New Resolutions

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 us Let us pray