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Welcome
Scratch Sheet
Live Stream
Wrapping up series
Intro
Intro
Poll: Who has taken a mess from “Messy” to “Messy-er”?
Joy can’t stand when I clean
Funny messy-er story
Tackling runaway student
Poll: Who has taken a mess from “Messy” to “Messy-er”?
Make this personal - Real life messes.
Might feel like I’m tackling you and have you in a choke hold, laying in a ditch, on the side of the road.
Prayer: Not preaching at you — for you.
Not point fingers — putting arm around your shoulders.
“Ouch, that helps.”
Some don’t even refer to it as a mess anymore—just life.
Relegated yourself to, “Life is always going to be this way.”
But if we were honesty, it wasn’t always like this.
The thing with messes: Every mess that we encounter comes with its own set of bad options.
When we are underwater financially, relationally, academically, or professionally, there’s always going to be some bad options.
These options present themselves as quick fixes, but in the end they almost always make things worse.
Believe: God has more for you.
Thought about sharing a portion of Scripture where the person could have made a mess, messy-er, but instead choose to do the right thing.
God has more for you.
But that’s not most of our stories.
Instead, we’re going to look at man who’s mess got exponentially worse.
This is what we can relate to—maybe not to this extent, but...
Finished, we’ll all leave depressed.
Not really.
My prayer is that we’ll leave here today with a clear understanding of how to address our mess—what to expect and how to move forward.
>>> Pastor Tim has done a great job of preparing us for today.
He’s taught us that Jesus is sitting on the box in the garage waiting for us to quit moving our mess around and begin following Him out of the mess.
Today I want to help us do that.
To take the first step.
David’s Mess—The Mess that keeps on Giving/Taking/Growing
Context: Samuel Series [Turn to 2 Samuel 11]
David anointed as next king of Israel as a teenager
Kills Goliath and becomes overnight sensation
Runs from King Saul, until finally Saul is killed and David becomes king
So many of our messes begin because we were in the wrong place at the wrong time--often on purpose.
2 sam 11:1-
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The Mess Begins...
Troops at war; David stays home.
Wakes up from afternoon nap, how nice… See’s Bathsheba bathing and pays a little too much attention.
Finding out she is married, David does the noble/virtuous/moral thing and completely disregards the information and sleeps with her anyways.
Finding out she is married, David completely disregards the information and sleeps with her anyways.
Doesn’t keep her in the palace, but sends her back home.
Doesn’t keep her in the palace, but sends her back home.
Breaking news: Bathsheba is pregnant—far from fake news.
Breaking news: Bathsheba is pregnant—far from fake news.
“Dad, tell me the story of how you and mom met again...”
Consider your messes and the choices/decisions you made or are currently considering.
Are these the kinds of stories you want told about your life?
Too many of us leave so short-sighted.
We sacrifice legacy and influence for momentary pleasures.
We forfeit godliness and righteousness in order to pursue our lust and selfish desires.
>>> David doesn’t know this yet, but this decision will be the turning point of his life, his leadership, and the nation he was anointed to lead.
Faced with a mess, David must now consider what steps he is going to take.
Remember, every mess comes with a set of bad options.
2 sam 11:6
David has a chance to come clean.
To tell Uriah what he has done.
To beg for his forgiveness.
2sam11.
Tries to cover up affair by bringing Uriah home from war to sleep with his wife.
He refuses.
Troops at war; David stays home.
Wakes up from afternoon nap, how nice… See’s Bathsheba bathing and pays a little too much attention.
Finding out she is married, David completely disregards the information and sleeps with her anyways.
Doesn’t keep her in the palace, but sends her back home.
Breaking news: Bathsheba is pregnant—far from fake news.
Tries to cover up affair by bringing Uriah home from war to sleep with her.
He refuses.
Another slap in the face to David’s character.
The Virtue Factor
Ignore virtue and you will eventually make a mess.
You can’t clean up a mess caused by a failure of virtue with another failure of virtue.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
2 sam 11:13-
Tries again by getting Uriah drunk—he still refuses.
Tries again by getting Uriah drunk—he still refuses.
Fed up, writes out Uriah’s death sentence AND then hands it to Uriah to give to Joab (what confidence/trust in Uriah!)
Uriah is killed, along with other soldiers in David’s army
David takes Bathsheba as his wife—looks like the hero.
King marries widow of slain soldier.
Uriah is killed, along with other soldiers in David’s army
We’ve come a long way from the David who was filled with guilt and remorse over cutting the corner of Saul’s robe in the caves of En Gedi...
David takes Bathsheba as his wife—looks like the hero.
King marries widow of slain soldier.
Defining Moments
>>> We’ve come a long way from the David who was filled with guilt and remorse over cutting the corner of Saul’s robe in the caves of En Gedi...
On the heels of every mess are some bad options.
We usually opt for a Quick fix = Quicksand
Every mess comes prepackaged with some bad options.
They make the mess messier.
One day your mess will be reduced to a sentence or two:
I went through a divorce.
I was fired.
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