Sermon Text: Matthew 6:9 Theme: The address and first petition of the Lord’s Prayer teach us that whatever we pray for, we pray that our Heavenly Father would ensure that His glory takes priority over our needs. Structure/points: When Jesus taught His people to pray the Lord’s Prayer, He was giving us a basic framework for prayer. When we pray, these things…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 5:17-25 Theme: Because the Lord is a warrior who fights for His people, He has decisively conquered every opponent who seeks to undermine the King whom He established to lead Israel. Structure/points: For many decades, the Philistines were the greatest external threat that the Israelites had to resist. Upon learning that David had been anointed king of all…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 5:1-16 Theme: The King whom the Lord is with shall rule over the people of God and lead them to victory and abundance because the Lord has graciously chosen to bless the elect through his holy reign. Structure/points: The failure of Israel to answer the call of God to make David their king had taken a devastating toll…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 4:1-12 Theme: When false redeemers are judged by the Lord, He reminds His elect that He Himself is their only redeemer who has saved them from their sins and every other adversity they suffer. Structure/points: The day when David would rule the people of God as king of a united Israel was fast approaching. And as king, David…
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Theme: The scandalous nature of the cross of Christ exposes and challenges the wisdom of the world and calls us to embrace the foolishness of God. Structure/points: First, we will reflect on how the Romans, Greeks and Jews viewed crucifixion to help us understand the shocking nature of the gospel for the Ancient World. Next, we will see the different core…
Text: 2 Samuel 3:20-39 Theme: The Lord’s king leads his people into peace and unity under his blameless leadership, even when the disruptive seek their own agendas ahead of God’s. Structure/points: After his falling out with Ish-bosheth, Abner vowed to bring all Israel under David’s rule. He made a real offer to restore peace and unity under the Lord’s anointed king. But…
Text: 2 Samuel 3:1-19 Theme: Ambitious people may use the promises of God to benefit themselves, but it is God alone who will accomplish His saving work through the king whom He has appointed to deliver His people. Structure/points: Abner reckoned himself to be the kingmaker, the man who could give Israel to whomever he pleased. But the Lord of Hosts, the…
Text: 2 Samuel 2:12-3:1 Theme: The Lord has established one king over His people, and He will give victory and strength to that king while defeating and weakening those of His people who reject His word to submit to that king. Structure/points: Civil war erupted in Israel because two men, David and Ish-bosheth, both claimed to be the rightful king. There could…
Text: 2 Samuel 2:1-11 Theme: Because the Lord has fulfilled His word to establish His anointed as the king of His people, all are called to accept his overture to be members of his kingdom. Structure/points: After the death of Saul, the time came for the Lord to fulfill His word and establish David as the king of Israel. His anointed one…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 1:17-27 Theme: Upon learning of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, David wrote a lament to help himself and Israel process their sorrow over the tragedy. Structure/points: Death, any death, is the tragic consequence of living in a world marred by sin, an unnatural but unavoidable invader in God’s good creation. The people of God grieve when they…