Prideful Rejoicing or Humble Mourning
Notes
Transcript
Turn to 2 Samuel 1
Intro:
Intro:
SOME PEOPLE = COMPETITIVE PEOPLE...
DON’T THINK IT’S INHERENTLY WRONG to WANT to WIN
BUT MERELY WANTING OTHERS to LOSE—POTENTIAL PROBLEMS...
MY FORMER NFL TEAM: NOT the PATRIOTS...
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WITH SPORTS TEAMS—CAN BE FUN--
BUT AS CHRISTIANS,, AS RECIPIENTS of GRACE,, WE SHOULDN’T HAVE THIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS OTHERS...
WE SHOULDN’T EVER BE ROOTING FOR DOWNFALL of OTHERS (WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE)
>>> AS RECIPIENTS of GRACE—WE SHOULDN’T WISH EVIL on OTHERS <<<
EVEN IF IT MAKES THINGS EASIER for US...
EVEN IF THEY DESERVE IT...
WE SHOULD LEAVE VENGEANCE in GOD’S HANDS & BE PEOPLE of GRACE
WATCH OVER OURSELVES “TAKE HEED LEST WE FALL”
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CHRISTIANS SHOULD HAVE a WORLDVIEW SHAPED BY GRACE:
CELEBRATING SUCCESSES of OTHERS...
MOURNING W/ THEIR LOSSES…
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WORLD SAYS: CELEBRATE DOWNFALL of OTHERS
“CANCEL CULTURE”
JESUS TOLD US: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES,, PRAY FOR THOSE WHO USE YOU…
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WE MUST REMEMBER: ALL GOOD THINGS COME FROM GOD’S GRACE… WE’RE UNDESERVING...
WE HAVE to BE CAREFUL…NOT to FIND OURSELVES AS the PHARISEE,, BOASTING in HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS & CONDEMNING the TAX COLLECTOR
KEEP PROPER PERSPECTIVE…
WE SHOULD DESIRE GOD’S MERCY & SALVATION ON OTHERS BEFORE JUSTICE & JUDGMENT...
(T) I want you to KEEP THESE THINGS in MIND as WE DIVE INTO OUR TEXT TODAY, but before we begin, I want to OFFER SHORT RECAP for those who weren’t here last week to bring them up to speed.
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Recap: “The End of the Story”
Recap: “The End of the Story”
Last week:
ENDED 1 SAMUEL (HEB. = 1 BOOK)
** WE’RE CONTINUING the STORY...
Last week:
WE SAW DEATH of KING SAUL & SONS
DEFEAT of ISRAEL
PHILISTINE TRIUMPH,, TAKING ISRAELITE CITIES...
PATTERN: SHIFTING BETWEEN DAVID & SAUL
SAUL = FORMER KING,, CHOSEN BY WORLDLY STANDARDS
DAVID = COMING KING,, CHOSEN BY GOD
2 SAMUEL = DAVID’S ASCENT to THRONE & RULE
WE’LL SEE FROM DAVID’S EXAMPLE:
THINGS TO DO
THINGS NOT TO DO
&& WE’LL SEE GOD’S CONSISTENT,, COVENANT-KEEPING, FAITHFUL LOVE
ESTABLISHES COVENANT W/ DAVID,, FULFILLED in JESUS CHRIST...
I HOPE THIS STUDY OVER the NEXT FEW MONTHS BLESSES YOU...
(T) LOOK W/ ME @ 2 SAM. CH. 1… TEXT SAYS...
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Text:
Text:
Setting (v1)
Setting (v1)
2 Samuel 1:1–27 (ESV)
1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.
STORY SHIFTS BACK to DAVID....
SAUL DEAD—BUT DAVID DOESN’T KNOW
DIFFERENT WORLD: NO TECHNOLOGY/NEWS/ SOCIAL MEDIA, ETC.
WOULD’VE BEEN ALL OVER HEADLINES,,
BUT DAYS PASSED W.O. DAVID’S KNOWLEDGE...
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DAVID’S LIFE PRESENTLY = FULL of GOOD NEWS...
GOT OUT of TROUBLE W/ PHILISTINES
ZIKLAG + GREAT VICTORY
GOT FAMILIES BACK,, RETURNED W/ SPOIL
STORY TODAY: BEGINS W/ DAVID’S RETURN to ZIKLAG
AFTER VICTORY OVER AMALEKITES
& 2 DAYS HAVE PASSED...
(T) And so, WHAT HAPPENS on 3RD DAY? LOOK W/ ME @ VS. 2… THE TEXT SAYS...
