{"id":10264,"date":"2022-01-24T08:47:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T13:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10264"},"modified":"2022-01-30T21:50:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T02:50:14","slug":"untouched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2022\/01\/untouched\/","title":{"rendered":"Untouched"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Series: Against the Grain<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: Untouched!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture: Daniel 3<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>The devil temps us to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>destroy us<\/strong><\/span>); God tests us to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>develop our faith<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE CHALLENGE OF IDOLATRY \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s statue was 90 ft. high and 9 ft. wide. \u00a0What do we see? The king (<strong>was charmed<\/strong>) by his dream (ch.2) but was not (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>changed<\/strong><\/span>) by it.\u00a0 (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Strong convictions<\/strong><\/span>) often come short of (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sound conversions<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The orders? (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bow or else<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 Idolatry-&gt; worshiping something a human has made instead of worshiping the God who made the humans.\u00a0 [Turn to Romans 1:21-23, 25]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe are what we worship.\u201d\u00a0 Worship is our response to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>what we value most<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Q: How do I know where and what I worship?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A: Follow the trail of your (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>time<\/strong><\/span>), (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>affection<\/strong><\/span>), (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>energy<\/strong><\/span>), (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>money<\/strong><\/span>), and (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>loyalty<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next Week: Series:\u00a0 \u201cSign Language\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Title: Untouched! \u00a0Daniel 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series: Against the Grain TITLE: Untouched! Scripture: Daniel 3 The devil temps us to (destroy us); God tests us to (develop our faith). &nbsp; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE CHALLENGE OF IDOLATRY \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &nbsp; Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s statue was 90 ft. high and 9 ft. wide. \u00a0What do we see? 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