Shutting the Mouths of Lions
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When we find ourselves leading alone we have to stay alert of the enemy’s tactics
1 Peter 5:8-9 NLT - Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.
Daniel 6:3 NKJV - Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.
Point 1: Not Everyone is Going to Happy About Your Promotion
Daniel 6:4 NKJV - So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him.
The enemy cannot extinguish who God has distinguished.
The best way to protect yourself when God has distinguished you as a leader, is to be found faithful not fearful
Isaiah 54:17 NLT - But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!
Question for Reflection: Are we consistent in our faith even when the accusations are unfair and unjust?
Point 2: Not Everyone is Going to Be Thrilled with Your Devotion
Daniel 6:5 NKJV - Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
As a supernatural leader you have to be confident that when people attack your faith in God, they are going to have to deal directly with God.
Question of Reflection: Are we willing to stand firm in our devotion to God when the culture around us demands compromise?
Point 3: Everyone Will Know that God still Shuts the Mouth of Lions
Daniel 6:16-17 NKJV - So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” 17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.
God may not always keep us from entering the den, but He can shut the mouths of the lions when we’re in it!
Daniel 6:21-22 NKJV - Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
The enemy, who seeks to devour, will be stopped by a God who always delivers!
Daniel 6:27-28 NKJV - He delivers and rescues, and He works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Question of Reflection: Are you ready to believe that God still can shut the mouths of lions?
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also a 5-day devotional for the week a followup to my message and so they're there to encourage you and strengthen you in your walk uh please use those accordingly every time we go to Zambia I've been going to Zambia for the last three uh four years but the last three I've taken a group of pastors with me and at the end of the trip we go to showby National Park in Botswana and last summer as the trip was was winding down came the day it's one of the favorite days for all the pastors and there's a lot of anticipation and
expect expectation cuz you're going to see the big five you're going to see the the elephant you're going to see you're hopefully going to see the lion you're going to see the cap Buffalo you're going to see all of these animals and so as soon as we jump in the saari vehicle that fits 10 people in comes on the radio there's been a fresh kill now can I just tell you if there's anything that five pastors want to hear come on at the beginning of a safari is there's been a fresh kill and so all of us got excited
there's been a fresh kill and then we all looked at each other what's that mean and so we hurried to the other side of the park the driver we were driving for about 20 minutes we get to the other side of showby national park and there it was a dead Cape buffalo one of the big five laying in the middle of the field there's other safari trucks gather GED we're about 50 yard out there's some vultures over here and all of a sudden the vultures swoop down on the ox I'm talking to hundreds of vultures and all
of a sudden pouncing out of the Bush comes a lion to drive the vultures away because he's protecting his meal for the rest of the pride this footage you see on the screen is taken is taken from my iPhone it was so fascinating to watch as he protected his fresh kill as long as he wasn't climbing in the sorry vehicle I was cool but as we're watching this we're there for literally 20 minutes and we're just I've never seen anything like it and he's he's just he's he's just
guarding his meal his next his dinner and I began to wonder what happened to that poor buffalo what happened to this cap Buffalo leading up to those moments you see Lions often attempt to hunt the Buffalo however they're not easy prey these are Big Mammoth animals and when under attack buffalos don't run away but they group together to protect their young and each other in fact they're known to gather in herds of up to 500 to a th000 people how many know a thousand versus one isn't really good odds
they've even been known to kill Lions while defending their herd you can also see in the next picture of this cap Buffalo there's that little white bird you see that little white bird we're actually right this is the last part of the the the Safari and we've seen this that little bird is that Buffalo's best friend when you're on the Safari you'll see this bird riding on the backs of Buffalo and what these birds do is they eat the ticks and the insects off their back how you know that'd be cool a
little back scratcher right there but they also warn the Buffalo of any danger or predators that nearby and I began to think somehow this Buffalo got separated from the herd and became easy prey as a leader with Supernatural influence it's easy to find yourself leading alone because the calling that is on your life is so unique and there are not many who can go with you where God has called you to go now when we yeah when we find our ourselves leading leading alone here's the key we have to stay alert of the
enemy's tactics that's right we have to know though we may feel alone how many know we're really not alone even though we may be isolated in a season or physically separated from people at the moment how many you know God will never leave us or forsake us God's presence is always with us and as we learned last last week we when we have God's presence we also have his guidance when we have God's presence we also have his protection when we have God's presence we also have his favor on our lives
