Real

Walk this way #3

Introduction & Recap (Slide 2)

“Good morning, my name is Troy Stanley, and I’m the Lead Pastor here at FCCCB.

I’d like to welcome all of our guests here today!

And I’d like to say hello to everyone watching this online.

I want to start today by saying that in order to be right with God we have to be real with God.. (Slide 3)

Hebrews 4:13 (Slide 5)

13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Psalms 139 (Slide 6)

1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue

you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before,

and you lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Intro Jabs

Stopped by the police

DRB Story

Called out by God for your sin

Right Hook

Let's take a look at a great Bible character that had a major failure

Explanation

David. Israel’s most important king. David’s kingdom represented the peak of Israel’s power and influence during the nation’s OT history.The two books in the OT devoted to David’s reign are 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. His earlier years are recorded in 1 Samuel, beginning at chapter 16. Almost half of the biblical psalms are ascribed to David. His importance extends into the NT, where he is identified as an ancestor of Jesus Christ and as a forerunner of the messianic king. Jesus

2nd Samuel 11 (Slide 8)

Here is David’s Failure

v1 David is in the wrong place

Joab

David’s nephew and Zeruiah’s son

Timing The custom to was to fight wars in the spring when conditions were more favorable

Ammonites Continuation of the battle from 2nd Samuel 9

Bad leadership

David did not lead his men into battle, He stayed at home.

v2-4 David was not doing what he should and falls to temptation

Looked at Bathsheba

Sent for her

Was told she was Uriah’s wife

David knew Uriah

David knew Bathsheba’s father

Eliam’s daughter

David slept with her

v5 Bathsheba is pregnant

David is caught in adultery

David is forced to join in Bathsheba’s agony and anxiety

v6-11 The Cover-up

Joab

Uriah is more honorable than David

Uriah sleeps in the door way

v12-13 The Trick

Get Uriah drunk

Uriah does not fall for the trick

v14 The Final Plan

Conspiracy to commit murder

Uriah carries his own death warrant

v16-17 Execution of the conspiracy

Joab co-cospirator

Uriah is murdered

v18-24 The message “Mission Accomplished”

Joab sends account of the conspiracy

v25 David’s response

Threat to Joab “…the sword devours one as well as another”

v26 Bathsheba’s response

Mourns for her husband

Marries David

v27 David marries Bathsheba

A son is born

God is displeased with David You think!!!

Understatement of all understatements (Slide 10)

2nd Samuel 12 (Slide 12)

Nathan Rebukes David

12 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

4 “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’ ”

13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.

Application

What will you do when your, Nathan confronts you (Slide 14)

We you are confronted with your sin

I know that David’s failure is extreme but we all have failures that displease God

We hold grudges against others

We don’t assume the best

We gossip

We judge others

We can be selfish

We lie

We cheat

You know what you have done that displeases God

What did you do when your Nathan showed up

Did you repent or did you make excuses

Maybe today you are coming to terms with your sin.

Today you can like David acknowledge your sin and receive forgiveness just as David did.

We have a merciful God and he is true and just and will forgive you.

Today God is waiting for you, loves you and would love for you to return to Him. (Call to action) (Slide 18)

Today we are going to celebrate communion a little different. Before we have communion I would us to together corporately deal with the sin in our lives today by confessing like David did in Psalm 51

Psalm 51

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

1 Have mercy on me, O God,

according to your unfailing love;

according to your great compassion

blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash away all my iniquity

and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,

and my sin is always before me.

4 Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight;

so you are right in your verdict

and justified when you judge.

Almighty God, to you are hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Song “Search Me”

Pass the communion elements and hold them.

Lord, the presents of wine and bread remind us that you are indeed among us. In your presence, we are acutely aware of our sinfulness. Therefore, we come before you as a body to face and confess together what we might not face alone.

We confess; (Slides 23,23)

That we have done good works, but left much undone

That we have loved you, but not with our whole heart

That we have loved our neighbors, but not as ourselves

That we are human, but at times are inhuman

That we are rich, but often do not share

That we have received grace, but often do not give it

That we are selfish, but often refuse to love ourselves

That we are blessed, but often fail to bless others

These things we confess and humbly repent.

Our Father in heaven forgive us of the sins we have committed against you. Father as we prepare to remember what your son Jesus did on the cross for us purify us and restore us.

Father, we ask you to bless this bread that represents Jesus’ body sacrificed for us. Father we ask you to bless this fruit of the vine that represents Jesus’ blood that covers our sins

Invitation and call to action

Let me Pray for you