Note: The text for this sermon is taken from an alternative lectionary -- Beyond the Lectionary: A Year of Alternatives to the Revised Common Lectionary (David Ackerman). Daniel 6:16-27 When we last visited the story of Daniel, he was interpreting ‘the writing on the wall” for the Babylonian king Belshazzar. As you might remember, the news wasn’t good. Now, there’s a new king in town named Darius the Mede. Even though Belshazzar promised Daniel the number three position, Darius is hoping to make Daniel his Prime Minister. That would be number two in the kingdom. Unfortunately for Daniel, not everyone is happy with his promotion. A group of his colleagues, who seem to think that Daniel is an interloper, begin plotting against him. But, when their private investigators can’t turn up any dirt on him, they decide to use his religion against him. Knowing that kings like to be flattered and that Daniel will only pray ...
Sermons of a Disciples Preacher Ministering in Troy, Michigan