Worship Service Livestream


May 10, 2026
  • Welcome and Announcements
  • Prayer of Invocation
  • Better Is One Day
  • How Great Thou Art
  • Scripture Reading - 1 Peter 1:3-9
  • How Great Is Our God
  • Pastor's Message -- Tried By Fire
  • Lord's Supper
  • Great Is Thy Faithfulness


1 Peter 1:3-9
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
7 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.


SERMON NOTES - Tried By Fire: Daniel 3

  • In Daniel 3, the problem with the statue is that it went from a monument to an idol. Nebuchadnezzar was not just asking the leaders to just physically bow down, but to worship the golden image. It doesn't appear that Nebuchadnezzar is demanding that they worship him, because unlike the Pharaohs of Egypt, he never claimed to be divine. But the statue represented the divine authority of Babylon's gods, especially Marduk, the patron deity of Babylon. What the king is demanding is a proof of loyalty by worshiping his gods.
  • The responses of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego is characterized by their trust in God. They believed in the power of God ("our God whom we serve is able to deliver us"). They believed in the protection of God ("and He will deliver us out of your hand"). And, they believed in the providence of God ("But even if He does not...we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.").
  • There may be situations where the right thing to do is obey God rather than man; where civil disobedience is necessary to not compromise our faith and convictions. If we are forced to choose between the God and government, we must choose God knowing that there may be consequences to our disobedience. The question is, are we prepared to do the right thing in the right way even in he face of possible repercussions?
  • Most likely the fourth man in the fire was the angel of the Lord, God himself in the person of his Son Jesus Christ.
  • It is possible that you will be thrown in the fiery furnace, perhaps not literally, but spiritually. Some of us have already been there, as some of us are there right now. Why the furnace? Because some things are only learned in the furnace.
  • God has a purpose for the furnace and it is to reveal His glory. Will we trust Him to deliver us; will we trust Him if He doesn't?
  • "Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love." - Oswald Chambers