Leadership – Daniel 3

This is an outline of Daniel 3, I am using for a message for students on the topic of Leadership. Feel free to use this, and make it your own. Leave a comment if you used this outline or changed it to fit your audience. Thanks. Daniel Chapter 3 What is Leadership? (This is not rhetorical) Definition: Leadership is the act of the will to follow a belief, or conviction no matter the cost to one’s self, reputation or lifestyle. Leadership is to remain loyal to one’s convictions or belief in the face of adversity and opposition. (this is the definition that I have come up with) Transition: Tonight I would like to look at 4 guys in the OT that are connected forever in history with a furnace of fire. Before we get into the story, I need to share some info that will help us in our journey to understanding Leadership. First, Daniel and the three amigos were Israelites – God’s Chosen people – who were overtaken by the Babylonians, and made exiles. Second, Exiles = some Israelites were taken from Kingdom of Judah to Babylon and Third, If you don’t have a conviction worth EVERYTHING you won’t be able ...

Decisions – Daniel 3 Outline

This is an outline I used for a sermon about 4 years ago. Feel free to take it and totally change it. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions Daniel Chapter 3 How many decisions do you make throughout the day…or even this morning before you arrived at church? Have you ever had to make a decision that altered the way you viewed life?  There are many ways to look at the word decision…some look to make decisions as a leader while others shriek in silence as to not offend or speak for anyone else with the decision he or she makes… Definition: arriving at a solution that ends uncertainty or that settles a dispute. It is distinguishing between options, some big, some little, some good, and some evil. You must choose between little things, such as a chocolate or vanilla ice-cream cone, or between great issues, such as which person shall I marry, which job shall I take, which home shall I buy? But the most important decision in life is this: What shall I do with Jesus? If you choose to accept him, your eternal destiny and your life on earth will be radically different from what they will be if you choose ...