SF157 - SEEKING GOD'S FORGIVENESS (2 Samuel 12 1-2)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF157

@TITLE = SEEKING GOD'S FORGIVENESS

@LEVEL ONE = 2SA 12:1‑2, 4‑9, 13

@LEVEL ONE = TEACHING AIM

@INDENT PARA = To help adults seek God's forgiveness for their sins.

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = Confrontation is sometimes necessary

@LEVEL FOUR = Sometimes it is inevitable

@LEVEL FOUR = Nathan confronts David

@LEVEL TWO = Background (2SA 11)

@LEVEL ONE = 1A.  NATHAN'S PARABLE (vv.1‑2,4)

@LEVEL FOUR = How did God confront David with his sin?

@LEVEL FOUR = What risks did Nathan take in following God's instructions to confront David?

@LEVEL ONE = 2A.  DAVID'S FIRST RESPONSE (vv. 5‑6)

@LEVEL FOUR = Notice how Nathan uses David's sense of justice to move David closer to acknowledging his own sin.

@LEVEL ONE = 3A.  NATHAN'S DIRECT CONFRONTATION (vv. 7‑8)

@LEVEL FOUR = Direct confrontation was necessary for David to see his sin.

@LEVEL ONE = 4A.  DAVID'S SIN (v.9)

@LEVEL FOUR = God is always very specific about our sin.

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 5A.  DAVID'S REPENTANCE (v.13)

@LEVEL FOUR = What was the result of the confrontation?

@LEVEL FOUR = Notice there was both confession and repentance.

@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION ‑ APPLICATION

@LEVEL FOUR = Does God still use Nathans as a means of confronting people with their sins?

@LEVEL FOUR = In what other ways does God confront us with our sins?

@LEVEL TWO = Read 2CH 7:14

@LEVEL FOUR = Humility plus Repentance = forgiveness.

@LEVEL TWO = Read PSA 32:1‑5