first Peter 5: 8 and9 says stay alert everybody say stay alert stay alert watch out for your great enemy the devil he prows around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour stand firm everybody say stand firm stand firm against him and be strong in your faith remember that your family of Believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are come on how are you thankful that somebody not just you but everybody else could be going through the same thing you're going through that's
right this is what we observe as we observe the life of Daniel which is the book that we're going to be focusing on today we know that when Daniel first came into captivity into Babylon he was surrounded by three buddies shatak meac and Abednego but after they were delivered from the fiery furnace that they were thrown into because they refused to Bow and worship the image of Nebuchadnezzar they were promoted in Daniel 3:30 says you'll Overlook it if you don't see it they were promoted in in the province of
Babylon in other words they were deliv they they went in the fiery furnace together but they were delivered together and because of that Deliverance they were promoted throughout different regions to lead different areas so they were separated and now they don't have each other to lean on because God has given them different assignments throughout Babylon the rest of the Book of Daniel shifts its attention solely on Daniel's life and career of leadership in Daniel chapter 6 which is what we're going to be focusing on today
we find Daniel now a politician and a prophet appointed as one of three governors to oversee the Affairs of King Darius who has set these three governors over his kingdom so that he would suffer no loss we pick up the story in Daniel 6:3 it says this then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and the satrs because an excellent Spirit was in him yes and the King listen to this and the King gave thought to setting him over the whole realm or the whole Kingdom it leads me to my first point and it's this not
everyone is going to be happy with your promotion come on amen listen it says the king just thought about setting Daniel over the entire King it was just an idea he probably just bounced it off a couple of the governors and a couple of the other Civic leaders of his day and just by planting that idea they began to Envy come on the favor that was on Daniel's life not everybody's going to be happy about your promotion and it says this so the governor's and satrip sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning
the kingdom but they could find no charge or fault because he was faithful everybody say faithful faithful nor was there any Heir or fault found in him you see not everyone likes the thought of you being in charge wow let me say that again not Everyone likes the thought of you being in charge so what the do is they'll try to bring a charge against you not Everyone likes the idea of you being over them any super supervisors or managers in the house not Everyone likes the idea of you being over them so the
first chance they get they're going to throw you under the bus true but here is the promise to the people of God here is the promise to Believers the enemy cannot extinguish who God has distinguished we have to understand promotion first come on promotion the Bible says comes from the Lord that's right so if it comes from the Lord we need to know what else comes with promotion come on how many you know promotion sometimes comes with a raise some more money come on how many you ever taken a promotion cuz it
was more money and then you wish you hadn't have took it cuz it came with some more stuff it comes with more respons ability it comes with more people to deal with and how many know where there's more people there's usually more drama to sort out and where there's more people come on how you know where there's people there's always more problems to solve so be careful what you're saying yes to you're not only just saying yes to a raise you're saying yes to a variety of things you're saying God I'm
available God you're saying use me to solve these problems how many know God is looking for problem solvers in our day as a Believer there's something else that comes with promotion that God adds supernaturally to your life when he promotes you and I want to encourage you don't overlook this we must be aware that God's promotion also comes with God's protection come on how are you thankful that God's protection isn't a possibility it's actually a promise when God is your shield no weapon can
prosper listen when you're thank aren't you thankful that God doesn't just just stand by you he stands before you come on and comes behind you under God's Wing no harm can reach you listen you may be facing battles this morning but you're always surrounded by God's defense and the best way to protect yourself as a supernatural leader when God has distinguished you as a leader is to be found faithful to God and not fearful to men that's right Proverbs 29:25 says the fear of man brings a
snare anybody ever been caught in that trap before the fear of man brings a snare but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe how many know that's a good safety plan right there a leader who is fearful always tries to defend them but a leader who is found faithful always quiets the accusations of the enemy with their integrity with their character I found out a couple of things as a leader that I found to be true and it's this sometimes I have to be quiet and let my life speak right amen other times I know I need to know
