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- 2 days ago24 min
A Sinner in Love with God (Life of David) No.40- Come Empty Handed
We often measure our value by our usefulness. What can I accomplish? What can I contribute? How badly am I needed? That can happen at work, in our families, in recovery, even in church. Without realizing it, we start believing that being useful is the same thing as being faithful. But are they always the same? Most of us want to feel valuable. We want to know our work matters, and that somebody important notices. Is it possible to accomplish something important while completely misunderstanding the person you claim to serve? Can you do something in Jesus’ name and still completely misunderstand Jesus? That’s where 2 Samuel 4 takes us. Two men travel all night, convinced they have solved what they believe is David’s greatest problem, & proving their usefulness to his kingdom. Apparently, it never occurs to them David might see what they’ve done very differently. The question in this story is, did these men understand what the King wanted?” Maybe more uncomfortably, what do we believe our King wants from us?
- 1 weeks ago25 min
A Sinner in Love with God (Life of David) No.39- David’s Joab Problem
How often do you look at something another Christian did and think, “How can somebody who claims to follow Jesus act like that?” Maybe it was hypocrisy. Bitterness. Revenge. Abuse of power. Often, one of the hardest things about Christianity isn’t Jesus’ teachings. It’s Christians who act nothing like Him. We believe Jesus changes people, right? Yes! We believe He gives us new hearts, teaches us to love our enemies, forgive people who hurt us, pursue holiness, and increasingly become more like Him. So why can people who belong to a righteous King still behave so unrighteously? If I gave everyone a piece of paper and asked you to write one name down of someone like that, who would you write? But don’t get too comfortable thinking that question is only about everybody else. What about your own actions? How often do you have to ask, “How can I genuinely love Jesus and still sometimes think, speak, react, hold grudges, seek control, and treat people in ways that look nothing like Jesus?” Today’s story shows us just how deep that problem really goes. David is finally king. The right king is on the throne. But something is terribly wrong inside his kingdom. And what God shows us through this sad, violent story reveals what each of us still desperately needs from our King.
- 2 weeks ago24 min
A Sinner in Love with God (Life of David) No.38- Managing the Promise
Can we trust God’s promise without trying to control it? Have you ever asked God to do something, then immediately started trying to make sure He does it your way? You pray for His will but already have a timetable in mind. You trust Him with the outcome but still feel responsible for controlling the process, you believe He will keep His promises but subconsciously demand He do it in a way that makes sense to you. And when His way begins threatening the future you imagine, trust can quickly turn into management. Most of us would never say we want to control God. It usually looks much more respectable than that. We call it planning, wisdom, responsibility, or even faith. Sometimes it is. But sometimes our plans reveal that we trust God’s promises but struggle to trust God’s process. That’s what we see in Abner. He knows God’s promise. He can explain it, quote it, & persuade other people to believe it. But he still acts as though the promise needs his power, his timing, his influence, and his management. But Chapter 3 begins by showing us that God’s promise is already moving before Abner does anything. It describes a long war between David’s and Saul’s house. David’s house is growing stronger while Saul’s kingdom is declining. Yet even as David’s house expands, the list of his wives & sons in verses 1–5 reveals not everything growing in David’s kingdom is healthy.
- 3 weeks ago22 min
A Sinner in Love with God (Life of David) No.37- Little Kingdoms
We usually assume the greatest threats to Christ’s kingdom come from outside the church, from unbelief, persecution, false teaching, or the values of the world. But some of the deepest damage to Christ’s kingdom happens when people inside it begins building little kingdoms of their own. I’ve seen disagreements inside a church become far more destructive than the issue that started them ever deserved. Many churches struggle with the problem of little kingdoms. Someone with lots of money and thinks he’s indispensable to the church. Someone who’s overseen something for years, like maybe missions, or music, or the building, it could be anything. But they think they own that part of the church. These little kingdoms can divide a church with strife and power. This leads to protecting territory, gathering allies, defending their reputation, and needing to win. Before long, brothers & sisters who supposedly serve the same King begin treating one another like competitors. We can sincerely love Jesus, serve His church, & know our Bibles, but still be tempted to use opportunities within His kingdom to pursue our own little kingdom. That’s what makes today’s passage so uncomfortable. Abner, Joab, and Asahel are all involved in the battle for Israel’s kingdom, but each man is also pursuing something personal. When they finally stop, brothers are dead, bitterness is deeper, & nobody is a winner. This passage forces us to ask: Are we serving Christ’s kingdom, or secretly building little kingdoms within it?
