Sermon Snippets with Max Taylor

047. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 45: What the Magi Knew

Daniel 9:24-27 with Matthew 2:1-12
 
Fast-forward from the time when Daniel received the prophecy in Persia about 515 years, and the Magi living in the same region were anxiously awaiting the coming Jewish Messiah. Today we are looking at the Wise Men in the story of the first of Christ. Their story is directly related to this vision given to Daniel hundreds of years before, and it teaches us some encouraging and challenging lessons. Now, let’s look at the prophecy from the perspective of the Magi from the East.
 
Link to PDF Timeline of Daniel’s 70-Weeks:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKg-lURXx8wIIbuO7dQg712yI8utoZ-m/view?usp=sharing

046. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 44: Daniel’s 70-Weeks Prophecy

Daniel 9:24-25
 
Time is moving towards Christ’s kingdom, but first some major things have to happen. The biggest of these are laid out in Daniel’s seventy weeks prophecy. We want to demystify this prophecy a little bit for you in this episode by providing some historical background and scratching the surface to the literal events that are being represented, especially as it relates to Christ. Join us as we cover the first two and a half verses of this four-verse revelation.
 
Link to PDF Timeline of Daniel’s 70-Weeks:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKg-lURXx8wIIbuO7dQg712yI8utoZ-m/view?usp=sharing

045. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 43: From Prayer to Prophecy

Daniel 9:18-23
 
The vision given to Daniel is a direct result of his time studying God’s Word and praying. We are reminded of the components of Daniel’s prayer: (1) confession, (2) intercession, and (3) supplication in verse 20. And this leads into the introduction to the vision given by God and received by Daniel in verses 24-28. We will unpack these four monumental verses next episode, but for now it is important to understand that the theme of this prophecy is Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for our sin.

044. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 42: A Pattern for Prayer

Daniel 9:3-20
 
The elements of Daniel’s prayer are deeply instructive for us today as we learn to better communicate with God. But don’t take my outline for it, see for yourself the pattern of Daniel’s prayer laid out in verse 20. We will look at all the main components of a meaningful prayer life and break down some choice phrases from Daniel’s conversation with God in this section.

043. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 41: The Closer You Get to God, the Closer You Get to God

Daniel 9:1-4
 
If you want to get a glimpse into the personal devotional life of Daniel, chapter 9 is the place to go! We get to see what it looks like when a person studies God’s Word, prays, and hears from God, and the lessons here are just as true in 2024 as they were when Daniel penned these verses. I think you will be encouraged as you listen along to this masterpiece of inspired Scripture.

042. Memories of Former Days

Haggai 2:1-9
 
Today we are taking a break from our study in Daniel to look at another encouraging message from a Minor Prophet at the end of the Old Testament. I know I have needed this comforting message and stabilizing instruction on how to handle reminiscing on the past while moving forward in my spiritual life. I hope this lesson is a help to you as we head into a new year!

041. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 40: Better Days Will Come Part 2

Daniel 8:21-27
 
Even if we do not fully understand it, prophecy can be comforting because we know it is true. That means we can believe it even before we have studied it in depth or feel we have extracted the full meaning of any given prophecy. But the best comfort is not what God says He will do for those who love Him, but God Himself! You will hear all this and more in today's episode as we wrap up the eighth chapter of Daniel.

040. The Most High Ruleth | Studies in Daniel Part 39: Better Days Will Come Part 1

Daniel 8:15-25
 
In this episode, we will discuss the gloomy backdrop of the end times against which God shines the brightest! The best is truly yet to come!