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Inciting Incident (v2-4)
Inciting Incident (v2-4)
2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
3 David said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
4 And David said to him, “How did it go? Tell me.” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
AFTER 2 GREAT DAYS… THE BAD NEWS COMES...
RANDOM GUY:
COMES FROM GILBOA to ZIKLAG
CLOTHES TORN & DIRT on HIS HEAD (SYMBOLS of MOURNING)— KNOW HE’S COMING W/ BAD NEWS...
BOWS HUMBLY B4 DAVID,, BRINGS NEWS...
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DAVID FINALLY FINDS OUT WHAT HAPPENED...
CAN IMAGINE HE’D WANT to KNOW…HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED...
GETS NEWS:
ISRAEL DEFEATED...
MANY DEAD
PEOPLE FLEEING
PHILISTINES TAKING CITIES
SAUL & SONS AMONG CASUALTIES...
(T) And WE CAN IMAGINE,, NEWS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING...
JONATHAN = BEST FRIEND
ISRAEL = DAVID’S PEOPLE
HOW DOES DAVID RESPOND? LOOK W/ ME @ VS. 5… TEXT SAYS...
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Rising Action (v5-10)
Rising Action (v5-10)
5 Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 And the young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him.
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’
8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
9 And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’
10 So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
PROBABLY HARD to ACCEPT NEWS…
DAVID SEEKS CREDIBILITY...
YOUNG MAN TESTIFIES:
NOT ONLY DID HE SEE SAUL DIE,,
BUT HE WAS PART
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SMALL PROBLEM:
STORIES AREN’T LINING UP...
NARRATOR ALREADY TOLD US: SAUL COMMITTED SUICIDE,, FALLING on SWORD.
YOUNG MAN CLAIMS: SAUL FELL on SPEAR & DIDN’T DIE...
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2 PROBLEMS:
SWORD or SPEAR? (EXCUSABLE)
BUT SAUL DEAD BY SUICIDE or BY THIS GUY = BIG DIFFERENCE...
GIST = TRUE… BUT DETAILS = WRONG...
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WHAT DO WE MAKE of THIS?
YOUNG MAN = LYING...
DALE DAVIS: “If you ever have a choice between the narrator and an Amalekite, always believe the narrator.”[1]
BUT WHY??..... 2 POSSIBILITIES
YOUNG MAN HOPES to BE HERO… SAVING SAUL FROM AGONY
MERCIFUL.
DID KINGS BIDDING
5 STARS
OR… YOUNG MAN KNEW SAUL WAS OBSTACLE FOR DAVID,, & HE THINKS DAVID WOULD BE THRILLED W/ SAUL GONE...
REGARDLESS: YOUNG MAN LIES: TAKING CREDIT FOR SAUL’S DEATH
&&& HE HAS PROOF: CROWN & ARMLET.
MISSING PIECES… WHAT ABOUT ARMOR-BEARER?
HOW’D THIS GUY GET THERE FIRST?
WHERE WAS EVERYONE ELSE?
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IT APPEARS: YOUNG MAN SHOWS UP @ PERFECT TIME
SAUL DIES
NEXT DAY PHILISTINES PLUNDER
YOUNG MAN MUST’VE COME AFTER BATTLE BUT B4 PHILISTINES TOOK SPOIL...
FABRICATES STORY
TRAVELS to FIND DAVID
LIKELY LOOKING to BE a BIG DEAL...
HE’S PROBABLY ANTICIPATING a BIG “ATTA BOY”
NOW,, DAVID = KING… && YOUNG MAN WILL BE REWARDED...
>>> PERFECT SCENARIO. <<<
(T) WE IMAGINE DAVID MUST BE a LITTLE RELIEVED...
DEATH of JONATHAN = HEARTBREAKING...
DEFEAT of ISRAEL = HEARTBREAKING
BUT SAUL GONE… SHOULD BE HUGE RELIEF for DAVID...
SO HOW DOES DAVID RESPOND to THIS GUY’S ACCOUNT?? LOOK W/ ME @ VS. 11
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Climax (v11-16)
Climax (v11-16)
11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.
12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13 And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.”
14 David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” And he struck him down so that he died.
16 And David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS ISN’T GOING ACCORDING to PLAN.
YOUNG MAN EXPECTING GOOD RECEPTION (OTHERWISE HE’D HAVE STAYED HOME)
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MET W/ INCREDIBLE MOURNING UNTIL the EVENING...
