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My mom used to wake me up early every morning with her sweet voice saying, "Rise and Shine!" It took a few times but I eventually got up out of bed. As Jesus declares that He will be in charge of the future judgment, He too will usher the call to everyone who has died to "Rise up!" But not everyone will rise up to shine; some will rise up to suffer. Let’s consider three inevitable and unalterable truths about the future for all of us: We will all die, we will all be judged, and we will all rise again to live forever... but where?

Daniel was consistently faithful, both publicly and privately. His attitude set him apart, and his reputation withstood scrutiny. In the message "I Dare You: Be Faithful!" Skip shows you how Daniel refused to compromise even when his life was on the line.

There will be a final meal, a last breath for everyone, and then eternity. Your life is being weighed in God's balances, and He's trying to get your attention. In the message "I Dare You: Wake Up!" Skip asks, "How will you respond to God?"

In Daniel 5, King Belshazzar was given a wake-up call when some handwriting on a wall told him judgment was coming. That night turned out to be his last. In the message "I Dare You: Wake Up!" Skip shares why we must heed divine warnings.

It's important for us to cultivate humility in our lives, living out our dependence on God through prayer and worship. In the message "I Dare You: Be Humble!" Skip shares how you can live humbly by placing others first through encouragement and service.

In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar learns the greatest lesson of his long career—that God humbles those who walk in pride. But we can learn this same lesson in a much easier way. Join Skip as he begins the message "I Dare You: Be Humble!"

The most important question you could ever ask is not, "Who am I?" but rather, "Who is Christ?" That was the supreme question Jesus presented to His disciples when He said, "Who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15). Jesus made the most astonishing claim ever when He confronted the Jewish leaders of Jerusalem here in John 5. What do these claims have to do with us today? Absolutely everything!

As believers, our relationship to human authority should be to respect it, support it, pray for it, and submit to it unless it violates the law of God. Skip examines this relationship even more as he shares the message "I Dare You: Submit!"

In the book of Daniel, we read about a king who recognized God's authoritative rule in the human realm. In the message "I Dare You: Submit!" Skip explores how this story has implications for us to submit to God by submitting to human government.

Standing up for God is always better than bowing down to the world—but it's always harder. In the message "I Dare You: Stand Up!" Skip shares how all things work together for your good—not just the things that feel good.