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1. Proper 11
2 Samuel 7:1-17, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56
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John R. Brokhoff
... with deity. One half of the chapter is assigned to today and the other half comes next Sunday. This sermon can be one of a two-part series. The first half of the dialogue is God's speaking to David through Nathan. The next half deals with David's speaking to God through prayer. With this in mind, today we deal with the need for our people to learn to hear God speak to them as he did to David. Most people do not imagine God speaking to them, for if they did, they would be scared out of their wits. They ...
2. The Man in the Mirror
2 Samuel 12:1-31
Sermon
James Merritt
... we are confronted with our sin - how do we respond? When we finally realize that we are the "Man In The Mirror" then what? We learn how God deals with his children when they sin and how His children should deal with God when their sin is revealed. I. I Must Personally Realize The Fact Of My Sin "Then the LORD sent Nathan to David." (II Samuel 12:1, NASB) Notice immediately Nathan did not come on his own. It wasn't his idea to confront David. He was sent by God. Don't miss the first word of that sentence ...
3. Nathan Rebukes David
2 Samuel 12:1-31
Understanding Series
Mary J. Evans
... David’s capacity as the head of the justice department (8:15), it would not be unusual for such cases to be brought before him. Nor would David have assumed that Nathan was there to deal with David’s own sins. With a parable like this it is unnecessary to make every detail of the story fit what happened among David, Bathsheba, and Uriah. In Nathan’s tale the rich man’s crime was the abuse of power involving greed, gross injustice, and sheer meanness. How could a man who owned so much deprive a poor ...
4. A Ewe Turn
2 Samuel 12:1-31
Sermon
... he had done. At last, he saw himself as the big bad wolf who had preyed on the sheepfold. At last, he could face his sin and deal with it. At last, he could walk back to the courts of his Creator. David learned the hard way that God is a Lord of loving ... with child. David emerged from these sordid chapters of his life’s journal a wiser and sadder man. David is everyman. Unlike Nathan, I have trouble pointing my finger at David. Americans are the rich pinnacle perched atop a pyramid of poverty. We live in ...
5. God's Promise to David
1 Chronicles 17:1-15
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... the ark of the covenant of the LORD (called “the ark of God” in 2 Sam. 7:2), which was at that stage under a tent. Although Nathan the prophet initially confirmed (in 1 Chron. 17:2 || 2 Sam. 7:3) that David should do whatever he had in mind, because God was with him ... s narrative takes on a few more building blocks, which will be amplified further in (particularly) the narrative dealing with Solomon. This chapter’s building block of “divine promise of eternal kingship” feeds into a greater narrative ...
6. David's Prayer
1 Chronicles 17:16-27
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... the ark of the covenant of the LORD (called “the ark of God” in 2 Sam. 7:2), which was at that stage under a tent. Although Nathan the prophet initially confirmed (in 1 Chron. 17:2 || 2 Sam. 7:3) that David should do whatever he had in mind, because God was with him ... s narrative takes on a few more building blocks, which will be amplified further in (particularly) the narrative dealing with Solomon. This chapter’s building block of “divine promise of eternal kingship” feeds into a greater narrative ...
7. 2 Samuel 7:1-17
2 Samuel 7:1-17
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Leonard Sweet
... to the long nomadic David. David's discomfort with this new situation is evident from the question he nervously poses for the prophet Nathan. In verse 2 David asks his prophet whether it is proper for him to now live comfortably in a settled home, while the ... magnificently unique for the near eastern world. While God promises to continue the line of David, God also promises to deal with each generation as a father deals with a son. The promise of a continued line does not mean those who fail to measure up to ...
