Sermons on 2 Samuel 12:1-15:

When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Aug 15, 2014

This sermon tells us what happens when we allow sin to flourish in our lives

"WHEN THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST" 2 Samuel 12:9-14 Introduction: By the show of hands, has anyone in here ever done anything wrong or wronged someone??.... By doing so you didnt want anyone to know, so you kept quiet about it ... thinking if I just keep my mouth shut no one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:9-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will You Heed The Words Of The Prophets? Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Dec 17, 2015

PROPOSITION: Because Christ is your Prophet, you must heed His Word in order to enjoy intimate fellowship with Him and to avoid His judgment.

Will You Heed the Words of the Prophets? 2 Samuel 12 PROPOSITION: Because Christ is your Prophet, you must heed His Word in order to enjoy intimate fellowship with Him and to avoid His judgment. I. Heed God’s Word in order to forsake sin! v. 1-13 A. God uses His Word to speak to you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Lust: What Love Is Not Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Feb 10, 2016

Love focuses on others, lust focuses on self. There is no such thing as “acceptable lust”.

Many of you know of C.S. Lewis from his Narnia book series. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and its sequels have been made into multiple movies that together have grossed over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide. However, Mr. Lewis is also very well known for his books discussing Christianity and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:11-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

David Rebuked By Nathan Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 22, 2020

Second Samuel 12:1-15 shows us three steps God uses to restore sinners back into fellowship with himself.

Scripture Second Samuel chapters 10 to 12 describe David’s battle with the Ammonites. Sandwiched in the middle of these chapters is the shocking account of David’s dreadful sin against Bathsheba and Uriah, which we examined last time. Months later, the Lord sent his prophet Nathan to confront ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

David's Child Dies Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 28, 2020

Second Samuel 12:15-31 shows us how to rebound after personal moral failure (that is, sin) in our lives.

Scripture Pastor James Emery White tells about a book he once read called The Book of Failures. It was filled with all kinds of failures that people have made. For instance, the book introduces Arthur Pedrick, who patented 162 inventions, but not one of them was ever taken up commercially. These ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:15-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Doesn’t God Answer Our Prayers?

Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 24, 2019

I would propose up front that God does answer our prayers more often than we like to think....Why?

I was asked recently, Why doesn’t God answer my prayers? Here is my answer. I would propose up front that God does answer our prayers more often than we like to think, its just that we aren’t getting the answers we want. God can answer with a No, but we wanted a Yes and so we keep praying, looking ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:13-23, Jeremiah 21:2, Jonah 4:3, Mark 10:34-45, Matthew 26:36-46, Hebrews 2:9, Philippians 2:5-8, Proverbs 3:5-6, Hebrews 10:23, Isaiah 55:8-9, John 14:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Candlestick Is Gone

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 7, 2021

You are not being loyal or honoring God by putting makeup on a cadaver. Seek life, not mausoleums.

Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. If every church in Revelation, including the ones He complimented the most, ceased to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:5, Revelation 3:1, Romans 13:11-12, 2 Samuel 12:14, Luke 16:8, 2 Timothy 3:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

A Believer's Response To Death Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

David's misfortune, because of his God honoring response, has resulted in much comfort in getting the flowers of faith to bloom in the hearts of the bereaved.

A young Harvard professor sat in a room once occupied by George Washington. He was exceedingly lonely and dejected. He wondered if that great man ever felt as he did then. He had lost his wife 3 years before, and had not yet been able to escape from the grip of grief. His life seemed to be an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:15-23

The Fear Of The Lord Is...

Contributed by William Akehurst on Oct 23, 2023

Do we really understand what "The Fear of the LORD" truly means? JESUS was a “friend of sinners”, and HE told us to call upon the Almighty as "Abba, FATHER". So what is this "Fear of the LORD?"

2023.10.22.Sermon Notes. The Fear of the LORD is… (Vital to every believer) William Akehurst, HSWC SCRIPTURES: Psalms 19:9, 1 John 4:16, Proverbs 1:7, Job 28:23-28, Proverbs 3:5-7, 2 Samuel 12:13, Psalms 25:14, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 36:1, Psalms 103:17-18, Psalms 111:10, Proverbs 8:13, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:9, 1 John 4:16, Proverbs 1:7, Job 28:23-28, Proverbs 3:5-7, 2 Samuel 12:13, Psalm 25:14, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 33:18, Psalm 36:1, Psalm 103:17-18, Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 14:26, Proverbs 14:27, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 16:6, Isaiah 33:5-6, Deuteronomy 31:12-13, Psalm 143:8-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Condition Critical

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 4, 2023

When Jesus said “Do not judge, or you too will be judged,” he did not absolve us from the responsibility to discern between good and evil.

An interesting thing happened during the opening worship of the 213th General Assembly. As the service began, the congregation stood to sing the first anthem. A great parade of banners, each representing one of our presbyteries, made its way down the center aisle. As the procession reached the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5, 2 Samuel 12:2-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Good Shepherd

Contributed by Daniel Ray Ortega on Jun 7, 2023

There was once a great actor, who graced the theatres reciting popular literary passages. In one of his performances, an old Pentecostal pastor challenged the man and asked him to recite Psalm 23, to which he obliged.

I am the Good Shepherd Sermon The Good Shepherd Read - John 10: 11-16 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-16, 1 Samuel 17:34-36, 2 Samuel 12:1-3

Denomination: Free Methodist

You Are The Man Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 30, 2023

After David's sin with Bathsheba his family fell apart. What can we learn from his experience that can make us better parents as well as better servants of a mighty God?

In 2013, a 19 year old Austrian skier named Teresa Stadlober became the 1st Austrian skier to take the gold and silver medals in the Junior Skiathlon (in the Czech Republic).Ever since that time she’d been training for the Olympics, and in 2018 (at the age of 25) she was at the Olympic Winter ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Making A Request In Prayer Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023

The effectiveness of prayer is based on your prayer relationship with God.

“David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground … Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died.” 2 Samuel 12:16, 18 “Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’ Immediately the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:13-24, Mark 9:29

Denomination: Baptist

When Scars Remain Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 31, 2022

David set in motion many troubles from his sin with Bathsheba. He is forgiven, but the consequences of sin play out. Not all problems are a result of sin and we don’t usually see such a one to one correlation between our past sin and our problems but it is explicitly clear in King David’s case.

Fairytales are so uplifting. Prince charming rescues the princes and of course they live happily ever after. A lot of traumatic things happened to the princes before prince charming rescued her. The fairytale ending whitewashes the harsh reality of the remaining scars. Everyone has struggles. Yes, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

David And Bathsheba Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 5, 2022

Following his rise to power, David conquered the city of Jerusalem. He established it as Israel's capital, subsequently taking the Ark of the Covenant into the city to be the central point of worship in the Israelite religion.

According to the Hebrew Bible, David was the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favorite of Saul, the first king of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:7

Denomination: Baptist