when to speak up and stand still Exodus 14:13 says but Moses told the people don't be afraid just stand still and watch the Lord rescue today come on how many know the Lord Is Watching Over Us amen I love this story in Daniel because when they sought to find some charge against Daniel there was nothing they could find no charge they couldn't find any fault he was faultless they couldn't find an he come on they couldn't find any fault he was a perfect example of someone who is leading like heaven and that's what a
person with an excellent spirit is their character is faultless and therefore they live Fearless I love what Isaiah 54:17 says it says but in that day no weapon turned against you will succeed you will silence every voice raised up to accuse you these benefits listen are enjoyed by the Servants of the Lord come on how many you enjoying the benefits two people raise their hand how many you enjoying the benefits the benefits are to be enjoyed these benefits are enjoyed by the Servants of the Lord they vind ation will come from
me I the Lord have spoken so in other words no matter what somebody has spoken against you you have a God who is speaking for you we all face situations that challenge us there's societal pressures there's workplace challenges there's personal accusations the enemy may try to intimidate us to compromise our Val values or abandon our devotion to God but like Daniel we are called to be faithful Under Pressure we are called to trust and believe God is with us and will fight for us you see Daniel was a
man of character and even though he was in a position of power and influence in a foreign land he remained faithful listen no matter where life places you and I we must always be found faithful to God and fearless of men I love what Psalm 27 verse1 says in the God's word translation it says the Lord is my light in my salvation who is there to fear the lord is my life's Fortress who is there to be afraid of I wanted to give you a question to reflect on this week and it's this are we consistent in our faith
when the accusations are unfair and unjust you see not every everyone's going to be happy about your promotion but you can be confident in God's protection over your life if you're faultless listen you can live Fearless not everybody's going to be happy with your promotion but secondly not everybody's going to be thrilled about your devotion amen it says in Daniel verse 3:5 it says then these men said we shall not find any charge against Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his
God you see Daniel's enemies knew they could only trap him by attacking his faith by attacking his relationship with the Lord Daniel's enemies again these were these were fellow colleagues these were other these were Governors these were other officials Daniel's enemies use the law of the mes and the Persians against him by creating a decree that is signed by the king that if anyone who prayed to any God or man besides the king would be thrown into the lion's den some of us remember learning the story of Daniel in
the Lion's Den in Sunday school I love Daniel's response to the decree that was put in motion because despite the consequences of defying the decree Daniel continues with his Devotion to the Lord how many you thankful come on that Daniel didn't allow dis disruption in his devotion Amen in fact Daniel goes home and he pulls back the curtains to make sure everyone knows and sees that he's not going to be intimidated to submit to a policy that doesn't aligned with Heaven's agenda but he's going to
continue to trust God with his life and Leadership even if he's not in control of the outcomes as a supernatural leader you and I have to be confident that when people attack our faith in God they're going to have to directly deal with God right today the enemy still tries to use this tactic of intimidation against Christian leaders who God has strategically placed to influence our community our city and our greater Society who stand for truth that the enemy and culture is directly opposed to one such leader is a good
friend of mine Micah Grant Micah was elected to the Nomis Unified School District in 2016 reelected in 2020 and he's been instrumental in helping the district navigate through challenging times helping the school board and District work through alarming Trends and educational issues while being a strong advocate for parents and ensuring Educators have the support they need he's also a man of strong faith in Jesus Christ and conviction will you welcome my friend Michael Grant to RLC as he comes today Mike have been friends for a few years
now and Mike I just wanted to just start off by just saying thank you for your Godly influence uh and your service for the last uh eight years and really fighting for what's truly best for our students our families and our teachers and uh I have a huge P passion for the Next Generation and I just want to say thank you for all you've done for the Community of Faith in those regards can we give Micah a hand for just standing for truth you relate to a lot to Daniel's story we've talked a little bit about
this um it would be a lot easier for you to be doing something else you could be getting paid a whole lot more I know that oh yeah doing something else not getting involved with politics but you've chosen to serve despite the resistance that you've experienced the last eight years to be very blunt because of your faith there's been a lot of resistance but you are not ashamed and I'm thankful for someone who's not ashamed why do you continue to do what you do so first Pastor thank you so much for having me
and thank you to the church for allowing me in your quarters today uh you have an excellent pastor and Pastor Dean so we can give him a hand of Applause please uh so just to answer your question for me it's really about obedience to God um when God called me to run I had a lot of Jonah moments like oh no he's not really saying that and he was um and he found a very interesting way to get me to run for office and I feel like I've heated that calling uh just a little bit about me is I grew up uh in South Central Los
