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*2 Samuel 15*
*Absalom – A Counterfeit **Sunday, Jan 28th 2007*
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*This is a Counterfeit (hold up white paper, drawn $20 bill)*
· You probably could figure that out –bad counterfeit
· Counterfeits – serious problem in US & world
o Each year tens of millions are seized
· *I worked in banking for 10 years – w~/cash– saw weekly*
· Accept a counterfeit–and will be out that amount
o At times hard for customers to swallow
· Accept a $20 counterfeit, out $20
· Accept a $100 counterfeit, out $100
· You get picture…what counterfeit forges and you accept is what you are in stake of losing
*Apply that Spiritually*
· Counterfeit truth – what thought true – isn’t
· Counterfeit teachers – (false) not taught, deceived
· Counterfeit Messiah?
*Bible has a lot to say about such counterfeits– problem*
· *Matt 24:5**; 7:152 Pet 2:1-2; Acts 20:29-30; 2 Cor 11:12-15*
· *1 John 2:18** *Anti Christ – replacing, instead of Christ
*Problem – identifying a counterfeit*
· If all counterfeits were like my drawing – no problem
· Issue is counterfeits look so close to real…
· How identify
*In Banking – key to teach tellers to spot counterfeits *
· Best, most effective way – know real fake sticks out!
· But when found counterfeit – often passed around to tells to look at – see – identify
· Is what I want to do today – pass around a counterfeit
*Today – continuing study of life of David – 2 Sam 15*
· Several things for us to see in this chapter - take two weeks on (at least)
· *Today Absalom - a counterfeit - counterfeit king*
o Want compare David and Absalom
o real and the counterfeit – learn from
· Not a perfect picture of all counterfeits – but definitely a good picture of one type of counterfeit
*Aim*
· Encourage you not to play part of Absalom
· Encourage not to follow an Absalom
· Draw you to Christ, protect from Antichrist
*If I can do a good job with this…quite scary*
· Will see how easy, tempting it is to follow Absalom.
· Will see that many…most do
\\ *I. **Pride vs. Humility*
*1. **First real picture we get of Absalom is hair 14:25*
a.
Note his is praised…good looking, attractive
b.
Note – he bolsters that – (it will be his downfall)
*2. **2nd – Note his presentation to people 15:1*
a. Can you picture the entourage
b. Point – it is all about image, not reality - PR
*3. **Contrast – David*
*a. **When 1st picked – looked over – ruddy kid*
*b. **Specifically did not draw attention to self*
i) See after Ark brought back – worshipped God in a linen garment – common man
ii) Wife, Michal had a problem with–no pomp *2Sa 6:22 *:
iii) David said he would be even more humble
*c. **Notice him in this chapter v.13-18, 30*
i) Absalom in chariot – David walking….
*4. **Contrast with Christ*
a.
No form that we would desire – *Isa 53:2*
b. Tells us He is lowly – *Matt 11:29-30*
*5. **Problem – we still like pride*
a. Hopefully you can see contrast pride & humility
b. Maybe, hopefully – you agree that pride is bad
*c.
**Yet – we like pride personally*
i) Like to feel important, special, needed – better
*d.
**We like to follow prideful people*
i) Stand out, head & shoulders above
ii) Attracted to prideful people
*e. **Jesus spoke of those that would accept the Antichrist because of his pride – **Jn 5:43** *:* *
*II.**Politics vs. Authentic*
*1. **Politics –know what I mean–**not bashing all politicians** *
*2. **1st – It is Deceptive, manipulative 15:1-6*
a.
Not real…but saying what people want to hear
*3. **2nd – It is People focused* their needs (deceptively)
a. Ultimately only seeking to use people for their end
*4.
**3rd – It is Positive to a Fault*
a. Mark of false teaching – saying “peace, peace”
*5. **4th – Capitalizes on, creates discontent *
a. Becomes motive, becomes aim
*6. **Contrast…what is right*
*a. **1st – it is real – call to be real – not hypocrite*
i) No secrets, hidden agendas or inside secrets
ii) Jesus was this – *John 18:20** *:* *
iii) Calls us to be real, His work in us is real
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**2nd – it is God focused 1st, then people *(commandments)
i) Notice David in *v.32* – worshipping
ii) Huge today, in church – people focused
A. Real fellowship – is God focused *1 Jn 1:3*
*c. **3rd – God word to us is true…exposing, light*
i) Calls to preach truth in contrast to – *2 Tim 4:2-4*
*d. **4th – God’s ways are w~/contentment, hearing Him*
i) God calls us to contentment – *Paul, Job*
ii) Maybe too far–wonder if God ever uses discontent.
A.
Why bad – me focused
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