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  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    Making A Full Recovery

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,459 views

    An Exposition of 2 Sam. 12

    Making A Full Recovery 2 Sam.12 Let’s call him Pete. That’s not his real name, but this is a true story. Pete’s a married man from right here in TN, well-respected in his community and church. You’d like Pete; he’s a nice, ordinary guy who’d give you the shirt off his back. But Pete has a problem ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Optimism In The Face Of Tragedy

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,710 views

    A reflection on 9/11/01

    Optimism In The Face of Tragedy 10/30/01 “We all face tragedy. What’s more, we’ve all received the symbols of tragedy. Yours might be a telegram from the war department, an ID bracelet from the hospital, a scar, or a court subpoena. We don’t like these symbols, nor do we want these symbols. ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    When Your World Falls Apart - Part 1

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 10, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 12,914 views

    Part 1 of 2: What our response to God should be when life gets messy.

    2 Samuel 12:16-23 When Your World Falls Apart Woodlawn Baptist Church September 10, 2006 Introduction Read 2 Samuel 12:16-23. We can only imagine what a terrible low point this must have been in David’s life. During the course of the previous year, King David has been involved in an adulterous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Your World Falls Apart Part 2

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,609 views

    Part 2 of 2: What our response to God should be when life gets messy.

    2 Samuel 12:16-23 When Your World Falls Apart Woodlawn Baptist Church September 10, 2006 Introduction Read 2 Samuel 12:16-23. Today I want to finish a message I began last week. We are dealing with how we ought to respond to God when the tragedies of life strike. Our text tells us the story of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Coping With Grief

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 130 ratings
     | 13,510 views

    Guidance for coping with times of grief.

    COPING WITH GRIEF  1999 by Mark Beaird Text: 2 Samuel 12:16-23 Few stories of someone’s grief are as touching as that of Horatio C. Spafford, who lived from 1828-1888.  Spafford had known peaceful and happy days as a successful attorney in Chicago. He was the father ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Make Me Over Again

    Contributed by Travelle Northern on May 31, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 19,126 views

    David tries to cover up his sin,he had to be made over again.

    Make me over Again 2nd Samuel 12: 7-16 It was the time when David became involved in the double sin of adultery and murder while he was king. He had walked with God for many years. He had gained a reputation as a prophet, a man who understood the deep things of God; and he had established ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Guilty As Charged Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 13, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,101 views

    David, Pt. 11 of 15

    GUILTY AS CHARGED (2 SAM 12:1-25) A man who was caught stealing a horse couldn’t believe his ears after the arguments were made, the evidence was presented, and the trail was over - the presiding judge had sentenced him to hang. He was understandably miserable, upset, disgruntled, bitter and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Dealing With Loss And Grief

    Contributed by Lindy Axon on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 29,364 views

    How does a Christian deal with grief and loss?

    Every Christian deals with loss and grief at some time during their life. It might come in the form of the death of a loved one, the loss of a financial position, the loss of good health or the shattering of dreams. When this happens, we naturally ask, "Why?" and along with the original loss, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Point Of Prayer

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,384 views

    This is about prayer.

    Let me bring everyone up to speed on what is happening. King David wanders around on the roof of his palace and notices a beautiful woman. He has an affair with her. She gets pregnant. He tries to trick her husband into spending the night with her. When that doesn’t work, he sends her husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Norman Lawrence avatar

    When The Kingdom Waited

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,412 views

    Some of the "kingdoms" of our lives can wait until the things that are truly important are taken care of.

    "When The Kingdom Waited" Scripture Text: II Sam. 12:13-23 This portion of scripture follows up the story in chapter 11 of the sin of adultery and then murder that David committed to take Bathsheba as his wife... As human beings if we were to put a grade of sinfulness we would have to rate ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Sailing Through The Storm Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 4,744 views

    David was able to sail through the storm arriving in the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba because he didn’t fight it, he went with it so it could fulfill its divine purpose.

    9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Grace For The Guilty

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 146 ratings
     | 17,250 views

    The great thing about God is that though we are all guilty we can still be declared righteous. And the sin is totally forgiven as well as forgotten.

    I. Guilt Exposed A. What he did B. How could he C. Why did he D. What now (consequences of sin) II. Grief Expressed III. Grace Experienced Three keys to handling life’s problems A. You can’t change the past B. You must live one day at a time in the present C. You must trust God for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    David & Bathsheba Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 30, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 19,780 views

    Here we discover, once again, the two central elements in the way God deals with his people. Here we find God’s justice and mercy going hand in hand as he deals with a failed leader.

    Someone asked me the other day, "Why do we have to have all these stories from the Old Testament. They’re so gruesome!" Well, the reason we have to hear these stories is because they’ve been put here to tell us about God. You see, these aren’t just stories about David, or Saul, or Samuel. They’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Baby Funeral

    Contributed by Phillip Krueger on Jun 13, 2002
    based on 178 ratings
     | 198,380 views

    This is a funeral service for a 10 month old baby.

    Memorial Services for Cooper Wesley Tatlow 6-17-02 @ 11:00 am First Christian Church/ Yuma ORDER OF SERVICE PRELUDE “Amazing Grace” (Joy Chamness) WELCOME/ OBITUARY/ PRAYER Phillip Krueger Welcome: Thank you for coming this morning to pay your respects to the family of Cooper Wesley ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles Andrews avatar

    David's Hard Heart

    Contributed by Charles Andrews on Jan 1, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,245 views

    David’s heart was hardened by sin. Only the death of his newborn son softened it. This sermon looks at three aspects of his son’s death and David’s reaction.

    “David’s Hard Heart” Text: 2 Samuel 12:1-23 Introduction: Sin carries consequences! Some are immediate; others come much later in life and some last an entire lifetime. And, of course, any sin of which we do not repent and ask for forgiveness, carries with it the consequence of an eternity in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