Sermons on Daniel

Beasts from the sea picture kingdoms attacking God's people. God judges their power, crowns Jesus, and gives His people an everlasting kingdom.

Daniel keeps praying when prayer means the lions’ den. God’s rescue points to Jesus’ victory and grounds firm faith when hardship remains.

Daniel confesses Israel’s rebellion and appeals to God’s mercy, showing why grace lets guilty people pray with humble confidence before God through Jesus.

Daniel sees the dead rise to everlasting life or shame, while Jesus' resurrection gives His people certain hope and makes justice matter now.

Despite spiritual resistance, God hears Daniel's prayer from day one; persistent, bold prayer serves His kingdom with confidence in Christ's certain victory.

A stone shatters Daniel’s statue, then grows into a mountain. Christ’s kingdom outlasts every earthly power and changes what counts as treasure.

God’s finger writes judgement on Belshazzar’s palace wall. Jesus stands in sinners’ place because their own goodness cannot tip God’s scales of justice.

The king reserves every prayer for himself for one month. Daniel keeps praying openly to God, exposing settled loyalties while Jesus secures His people.

Daniel prays from God's seventy-year promise, confessing Israel's sin and relying on mercy that finds its fullest answer in Jesus' atoning sacrifice.

God’s persecuted people face death with resurrection hope. God will raise the faithful and judge oppressors, so justice in this world matters.

Jerusalem lay in the path of warring kingdoms, yet Daniel’s prophecy shows that God limits every ruler and carries His people through darkness.

A radiant visitor leaves Daniel helpless, then restores his strength. The majestic Christ fights for His people and overcomes every spiritual enemy.

From exile, Daniel prays to the God who keeps promises. Jesus shows how mercy and justice meet for sinners at the cross.

Daniel's vision names empires before they rise, grounding hope in God's control when rulers attack His people and the future looks uncertain.

Under borrowed authority, four beasts rise from a chaotic sea. Jesus receives eternal rule, yet serves sinners instead of conquering His enemies.

Daniel keeps praying at his open window despite the king’s decree, trusting God’s judgement above human law even when obedience may cost his life.

A hand writes Belshazzar's judgement on a palace wall. Jesus' blood blots out sin's penalty for those who come in repentant faith.

A boastful king loses his sanity and later regains it after looking heavenward, acknowledging that God alone rules every kingdom on earth.

Three men remain standing before a golden statue, trusting God even if rescue does not come. God sends an angel to be with them in the fire.

Daniel receives the king’s hidden dream when no adviser can. The shattered statue points to Jesus’ kingdom, established by His death and resurrection.

Daniel refuses Babylon's royal food rather than conform to its culture, trusting that God still rules and knows what is holy when compromise seems harmless.