MOURNING MATTERS (3 OF 8)
Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:1-17
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Title: Mourning Matters (3 of 8)
Series: The Life of David
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: 2 Samuel 1:1-17
I - The Despairing Report (1 - 10)
II - The Defining Remorse (11 - 12)
III - The Dismaying Response (13 - 16)
IV - The Daring Record (17)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Unspeakable Grief
- You might hear the news from a policeman: "I'm sorry. He didn't survive the accident."
- You might return a friend's call, only to be told, "The surgeon brought bad news."
- Too many spouses have heard these words from grim-faced soldiers: "We regret to inform you..."
- In such moments, spring becomes winter, blue turns to gray, birds go silent, and the chill of sorrow settles in. It's cold in the valley of the shadow of death.
David's messenger isn't a policeman, friend, or soldier.
He is a breathless Amalekite with torn clothing and hair full of dirt who stumbles into Camp Ziklag with the news:
2Sa 1:4 KJV - And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
David knows the Hebrews are fighting the Philistines.
He knows Saul and Jonathan are in for the battle of their lives. He's been awaiting the outcome. When the messenger presents David with Saul's crown and bracelet, David has undeniable proof, Saul and Jonathan are dead.
- Jonathan, closer than a brother. He had saved David's life and sworn to protect his children.
- Saul, God's chosen. Gods anointed. Yes, he had hounded David. He had badgered David. But he was still God's anointed.
1. God's chosen king - dead.
2. David's best friend - dead.
3. Leaving David to face yet another giant - the giant of grief.
We've felt his heavy hand on our shoulders. Not in Ziklag, but in emergency rooms, in children's hospitals, at car wrecks, and on battlefields.
A ...
Series: The Life of David
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: 2 Samuel 1:1-17
I - The Despairing Report (1 - 10)
II - The Defining Remorse (11 - 12)
III - The Dismaying Response (13 - 16)
IV - The Daring Record (17)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Unspeakable Grief
- You might hear the news from a policeman: "I'm sorry. He didn't survive the accident."
- You might return a friend's call, only to be told, "The surgeon brought bad news."
- Too many spouses have heard these words from grim-faced soldiers: "We regret to inform you..."
- In such moments, spring becomes winter, blue turns to gray, birds go silent, and the chill of sorrow settles in. It's cold in the valley of the shadow of death.
David's messenger isn't a policeman, friend, or soldier.
He is a breathless Amalekite with torn clothing and hair full of dirt who stumbles into Camp Ziklag with the news:
2Sa 1:4 KJV - And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
David knows the Hebrews are fighting the Philistines.
He knows Saul and Jonathan are in for the battle of their lives. He's been awaiting the outcome. When the messenger presents David with Saul's crown and bracelet, David has undeniable proof, Saul and Jonathan are dead.
- Jonathan, closer than a brother. He had saved David's life and sworn to protect his children.
- Saul, God's chosen. Gods anointed. Yes, he had hounded David. He had badgered David. But he was still God's anointed.
1. God's chosen king - dead.
2. David's best friend - dead.
3. Leaving David to face yet another giant - the giant of grief.
We've felt his heavy hand on our shoulders. Not in Ziklag, but in emergency rooms, in children's hospitals, at car wrecks, and on battlefields.
A ...
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