Angeles in the early 90s the peak of the crack epidemic uh imped gang violence and um one of the things that I noticed my dad is a minister we would go to church church and gang members would never ever tag a church right um there was just this reverence and right around the time that I started to run for office in 2016 I started noticing that reverence for people who wanted to just peaceably practice their faith was going away you started looking at how the media would describe people of God were problems right um you know we don't
necessarily understand we don't see things are modernizing or are going the wrong way and I don't think you can ever evolve past God right um and so you know God called me to run and one of the things that I tell my daughter uh who goes to heron elementary school here in the Tomas unified and she's so pretty look at her um and it's a real good thing she takes after her mother um is I tell her to pray right and she prays and you know one day she came home to me and say Hey Dad the kids saw me praying and
made fun of me because they said I was talking to a sky ogre all right and so you know as an elected I always wonder like hey what happens if we are ashamed who's going to stand in the gap for kids and so uh that really drives me to um continue to try to participate on the school board amen someone like yourself yeah go ahead come on you can give it up uh someone like yourself according to scriptures God has put in Authority uh to have influence what price have you paid or sacrifices have you made to make
because being a Christian in a place where your faith is not really welcome being elected uh by far is the toughest thing I've ever done um it's it's it's hard on your family and uh it's hard personally you're going to experience U you know personal attacks one of the hardest things for me is you know waking up looking at yourself in the media and you're like wow that guy's terrible wait that's that's me they're talking about um and uh you know seeing how your wife
response to that is is is really hard um seeing your child response to that is pretty hard um I've had people attack me over my faith I've had people call my job try to get me fired um I've lost a significant amount of money because of that in the past uh yeah it's it's quite difficult you have anxiety depression you do feel alone um a lot and um you know it's easy to just go with what's popular it's easy to go with the common vernacular uh but taking a stand for God is going to cost you some hair for all
you young men out there that have it please enjoy it um you know it does come and go and so uh yeah it it does cost you a lot but I'm grateful of to have examples in the Bible of like Elijah when he was depressed and he just turned away and God said hey go out and look out all right and there was a bigger number right and so we just have to remember as Christians uh we're not alone and um and God's going to have your back and you seen God deliver you have your back what are a couple couple significant ways that you've seen
God have your back you know it's hard hard to explain in politics because you know before you go into any situation you're you're you're practi uh what to say right and God says don't do that before they're going to take you into the synagogues he's going to give you what to say in the very hour um and sometimes I'm like practicing these like crazy speeches and then I'll say something just so out of pocket and left fied and it's like it didn't really come for me and then look how people are
reacting you're like H that's not half bad so I've just seen God really fill that gap for me in terms of communicating and letting our answers be seasoned with salt and with grace that we can answer any man I think that's the most fantastic thing that God has done for me and you know going door to door canvas and you're going to have some tough conversations with people but um you know if they see you have the Holy Spirit I've just seen it work at a very personal and door to-door level um and
I'm shocked sometimes at the the response from people yeah come on go ahead now in 22 days we're going to be voting on our next president and that seems to get all of our attention and what everyone only cares about meanwhile there are local elections and propositions that are very important and according to research it indicates that voter turnout for local elections among Christian is generally lower and many Christians are not fully engaging with local issues or candidates why does voting matter for Christians on a local
level and how does not engaging affect the community you know it's really sad to me um you the school board headquarters is actually just in the parking lot to the left of you here um and sometimes we're we're we're voting on very significant issues and it's like here's our time to shine and we don't show up I go out and and the audience is empty the things that you see that you think are happening just on TV and in Washington DC or in a foreign land they're actually happening here locally right and the
number one thing I tell anyone is don't give elected leaders a pass not even me go see who I am I'm not a perfect person I think I'm Different in a sense that I know what the truth is um but you know the things that you think are happening far away they're Happening Here locally and so I read a statistic uh that 22 million Christians sat out the last election think of how powerful we are just as a stakeholder group right we have numbers right and we have our conviction and it seems like these days
