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Marcus Serven explains in this video that as he is putting his sermon together, he asks himself if it applicable to all people. Where are you proclaiming Christ and the Gospel? Preachers have a job to lay out Scripture and make it applicable to them and to tie it to the Gospel. Romans 15:13 (NKJV) - "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

In this sermon, Dr. Andrew Davis takes us through Daniel chapter 5, which tells the story of Belshazzar's feast and the fall of Babylon. The central message of the book of Daniel is God's sovereign rule over the kingdoms of men. In this chapter, we see Belshazzar's pride and presumption, leading to his defiance against God. Belshazzar hosts a lavish banquet, using the sacred gold goblets taken from the temple in Jerusalem, praising the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. This act of defiance and blasphemy leads to God's judgment upon him and the fall of the Babylonian Empire. The chapter serves as a reminder that God's sovereignty and power cannot be mocked, and that those who defy Him will ultimately face the consequences.

In the sermon 'Teaching From Narrative Texts', Jason Dohm emphasizes the importance of honoring the text when preaching, as the Bible is about God and His works, not simply about studying religious people from the past. He discusses three principles for interpreting scripture: using the Bible to interpret the Bible, prioritizing interpretive texts, and interpreting unclear passages in light of clear ones. Dohm also stresses the need to be systematic in analyzing narrative texts, in order to be more faithful to the text and understand how it fits within the theme of the book it is found in. By focusing on God as the main character in every sermon, we can avoid man-centered preaching and better understand the nature and character of God.