SERMONS ON DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
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David and Bathsheba (14)
by Zach Terry
Rather than embracing his calling and purpose, he takes a break. Now taking a break is good, but he has had all winter to relax. The battle is on, the game is afoot, but David send Joab and David remains. Purpose is to a Heart, what People are to a Home. Unoccupied homes deteriorate much faster than occupied ones. They seem to fall apart. Well the human heart is similar. When it is engaged in purpose it seems unstoppable. But when a man forgets his purpose and begins to drift, vines begin to grow. Men - you have a purpose. You are to be engaged fathers, loving husbands, profitable employees, assets to the body of christ here...
Bathsheba Found Beauty for Ashes
by Donald Cantrell
On January 21, 1998 several news agencies begin to report an alleged affair between President Bill Clinton and a former unpaid intern that had mysteriously went from job to job with various help from the White House. The affair was made public, personal, and painful for all involved. In June 1995 Lewinski, 21, comes to the White House as an unpaid intern in the office of Chief of Staff Leon Panetta. November 1995: Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton begin a sexual relationship, according to audiotapes secretly recorded later by Linda Tripp. December 1995: Lewinsky moves into a paid position in the Office of Legislative Affairs...
Bathsheba (2 of 3)
by Scott Maze
Merry Christmas from my family to yours! We begin a short series two Sundays ago designed to make room in your heart to worship Jesus, entitled The Mothers of Jesus. The best-selling book in the world begins in the most odd way. Matthew chapter two is the account of the first Christmas and it warms our hearts to read about the romance of the scene. But Matthew chapter one is the place where most people get “glaze in their eyes” when reading Jesus’ family tree. The New Testament begins by telling us the family background to Jesus, His genealogy. In Matthew 1, right before the Christmas narrative...
Bathsheba: When we Fail to Keep our Promises (19 of 49)
by John Barnett
Please open with me to Matthew 1. In our study of the lessons God has given us from the life of David His servant, we have come to a woman named Bathsheba. Bathsheba is only mentioned by name in the Old Testament (11 times). But for a very special purpose she is also found in the New Testament. In America we celebrate moms in many different ways; but there is a list of mothers that God has honored in a most unusual way. God has singled out and highlighted five mothers out of all those hundreds described in His Word. And He placed them in a special place—in the pathway through which Christ came. Please...
Finding David
by Jerry Vines
Finding leaders for God's work is one of the most crucial enterprises in which we will ever engage. No congregation, no church, will ever rise higher than its leadership. Whatever the spiritual work may be, God gives leaders and those leaders have the responsibility to lead the people where God wants them to go. That's why it's a very important service when we have an ordination for those who have been called to the Gospel ministry. Also, when we have a service and we set aside those who have been called of God and chosen by the congregation to serve in the role of deacon. God calls people to service. God calls people...
A Higher Code (23 of 52)
by Christopher Harbin
It is too easy to get comfortable with our ways and patterns of living. We learn norms and practices from society. We don't often stop to review those customs and standards, determining whether they are in concert with God's design and priorities. If we are not careful, we find take more cues from the lesser examples around us than from God's directions or the lives of saints in our midst. Instead of looking to status quo conduct patterns, can we seek out a higher code of conduct to follow? After all, we are called to live according to the higher code and standards of faithfulness we find in Christ. King Saul was a poor model...
A Leader's Frightening Fall
by Robert Dawson
Years ago, a man and his wife decided to see a movie at the local drive-in. The husband, who was a little bit of a skinflint, decided to save a few dollars on admission. When they neared the theatre, they pulled the car over and the husband crawled into the trunk. The wife pulled up to the gate and paid for one ticket. Once they were inside, she went around to the back of their old car to open the trunk and let her husband out, but she encountered a small problem. She didn't have the keys to the trunk, which back in the day were different from the keys to the ignition. After several failed efforts, the wife was forced to call for help but...
David Lost His Song
by John Barnett
All that really matters in life may be reduced to one simple reality--what does God think of what you are doing or have done.As we open in our Bibles to the last sentence of 2nd Samuel 11:27, and read those words-that is exactly the perspective God presents of David's life at that moment. All that mattered at that moment and for eternity--is what God thought of what David had done. And David did not please the Lord! 2 Samuel 11:27b ''But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.'' NKJV Think about the moments, hours, days, and weeks that followed this statement. The ornate halls of Jerusalem's royal palace...
The Over-Exposed Heart (8 of 13)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: The true story is told of a banquet where a famous religious leader found himself seated next to an extremely beautiful woman who was wearing a gown with a perilously low neckline. Instead of becoming angry or embarrassed or pretending to be unaware of her exposure he offered her an apple. She was a little surprised, but he explained with a smile, ''Please do take it, Madame it was only after Eve ate the apple that she became aware of how little she had on. APPLY: We're going to talk this morning about exposure. Initially, as I prepared for this sermon I considered approaching this passage totally from...