TEARING of CLOTHES (COMMON RESPONSE to GRIEF)
FASTING
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NOTICE: DAVID DOESN’T CELEBRATE
>>> HE DOESN’T PUT on the CROWN & ARMLET…HE RENDS HIS CLOTHES <<<
THIS DAY WASN’T a TRIUMPH FOR DAVID’S DESTINY,, HE’S FILLED WITH SORROW...
RICHARD PHILIPPS: “Instead of ordering a feast, David declared a fast that continued until that evening.”[1]
THEY WEEP 1ST for SAUL
THEN JONATHAN
THEN ALL ISRAEL...
THEY WEEP FOR an ENTIRE DAY B4 DEALING WITH NEWS-BEARER
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LET’S REMEMBER WHO SAUL WAS to DAVID...
ORIGINALLY KING,, THEN FATHER-IN-LAW,, THEN GREATEST ENEMY
SAUL = GREATEST THREAT on DAVID’S LIFE
BIGGEST THORN in DAVID’S SIDE...
SINGLE GREATEST PROBLEM in DAVID’S LIFE...
WITH SAUL’S DEATH,, ALL THESE PROBLEMS = GONE...
NO MORE DODGING SPEARS
NO MORE RUNNING in WILDERNESS
NO MORE STAYING in PHILISTINE LAND
NO MORE RUNNING FROM DESTINY
NO MORE SLEEPING W/ ONE EYE OPEN...
SEEMS LIKE GREAT NEWS…BUT HE RESPONDS W/ GREAT GRIEF...
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(Q) CHRISTIAN,, CAN I ASK YOU TODAY,, DO YOU THINK YOU’D BE in SAME BOAT??
DO YOU REJOICE WHEN BAD THINGS COME to PROBLEM PEOPLE in YOUR LIFE?
* SOMEONE @ WORK GETS FIRED...
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REMINDER,, AS PEOPLE of GOD,, WE’RE CALLED to BE DIFFERENT FROM REST of the WORLD...
WORLD HATES ENEMIES,, & LOVES FRIENDS...
^^^CHRIST-FOLLOWERS ARE CALLED to LOVE THEIR ENEMY
THE WORLD CELEBRATES WHEN ENEMIES SUFFER
^^^CHRISTIAN = MOURNS W/ THOSE WHO MOURN,, PRAYS FOR THOSE WHO USE THEM...
THE WORLD = PRIDEFUL...SEEKS WHAT is BEST FOR SELF...
^^^CHRISTIAN = HUMBLE...SEEKS WHAT IS BEST FOR OTHERS...
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AS CHRISTIANS,, WE MUST REMEMBER ANY & ALL GOOD in OUR LIVES COMES FROM GOD’S GRACE...
AS SUCH,, WE SHOULD LIVE W/ GRACE-COLORED GLASSES,, BEING GRACIOUS to OTHERS,,
KNOWING THAT WE DON’T DESERVE ANY BETTER THAN THEM...
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CERTAINLY NONE of US WOULD CELEBRATE the DEATHS of OTHERS,, BUT PERHAPS OTHER DOWNFALLS @ TIMES
BE CAREFUL NOT to JUMP to JUDGMENT
DAVID SHOWS US: PROPER RESPONSE of GODLY MOURNING,, RATHER THAN CELEBRATING the LOSS of OTHERS...
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YOUNG MAN BRINGING NEWS,, RECEIVES JUDGMENT UPON HIMSELF.
SAD IRONY: AMALEKITE CREDITED W/ KILLING SAUL (SAME PEOPLE HE WAS SUPPOSED to DESTROY)
TAKES CREDIT FOR SAUL’S DEATH,, SO KING’S BLOOD COSTS HIM HIS OWN...
DAVID STILL LOOKS @ SAUL as “LORD’S ANOINTED”
AFTER HOURS of CRYING & WAITING,, YOUNG MAN = EXECUTED FOR HIS SIN...
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HE HADN’T KILLED SAUL,, BUT HE HAD LIED in ORDER to GET AHEAD W/ KING,,
>>> SINS FOUND HIM OUT,, EVEN if THE PUNISHMENT WAS FOR DIFFERENT CRIME… <<<
GOD KNEW…GOD KNOWS ALL,, EVERY SIN,, BIG LITTLE, or IN-BETWEEN,, HE KNOWS the INTENTIONS of OUR HEART...
GOD KNOWS MY HEART (MEME): NOT COMFORTING!
