Sermons on 2 Samuel 11:16:

David & Bathsheeba

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 21, 2006

Father Dave’s sermon on David and Besheba; A story of sex, lies and murder, starring the ’man after God’s own heart’!

"You can get a large audience together for a strip-tease act-that is, to watch a girl undress on the stage. Now suppose you came to a country where you could fill a theatre by simply bringing a covered plate on to the stage and then slowly lifting the cover so as to let everyone see, just before ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Sin's Seductive Snare Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 21, 2007

David, Pt. 10

SIN’S SEDUCTIVE SNARE (2 SAMUEL 11) When the 50-year-old former Haiti president Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled in 2004 after 13 years in power, he left 8.5 million Haitians more miserable and disillusioned than ever. Aristede was the nation’s first democratically elected president but he followed in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All For The Love Of A Girl Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 4, 2007

This is week three our CSI series where we look at various crimes in the Bible. This week we are looking at the murder of Uriah.

He was a good man, an honourable man and yet he was betrayed by the one he loved the most and betrayed by the one he respected most and he never even saw it coming. He died believing he was fighting for a just cause, believing that his wife loved him and that his King believed in him. And he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:14-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Is The Big Deal With Sin?

Contributed by Michael Durst on Jul 11, 2006

A Look at the dangerous nature of sin through the story of David and Bathseba

When I was growing up there were two things I really liked, Gameboy and bouncy balls. The only problem was that I didn’t own a Gameboy, and it always seemed like the bouncy ball I wanted belonged to someone else. My oldest brother Jay did have a gameboy and he kept it in his closet in a white ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Holiness

Lessons From David Pt 5 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009

David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then became a king and then forgot that he was accountable to God for all his actions!

Lessons from David pt 5 “A Fallen King pt a” Thesis: David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then became a king and then forgot that he was accountable to God for all his actions! Scripture Texts: II Samuel ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bathsheba - A Reputation Tarnished Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 11, 2010

We live in a world where abuse and injustice occur. Through the story of Bathsheba we see that God is able to bring healing to all victims by including them into His family.

You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/listen-to-a-sermon-series/a-questionable-genealogy/ Message 2 Samuel 11:1-27 Bathsheba – A Reputation Tarnished When we read through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel four out the five women in that genealogy appear in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Things That Are So Easy To Do

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

David was a man after God’s own heart yet he sinned on many occasions. His most grievous sin was probably his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah. David found out just how easy it is to sin and to displease God.

Intro: The Bible is quite honest in its record of great men and women. It not only records their good deeds and testimony worthy of our example, but also their failures and sin which were written for our admonition and warning. Take one of the finest kings of Israel – David, a man after God’s own ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-18

Denomination: *other

Five Ways To Destroy Your Testimony Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009

Five things we can all avoid to keep our testimony for Jesus.

Five ways to destroy your testimony II Samuel 11:1-15, 27 I was born and raised in Glace Bay, N.S. My father was a coal miner and he was also the son of a coal miner and he was raised in a development of coal company houses in a very run down area of Glace Bay called Bridgeport Rows. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Temptation, Sin, And Consequences (Part 1) Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 19, 2009

David, the man after God’s own heart fell into sin. Looking at his life we can see how he allowed himself to end up in a weakened state, and we can learn from his mistakes how to avoid the same.

Introduction: A. Perhaps there have been times when you have felt like praying this prayer: “Dear Heavenly Father, I think you’d be proud of me! So far today I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, lusted, lost my temper, haven’t been greedy, grumpy, or selfish. Praise Your Name! I’m grateful ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Path Of Destruction Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 25, 2008

David went down the path of destruction when he sinned with Bathsheba

The Path of Destruction 2 Samuel 11:1-27 Essential 100 Series February 24, 2008 Morning Service Introduction Remember Vinko Bogatej? He was a ski-jumper from Yugoslavia who, while competing in the 1970 World Ski-Flying Championship in Obertsdorf, West Germany, fell off the takeoff ramp and landed ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Church Of God

Personal Integrity - Life Of David, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on May 5, 2006

David’s Sin with Bathsheba – He was Willing to Face Sin (2 Samuel 11:1-27).

David’s Sin with Bathsheba – He was Willing to Face Sin (2 Samuel 11:1-27). Explanation: David committed adultery with Bathsheba and she gets pregnant. To cover it up, he pulled her husband out of battle, gave him a months leave, got him drunk and sent him home, hoping that they would do what ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

A Desperate Cover-Up Series

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Nov 5, 2002

#2 of 4 sermons dealing with David’s sin with Bathsheba, its effects, and David’s ultimate restoration.

A Desperate Cover-Up (2 Samuel 11:14-27) I. The Cycle of Unrepentant Sin A. Temptation B. Infatuation C. Flirtation D. Commission E. Guilt Alleviation F. Self-deception II. Lessons To Be Learned A. To avoid sin’s power, avoid the first step B. Temptation is constant; so should be our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:14-27

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What A Tangled Web We Weave Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on Jun 10, 2004

Part 7 of a series on the life of David

Insights from the Life of David – Part 7: “What a Tangled Web We Weave: David & Bathsheba” II Samuel 11:1-27 Our story today is not for young ears. It’s a story of adultery and premeditated murder. It’s the stuff that movies are made of and yet it’s the stuff we find in the life of one of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Methodist

Sin's Seductive Snare Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 13, 2004

David, Pt. 10 of 15

SIN’S SEDUCTIVE SNARE (2 SAMUEL 11) When the 50-year-old former Haiti president Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled in 2004 after 13 years in power, he left 8.5 million Haitians more miserable and disillusioned than ever. Aristede was the nation’s first democratically elected president but he followed in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Can A Good Person Be So Bad?

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001

David’s life teaches us that sin has a cause, it has consequences and it has a cure.

I was sitting at my desk opening the morning mail, several years ago and in another place, when I picked up a letter from a fellow pastor in a nearby church. I knew him well and thought of him as a good man and a faithful pastor, but I was shocked to read that he was resigning due to stress and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-17

Denomination: Methodist