Sermons on 2 Samuel 11:27-12:25:

Sex, Lies, And Second Looks

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Sexual sin can be avoided by being content with "the wife of your youth.

Thesis: Sexual sin can be avoided by being content with "the wife of your youth." Intro.: 1. < Begin by reading ... > a. Prov. 5:15-20: "Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Coping With Grief

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Feb 1, 2001

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

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:16-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

David's Hard Heart

Contributed by Charles Andrews on Jan 1, 2004

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

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cost Of Cheating Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 31, 2004

This message looks at David’s affair with Bathsheba and what it cost him.

The Cost of Cheating! Let me tell you a story. It all started with a man; figures doesn¡¦t it? He wasn¡¦t just any man he was the most powerful man in the nation, top political dog. He was it, he had arrived, he had it made and he was on the top of the heap. But he hadn¡¦t done it by himself, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Recipe For Avoiding Moral Failure Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Feb 5, 2004

Disregarding God’s moral and ethical principles as David did can have disastrous consequences.

I recently saw a photo of three expensive cars encased in ice in the garage of a million-dollar house when the pipes froze while the owner was away. One of the rules for living in a cold climate is to take special precautions so your water pipes don’t freeze. Disregarding that rule can exact a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-15

Denomination: Brethren

David & Bathsheba: Preserving The Marriage Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 27, 2005

If marriages are the highest of all human relationships, why do so many fall apart? What can we do to prevent this kind of disaster from happening to us? (Based on a book by Bob Russell)

Sermon Notes David & Bathsheba: Preserving the Marriage 1 Kings 15:5 (Sixth in the series Marriage by the Book) Introduction: David was a great man, distinguishing himself as a man of God, a composer of psalms, and a leader of men. Yet his record was not without blemish. David had problems with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When You Really Mess Up Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 6, 2001

This is the 3rd sermon in the "Life’s Challenges" series. This sermon looks at what direction sin can take you and how to be cleansed of it.

Sunday Morning November 11, 2001 Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs, NM Series: Life’s Challenges [#3] WHEN YOU REALLY MESS UP 2 Samuel 11-12; Psalm 51 Introduction: I have made some terrible decisions in my life but there have been some that were just unbelievably bad. I grew up in a very strict ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19, 2 Samuel 12:24-25

Denomination: Baptist

Justice Will Prevail

Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Nov 3, 2000

This sermon is about the Justice of God.

When people talk about the attributes of God you are almost certain to hear about God's Love, God's Mercy, and God's Grace. I guess you could call these the "popular" attributes of God. There are also some that are not so popular. I would call them the forgotten attributes of God. These would ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Will You Die For Christ?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 7, 2001

How much do you really love Jesus?

Will You Die For Christ? Last week, we celebrated our liberty mostly by consuming large quantities of BBQ, beans and assorted other standard fare. A few of us may have reflected on our founding fathers and what the holiday was supposed to be about. Most just saw it as a day off from work and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:25, Ephesians 6:12, Romans 1:18, 2 Samuel 12:14, James 4:4, Acts 20:24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Ingredients For Spiritual Renewal - Part I

Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Mar 11, 2002

In order to experience Spiritual renewal, we need to understand the ingredients that lead to it.

II Samuel 12:13 Under some circumstances, to have someone say, “you the man”, is a welcomed idea. In David’s situation, however, it wasn’t. For David to be the man meant that He was worthy of the punishment he prescribed for the acts of the man described by Nathan. What David did in response to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:13

Denomination: Baptist

God's Grace For The Guilty

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 11, 2002

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

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Ingredients For Spiritual Renewal - Part Ii

Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Mar 12, 2002

In order to experience Spiritual renewal, we need to understand the ingredients that lead to it.

II Samuel 12:13 Under some circumstances, to have someone say, “you the man”, is a welcomed idea. In David’s situation, however, it wasn’t. For David to be the man meant that He was worthy of the punishment he prescribed for the acts of the man described by Nathan. What David did in response to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Broken Heart Of David Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2002

This is the second sermon in a series of seven on Brokenness. This is a study of King David.

Proverbs 25:11 says, "Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances." A Hard Heart or a Broken Heart – Your Choice Jesus said that people in the days of Moses were permitted to divorce because of the “hardness of men’s hearts”. Divorce is not caused by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Baby Funeral

Contributed by Phillip Krueger on Jun 13, 2002

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

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:15-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When The Kingdom Waited

Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 11, 2002

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

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:13-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God