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The Eternal Promise: The Davidic Covenant 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Summary: David wanted to build a house for God, God had a different Plan. Teaching: The “sure mercies of David” seen in 2 Sa 7:16 as translated “established” (first one) also seen in: 1 Samuel 2:35 “Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest…

“Unshakable Promises" 8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before…

Genesis 49:8-12 The Prophecies Concerning Jesus Christ Part 3 The Gospel According to Genesis For the past few weeks, we have studied the prophecies concerning Jesus Christ, our Lord. We were looking primarily at the book of Genesis, with the title: The Gospel According to Genesis. The question is: Is…

There is none so blind as he who will not see, none so deaf as those who will not hear. This saying seems to go back to the 1500s to English author John Heywood, a man famous for his poems and collections of proverbs. The proverb appears to be adapted from biblical texts Jeremiah 5:21 ““Hear this, O…

2 Samuel 7:1–16 (ESV) — 1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your…

We’re now several chapters in to 2 Samuel, specifically following the life of David. 1 Samuel tracks a lot of David’s young life, and 2 Samuel has been tracing his path to kingship. David’s been anointed king over all Israel, and we’re going to see what happens next. Of course, we need to remember David…

What is the end goal of the prayer of lament? This is a very important questions because this is the question that brings true hope and grace to our grief and pain. This is the question that makes prayers of lament Christian. Every lament prayer is a prayer of faith. It is a prayer only the Christian…

12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

The Prophecies Concerning Jesus Christ Part 2 | The Abrahamic Covenant

Introduction Quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (JFK) So said JFK in his famous inaugural address in 1961, words that resonate with the spirit of this country. We all want to make a difference and make an impact. We want our lives to count for something.…

14 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those…

Intro The whole world runs on relationships. Everywhere you look you’ll see an interconnected web of relationships. Every part of our communal life is based around relationships between people. Some are familial, some are business, some are civil, some are military, some are religious. One thing it doesn’t…

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) I. Introduction A. God is faithful to those that are addicted to Him the service of His kingdom! 1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram,…

Merry Christmas. I’m so thrilled that you are here today joining me in celebrating the birth of Christ together. I find it hard to believe that so many churches this year did not want to come together and on this Lord’s Day to worship Christ. But for our church we would have it no other way. It’s just…

Final message of our Foundation study in which we have been getting an overview of the Old Testament. Through this study, we have been asking two questions: What do we learn about God? What do we learn about ourselves? We have seen a lot of things about God and ourselves. What are some of the things…

Intro – With all the hustle and bustle going on right now as you start to getting ready for Christmas, I believe we need to be reminded why Christmas is a good idea. Without Christmas… • The candied fruit market would completely collapse! • Our boring, uneventful lives would have no stress at all! •…

Sarah lives Chayei Sarah TORAH: Gen. 23:1–25:18 HAFTARAH: 1 Kgs. 1:1–31 GOSPEL: Jn. 4:3–14 INTRODUCTION: But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall…

Introduction : If you have your bibles let me invite you to open with me to Mark 12:35-37 . Jesus has just been put through the ringer with the religious elite in the temple. He has been challenged and questioned by the Pharisees, the Herodians, the Sadducees, and the Scribes. Each group sought to trap…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

2 Samuel 7:7-17 Psalm 89:3–4 (AV) I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. I want to do a brief overview tonight of what a covenant is. A covenant is an agreement or contract. It requires…

2 Samuel 5-7 Up to this point we have looked at the kings of Israel, starting with how people of God, rejected God and demanded a king to be set over them like the lands around them. We looked at the setting of he land, why they indeed needed a king. We saw their first king, Saul, the good things about…

Matthew is a Gospel (an account of “good news”). One of four Gospels, each telling a different story of Jesus. Matthew - Jesus is the Sovereign King; Mark - Jesus is the Suffering Servant; Luke - Jesus is the Son of Man; John - Jesus is the Son of God. This is not a letter to a church, as we see in Paul’s…

Introduction Rejection to Disappointment. All have experienced it. Relationships, jobs, health, culture. Maybe with the world, or political leaders. This same disappointment was experienced by the Jewish people in 586 BC. To understand this disappointment, it is necessary to refresh our OT history timeline.…

Last week we saw how some wise men from the east saw a star in the sky and discovered that a king was born in Israel. They followed the star to Jerusalem and then to Bethlehem where they met the Savior face-to-face. Now they may not have known the significance of this birth. They did not know all of…