into God's family is by humbling yourself like a child, admitting you're totally dependent on your heavenly Father, and receiving his grace. That's where it starts. But then, to keep growing spiritually, there are certain childlike qualities we need to take on. So we talked about Childlike Listening in the life of young Samuel; then we saw Childlike Courage in the example of young David, and last week we saw Childlike Boldness in the life of young Esther. So today, we're going to focus on a young man named Daniel, and talk about Childlike Purity.
When I say that word "purity," what comes to mind? I think for a lot of people, it has a negative connotation. We think of Puritans who were always scowling and never any fun, because they were trying to be so pure. We think of legalistic Pharisees in the time of Jesus who were self-righteous and used their purity as a weapon against others. Or maybe someone in your life who's very strict and judgmental-and you can't stand being around them. So for a lot of us, purity is not something we're striving for. But that's because we misunderstand it. We've been given bad examples of it. The real thing is beautiful and powerful. The world we live in today is hungry for people who live with genuine purity...and Daniel is a great example of what the real thing looks like.
So-today's Scripture is Daniel chapter one. Let's receive God's Word...
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem ...
Series: The Faith of a Child
Author: Dave Gustavsen
Text: Daniel 1
Good morning Chapel family. We're taking this fall to focus on "The Faith of a Child." And we started this whole thing by focusing on a group of children in Malawi, Africa...and then we turned our attention to the children of the Bible. Jesus said, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." So the only way you even get into God's family is by humbling yourself like a child, admitting you're totally dependent on your heavenly Father, and receiving his grace. That's where it starts. But then, to keep growing spiritually, there are certain childlike qualities we need to take on. So we talked about Childlike Listening in the life of young Samuel; then we saw Childlike Courage in the example of young David, and last week we saw Childlike Boldness in the life of young Esther. So today, we're going to focus on a young man named Daniel, and talk about Childlike Purity.
When I say that word "purity," what comes to mind? I think for a lot of people, it has a negative connotation. We think of Puritans who were always scowling and never any fun, because they were trying to be so pure. We think of legalistic Pharisees in the time of Jesus who were self-righteous and used their purity as a weapon against others. Or maybe someone in your life who's very strict and judgmental-and you can't stand being around them. So for a lot of us, purity is not something we're striving for. But that's because we misunderstand it. We've been given bad examples of it. The real thing is beautiful and powerful. The world we live in today is hungry for people who live with genuine purity...and Daniel is a great example of what the real thing looks like.
So-today's Scripture is Daniel chapter one. Let's receive God's Word...
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem ...
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