New Resolutions

04/01/2026 36 min
New Resolutions

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Episode Synopsis

We open a new series in Daniel by facing catastrophe, exile, and the quiet power of God’s severe mercy. Daniel 1 shows how resolve, small communities, and public accountability help us resist assimilation and live with holiness and influence.• Judah’s collapse and the claim that God is at work• Severe mercy as discipline that purifies and restores• Lessons from loss shaping where we place trust• Babylon’s assimilation strategy and its modern echoes• Christians as exiles called to sober watchfulness• Daniel’s practices: acceptance, study, excellence, clear lines• The role of small communities, leadership, and accountability• Setting our hearts because Christ first set his for usLet us pray