(T) And LOOK W/ ME NOW @ VS. 17-27 as we see our TEXT TODAY CLOSE W/ DAVID’S PUBLIC MOURNING OVER SAUL,, JONATHAN & ISRAEL… THE TEXT SAYS...
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Resolution (v17-27)
Resolution (v17-27)
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
18 and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:
19 “Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 “You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
22 “From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
23 “Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
24 “You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
25 “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! “Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
27 “How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war perished!”
SEEING DAVID’S INCREDIBLE SORROW: LAMENT = TAUGHT to JUDAH...
DAVID’S GRIEF = SO SEVERE…
NOT JUST INITIAL, EMOTIONAL MOURNING
BUT HEARTFELT, WRITTEN, INTELLECTUAL MOURNING...
LAMENT POEM WRITTEN in BOOK of JASHUR (NOW MISSING) BUT TAUGHT to ISRAEL to REMEMBER SAUL & JONATHAN...
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CHRISTIAN, CAN I REMIND YOU TODAY, IT ISN’T SINFUL to GRIEVE.
IF YOU’VE EXPERIENCED LOSS…GRIEF ISN’T SINFUL...
WE DON’T GRIEVE as WORLD GRIEVES,, BUT WE CAN STILL GRIEVE...
JESUS OUTSIDE of LAZARUS TOMB,, HE WEPT. (OBVIOUSLY IT’S NOT SINFUL!)
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WRITTEN LAMENT: CALLED “THE BOW” POSSIBLY AFTER JONATHAN’S WEAPON
DAVID POINTS OUT “HOW the MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN”
HE AGAIN SHOWS SAUL as “LORD’S ANOINTED”
DOESN’T LOOK @ HIM W/ VENDETTA,, UNFORGIVENESS,, ETC....
DAVID PLEADS THAT the NEWS BE NOT PUBLISHED THROUGHOUT the LAND of PHILISTINES...
REMEMBER: LAST WK.... PHILISTINES PUBLISHING “GOOD NEWS” of ISRAEL’S DEFEAT.
DAVID = MOURNING OVER the HURT to ISRAEL & YAHWEH’S REPUTATION
DAVID PUTS FORTH POSITIVE VIEW of SAUL & JONATHAN
REMEMBERING the RELATIONSHIP of JONATHAN & SAUL,,
REMEMBERING the GOOD of SAUL’S REIGN
REMEMBERING JONATHAN’S FRIENDSHIP
JONATHAN = LOYAL BEYOND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS...
***NOT an INDICATION of HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP,, JUST the CLOSENESS of FRIENDSHIP...
***NOTE THAT DAVID DOESN’T PUBLISH a BAD REPORT of SAUL,, MAKING HIMSELF LOOK BETTER...
DAVID HAS ISRAEL REMEMBER SAUL & JONATHAN in POSITIVE LIGHT: “HOW the MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN”
(T) And so, we can learn from this passage today, the idea that,
Homiletical Idea:
Homiletical Idea:
The downfall of others isn’t a cause for prideful rejoicing but instead humble mourning.
NO MATTER the KIND of FALL.... WE SHOULDN’T HAVE ATTITUDE: “THEY GOT WHAT THEY HAD COMING to THEM...
DON’T LOSE SIGHT of the GRACE of GOD,, MAKES YOU WHO YOU ARE,,
THE ONLY REASON WE ARE ANY BETTER,, IN ANY WAY,, IS ALL DUE to GRACE..
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Gospel:
Gospel:
(Q) AND I WANT to ASK YOU THIS MORNING,, CHRISTIAN,, APART FROM the GRACE of GOD,, WHERE WOULD YOU BE?
**WE DON’T EVEN KNOW the ANSWER...
WHEN WE SEE OTHERS DOING WRONG,, CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR US,, WE SHOULDN’T WISH VENGEANCE UPON THEM.
>>> AS CHRISTIANS,, WE SHOULD BE PRAYING FOR SALVATION B4 JUDGMENT. <<<
WE SHOULDN’T HOPE FOR the DESTRUCTION of THE WICKED… WE SHOULD HOPE FOR THEIR SALVATION...
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**DON’T FORGET WHAT GOD CAN DO W/ WORST of US...
THINK of ANOTHER SAUL… SAUL of TARSUS.
HUGE PROBLEM FOR EARLY CHURCH
LIVES WOULD’VE BEEN EASIER W/ SAUL OUT of PICTURE...
