Prelude

Hymn #336                                                         My Hope Is in the Lord

Prayer                                                                            Announcements

Hymn #582                                                       The Banner of the Cross

Bible Message                                                      Pastor Dan Cleghorn

Closing Hymn #153                                       He Is Able to Deliver Thee

Postlude

Sunday Schedule

9:15 a.m. --- Prayer Time & Bible School

10:00 a.m. --- Fellowship Time

10:30 a.m. --- Worship Service

11:40 a.m. --- Music Practice for Reunion Sunday

6:00 p.m. --- Vacation Bible School meeting and setup



Next Sunday

 Missionary Ken Loveall & Pastor Rene Hurtado from Peru, 6:00 p.m.

Fellowship Time to follow

August 21 

Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 8:00 a.m.

Deacons’ Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

Ladies’ Walking Fellowship, 9:00 a.m.

August 29 

Ladies’ meeting after Sunday School during fellowship time) to plan for ladies’ fall event.

September 12    Reunion Sunday

Everyone who has ever attended a church service in this building is invited to attend!

• Guest speaker: Pastor Merle Milner
• Fellowship dinner to follow.

October 2 or 16 --- Ladies’ Fall Event

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It Was the Worst of Times                                                     August 8, 2021

 I. A Tale of Two Cities – Daniel 1:1–2  

 II. A Tale of Two Cultures – Daniel 1:3–4    

A. Trained to Serve God

B. Indoctrinated to Serve Marduk – Daniel 1:4b-5  

1. They Were Taught Chaldean Ways

“Hitler’s primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.” (www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/joseph-goebbels-on-the-quot-big-lie-quote)

2. They Were Given Chaldean Names – Daniel 1:6–7   

Daniel = God is my judge vs. Belteshazzar = may Bel protect his life

Hananiah = Jehovah is gracious vs. Shadrach = command of Aku

Mishael = who is what God is? vs. Meshach = who is what Aku is?

Azariah = Jehovah has helped vs. Abednego = servant of Nabu or Nebo