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Teaching Series

The Life of David, Part 3: His Troubles (Sermons on 2 Samuel)

Also see:
The Life of David, Part 1: His Trials
The Life of David, Part 2: His Triumphs

It is possible to serve the Lord with great distinction, and then to undo much of the good you have accomplished.

The final chapter of David’s life serves as a warning to us that it is possible to accomplish much good, but then for it all to unravel in the later years of our lives because of our own sin and folly.

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sin
Sin

Sin, Part 1

Saturday, May 7, 2022
From The Life of David, Part 3: His Troubles (Sermons on 2 Samuel)

What kind of person is capable of dark sins? In part one of Sin, Pastor Colin talks about David, and where he was in life when he committed two great sins.

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Sin
Sin

Sin, Part 2

Saturday, May 14, 2022
From The Life of David, Part 3: His Troubles (Sermons on 2 Samuel)

If the only thing you ever think about sin is that Jesus forgives it, you will have very little defense against temptation. In part two of Sin, Pastor Colin talks about David’s sin with Bathsheba and how this story shows us the destructiveness of sin.

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Repentance
Repentance Sin

Repentance, Part 1

Saturday, May 21, 2022
From The Life of David, Part 3: His Troubles (Sermons on 2 Samuel)

For the first time in your life, you have a sense that there really is a thing called “sin” and it’s in you. You know you need to do something about it. But what? How do you get right with God? In part one of Repentance, Pastor Colin talks about the default response of the human heart to this question.

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Sermons

Sin

Sin (Life of David)

Sunday, January 7, 2018

The story from 2 Samuel 11 through to the end of his life is dominated by troubles that David brought on himself by his own sin and folly. It begins here with the story of David and Bathsheba.

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Life Issues Sin

Repentance (Life of David)

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Surely what comes after David committing these two heinous sins—adultery and murder—must be the most profound repentance, but that’s not what happens.

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Life Issues Sin

Abuse

Sunday, January 21, 2018

There are some stories in the Bible that should make us weep. This is one of them. It is the story of a woman who was horribly abused and violated. She suffered at the hands of a member of her own family, and it happened in the king’s household.

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Life Issues Sin

Conflict

Sunday, February 4, 2018

We are following the story of David in the last chapter of his life. These were the most troubled years in the life of this godly man. David had a son whose rebellion broke his heart. Today we are going to look at the story of how David tried to heal the division in his own family.

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Relationships Sin

Conspiracy

Sunday, February 11, 2018

We are looking at the story of Absalom’s rebellion. David was still the king anointed by God. But Absalom wants to be the king in his place. In order to make himself king, he had to overthrow the Lord’s anointed.

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Life Issues Relationships

Ridicule

Sunday, February 18, 2018

We are going to meet two men who added to David’s pain and sorrow at this most difficult time in his life. You will be familiar with these men, even if you do not know their names. One of them is a liar, the other is an accuser. As we meet them, I want you to keep in mind that the enemy of your soul, the devil, is a liar and an accuser.

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Spiritual Growth

Counsel

Sunday, February 25, 2018

We are going to see what happened in Jerusalem on that same day when David left the city. David and his small band of loyal supporters left Jerusalem heading east over the Kidron, and up the Mount of Olives. A few hours later Absalom arrived, coming from Hebron in the south.

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Spiritual Growth

Deliverance

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

How does God use contrasts in the Bible to shine a light on Jesus Christ? Pastor Colin talks about the contrast between David and Jesus, and how it shows the glory of Christ.

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Leadership Life Issues

Grief

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Pastor Colin makes three observations about David. Each of them will point us to our Lord Jesus Christ. The inadequacies of David will highlight the glories of Jesus.

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Leadership Life Issues

Grace

Sunday, August 12, 2018

It is possible to serve the Lord with great distinction, and then to undo much of the good you have accomplished. The final chapter of David's life serves as a warning to us that it is possible to accomplish much good, but then for it all to unravel in the later years of our lives because of our own sin and folly.

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Leadership Life Issues

Love

Sunday, August 19, 2018

David was God’s anointed king and we are going to see today that he was deeply hated and dearly loved. The same was true of our Lord Jesus. The same will be true for you as a Christian. You will experience the hatred of the world and the love of God in Jesus Christ.

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Leadership

Legacy

Sunday, August 26, 2018

It is possible to serve the Lord with great distinction, and then to undo much of the good you have accomplished. The final chapter of David's life serves as a warning to us that it is possible to accomplish much good, but then for it all to unravel in the later years of our lives because of our own sin and folly.

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