DANIEL: Seed Archive

9:3-19

TOPIC: Worship; Fasting, Prayer, Sin

TITLE: PRAYER & FASTING - The Intercession of Daniel!
FOUNDATIONAL INQUIRY: How may we imitate Daniel's example?

I. BY HAVING A RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD [3-4]

A. Revealing Circumspection with Regard to Self (others as more important)

1. An Earnest Heart
2. A Humble Heart

B. Revealing Circumspection with Regard to God (a genuine fear of the Lord)

1. His Person
2. His Works

II. BY HAVING AN AUTHENTIC AVERSION TO INIQUITY [5-14]

A. Yet Recognize Its Existence

1. And Its Relationship to God's Commandments
2. And Its Relationship to God's Proclamations

B. Yet Recognize Its Effects

1. The Unpleasantness of Shame
2. The Certainty of Punishment
3. The Potential for Calamity

III. BY HAVING AN UNCONDITIONAL COMPASSION FOR OTHERS (espec. sinners) [15-19]

A. Acknowledging Openly Why God Loves Them

1. Because He Alone Has Earned the Right To Love Them
2. Because He Alone Is Worthy to Love Them

B. Understanding Deeply How God Loves Them

1. Though They Do Not Deserve It
2. In Spite of Their Resistance to It

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