God is the Most High, so we must learn to pray submissively. May our prayers be way more about God’s kingdom and His will than ours!
Answered Prayers
This week we took a break from our Prayers of the New Testament sermon series to celebrate the 7th anniversary of Wayside Communities Church! Ben reminds us of how kind and faithful God has been to us over the years.
Pray Reverently
As Christians, we are called to follow Christ in remembering and revealing the holiness of God’s name.
Pray Childishly
God is our Heavenly Father, so we must learn to pray as His children!
How Not To Pray
Jesus clearly warns against performative prayer in Matthew 6:5-8. Instead, He invites us to pray simply, sincerely, and with a heart of faith.
Daniel 11:1-12:4 "Daniel's Final Vision: Pt. 1"
Biblical prophecy always proves true, so we can be confident about our biblical beliefs.
Daniel 10:1-11:1 "Glimpsing God"
Glimpsing God’s glory and grace helps us through the hard times.
Daniel 9: 20-27 "Spoiler Alert"
God speaks truly, so we can trust His Word! God has revealed His true plan, so we can trust that He will accomplish it.
Daniel 9: 1-19 "Approaching the Throne of Grace"
Prayer is our humble response to God’s revelation.
Daniel 8:1-27 - "Pain & Promises"
The Lord sovereignly permits temporary pain, but we can still trust in his unchanging promises and character.
Daniel 7 - "Kingdom of God"
We can look forward to an eternal kingdom beyond the beasts!
Daniel 7 - "Kingdoms of Men"
Kingdoms will come and go, but the Lord is unchanging and trustworthy!
Daniel 7 - "ABCs of Daniel 7"
Daniel 7 is crucial for understanding both the Book of Daniel and the rest of biblical prophecy, so we need to better understand what it means and why it matters.
Daniel 6:16-28 - "The Rescuer"
God is our rescuer, so we can relax!
Daniel 6:1-15 - "How To Catch Christians"
Faithfulness to God makes us easy marks for opposition, and so we must trust in God for provision and protection. We’re going to divide up today’s passage into two parts which basically look at the predictability of a life of faithful service to God, and the predictable patterns of opposition to such a life.
Daniel 5:1-31 - "Holy Vessels"
In Christ, we are holy vessels to be used for holy purposes.
Daniel 4:4-37 - "Pride & Progress"
Humility before God is the path of human progress, so we can expect to be humbled by God’s grace and for God’s glory. In today’s passage, we specifically see how the Lord cautions and ultimately cures a prideful person.
Daniel 4:1-3 - "Pleased To Praise"
It’s all too easy to forget to praise God, especially when time and circumstance leads us to focus on other things in this life. Today’s big idea is simply that God is worthy of praise, so we should praise Him. In particular, He should be praised for His might and His majesty, for His ability and His authority.
"Our Living Hope" (Easter 2023)
Because Jesus lives, we can live hopefully. Biblically speaking, hope isn’t mere wishful thinking; it’s a firm conviction about the future. Today’s passage is 1 Peter 1:3-5. It’s part of Peter’s introduction to a letter sent to suffering saints. In it, the apostle encourages his fellow Christ-followers to stand firm in the hope of Christ, which is solid and secure.
"The Triumph Of Christ" (Palm Sunday 2023)
God is gracious, and He knows that when we fail to see our suffering in the light of the Gospel, we will be susceptible to doubt and despair and the Devil’s deceptive influence. Today’s big idea is simple: The Gospel is the good news of God’s triumph over sin and suffering.