Sermon
Robert Noblett
... effect, I simply draw a circle around a hole that is already there.” (William R. White, Stories For the Journey, p. 30) Basically, this is what Nathan did. Reaching into the recesses of his mind, he pointed a story in the direction of the king. And what a story it was! A poor man ... Lyndon Johnson devised an elaborate form of body language in order to convince the Soviet leader that he was dealing with a tough Texas hombre. He gave him one of his crusher handshakes and also hovered over the significantly ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... have been mentioned if it was sworn. A slight irony will emerge here: Bathsheba is instructed to ask David about an (alleged) oath-swearing, and her own name means “daughter of swear an oath”! But still, the question remains as to why Nathan would counsel Bathsheba in this manner. We recall that Nathan has had dealings with David and Bathsheba before. In 2 Samuel 12:25, Nathan is sent by God to bring a new name for baby Solomon; in the book of Genesis a change of name involves a change of destiny, so ...
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Harold Warlick
... ’m around that person. I want to get organized and know how to deal with things and people that upset me. I shall never be happy again until I am organized." How do we get organized, in an effective way, to deal with the things and people that upset us? First of all, we should ... son was born to David and Bathsheba. Nathan was again there, this time in a happy time, as the son was dedicated to God. They called this son Solomon. And thanks to the love, care, and tact of Nathan, out of what could have been a ...
11. Where Do Sins Go?
2 Samuel 12:1-31
Sermon
Edward Chinn
... God," said the prophet after the days of Exile (Isaiah 59:2, TEV). Sins also go out into the world as evil consequences. As we will see, Nathan the prophet was right when he said to King David, "The Lord has laid on another the consequences of your sin" (2 Samuel 12:13, NEB). Consider ... said, "Of course, God will forgive me; that’s his business!" But, dealing with human sin is not that simple, is it? Look at the Cross and see that the consequences of sin run up to touch even God, who is involved up ...
12. Proper 13
Ephesians 4:1-16, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 6:25-59
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Russell F. Anderson
... of Christ. We don't have to buy it; all we need to do is maintain it. Celebrate our unity (vv. 3-7). We hear a good deal about celebrating our diversity as a nation and a Church. As the people of God, we would be better off celebrating our unity. "One Lord, one ... of our sins, God saves our lives through the reconciliation offered to us in Christ. Outline: 1. David judged rightly the man in Nathan's parable deserved to die, but so did David. 2. Paul says: "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). 3. God ...
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Timothy J. Smith
... we need someone else to point out what we ourselves cannot see. We are too close to examine our lives objectively. Like Nathan, this wise woman told David a parable. Again David was in the center of the parable and again David did not realize ... to do. Now was their chance to rid the kingdom forever of its rebellious, traitorous prince. The only thing was David warned Joab to "deal gently" with his son. Joab, acting out of complete loyalty for David and the kingdom, gave the order for Absalom to be killed. ...
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Erskine White
... me" (1 Kings 22:8). To the true prophet, even the most popular king is subject to the laws of God. And so, we see Nathan taking the proper, Biblical stance towards the king. He points his finger at David and in God's name he says, "You are the man!" ... us of the bitterness and rancor which may have filled the land during this long and difficult campaign. Inspire those who gain power to deal justly with those who are powerless. Put in our new leaders a desire to serve even those who can be of no service to ...
15. The Agony of Defeat
2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 15:5
Sermon
James Merritt
... eyes of Him to whom we must give account." Secret sin on earth is open scandal in heaven. We learn something here about how God deals with his children who fall into sin. God will chase you until he catches you. After he catches you he will then do one of ... God cannot correct you, God will kill you. David would have died if he had not come clean with his sin. How do I know that? Nathan says to David in verse 13, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die." The Apostle John tells us that there ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... Now doesn’t that sound like a real downer!” [2] Well it does, doesn’t it? This passage is not easy and simple to deal with, but it offers much-needed lessons to us. I. First of all, the parable Jesus tells, and his harsh words of teaching, is a ... child’s eyes have been healed. Because my life is as stained and tarnished as anyone else’s. And what great work could little Nathan have done at his young age that could possibly have deserved God’s grace? That’s the beauty and the paradox of Grace: ...
17. The Agenda Factor
2 Samuel 7:1-17
Sermon
William L. Self
... up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling' " (vv. 4-6). God said to Nathan, "Go and tell David I have always met my people in a tent. That is how I identify myself with them." The Lord will make you a ... ? With Jesus many followed at the beginning because he could heal them, feed them, raise them from the dead. Not a bad deal, Hosannah! This taking-up-the-cross stuff should be negotiated out. Sacrifice and the second mile sounds good but it is not to ...
