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Intro: Today we continue in the our journey through 2nd Samuel and today we will see one of the most moving stories in all the old testament

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Intro: Today we continue in the our journey through 2nd Samuel and today we will see one of the most moving stories in all the old testament

We’ve seen David take the throne

We’ve seen David heart for God

But here in chapter 9 we see one of David’s greatest moments - This is the Story of David and a man named Mephibosheth

Theme: The Grace and Love of God

“To be loved but not known is comforting yet superficial, to be known but not loved is our greatest fear, but to be fully known and fully loved, well thats a lot like the love of Christ”

(Prop) Now as we walk through this passage and we look this act of grace shown by king david to a man named Mephibosheth we are going remember the grace and the love of our king Jesus toward us

Lay out:

The components of grace v.1-4

A demonstration of grace v. 5-7

A fitting response to grace v.7-13

A little bit of Background: David had a loyal and loving friend by the name of

The components of grace v.1-4

In order for grace t be displayed there must be 2 qualified parties, a transgressor and one who is capable of pardoning the transgression…and we’re gonna see these 2 parties in these first 4 verses...

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This is where we are introduced to the stars of out story today…

So here are the 2 stars of today’s story, David and the son of David’s dearest and departed friend, Johnathan, a young man who was crippled in both feet named Mephibosheth...

So let’s talk about these stars of our story starting with Mephibosheth...

Mephibosheth

Though his name is not mentioned in these first 3 verses, this is the man where talking about, he was the son of Johnathan…and we’re gonna drew out 3 things about his physical condition that resemble our spiritual condition before coming to the Lord

He couldn’t walk

If you have been with since we began our study through this book you know how this took place...

V.3 tells us that He was crippled in his feet

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When the news that the philistine victory over the royal family made it back to the house of Saul, the nanny of Mephibosheth panicked and began to flee, because it was customary in war for the new ruler party to wipe out the former parties blood line so that there wouldn’t be an uprising…she fled, she tripped, he fell

Now why was his nurse in such a rush to run away?

well, at that time Saul and his sons had died, and everyone knew that David was the anointed king, and how Saul had treated him so no doubt this nurse filled with fear runs away because she thinks David’s gonna kill him...and while fleeing she drops him and he sustains some kind of spinal cord injury…and now is unable to walk because of the fall

So here’s Mephibosheth, he’s been broken since a young age, not of his own doing…yet broken none the less

App: And for us because of sin we are just like Mephibosheth…spiritually crippled and unable to walk with God on our own merit

We like to think of ourselves as good people but bible says different the bible says different - As a result of the fall, every human being is born estranged from God, and incapable of saving themselves from judgment

He was Saul’s grandson

As a result of the fall, every human being is born estranged from God, and incapable of saving themselves from judgment

In that same way…We are just like Mephibosheth unable to walk because of the fall

Because of the fall of our first parents Adam and Eve…sin entered into the word and has broken everything

Illustrate - We often think that the reason we are the way we are is because of our environment…but though that might teach us a few things, the truth is we are born bent

is

I think our kids show that off pretty well

No one teaches a kid how to be selfish…but their awesome at it

He was most likely afraid of the king

No one teaches a kid how to be disobedient…but their awesome at it

And have you notice how you don’t really grow out of it?…it

has to be fought against right?

Because of the fall we are unable to walk

With God

Unable to walk with others

With others

In righteousness

He lived in fear

What do I mean by this? - Remember where Mephibosheth was from (v.1) the house of Saul…and no one had mistreated David more then Saul…perhaps even at the young age of 5 Saul had filled his with false ideas about David, and all these years he’s trying to say as quite and off the map as possible because he thinks “If the king finds me…he’s gonna kill me”

And in that same way, Many people who don’t know Jesus are bound up by fear - You don’t have to know Jesus to know that you’ve missed the mark and you’re not what you should be

And for some God is not something they want to think about because “If he’s real I’m sure he hates me”

Here’s one more thing about him

He lived in a far off place

2 sam 9:Now it was about 15-20 mile a journey to Lo-da-Bar, but compared to where Mephibosheth could have lived (The kings courts) It may as well have been Jupiter...Lo-da-bar “which means place without pasture” or “barren land” some actually read it as “a place of nothingness"

Now it was about 15-20 mile a journey to Lo-da-Bar, but compared to where Mephibosheth could have lived (The kings courts) It may as well have been Jupiter...Lo-da-bar “which means place without pasture” or “barren land” some actually read it as “a place of nothingness"

Now it was about 15-20 mile a journey to Lo-da-Bar, but compared to where Mephibosheth could have lived (The kings courts) It may as well have been Jupiter...Lo-da-bar “which means place without pasture” or “barren land” some actually read it as “a place of nothingness"

And in that same way unsaved man is fearful of God they are try and get as far away from God as then Can? - Why? because avoidance is always birthed out of things like “Guilt” “Shame” or “Fear”

Illustrate: Have you ever noticed owed someone money and then

Illustrate: Have you ever noticed owed someone money and not had the money to pay them back?

App: Many people are like Mephibosheth:

Their crippled

Their think the king hates them

Which keeps them far off from him and the life they could know in him

Is this you?

King David

What do I mean by this? - Remember where Mephibosheth was from (v.1) the house of Saul…and no one had mistreated David more then Saul…perhaps even at the young age of 5 Saul had filled his with false ideas about David, and all these years he’s trying to say as quite and off the map as possible because he thinks “If the king finds me…he’s gonna kill me”

Illustration - Have you ever noticed that fear creates avoidance, when you owe someone money but don’t have the money to pay them if you in the super market and you see them…what are you trying to do? leave

And in that same way, Many people who don’t know Jesus are bound up by fear - You don’t have to know Jesus to know that you’ve missed the mark and you’re not what you should be

Fear of death

Illustration - Have you ever noticed that fear creates avoidance, when you owe someone money but don’t have the money to pay them if you in the super market and you see them…what are you trying to do? leave

App: Once again.

just like mephibosheth, the bible tells us that because of our sin and because of God’s holiness, we were once enemies of God

App: Once again.

just like mephibosheth, the bible tells us that because of our sin and because of God’s holiness, we were once enemies of God

Illustration - Have you ever noticed that fear creates avoidance, when you owe someone money but don’t have the money to pay them if you in the super market and you see them…what are you trying to do? leave

And for some God is not something they want to think about because “If he’s real I’m sure he hates me”

Fear of God

Illustration - Have you ever noticed that fear creates avoidance, when you owe someone money but don’t have the money to pay them if you in the super market and you see them…what are you trying to do? leave

Fear of People

App: Once again.

just like mephibosheth, the bible tells us that because of our sin and because of God’s holiness, we were once enemies of God

Remember where Mephibosheth was from (v.1) the house of Saul…and no one had mistreated David more then Saul…

App: for many people, the idea of their being a god who is the moral authority in this life, is an off putting because people know that they measure up to the standard the God has set forth in his word

He lived in a barren place

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4 The king said to him, “Where is he?”