Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 Outline: Self-Sufficiency Sin Surprised by Grace Reflection Questions: When/where do you find yourself believing the lie of self-sufficiency? (e.g. Which of your competencies do you allow to cloud your view of God? …What kind of “guarantees” do you attach to your talents?). How is the holiness of God perhaps present, but peripheral […]

Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 5:1-25 Outline: Delivered From Defiance Doomed To Defiance The Davidic Dynasty Reflection Questions: Who’s the boss of your life? Who do you trust to make the decisions that really matter in your life? (e.g. the inclinations of your own heart? The Word of God?)? When was a time you found it […]

Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 2-3 Outline: A Quality King Keeps His Composure A Quality King is Committed to Unity A Quality King Absorbs the Curse in House Reflection Questions: When and where do you find it especially difficult to keep your composure? Write about a time when your commitment to unity trumped your commitment for personal-preservation. What’s […]

Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 1:17-27 Outline: Love for the Glorious Name of God (vv.20-21) Love of Justice (vv.22-24) Love of Sacrificial Love (vv.25-27) Reflection Questions: What is something that God is truly calling you to lament? Take 30 minutes or more to thoughtfully process your grief and agony, and write a lament about that thing. […]