The Exiled King | Les Newsom

 Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 16:5-14

This chapter finds David at the lowest point of his life. His family is depleted and shattered. He is being run out of his own home by his beloved son. But the place where David found refreshment is still available to us today.

Sermon Points:

  • The Mess David Finds Himself In
  • The Refuge David Retreats To

A Royal Intervention | Les Newsom

 Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 12:1-14

David is far gone in his sin. Not only has done heinous things, but he’s covered it up and in full denial. But Nathan’s intervention on his behalf successfully leads David into genuine repentance and shows us how we can do the same.

Sermon Points:

  • The Need for Intervention
  • The Substance of the Intervention
  • The Response to the Intervention

Pleasures Forevermore | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Psalm 16

Peter’s first sermon on Pentecost is preached from Psalm 16, a Psalm that he says actually looks forward to Jesus resurrection. But the preoccupation of the Psalm is with finding ultimate joy in God’s presence. How are they connected?

Sermon Points:

  • The Experience of Pleasure
  • The Location of Pleasure
  • The Fulfillment of Pleasure

A King Of Kindness | Brian Sorgenfrei

Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

In the timetable of the Scriptures, shortly after David receives God’s overwhelming covenant promises, the king looks to display covenant kindness to another person. David makes a man named Mephibosheth the object of his kindness and lavish generosity. The freedom and security that Mephibosheth finds as the recipient of the king’s undeserved favor is a window into the freedom and security we long for found in Jesus Christ.

Sermon Points:

  1. The King’s Kindness Goes to the “Unlikely” (vv. 1-3)
  2. The King’s Kindness Gives a New Identity (vv. 7-11)
  3. The King’s Kindness Gives a Transforming Security (vv. 8, 13)