Sermons By Date - November 2010

End of life—blessing and revenge

11/28/2010

Death was near and the old king prepared his final advice for his son and successor.  Like so much of David’s life, his final words were the best and the worst.

In the lofty words of a righteous man, David challenged Solomon to walk in the ways of the Lord and to set a godly example for future generations.  Perhaps it would have been good if David died before he said more.

Endless Intrigue

11/21/2010

David was seventy—an old man in the tenth century B.C.  His body and mind were failing and those around him conspired to gain political position and power.  Royal sons, ambitious friends, an ambitious mother and a conspiring prophet all competed to control the throne of Israel.  At last there was a succession without a revolution and Solomon became the next king of Israel.

Sin of the king

11/14/2010

Every ten years the United States of America has a constitutionally mandated census.  It is a tradition that goes back to the Bible where counts are reported from the tribal populations of ancient Israel (cf: Exodus 30:12; Numbers 1:3) to the explosive growth of the first century church (Acts 2:41).

How big is the Good News?

11/07/2010

God sent his Son to redeem us from sin.  Jesus called his followers to tell others the good news of salvation for eternity.  Is that all there is to the gospel?