Sermon Tone Analysis

David Proposes to bring the presence of the Lord Home.

This cost him everything

It took him and the people great effort to figure out how to do it

David - Carar

Spinning violently,

joyous rhythmic dancing

Michal Despises David’s worship posture

It was to weird and beneath her after all she is royalty

Refuses the gifts the Lord has for her through David because he was undignified.

She is left Barren: why do churches left barren

David’s Heart would not relent He wanted to worship the Lord

We must return to a true heart postured for worship to receive the blessings found in His Presence

Forgotten Worship

David had succeeded in Everything as he sought out the Lord

He was battle-tested

His intentions were for good

His heart was postured for God

Gathered and rallied the people

The Ark of the Covenant

Presence of the Lord went with it

Had been set aside, almost discarded.

They did not remember

Operating Without His Presence

The Israelites grew accustomed to abusing the presence not dwelling in it

70 men killed for their heart posture

They were scared fo the presence and put it off to the side

22 years later David would make an attempt to bring back the Arc

MOURNING AND LAMENTING IN PURSUIT OF THE LORD

WE CANNOT OPERATE W/O HIS PRESENCE

Cost of Forgetting

They celebrated the good that was being done

Uzzah is Killed (second time someone is killed because their posture)

Uzzah had the rights as the first born of the priest Abinadab to touch the ark

We check our hearts

David Confused (v.11-12)

Angry because the Lord has killed a priest

Afraid because if the priest cannot do it, how can he.

It was out of fear that David set the ark aside…

this action blessed the house of another

Worship in Pursuit of The Lord

David’s Heart was Continually on Pursuing the Lord

Speaks to the nature in which the arc is to be carried

The Right Posture

We are to consecrate ourselves

We cannot rely on others to carry it

we cannot place it on animals

WE MUST CARRY IT

Blessing in Right Worship

There was a blessing in the worship and presence

David did not keep it

David gives it to the people, and takes it home

Michal Despises Him in her Heart

David had a procession for the Lord

Loud singing and shouts of praise

Being despised he proposes himself to make less of Himself that God would be glorified.

Our hearts posture should be continually on bringing Him glory… there is a blessing in the heart of worship… I want to challenge us to return to a right heart of worship having received we take this blessing and bring it to the people of God and to our homes.