MESSAGE FOR OCTOBER 17, 2021, FROM 2 SAMUEL 19:9-43 We continue to follow the biblical account of the life and reign of king David as we spend time in the Old Testament book of Second Samuel. As we meet David in chapter 19 this morning, we see him at a critical period in his reign. His army has just put down the unsuccessful coup of his third son, Absalom whose dead body now lies … [Read more...] about Fault Lines, 10-17-21
Manuscripts
Absalom’s End 10-10-21
MESSAGE FOR OCTOBER 10, 2021, FROM 2 SAMUEL 18-19 This week, we return to our series of messages from the Old Testament book of Second Samuel on the life and reign of king David. Because we’ve been away from this for a few weeks, let’s do some review to get up to speed. The section of Second Samuel we’re currently looking at began back in chapter 12 and it reveals that season of David’s life … [Read more...] about Absalom’s End 10-10-21
The Church as the Family of God, Part 2 (10-3-2021)
MESSAGE FOR OCTOBER 3, 2021, FROM ACTS 2:42-47 This week, we continue looking at what the New Testament teaches about the church of Jesus Christ. Specifically, we’re again focusing on what the New Testament reveals about the church as the family of God. Last week, we saw that more than 250 times in the New Testament, the words used to describe how believers relate to one another are family … [Read more...] about The Church as the Family of God, Part 2 (10-3-2021)
The Church as Family, 9-26-21
MESSAGE FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2021, ON THE CHURCH AS FAMILY This morning, we again want to step back from our series of messages from Second Samuel on the life and reign of king David. Today and next week we want to again address more of what the bible teaches about the church of Christ. Last time I preached, we spoke of the nature of the church and how that implies that believers make a formal … [Read more...] about The Church as Family, 9-26-21
The Wonder of Christ’s Church
MESSAGE FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2021, ON CHURCH MEMBERSHIP This week, we want to take a step away from the story of David to look at what the bible teaches about the local church, and specifically, in the area of church membership. That may sound less than captivating to you but it’s very important and most believers are shockingly uninformed about what the bible teaches in this area. For the most … [Read more...] about The Wonder of Christ’s Church
David on the Run #3, 2 Samuel 17:1-29 (9-5-21)
MESSAGE FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2021, FROM 2 SAMUEL 17 We continue this week with the story of the life and reign of King David from the Old Testament book of Second Samuel. We’re in a section of the book that recounts some very dark moments for David that are connected back to his earlier sin with Bathsheba. As we’ve said before, after David’s sin with Bathsheba, the prophet Nathan comes to him and … [Read more...] about David on the Run #3, 2 Samuel 17:1-29 (9-5-21)
