Our sermon is entitled “Grace to Sinners” and takes us to [esvignore]2 Samuel 12:26-31[/esvignore] and[esvignore]Psalm 51[/esvignore]. Here we wrap up the season of the Ammonite wars, where David proved to be the chief of sinners and the recipient of restorative grace. We will speak about the end of the tale, look at the whole of [esvignore]Psalm 51[/esvignore], and then launch to the…

Our sermon is entitled God of Restoration and is taken from [esvignore]2 Samuel 12:15b-23[/esvignore]. Here we find a David we have truly missed for a while, and the theme, though a repeated theme, is encouraging. God is in the business of making all things new. He is a God of restoration. It might take a while, it may hurt for a long…

Our sermon this week is entitled You Are The Man! and is taken from [esvignore]2 Samuel 12:1-15[/esvignore]. Here we continue to look at the fall of David, and finally we come to his exposure. Many months have passed since David murdered Uriah, the child conceived by the adulterous union is born, and Nathan the prophet is sent by God to do one…

This week we will read the entirety of [esvignore]2 Samuel 11[/esvignore]. Our lesson will focus on compounding of sin and the public nature of sexual immorality. It is never a private matter, it is a social issue. No one can say “Its just my business, no one else’s.” The sermon outline is: Intro and Comments on Last Week David’s Bad Moves a.…

Our sermon is entitled David’s Passionate Fall, and it is a sobering one. We will be in [esvignore]2 Samuel 11:1-5.[/esvignore]  We will look frankly at the topic of lust and adultery. King David’s fall into a great and heart-breaking sin is almost unbelievable, and David seems like a whole different person in this chapter. We tread more slowly through this chapter because…

Our sermon is taken from a battle account in [esvignore]2 Samuel 10[/esvignore]. We will hear about David’s exceptionally good character as King and will see how the life lived at war with God is futile, costly and painful. We will learn based upon the following outline: The Man Inclined to Peace Refused and humiliated Dire but Delayed Consequences Apply: Blessed are you……

Our sermon this week is taken from [esvignore]2 Samuel 9[/esvignore]. We will learn of The Kindness of the King. Since the Old Testament is ultimately about Jesus, we often talk of Christ in the Old Testament shadows. Today’s lesson is, essentially, a Christ-centered gospel proclamation. [esvignore]2 Samuel 9[/esvignore] is about King David and the lame Mephibosheth. It is also about King Jesus…

This Lord’s Day sermon is entitled Kingdom Victories and we’ll cover the whole of [esvignore]2 Samuel 8[/esvignore]. This chapter ends a major division in the book of Samuel. We will have a bit of a new thematic flavor as we move into the coming chapters. Here we find a collection of battle reports and names of officials. It might be easy to skip over…

Our message is entitled, Redeemed, Preserved, and Privileged. We will cover [esvignore]2 Samuel 7:18-29[/esvignore]. Here we find David’s response to God’s gracious refusal. David had desired to honor God by building a house for the Ark of God, a very good desire indeed. But God has other plans, plans that knock David’s socks off, so to speak. His response is prayer and praise.…

In this message we look at [esvignore]2 Samuel 7:1-17[/esvignore]. This is typically considered the “Davidic Covenant” and is a very important passage in the history of God’s redemption of sinners. We will not go very deep into the theological-covenantal themes, but rather will remain in the immediate historical and application level of the text because there is plenty of good immediate application for…