In this week's featured sermon Claude Alexander says, "Within the life of every believer, there are moments when you are looked to for leadership, for know-how. You are expected to step up to the plate, to stand in the gap. These are moments when others are not able to do, to handle, to shoulder, and you are given the opportunity with the hope of your being able to do what others could not. In such times, a question is raised, 'Can you do any better?' Can you with the God whom you serve fare any better?" Claude takes us to the life of Daniel to see how we can do what others could not, in the sermon Can You Do Any Better?

This week we also feature:

• Featured Illustration: Suicide Plan Becomes an Instrument of Redemption
• Sermon Series: Restoration Hardware, by David Daniels
• Video Illustration: Forgiving the Unforgivable

Preaching Christ,

Brian Larson
Editor, PreachingToday.com
blarson@christianitytoday.com

Craig Brian Larson is the pastor of Lake Shore Church in Chicago and author and editor of numerous books, including The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching (Zondervan). He blogs on Knowing God and His Ways at craigbrianlarson.com.