people with conviction are hiding and the people who aren't doing the right thing aren't shamed to hide right and so it it's it's powerful we're a very powerful stakeholder group we need to be involved um there's something more more important to me ballots just dropped this week so make sure you do all that one last question there may be some folks out here that might be experiencing the same thing you face but maybe in a different sector of society external pressure to be private about
their faith if you could say one last thing to encourage us to be Supernatural leaders where God has placed us and where God has called us to be what would you tell us you know what you know you gave me just one second I want to go back to the other question yeah um about why it's important um I was a candidate for the other day and uh those candidate forums are tough if you're a person of Faith because you're never going to get a softball question obviously and I was up there thinking oh Lord please just
give me one question I can really answer all the way through and you know what thank God because he gave me aloop right he whoop as soon as I asked right he gave me a question and the question from the audience was what are we going to do as Schoolboard members to ensure protections for people of Faith it's the first time in8 years I'd ever been asked that question and um you know when God God gives you an alley you man you you got to dunk that and um you know and none of the candidates up there could
even say the word faith it was like if they said it they would melt um and what I've noticed is that the more we're silent as a stakeholder group as Christians is the more the enemy encroaches right so he's the devil's in the wait room right now I'm telling you right yeah you know the devil's doing bench press he doesn't miss a workout day and so you know we can't miss one either and so uh and your final question is what would I say to people just to encourage them to live in the terms of
Supernatural leadership is your testimony is powerful someone needs to hear it right and sometimes I've even made this mistake growing up in watts and not getting the most fantastic education in the world I think God why me why I'm I don't even have a background in education it that can't be my calling but um wow everyone's everyone's testimony is different and if you you think you're small no you're not you you have an all powerful God behind you and thank you and if you've ever been in a room
with a mosquito and the dark don't tell me that small things can't make a difference okay come on can we give Micah a hand for being with us I want to pray for you here come on how many of you know we need men and women of God in places of influence especially when it comes to our children our our teachers our families will you stretch a hand forward I want to pray for Micah father I thank you God that you called Micah eight years ago God to serve and I just pray that you continue to go before him and
behind him protect him protect his family and anoint him for the assignment that is right before him we thank you for his life and Leadership God we pray for the favor of God upon his life in Jesus name and everybody said can we give Micah a hand come on appreciate you appreciate you too Micah is also my new jiu-jitsu instructor so uh he's teaching me a few moves here and there almost broke my back yesterday but anyway so not everybody's going to be happy about your promotion not everybody's going to be thrilled with
your devotion but everyone will know that God still shuts the mouth of lions Daniel 6:16 and 17 says so the king gave the command though he didn't want to and they brought Daniel and cast him into the Den of Lions but the king spoke and said to Daniel your God whom you serve continually he will deliver you then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den and the King sealed it it with his own signate ring and with the signate of his Lords that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed how many you thankful that God has the
final say on your life and your leadership not man when Daniel was thrown into the lion's den King Darius he didn't want it to happen he was distraught and he said may your God con may your God whom you serve continually rescue you you know God is on your side when the guy that throws you in the Lion's Den is more confident in your rescue than you are Daniel's faith in God was evident to everyone you see the King was in a panic he knew he was not doing what was right but Daniel was at peace in what was possible you see
Daniel didn't plead for his life or try to escape he simply had faith that God come on who delivered come on them from the fiery furnace could also deliver them from the L Lions Den we all have our own Lion's Den where we are tempted to rely on our own strength or scramble to find a way out but Daniel had faith that The God Who promoted him would be the same God who would protect him amen you see God may not always keep us from entering the den in fact some of you are asking why am I in the Lion's Den God
this is not fair this is unjust where are you God I thought you promoted me you see God may not always keep us from entering the Lion's Den but he can shut the mouth of the Lions when we're in it amen the next morning the king who couldn't sleep all night he hurries to the den and he Peaks inside the Lion's Den and there's Daniel God had saved him to his amazement he was unharmed God had sent an angel to shut the mouths of the Lions and Daniel was delivered because he had Faith come on in a God who shuts the mouth of
lions can I encourage someone today God is sending an angel to shut the mouth of the lions in your life and I love this because Daniel began to give God praise he said oh King live forever my God sent his Angel and shut the M lion's mouth so that they may they have not hurt me because was found innocent before you and also oh King I have done no wrong before you you see the enemy who seeks to devour you will be stopped by a God who always delivers you God is still in the business of delivering his people
