Real Life Application
What is one "idol" someone could put before God today?
Money, phone, social media, sports, friends.
What book of the Bible we were on last Sunday?
Genesis
The astrologers/Chaldeans
What was the statue made of?
Gold
What were the three told to do when the music played.
Bow down and worship the golden statue.
What should you do if your friends pressure you to do something you know is wrong?
Stand up for what is right and choose to obey God.
What was the main chapter from last Sunday?
Genesis 19
"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us."
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Where was the statue set up?
Plain of Dura
What happened when they refused to bow?
Nebuchadnezzar became furious and ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter.
Why can it be hard to stand for God when everyone else is doing something different?
You may be afraid of being made fun of, facing rejection, and get punished.
What was the main verse for this month?
Psalm 37:27-28
"But even if he does not..."
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
What happened to the three men's clothes after they came out the furnace.
They were not burned/damaged.
What happened to the men who threw them in the furnace?
They died instantly
Does trusting God mean that nothing bad will ever happen to you?
No. They trusted God even though they did not know what He had in store for them.
Say either Psalm 37:27 or Psalm 37:28
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
"Look, I see four men walking around in the fire..."
King Nebuchadnezzar
Three things the king noticed when the 3 men came out of the furnace. What were they?
They weren't burned, clothing was not damaged, and they don't smell like smoke
What surprised Nebuchadnezzar when looking into the into the furnace?
3 came in and 4 showed up
They basically said "God can save us, but even if He doesn't, we still won't worship the statue" that teach us about trusting God?
Our obedience should not depend on getting the outcome we want.
Say both verses of Psalm 37:27 and 28.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
And the fourth looks like a son of the gods.
Nebuchadnezar
Who was the fourth being in the furnace?
A divine being sent by God.
What happened to the ropes they used to tie Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and what does that show?
The first burned the ropes off, but the men themselves were unharmed. It shows that Godp rotected them from the fire.