Rick Melick

Sermon series · Spring 2026 · Daniel 1–6 · 11 messages

Sticking Around

Faithfulness in Babylon. Four teenagers were taken from home, renamed and handed to the most powerful king on earth to be remade in his image. They never let go of God. Seventy years later, one of them was still on his knees three times a day, even with the lions waiting.

Sticking Around: Daniel cover

A study companion

Every chapter follows one Sunday through Daniel 1–6, with the stories told on Sunday, the full Scripture text, questions for reflection and small groups, and a link to the sermon. Built-in navigation lets readers jump to any chapter from every page.

Core convictions plus follow-through equals faithful.

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The messages

PROLOGUEP

Prologue: Faithful

Jesus sends His disciples into a storm, and Peter steps out of the boat.

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WEEK1

Daniel's Decision

Four teenagers are carried off to Babylon and renamed. Daniel resolves to stay faithful.

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WEEK2

Doing What You Can

Daniel respectfully asks for vegetables and water and proposes a ten-day test.

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WEEK3

One Step Out, One Step In

Daniel steps away from the crowd and speaks up for his three friends.

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WEEK4

Picking a Plan

God gives the four young men wisdom, and the king finds them ten times better than his magicians.

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WEEK5

Fear'less: Behind the Scenes and Bad Dreams

The king demands to hear his own dream, and every wise man in Babylon faces death.

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WEEK6

Sleep'less

Daniel asks for time, gathers his friends to pray, and thanks God for the answer.

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WEEK7

Smoke'less

Daniel explains the statue dream. Years later, his three friends refuse to bow to a gold image.

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WEEK8

Smoke'less, Part 2

The furnace is heated seven times hotter, and a fourth man appears in the fire.

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WEEK9

Apples and Trees

A proud king is humbled, and his heir watches a hand write on the palace wall.

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WEEK10

Darius and the Den of Lions

Daniel keeps praying in spite of a royal decree and spends the night with the lions.

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