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Discussion & dialogue

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Discussion & dialogue

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  1. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz … to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family …qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. Among these were … Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine (Dan. 1:3,4,6,8) 28 - Daniel: a model for missionary training (1)

  2. Daniel then said … ‘Please test your servants for ten days. Give us nothing but vegetable to eat and water to drink.’ … So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. At the end … the looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food (Dan. 1:12,14,15) 28 - Daniel: a model for missionary training (2)

  3. They were to be trained for three years … The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego (Dan. 1:5,7) 28 - Daniel: a model for missionary training (3)

  4. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness (Phil. 2:5-7) … young men without physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well-informed, quick to understand … (Dan. 1:4) 28 - Daniel: a model for missionary training (4)

  5. Discussion & dialogue Discuss the differences between Ezekiel’s mono-cultural ministry to the Jews, and Daniel’s cross-cultural ministry to the Babylonians Sum up the main ingredients of the missionary training Daniel and his friends underwent Assess for yourself, in the light of Daniel’s missionary training model, how well you were trained, and plan to work towards improvements of gaps in your training you may find 28 - Daniel: a model for missionary training (5)

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