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  • Establishing The Kingdom

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 73 ratings
     | 10,976 views

    Introductory Considerations 1.

    Introductory Considerations 1. The land was theirs. God’s promise to Abraham and the people of Israel had been fulfilled. The kingdom had been established and David had been anointed King of Israel. After reigning for 7 years in Hebron, David captured Jerusalem and made it the capital. The ark of ...read more

  • Advent Iv, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Dec 11, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 7,777 views

    God’s ways are not our ways. God has plans for our lives that surprise us all.

    Sermon for Advent 4, Yr B 22/12/2002 Based on Lk 1:26-38 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson One grim winter day in 1754, Horace Walpole was reading a Persian fairy tale called “The Three Princes of Serendip.” The story touched him, and writing to his friend ...read more

  • On Cooking Frogs

    Contributed by Jacob Golden, Jr. on May 1, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,401 views

    A prophetic 4th of July sermon.

    ON COOKING FROGS July 2, 2000 • Independence Day Mark 6:1-6 • 2 Samuel 7:1-14a I’ve never done it or even seen it done, but I’ve been told that there are two ways to cook a frog. One way is easy, the other difficult. The difficult way is to drop the frog into a pot of boiling water. You try ...read more

  • A House Is Not A Home

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001
    based on 381 ratings
     | 51,047 views

    Christ comes to dwell in our messy, imperfect homes, just as they are, to build love, not a museum-like perfection.

    A house is not a home. A house is not a home. A house is a house, and it may be lovely to look at and fine to visit, but a house, by itself, is not a home. What is the difference? Let me tell you a tale of two houses. These are the best of houses, these are the worst of houses. See if you ...read more

  • Anxiety

    Contributed by Patrick Lane on Dec 20, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 11,393 views

    Freeing ourselves from the tyranny of good intentions

    Last week I asked you what you were afraid of, what fears could paralyze you. And we talked at length about a common fear of most everyone, the fear of being forgotten and alone. There is a close cousin of fear I’d like to ask you about what makes you anxious. Anxiety is a little less intense ...read more

  • Who's In Control?

    Contributed by Rhonda Feurtado on Jul 29, 2003
    based on 117 ratings
     | 25,305 views

    The text concerns David’s desire to build a temple "house" for God, and God’s response that God will build David’s house. We often try to control God, but God is in control, not us.

    Who’s in control? David has come a long way from being a shepherd boy in Bethlehem and the youngest of 8 sons to being the king of Israel, who reunited the northern and southern Kingdoms, established the capital at Jerusalem, and moved the ark of the covenant into the city. He ...read more

  • A Forbidden Purpose

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 126 ratings
     | 28,341 views

    This is about understanding God’s will.

    A young lady attended a missionary service several years ago. As she heard the missionary share the stories of danger and success, she knew that God was calling her to be a missionary. She prayed about it, and talked to several people about this. She just knew that God was calling her to be a ...read more

  • To God Be The Glory Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 13, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,410 views

    David, Pt. 9 of 15

    TO GOD BE THE GLORY (2 SAM. 7) The “toys of the super rich,” as CNN/Money calls them, including their travel, cell phones, diamonds, and cars, can be more expensive than a family home. A night at the new, 2,640 square-foot Presidential Suite at the Mandarin Hotel in Manhattan costs $12,959 ...read more

  • When God Says "No” Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,119 views

    When God tells us "no" to one of our requests, it does not mean He does not care for us, it usually means He has something else for us

    And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 2 Samuel ...read more

  • To God Be The Glory Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,659 views

    David, Pt. 9

    TO GOD BE THE GLORY (2 SAMUEL 7) The “toys of the super rich,” as CNN/Money calls them, including their travel, cell phones, diamonds and cars, can be more expensive than a family home. A night at the 2,640 square-foot Presidential Suite at the Mandarin Hotel in Manhattan costs $12,959 per-night, ...read more

  • Come As You Are Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 25, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,781 views

    Prayer Warriors, Pt. 1

    COME AS YOU ARE (2 SAMUEL 7) A Fortune magazine argues that even the most accomplished people need around ten years of hard work before becoming world-class, a pattern so well-established researchers call it the ten-year rule. The ten-year rule represents a very rough estimate and most researchers ...read more

  • The Ultimate Blessing

    Contributed by Samuel Stone on Nov 15, 2007
     | 4,701 views

    Second of two-part series on King David based on the lectionary reading of Proper 11.

    2 Samuel 7:1-14a: Now when the king was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, “See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent.” 3 Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that you have ...read more

  • David Wants To Build God's House, God Build's David's "House.” Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 7, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 24,733 views

    How do you respond when your will is not God’s will?

    2 Samuel 7 David wants to build God’s house, God build’s David’s “house.” “If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans” David’s good desire to build a temple We come to the point of David’s story where Saul and most of His family are dead; David was anointed as king of Judah first, then, ...read more

  • The House That God Built

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 20, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,059 views

    We have an edifice complex. We have a problem wanting to build up "houses" for God but God wants to build a house for us. Let Him.

    -Building a house is an impossible task -We’ve had two homes built for us while we were in Iowa -Both of them were horrific messes -We wanted the white package with the first home – it was a spec that we added a few upgrades to -They probably called us a dozen times to make sure that we indeed ...read more

  • God's Covenant With David Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 20, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,650 views

    In today’s text we learn about God’s covenant with David, which is to establish an everlasting kingdom.

    Scripture Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Our Scripture reading in this Advent season brings us to 2 Samuel 7:1-17. King David has conquered all his enemies, and is now living in relative tranquility toward the end of his life. He has built himself a magnificent palace. But the ark of God, ...read more

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