This post is written by Shaq Hardy and is published as a companion to Unit 16, Session 3 of The Gospel Project for Adults Vol. 6 (Winter 2022-23): From Captivity to Restoration. Most of us believe God to be a good God. When we think about God, for many of us, we think about His love, His mercy, and...

Prideful people will be resisted and humbled by God. Scripture: Daniel 5:1-8,22-30 Central Truth What God has set apart as holy, or special to Him, should be treated as such. When people dishonor what God has deemed holy, they receive judgment as we see with King Belshazzar. When people act in pride, thinking they don’t need God or even...

Daniel 5 contains several notable instances that are reasons to stop, pray, and consider our own lives. One of the most perplexing questions is derived from the words of the queen who entered the scene following Belteshazzar’s inability to make sense of the writing inscribed on the wall by an unfamiliar hand.  Following the mysterious inscription, the king called...

This week, your group will be studying Unit 16, Session 2: God’s Reward for the Faithful.

This post is written by Shaq Hardy and is published as a companion to Unit 16, Session 2 of The Gospel Project for Adults Vol. 6 (Winter 2022-23): From Captivity to Restoration. The first chapter of the book of Daniel is an incredible story of faithful resolve in a seemingly impossible situation. In Daniel 1 we see that as...

The reward for faithfulness to God is worth the cost. Scripture: Daniel 1:8-21 Central Truth Like Daniel and his friends, we always have two options: do what’s easiest or be faithful to God and wait for the reward. Choosing to be faithful to God can be costly—we can lose friends, jobs, scholarships, opportunities, and so on—but the cost of...