>>> BUT INSTEAD of TAKING HIM OUT of THE PICTURE,, GOD APPREHENDS HIM BY HIS GRACE <<<
I’M SURE SOME PEOPLE HAVE @ TIMES WISHED EVIL UPON GOVERNMENT LEADERS ESPECIALLY,,
**HOPING SOME WOULD KICK the BUCKET
CONSIDER: WOULDN’T it BE GREATER FOR THEM to BE SAVED && BE a TESTIMONY to the GRACE of GOD??
GOD CAN TAKE ANYONE,, EVEN the MOST WICKED,, && USE THEM as HIS GREATEST ASSETS.
>>> SALVATION,, NOT JUDGMENT,, SHOULD BE OUR DESIRE FOR OTHERS <<<
WONDER of GRACE: NO ONE is TOO FAR... THAT THEY CAN’T BE SAVED...
THOSE in MIRE,, GOD CAN GIVE a NEW NAME...
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& IF YOU’RE in THIS BOAT TODAY: YOU CAN BE SAVED BY GRACE of GOD,, FOUND in JESUS CHRIST...
JESUS DOESN’T REJOICE OVER the FALL of OTHERS,,
A BRUISED REED HE WON’T BREAK
A SMOLDERING WICK HE WON’T QUENCH
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YOU CAN COME HUMBLY,
SINFULLY,,
WITHOUT ANYTHING to OFFER...
& IN RETURN FIND GRACE,, THE GREATEST of RICHES...
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CAN’T DESERVE IT.
CAN’T EARN IT
BUT YOU CAN STILL RECEIVE IT…TODAY.
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WE’RE NOT SAVED BY OUR GOOD WORKS,, OUR INHERIT RIGHTEOUSNESS,, OR ANYTHING WE BRING...
WE CONTRIBUTE NOTHING to OUR SALVATION EXCEPT the SIN THAT MAKES it NECESSARY
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YOU CAN BE SAVED TODAY,, BY BELIEVING on LORD JESUS CHRIST
BELIEVE HE DIED FOR YOU
HE WAS RAISED
TRUST HIM W/ YOUR SALVATION & RIGHT-STANDING W/ GOD.
ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SIN,, YOUR NEED FOR a SAVIOR,, AND YOU RELY on HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ALONE,, YOU CAN BE SAVED TODAY.
IF YOU DON’T KNOW the LORD,, WE’D LOVE to SPEAK W/ YOU AFTER SERVICE...
(T) And now, in closing, I’d like to share a few takeaways with you all today,
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Takeaways:
Takeaways:
LEARN ABOUT GOD?
LEARN ABOUT GOD?
RICHARD PHILIPPS POINTS OUT: “GOD = FAITHFUL to BRING JUDGMENT… EVEN on “SECRET SINS”
SIN of AMALEKITE WASN’T KILLING the KING,, IT WAS HIS LIE & DESIRE FOR GAIN.
GOD BROUGHT JUDGMENT
**JUDGMENT WAS JUST,, EVEN if CRIME WAS MISDIAGNOSED BY DAVID
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LEARN ABOUT US?
LEARN ABOUT US?
REMIND: IT’S NOT SINFUL to GRIEVE.
WE’RE ALLOWED to WEEP OVER LOSS,
DAVID & MEN,, WEEPING FOR HOURS!
DAVID PUBLISHES WRITTEN LAMENT FOR JUDAH to LEARN...
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App.
App.
CHALLENGE,, CELEBRATE the SUCCESSES of OTHERS,, & MOURN THEIR FAILURES & FALLS...
MOURN W/ THOSE WHO MOURN,,
REMEMBER,, WE’RE CALLED to LOVE the UNLOVABLE & PRAY FOR THOSE WHO USE US...
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WE SHOULD PRAY FOR SALVATION FOR the UNGODLY,, B4 WE PRAY FOR JUDGMENT or VENGEANCE...
>>> PRAY FOR CONVERSION B4 DESTRUCTION… <<<
AS RECIPIENTS of GRACE,, WE DON’T WANT to LOSE SIGHT of WHERE WE CAME FROM...
OUR HEARTS SHOULD BE GRACIOUS...
REMEMBER GRACE APPLIES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S UNDESERVED…THAT’S the POINT.
CHECK HEART:
DESIRE GOOD FOR OTHERS
DESIRE SALVATION FOR UNGODLY
DESIRE GOOD & CHANGE FOR THOSE WHO’VE BEEN PROBLEMS FOR YOU
REMEMBER WE NEED GRACE TOO,, & OUR GOD HAS BEEN FAR MORE GRACIOUS to US THAN WE DESERVE....
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