Life of David
“The Great God Behind a Great Man”
We draw to a close in the series on the life of David. We have spent these past months looking over his life and what we can learn from his life: both what to do and what not to do. In this sermon, we decided to look back over the entirety of the series and pull out and highlight certain principles that were key along the way. This two part sermon focuses first on the character of David himself and…
“Mother’s Day: Good, Bad, & Ugly”
The title perhaps sounds bad to begin with. You’ll need to listen to the sermon to fully understand why Pastor Paul entitled it as such this week. We are continuing to look at the life of David though and specifically this week, Bathsheba as David’s wife and mother of Solomon. Take some time to listen and continue on in this journey with us through the life of David and what we can learn from his example (and from those in…
“God’s Revelation to Mankind”
Year upon year, people have strayed further and further away from God. Nations make laws to prohibit Christian influence in school and on society. David says that creation speaks out though and always will. It reveals the fact that it has been created by God Himself and reflects His glory. David says that God has revealed Himself further through the law. Knowing that creation speaks day after day and night after night and that we have the Scripture, what response…
“The Blessedness of Forgiveness”
Over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at David’s sin when he committed adultery with Bathsheba. 2 Samuel 10-11 lead us up to the incident and relayed the details of it. 2 Samuel 12 showed us David’s confrontation by Nathan about this sin. Psalm 51 we read David’s lament really, his prayer, his acknowledgement that is was sin, sin against God alone. Psalm 32, we see the blessing of the forgiveness God has granted David. David shares…
“The Music Tells the Story”
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been talking about this particular account–David’s adultery with Bathsheba. We looked it initially in 2 Samuel 11 when he committed the act and how his compounded. In 2 Samuel 12, we saw the prophet Nathan confront him on his sin and David’s repentant heart. Psalm 51 was written by David as an account, a story set to music of his confession to the Lord concerning what he had done. Spend a few…
“Moving Away from the River Denial”
I heard the phrase many years ago in a counseling class that da’ Nile is not just a river in Egypt. While we often associate it with one of the stages of grief, it appears more often in relation to sin. Besides placing the blame on another, a close second retreat it to deny that we did the action all together or that it was even sin as we try to rationalize our actions. As we continue on in the…
“How Did I End Up Here?”
Ever ask yourself that question. You get to a particular stage or place in life and you sit down and ask yourself – “How did I end up here?”. It could be asked in a positive light and as you look back your are reminded about what God has done for you. Most often, the question is asked after going through a bout of trouble and trials. David, while he didn’t ask this question, did end up answer it and his…
“David & His Wives – Family Train Wreck”
The news over the past year has reported on several train wrecks. Many of them resulted in huge pile ups of cars due to faulty track or taking a curve to sharply or caused for unknown reasons. Despite the cause, a train wreck is always a huge mess and takes days and more often than not weeks to clean up. We have been studying the life of David these past months. We now come to his family and what we…
“Enthusiastic Worshipper: Does It Describe You?
There is much that has been written on the subject of worship. We talk often about worship music, worship choruses, places of worship. We have worship styles that have become hotly debated topics and the center for some very sad divisions among Christians. Looking back to the life of David though, we see a glimpse of how he worshipped God. We can learn much form his example and the practical applications we draw from 1 Chronicles 15-17. Spend some time…
“The Lord Is My Shepherd”
Psalm 23 is a favorite among many people. We hear it read at funerals often. The Psalm is not for the dead though. It is for the living and it reveals much to us about the character of our God. The Lord, the Creator of the Universe, the Almighty God is our Shepherd. That simple statement in and of itself should leave us on our knees before God praising Him, because that word, shepherd, communicates in wonderful picture of care, protection,…
“Who Is Like Our God?”
Ever had one of those moments when you stand back in total amazement at what God has just done? David had more than one of those moments in his life I am sure, but we see one specifically in 2 Samuel 6. David wants to build a house for God. God’s answer and we find David sitting before the Lord in total amazement essentially asking this question–who is like our God?
“Doing Right Things in Wrong Ways”
Ever quote the old saying – “well at least they had good intentions”. I don’t recall its origins, but we don’t see that phrase quote in Scripture by God. David in 2 Samuel 6 moved the Ark of the Covenant in the wrong manner though he had good motives. God had prescribed a very detailed manner in which the Ark of the Covenant was to be moved and even though David had good intentions, he disobeyed God. Take a few…
“When You Are at the End of Your Rope, God Is Still There”
Have you ever had that kind of moment in your life? I think in some respects it is a silly question because everyone has. We all have had moments in our lives when we are at the end of our strength. We are at our wits end about what do do next. We feel as if there is no where else to turn and all hope is lost. But we have an amazing promise, comforting words from Scripture, peace for…
“Even Our Heroes Mess Up”
The title itself may recall to your mind the shortcomings of any number of heroes. Perhaps you are thinking of the superheroes from movies and how they have failed. Heroes aren’t just those with superpowers though as we see depicted by Hollywood. Heroes more often than not are everyday people who do extraordinary deeds. They are people who we look up to. Due to sin though, none of us are perfect and we all (even heroes) mess up from time…
“Extreme Contrasts: Foolishness & Wisdom”
We live in world of great contrasts. In the realm of colors: black & white. In the realm of geography: mountains & plains. In the realm of temperature and climate: fridgid cold/snow & sweltering heart/sun. In 1 Samuel 25, we find an extreme contrast as well: foolishness & wisdom. We see how the foolish response of one man leads to the foolish reaction of another and the outcome from these foolish decisions is dim. But wisdom finds its ways into…
“Trusting & Praising God in a Cave”
David was a man on the run for many years. Saul’s attitude toward him often changed at the drop of a hat. Saul was glad to have him around one minute and then wanted to kill him the next. On two particular occasions, David sought shelter in a cave as he was running from King Saul. We are unsure which instance this Psalm refers to but we do have a court side seats to the spiritual life of this young…
“The Jealous King Searches for God’s Anointed”
We continue on in our series on the Life of David. If you remember back to 1 Samuel, you will recall that the relationship between Saul and David was rocky. While Jonathan and David were great friends, King Saul more often than not despised David. We are going to talk about that very fact and why Saul had such a hatred for David and made it his goal to see David’s life ended. As we do, you will be challenged…
“New Battles, But Old Enemies” (Part 2)
This is part #2 of a sermon that Pastor Paul did some weeks ago on David & Goliath. Here he finishes those thoughts, challenges, and principles up from 1 Samuel 17. If you need to refresh your memory or catch up with the first part of this sermon, see the one on November 8th – “It’s Not the Children’s Version of David & Goliath” (Part 1).
“True Friends – Defining Biblical Friendship”
We continue with the life of David. After the account of David & Goliath, the next major part of David’s life that we find is the friendship between Jonathan & David. The bond between these two men was like that of brothers. Think about the friends that you have in your life. Think about their qualities, characteristics, what makes them who they are. As we look at the friendship between Jonathan & David, we are going to look at what…
“It’s Not the Children’s Version of David & Goliath” (Part 1)
Many will remember the story of David and Goliath, most likely from their time in Sunday School. In Sunday School though the key focus was often on the fact that the little man overcame the giant. There is much more to the biblical account than that though and many more lessons that we can learn that will challenge our personal walk with God. So what else can we learn? What might you have missed in the past? Tune in to…
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