I have to admit that when I began preparing the LIFE TEST discussion series for Journey and was I going to base it on the life of Daniel from the Old Testament, I was excited and concerned. Many of have heard the story of the fiery furnace and lions den. They are so cool of stories. And yet they often come off so simple sounding. My challenge was to represent those and other stories in a fresh way, away that applied to our everyday lives.
With this last weeks discussion I had a new challenge before me. Helping people see the spiritual of King Nebuchadnezzar as a key plot line in the total book of Daniel. Few, if any, of our people had every heard this side of the story for sure.
Yet the more I explored the Kings role in the entire book of Daniel, the more I saw a man on a spiritual journey and going nowhere because of his pride.
How would our people react to hearing and seeing how much pride can stop us from really being free and knowing Christ?
All I can say is WOW was I surprised!
Our LIFE Groups ripped into to pride and forgiveness big time.
It appears that this story helped them see and understand it in a new way.
Pride comes before the fall. We pray that this weeks discussion will help many of us not have to fall at all because of our pride.
Sound off... how do you wrestle with pride?
Are you and God separated because of your pride?
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