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    Daniel: Pursuing Integrity
    Daniel: Pursuing Integrity
    Daniel: Pursuing Integrity
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    Daniel: Pursuing Integrity

    By John Ortberg and Kevin & Sherry Harney

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    Stand Strong in Life’s Furnaces How do you respond when the bottom drops out? What happens to your character quotient when things don’t go the way you planned? How do you react when the temperature is rising, you are under attack, and God seems far away? Daniel discovered that the furnace experiences of life refine and define us. Spiritual integrity rarely grows when everything goes our way. Instead, God uses things like a furnace, a lion’s den, a mad king, and exile in a foreign country to forge character in a soul. If you long to meet God in the challenging times and come through the fire stronger and more faithful, Daniel is ready to show the way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateDec 15, 2009
    ISBN9780310867203
    Daniel: Pursuing Integrity
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    John Ortberg

    John Ortberg is teaching pastor of Menlo Church and author of many books, including God Is Closer Than You Think.

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      Daniel - John Ortberg

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      New Community Bible Study Series

      Old Testament

      Exodus: Journey toward God

      1 and 2 Samuel: Growing a Heart for God

      Nehemiah: Overcoming Challenges

      Psalms Vol. 1: Encountering God

      Psalms Vol. 2: Life-Changing Lessons

      Daniel: Pursuing Integrity

      New Testament

      Sermon on the Mount 1: Connect with God

      Sermon on the Mount 2: Connect with Others

      The Lord's Prayer: Praying with Power

      Parables: Imagine Life God's Way

      Luke: Lessons from Jesus

      Acts: Build Community

      Romans: Find Freedom

      2 Corinthians: Serving from the Heart

      Philippians: Run the Race

      Colossians: Discover the New You

      James: Live Wisely

      1 Peter: Stand Strong

      1 John: Love Each Other

      Revelation: Experience God's Power

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      ZONDERVAN

      DANIEL: Pursuing Integrity

      Copyright © 2008 by Willow Creek Association

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan.

      ePub Edition August 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-867203

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      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

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      CONTENTS

      Cover Page

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      New Community Bible Study Series

      Introduction

      Session 1

      Spiritual Resiliency — Daniel 1

      Session 2

      Let God Be God — Daniel 2

      Session 3

      Meeting God in the Furnace — Daniel 3

      Session 4

      It's Hard to Be Humble — Daniel 4

      Session 5

      The Cost of Character — Daniel 6

      Session 6

      Dreams and Visions — Daniel 7:1 – 14

      Leader's Notes

      About the Publisher

      Share Your Thoughts

      New Community

      BIBLE STUDY SERIES

      God has created us for community. This need is built into the very fiber of our being, the DNA of our spirit. As Christians, our deepest desire is to see the truth of God’s Word as it influences our relationships with others. We long for a dynamic encounter with God’s Word, intimate closeness with his people, and radical transformation of our lives. But how can we accomplish those three difficult tasks?

      The New Community Bible Study Series creates a place for all of this to happen. In-depth Bible study, community-building opportunities, and life-changing applications are all built into every session of this small group study guide.

      How to Build Community

      How do we build a strong, healthy Christian community? The whole concept for this study grows out of a fundamental understanding of Christian community that is dynamic and transformational. We believe that Christians don’t simply gather to exchange doctrinal affirmations. Rather, believers are called by God to get into each other’s lives. We are family, for better or for worse, and we need to connect with each other.

      Community is not built through sitting in the same building and singing the same songs. It is forged in the fires of life. When we know each other deeply — the good, the bad, and the ugly — community is experienced. Community grows when we learn to rejoice with one another, celebrating life. Roots grow deep when we know we are loved by others and are free to extend love to them as well. Finally, community deepens and is built when we commit to serve each other and let others serve us. This process of doing ministry and humbly receiving the ministry of others is critical for healthy community life.

      Build Community Through Knowing and Being Known

      We all long to know others deeply and to be fully known by them. Although we might run from this level of intimacy at times, we all want to have people in our lives who trust us enough to disclose the deep and tender parts of themselves. In turn, we want to reveal some of our feelings, expressing them freely to people we trust.

      The first section of each of these six studies creates a place for deep knowing and being known. Through serious reflection on the truth of Scripture, you will be invited to communicate parts of your heart and life with your small group members. You might even discover yourself opening parts of your heart that you have thus far kept hidden. The Bible study and discussion questions do not encourage surface conversation. The only way to go deep in knowing others and being known by them is to dig deep, and this takes work. Knowing others also takes trust — that you will honor each other and respect each other’s confidences.

      Build Community Through Celebrating and Being Celebrated

      If you have not had a good blush recently, read a short book in the Bible called Song of Songs. It’s a record of a bride and groom writing poetic and romantic love letters to each other. They are freely celebrating every conceivable aspect of each other’s personality, character, and physical appearance. At one point the groom says, You have made my heart beat fast with a single glance from your eyes. Song of Songs is a reckless

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