David prays for God's forgiveness after his sin with Bathsheba and Uriah

“God [asked Adam], ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’” [1] The first question God asked of the man was, “Where are you” [GENESIS 3:9]? The man’s response was the first indication that things had changed for the first couple. Adam said,…

Intro There is a popular saying which I think was first spoken by Joseph Kennedy, father of John F. Kennedy, which goes: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” [1] Later, singer Billy Ocean, in the early 1980s, popularized it further when he put it into a song. It ended up becoming the theme…

1 John 1:5-2:2 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Introduction God intended from the beginning that we might have fellowship with Him. Fellowship can be described as communion, partnership, participation. In the garden of Eden the Lord walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day. But sin broke man's fellowship…

GOD’S LOVE John 3:16 March 27, 2007 INTRODUCTION: <Open in prayer.> Today’s message is about God’s Love. What a great topic to preach on! Since there is probably no greater summary of God’s love than that which is found in John 3:16, we’ll be making that verse our text for today. Just about everyone…

Intro Have you ever been asked what your most embarrassing moment is? I used to have a story which my mother used to tell me about me when I was five years old, when I took off all my clothes on the first day of school. Thankfully, I do not really remember it and I will spare you the gory details. However,…

God’s Call – Jonah’s Disobedience – Jonah 1:1-3 Review: Last week we talked about the significance of the very first phrase in v.1: “The word of the Lord came” = Notice that the message J. received was from God. Had the message come from some mere man, it would not carry much weight. Because this is…

Intro One of the basic things they tell you in marriage or any relationship-building seminar is “never say never” or “never say always.” So don’t say things like, “You always steal the blanket!” or “You never want to talk!” And the flip side is true as well: “You always serve!” or “You are never selfish!”…

Mark 7:14-23 14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”17 And when he had entered the house and left the people,…

Big Idea: Turn from your sin and produce the good fruit of a pure life.

Jeremiah 17:7-10 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org We have entered the final lap of David’s Life: we have watched him as the shepherd boy and giant killer, then as the humble and patient warrior and King, now we join him perhaps 20 years into…

Introduction: There was a time when there was no evil—no sin whatsoever—upon earth, a time when the whole world was perfect. But the day came when sin entered the world. This we saw in our last study in (Genesis 3:1-6). When sin first entered the world, catastrophic consequences began immediately to…

The passage calls for us to obedience and spiritual purity because God is Holy (pure). In our former lives we were controlled in ignorance by the passions of the flesh (sinful desire). However, because of the grace of Christ we should obey God. This should be accomplished by prepairing ourselves to obey, focusing on the Hope of our future grace (glorification), and by conforming ourselves to God's purity.

Genesis 4:1‑7 Unacceptable Worship Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. /Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought…

The Message of the Cross Galatians 6:14 and selected Scriptures “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14). Introduction Since 1998 black billboards with white letters have appeared…

Good Morning — We are in series of sermons in the book of Joshua .. and we have been looking at the battles that Israel fought… Warfare is a big part of Christian life ... -the Apostle Paul frequently used the metaphor of a soldier to reflect the Christian life. The imagery of warfare is common place…

Introduction: God sees a lot of value in you; God sent His Son for you and not just for a select few. Although there may be those around you who will act as if they are more exclusive and special to Him than you are. In God’s eyes you are equally important. God sees glorious things in you, and He knows…

38 /At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah. 2 There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and lay with her; 3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er. 4 She conceived again and gave birth to a…

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” john 8: The world is searching for freedom from: “Shall know” does not refer to a remote future but to one that begins at once and continues and grows. Everybody wants to be free from something Everybody wants to be free from something There…

Health Quiz - How many here have ever broken a bone? How many here have ever had stitches? 30 or more stitches? How many have cut yourself? Anyone wounded in combat? Talk about a different type of wound… our hidden emotional wounds. What are our hidden wounds? memories, resentments, regrets, worries,…

The Waco Tribune-Herald Series, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/March 3, 1993 By Mark England and Darlene McCormick /On Saturday, the Waco Tribune-Herald published the first story of an indepth series exposing the Branch Davidians and their leader, Vernon Howell. The series has become part of the unfolding…