2 Samuel 12:1-14 is a sobering passage to be sure. It raises so many questions and yet it also leads us to a greater humility before God’s holiness, raises our awareness of humankind’s sinfulness, and offers us an increasingly greater wonder at God’s grace and mercy offered to us through faith in Jesus Christ. Join Pastor Jim for this encouraging message from 2 Samuel.
2 Samuel 12:1-14
November 17, 2019 • Pastor Jim Thomas • 2 Samuel 12:1–14
2 Samuel 19:9-43
February 23, 2020 • Pastor Jim Thomas • 2 Samuel 19:9–43
This passage describes the return to Jerusalem of King David as God’s chosen covenant king over Israel. But the transition is anything but easy or smooth as various individuals and groups respond to David’s return in different ways. As pro-David and anti-David elements jockey for position, the tension becomes tangible, squabbles and bickering spring up all over the place. How does God lead David to respond? In what ways do these events point us forward to Christ, the true king, not only the king we always wanted, but also the king we have always needed.
2 Samuel 18:1-19:8
February 16, 2020 • Pastor Jim Thomas • 2 Samuel 18, 2 Samuel 19:1–8
What happens when people reject God and God’s proper claim to sovereignty in their lives? What happens when people believe in God but live their lives as if God simply doesn’t matter? Join Pastor Jim for this study of a 3,000 year old snapshot of redemption history when the hope of the Gospel was foreshadowed in the life and times of Israel’s King David.