Sermons

What happened after David and Bathsheba’s sins? How does forgiveness occur? What other spiritual blessings can be discovered through repentance?  God loves us so much, that he allows the consequences of our sin to play out.  It’s hard for us to see that as love, until we can look at the situation from God’s perspective.

The life of David is somewhat of a metaphor for our lives. Sometimes you are dazzled at what God can do in our lives. Other times, you shake your head at the terrible decisions you’ve made. This week we’ll look at both a high and a low of David. The mercy he showed Mephibosheth, and the terrible…

This week we see king David is bringing the Ark of the Covenant out of the land of the Philistines, to house it in Jerusalem. One of the men touches the Ark and immediately dies. David is angry and sullen.  It seems unfair.  How are we to think of this story? What was God trying…

King Saul dies, and David finally becomes king over Judah, but not of all Israel.  In his experience, we can see that “success” is enjoyable, but also provides us with a test! Will we loosen our morals? Will we try to “coast” with God? Will we set ourselves up for future catastrophes?

As great as it is when people in the Old Testament hear an audible voice from God telling them what to do, that is not always the way God communicates now. In Three Different Chapters, we have three different stories of ways God communicates with David, with the purpose of helping David center His life…

Although David was anointed king, we find David as a fugitive from King Saul, running for his life. This week we will see David was presented with some very difficult tests and choices. The “opportunity” for resentment and bitterness sneaks up on David. He will face incredible disappointment.