After several years of war, the nation of Israel was finally at peace for a time. It was during this time that David thought back on his friendship with Jonathan many years earlier. Those reflections brought to his mind the promise he had made to his dear friend long ago. This brings us to the […]
The world has a twisted view of the devil. Cartoons picture him as a horned creature in a red suit carrying a spear. There is NO truth to that picture. He is not a make-believe character. He is very real. The world honours him on Halloween, but he is our dangerous enemy. Transition This morning […]
Politicians make many promises to get elected that they fail to fulfil once they are in office. They stretch the truth and sometimes even lie to convince voters of their worth. God is not like politicians. When he makes a promise, He always tells the truth and He always keeps His promise in every detail. […]
In our hymnbook, there are four rows of notes for each song. Only the top note is the melody. The other notes are harmony to make it sound nice. An person once asked the famous orchestra conductor Leonard Bernstein what was the most difficult instrument to play. He responded with quick wit: “Second fiddle. I […]
Have you ever read a chapter of the Bible and when you finished you had no idea what you read because you were not concentrating? I have. That is doing right in a wrong way. Transition This evening we are going to see how David did right in a wrong way and it ended up […]
(2 Timothy 3:16-17) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” While not every scripture applies directly to you, all scripture is for your benefit and most contain […]
Have you ever read a chapter of the Bible and when you finished you had no idea what you read because you were not concentrating? I have. That is doing right in a wrong way. Transition This evening we are going to see how David did right in a wrong way and it ended up […]
Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was little more than a puppet king. His only strength was the support of his captain Abner. Now that Abner was dead, he was in trouble. Then two of his captains conspired against him and killed him while he slept (4:1-8). They took the news to David and David had them put […]
As we read our text this morning, see if you can identify the five ways Peter describes persecution. Read 1 Peter 4:12-19. Did you find all five? (v.12, 13, 14, 16, 19). In this section, God gives six commands to persecuted Christians. Those commands were to help persecuted Christians endure trials and to bring honour […]
After Saul’s death, David moved to Hebron and was anointed king over Judah only. Abner, Saul’s captain made Ishbosheth, Saul’s son king the rest of Israel. For seven years civil war kept David from being king over all Israel. During those years of conflict, though David was far from perfect, he displayed several qualities that […]