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Matthews Gospel: The promised Messiah

How do we build a life of faith? How do we avoid a life of idolatry? Our passage, more specifically, the chapters before us today, 14-16 of 1 Kings… exist in part for that purpose These chapters take us from King Jeroboam and Rehoboam in 931 BC to the start of Ahab’s reign over Israel in 874 BC and Jehoshaphat’s…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome. Last week we were introduce to Saul, who became the first king of Israel. Our passage described Saul as the ideal looking king. Good looking, tall, strong, everything you would look for in a king. But we got some hints that things would not be great with Saul…

Today we come to our final sermon in this series walking through the book of Samuels. As I looked back through the sermons for this book of 2 Samuel... It took me some time staring at the content... But I feel like what I saw was a purposeful flow of information... …that - ON IT’S OWN - builds the story…

Conquers the Philistines, Moabites, and Syrians ( 2 Sam. 5:17-25 , cf. 1 Chron. 14:8-17 ; 2 Sam. 8:1 , cf. 1 Chron. 18:1 ; 2 Sam. 21:15-22 , cf. 1 Chron. 20:4-8 ), the Moabites ( 2 Sam. 8:2 , cf. 1 Chron. 18:2 ), and the Syrians ( 2 Sam. 10:1-19 ; cf. 1 Chron. 19:1-19 ) Introduction In the Lord of the…

1 Kings 1 Introduction What is success? How can I be successful? Opening Illustration [Insert text] Bridge What is success? How can I be successful? In our passage today, we are going to see two different ways of answering these questions with completely different outcomes. My prayer is that by looking…

So as you can see from the slide - I decided that we will just keep going in our Bibles... Breaking into 1 Kings today. I assume that most people haven’t spent too much TIME in 1 Kings... And so I think it will good for us to not only learn the history behind it…the NARRATIVE behind it... But also of…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 11, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal When Samuel’s career as prophet and judge was winding down, the people of Israel demanded…

Where it Started As I mentioned a while back we are going to do something a little different we are going to look at the various Scriptures that paint a picture of David’s life. This is what you would call a biographical sermon series. We will be introduced to hopefully familiar characters, and My hope…

The Wounded Healer Henri Nouwen in his book The Wounded Healer laments that most Christian leaders are not prepared to be spiritual leaders for hurting people. “Our service will not be perceived as authentic,” Nouwen warns, “unless it comes from a heart wounded by the suffering about which we speak.…

I have a little bit of a challenge today - in that it’s been 6 weeks since we were last in 2 Samuel... Not sure if you remember - but before we DIVERTED into our mini Easter Series... We were making our way through 1 and 2 Samuel. The challenge - is the help us - Get back in the groove…the OT groove...…

Introduction Antique Road show El Albanil by Diego Rivera Hanging behind a door in a Corpus Christi home. Between $800,000 - $1,000,000!! How many times was that painting looked at and there was no idea of the value! This is what the Gospel does! When we are rejected, devalued, and forgotten. The Gospel…

Introduction We need to learn from the experiences of others. In 2003, a 27-year-old outdoorsman - Aron Ralston - embarked on a solo canyoneering adventure in Utah’s Blue John Canyon. His passion for adventure and his belief in his own abilities led him deep into the rugged wilderness, seeking the thrill…

Review : Creation covenant: Cut/Made with Adam Established with Noah Abrahamic Covenant Israel’s Covenant Cut with Israel at Sinai Davidic Covenant New Covenant Who is David? Youngest son to Jesse Part of tribe of Judah Great-grandmother was Ruth ( Ruth 4:22 ) Shepherd and musician Known in his youth…

Recap Last time we got a bit of a foundation for the study, we covered the start of kings in Israel with Saul, and then the anointing of David to be king. Remember the nation wanted to be like everyone else and have a king, which they already had God. After Saul was named king he was disobedient to God’s…

Introduction We are coming to the last in the series of David’s Life. David will not die in this passage but this passage and the rest of Samuel is more like an appendix to the story of David. Today we are talking about David’s Last Words. 2 Samuel 23:1-7 1 These are the last words of David: “The inspired…

Intro Who’s going to lead God’s people? You may think of kings or leaders as a “necessary evil” like police. If there was no sin or evil in the world, we wouldn’t need police. However, remember that there was authority structures before the fall, and they were good. Even if there was no sin, we would…

What Went Wrong? One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. So David sent someone to inquire about her, and he said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hethite?” David sent…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 11, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Sept., 2022. Summary and Goal In this session, we will see David, who has…

LEGACY: something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor LEGACY: the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life I think if we all were honest with ourselves - we would agree that we all hope to leave a Legacy behind us…

Please turn to 1 Chronicles 28 . Introduction "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.” These are the words of the oath of office…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 11, Session 5 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Sept. 2022. Summary and Goal On our own, none of us has the power to resist sin, let alone overcome it.…

2 Samuel 23:8-39 ; cf. 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 Introduction “Only the strong survive."(?) Q: What does it mean to be strong? Legendary prestige of mighty warriors throughout history Spartan 300 Roman Gladiators Seal Team 6 Background and Context [Withhold main point] About to start a section of David’s…

Introduction Quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (JFK) So said JFK in his famous inaugural address in 1961, words that resonate with the spirit of this country. We all want to make a difference and make an impact. We want our lives to count for something.…