Drama
Martha L. Leach
... was born soon thereafter, and we loved him very much. But it was through my friend, Nathan, a prophet, that I was made to realize the terrible wrong I had done. Nathan told me of two men - one rich with many flocks and herds, and another very ... him because of this night. And I very proudly declared, "They may all leave you, Lord, but I will never leave you." There was a great deal of sadness in his face when he looked at me. "Peter," he said, "you will deny me three times before the cock crows twice." And I ...
19. Proper 13
2 Samuel 11:26--12:13a, John 6:25-59, Ephesians 4:1-16
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John R. Brokhoff
... The catch was, "The thing that David had done displeased the Lord." (2 Samuel 11:27) Now God steps into the story by sending Nathan by use of a story to bring David to a realization of his sin: "You are the man." David confesses and hears the penalty ... it mean to the average church-goer? This can be a teaching sermon about Christ as the Bread of Life. Since the coming few Sundays deal with the Bread of Life, it would be well to preach this sermon as a basis for understanding the coming ones. Outline: What the ...
20. The Masterpiece
Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-28
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James Merritt
... are not just about bloodlines and babies. Not only can we trace the royal line of Israel, but we can also see how God deals with His people, because every person in this chain represents how God's sovereign hand had ordered human events down through the ages to make ... Joseph. Luke follows the line from David through Nathan to Mary. The tree is split – one branch goes through Solomon making Jesus legally the son of David. One branch goes through Nathan making Jesus literally the son of David. Both ...
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J. Howard Olds
... sons and that's enough problems. I can't imagine what it's like to have numerous wives and dozens of children to deal with. No wonder David had problems. Everybody knows the sordid story of that moonlit night when David spots Bathsheba bathing naked in ... in the house; they held it at night.' I can see the pet lambs I used to raise as a kid when I read that story. Then Nathan lowers the bomb. ‘The rich man had some company come to town. Instead of picking a sheep out of his huge flock he goes over and takes ...
22. Small Sin, Large Grace
2 Samuel 11:26-27, 12:1-13a
Sermon
Donna Schaper
... would it care about what we do to each other? We live. We die. The universe continues. David just can't be that big a deal. The very problem that causes me to want takes a premature seat — that the world in which we are awake is awesome and awe filled — ... whatever death we have, we pull aside the veil. We open the tomb. David had to dive into a tomb, a tomb of judgment from Nathan and a loss of an infant son. He died, and then he rose. Muslim women "slip scarf" when they want to both hide and reveal. ...
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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
... dangerous individual (see 20:22).2This wise woman is a literary foil for Joab and David, who could have avoided a great deal of turmoil if they had not indulged Absalom following the murder of Amnon. 20:23  Joab was over Israel’s entire army ... sin can be persistent. As in the preceding episode, we see again that the disciplinary consequences of sin can linger. The prophet Nathan announced David’s punishment: the sword will not depart from David’s house (2 Sam. 12:10). David has already lost two sons ...
Sermon
Michael Rogness
... connect our sermons to daily life. Jerry Schmalenberger urges preachers to "keep your sermon close to the ground ... We must deal with the nitty gritty issues of the day in everyday language."16 Fred B. Craddock, professor of preaching and New ... Jewish people from Adam on through the story of the divided kingdom. One of the most effective uses of imagery in the Bible was Nathan's confrontation with David. The prophet could have come to the king and exposed his sin by saying, "You have sent Uriah to his death ...
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King Duncan
... sacrificial animal laid on the altar and killed to atone for a person’s sins. But Jesus is saying, “Forget about the sacrifice! Go deal with the sin. Humble yourself, confess, repent, reach out, be reconciled.” Worship is being in the presence of a holy God, and the greatest ... we need to be reconciled with a brother or sister? Is there a conversation we’ve been putting off? Rev. Nathan D. Baxter, the Dean of the Washington National Cathedral, tells of growing up in a family of strong-willed brothers. ...
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