The Door of Faithfulness (7 of 9)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: Faithfulness is not so much a product as it is a process! Being faithful to God this week doesn't guarantee that you will not have to discipline yourself to be faithful to Him next week! Faithfulness requires an act of will all the time! We must continuously choose to be faithful to the Lord, even those who have lived many years faithfully but have let their guard down for a moment know the price of unfaithfulness! Faithfulness is not a product of feelings; it is an act of the will! If we live by our feelings we will probably live a life of vacillating faithfulness! Those who let their emotions rule their lives find ways to excuse their lack...
David, Real Sin (22 of 32)
by Steve Jones
Introduction: A few years ago I competed in the Muddy Buddy in Orlando with my friend Rodney. The Muddy Buddy is a combination 10-K race/obstacle course in which you compete as part of a two-person team. The final obstacle is a large mud-pit that contestants must crawl through before they can cross the finish line. After the race, (which we lost), Rodney and I hosed off, changed into clean clothes, and went to Steak and Shake for lunch. We were seated at a table and ordered our food, then I excused myself to go wash up in the restroom. When I looked in the mirror at the restroom I was horrified to see that I still had...
Leaders Who Crash (1 of 2)
by Dave Gustavsen
Today and next week, we're doing a 2-part series called ''(Dis)Qualified.'' So today I'm going to talk about leaders who crash, and then next week I'm going to talk about leaders who last. And I'm going to build this around the story of one of the most well-known leaders in the Bible: King David. If you're wondering why I chose to address this topic, it's because over the years, I have seen way too many leaders who start well, and then self-destruct. I've seen it in business leaders and government leaders and teachers and coaches…and I've seen it in pastors. And I've watched what happens when they fall-not only what happens to them...
The Trials of a King (15 of 16)
by Central Christian Church of Arizona
Big Idea: What you do with your sin will determine what your sin does to you. Opening Comments a)Welcome and greetings b)Thanksgiving is this week! (i) A special tradition around Central Christian Church (1) A time to thank God together (2) This has become huge!!! ii) Services this Wednesday (1) All Campuses (2)Times: (a) All campuses have a 6 PM Service (b) Gilbert, Mesa, and Ahwatukee have a 7:30 one as well iii) Boxes of food (1) We have partnered with the Children's Hunger Fund (2) We want to feed children in the Phoenix Area (3) Return your boxes on Wednesday! c) Christmas is coming soon i)Invite...
A Man After God's Own Heart? (2 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
This sermon series is what I call ''Comeback Kings.'' It describes the lives of people in Scripture who had had potential for greatness, but whose lives were shattered because of something they or others had done. Ultimately, though they achieved victory from lives of defeat and became ''comeback kings.'' The following is the story of one such man (read II Samuel 11:1-15). OPEN: When things go wrong in our lives, there are many Christians will say: ''Do not live with regret. Everything happens for a reason.'' In other words - EVERYTHING that happens has been brought about by God... it'll be OK. In fact, someone carried that...
Responding to God's Presence
by Christopher Harbin
There are different ways to respond to God's presence, will, and call to service. Sometimes we seek out God's presence and will. At other times, we run and hide. We trap ourselves within our petty issues and attempt to keep God from interfering with our desires, plans, and dreams. At other times, we are simply surprised to find God in our midst, forgetting our claims of his constant presence. Hebrew is an interesting language. There are several aspects of its grammar and construction that seem odd from the perspective of English speakers. The verb in Hebrew has no tense in terms of time--past, present, and future...
True Confessions of a Terrible Parent (7 of 7)
by Jeff Schreve
How many people in this room have ever heard of a man named Charles Barkley can I see your hand? You're familiar with Charles Barkley. Charles Barkley was one of the greatest basketball players to ever play in the NBA. He was called big nickname "Sir Charles" when he played at Auburn he was called the "Round mound of Re-bound" cause he's a little chunky. And Charles had a great NBA career he was the MVP in 1993, in 1996 he was named as one of the 50 greatest players to ever play in the NBA. He was on the first Dream Team in 1992 and on the second Dream Team in 1996 and won 2 gold medals. He was inducted to the...
Do You Know What He Knows?
by Bob Wickizer
This seems to be Muhammed Ali week and like any major news event, I must confess that after a while I grow tired of the daily news barrage. But this week I heard a snippet about the great boxing inspiration that made me think about Jesus. The journalist being interviewed noted that Ali was of course a minority and he said, ''all minorities use their bodies to get anywhere... it's all they have.'' The best schools were generally closed to minorities. Businesses were nearly impossible to break into, so sports (and entertainment) became the primary routes that all minorities followed on their path to better things. The journalist continued by saying ''For a boxer, you sacrifice your body again and again because...