- Aug 23, 202623 min
A Sinner in Love with God (Life of David) No.36- Poolside Bloodshed
Almost every organization says, “People are our greatest priority.” Businesses say it, governments, sports teams… churches. But you usually discover the truth when caring for people begins to interfere with an organization’s success. What happens when protecting someone becomes expensive? When patience slows down the progress of the mission? When wounded people become burdens? When doing what is best for them threatens the goals, reputation, or future of the institution? That is when the slogans disappear and the real priorities become visible. Because it is possible to believe deeply in an important mission while slowly sacrificing the very people that mission was supposed to serve. It is possible to defend the right cause while treating people in ways that contradict the heart of that cause. We assume that belonging to the right side automatically means we are operating in the right way. This passage asks a painful question: What happens when the right cause is pursued w/the wrong kingdom’s methods & who pays the price?
- Aug 16, 202625 min
A Sinner in Love with God (Life of David) No.35- Rival Kingdoms
One of the most frustrating things about following Jesus is when the wrong kingdom appears to be winning. It seems to have more people, more influence, more freedom, more power, more options. And if we’re honest, that can be confusing. We believe Jesus is King, that He reigns. His Kingdom is now, but also not yet. We look around & see how active the kingdom of darkness is. It’s loud, attractive, & powerful. The world still pressures us to follow its values, worship its idols, chase its promises, and trust its version of life. It’s easy to wonder, if God’s King is truly on the throne, why does the wrong kingdom still have so much influence? It’s the question many in Judah were asking in 2 Sam 2. David is finally king. The promise God made years earlier is finally being fulfilled. But almost immediately, another kingdom rises in opposition. Another king is installed. Another throne competes for Israel’s loyalty. The question was no longer “Will David become king?” That question has been answered. The question now is, “What happens when God’s true king reigns, but rival kingdoms still remain?” That is the world David steps into. It’s the world Christians live in today.
- Aug 9, 20268 min
Baptism Sunday, 8-9-2026
The New Testament is filled with powerful stories of people hearing the Gospel, believing in Jesus, and being baptized. Today we are celebrating both adults who are publicly professing their faith in Christ and children of believers who are receiving the sign of God’s covenant promises. Those may seem like two very different moments but Acts 2 and Acts 16 help us see how they belong together. Fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus, Jews from all over the known world gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost. They came from different nations, cultures, and languages. Then the Holy Spirit filled the disciples, and they began proclaiming the mighty works of God in the languages of the people gathered there. The sound drew a massive crowd, and Peter stood up and preached the Gospel. He told them that Jesus had been crucified, raised from the dead, and exalted as both Lord and Messiah.
- Aug 2, 202624 min
A Sinner In Love With God (Life Of David) No.34- Wilderness Workshop
What happens when success comes before humility? When power comes before character? What happens when abundance comes before dependence? We tend to think God's promises will solve our problems. It sure can feel like the hardest part of receiving God's promises is waiting for them. But what if the harder task is becoming the kind of person who can receive them well? What happens when a promise arrives before we're prepared for it? Here’s another question. Is God being cruel when He delays His promises? Or punishing us when He keeps us waiting? Some of God's greatest acts of mercy come in the form of delays. God never gives His children His promises too soon. He prepares us first. Not because He expects us to “earn” His promises. We never would, and we never could. No, He loves us enough to prepare us beforehand for those promises. In this passage, David is finally standing at the edge of everything God promised him. Saul is dead. The throne is within reach. The years of waiting are almost over. The promise is now arriving. And in this song, we discover something surprising. The greatest evidence of God's grace in David's life is not that he eventually received the kingdom. It's the kind of man God made him while he was waiting for it.
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