the lions in our lives whether it's external pressure that we all experience whether it's hostility in the workplace to a person person of Faith a person of strong conviction whether it's personal accusation nothing is true they're gossiping about you whether it's voices of condemnation whatever it may be that it is not a match for the power of our God just as he delivered Daniel he can deliver us when we put our faith in him verses 27 and 28 it says this he delivers and rescues will you just say
that he delivers say it again he you got to get that in your spirit one more time he and he works signs and wonders in heaven and on Earth who has delivered Daniel from the power of the Lions listen to this so This Daniel prosper in the reign of Darius and in the king of Cyrus the Persian you see when God shuts the mouth of the lions in our lives it's not just for our benefit it's for God's glory right I want you to pay attention to Daniel's process because sometimes we leave the last part off he was promoted
he was protected but lastly he prospered our deliverance becomes a testimony to those around us because how many you know God is mighty to save our trials become an opportunity to showcase God's power and faithfulness in in our lives but today I want to ask you what lions are you facing today are you ready to believe that God can shut their mouths first I want to say this he already has yes he 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ came and silence death hell and the grave and he paid for our deliverance come on by rescuing us from
the pit of sin and death and he raised us up together and seated us with him in Heavenly places by the power of the Resurrection amen death no longer has a hold on us if we decide today listen that he is our deliverer that he is our refuge that he is our Strong Tower in the very help and time of trouble listen Maybe the devil is roaring in every area of your life today can I tell you something God wants to bring peace to you he wants to silence the roar Jes in your life with every head bowed and with every eye closed listen maybe you don't
have peace with God maybe you're not seeing God's Deliverance maybe you are not in relationship with Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and all you can hear everywhere you turn is the lions roaring in your life and today Jesus wants the silence the mouth of the enemy the voice of condemnation just by raising up your hand you say Pastor Dean I want to give my life to Jesus Christ if that's you would you raise your hand last service we had five people that said man I need to give my life to Jesus is there
anybody in the building you'd say Pastor Dean will you include me in that prayer I need I need the roaring lion Mouse to be shut in my life I need a relationship with the Lord I need him to deliver me in Jesus name Hallelujah several hands up we're going to pray this prayer together those that you rais your hands those that you that didn't maybe there are some of you you need to rededicate your life to Jesus maybe you've backslid and you want to get right with God we're going to pray this prayer together on
the count of three 1 2 three dear Lord Jesus I know that I'm a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead right now I turn from my sins and invite you to come into my heart and lifee I want to trust and follow you from this day forward I confess you as my personal Lord and Savior thank you for saving me in Jesus name amen and amen can we give God praise listen if you prayed that prayer we believe you got born again we want to come around you as a church we have
these packets my friend Jeff is in the back they have a new testament new Believers Bible in them as where some next steps how to get baptized we've got a class on Wednesday nights that we want you to jump in we'd love to hand one of these but can we give God praise for those individuals that got saved will you stand with me I'm going to ask our prayer ministers to come forward because I know that there are many of us like Daniel many of us are facing lions in life and today listen God wants to shut the mouth of lions in
your life how many know God is still shutting the mouth of lions listen if you need if you're a believer in this place and you listen you're being tested you're being tested and you need to trust the Lord come on you're in a you're in a predicament you're in a place where God needs to show up in your life God needs to show up come on on your work in your workplace God needs to show up in your family if that's you can you lift hand your hands up you say Pastor Dean I need to see come on the
mouth of the Lions shut in my life hands up all over the building I want us to pray this prayer will you repeat after me Father God father God we thank you thank you that you are a God who delivers you a God who just as you shut the mouth of the Lions for Daniel we trust that you will silence the Lions Sil in our lives help us to remain faithful Under Pressure to trust you fully in every situation and boldly testify to your power boldly tesy Deliver us us rescue us resc us in Jesus name amen can we give God praise
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of our generous givers through your gift we are able to make a difference for God's Kingdom in our community and Beyond there are a couple different ways that you can give virtually through our church Center app via our website at RLC sac.com or text to give text the word give and the amount to 84321 and also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can stay up todate and encouraged with the latest message we'd also love to connect with you on on our other social media channels where we share everything real life so see you next time [Music]