Sermons on 2 Samuel 15:1-20:23:

Showdown On Carmel

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Either we are for God or we are against him.

Thesis: Either we are for God or we are against him. Intro.: 1. Tonight: one of the most exciting stories in all the Bible. 2. Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 18). I. BACKGROUND TO THE STORY. A. Rule of Ahab in the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 16:29-33). B. Announcement of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:1-46

In The King's Service

Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 27, 2001

Are we a true servant to our King?

2 Samuel 15:30-34 In The King’s Service Disciples sleep through Christ’s prayer in the garden- Oftentimes we find ourselves asleep to the realities of our spiritual world. Rip Van Winkle- fell asleep for 20 years- awoke, had missed a revolution. ARE WE SLEEPING THROUGH A REVOLUTION? Here we see ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:30-34

Denomination: Baptist

Where Are All The Gittites?

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 5, 2001

To encourage faithfulness in those who follow Jesus Christ.

Where Are All the Gittites? TUCKED AWAY IN THE PAGES OF THE OLD TESTMAENT, there lies a most beautiful and unusual love story—one you could easily miss, unless you took the time to gaze at it. It’s not a love story between a man and a woman, or a parent and a child—or even between two close ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:17-24

Denomination: Wesleyan

To Be A Champion

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001

Just as with athletics, being a champion in your Christian walk is greatly influenced by your preparations.

To Be A Champion 1 Cor. 9:24-27 2 Sam. 18:28 I. You must be a part of the team A. Jesus is the coach - the head of the body 1. What He commands we are to do 2. He has given us an open invitation to join Him a. Salvation b. Ministry c. In eternity B. You must be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, 2 Samuel 18:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Bottom Falls Out

Contributed by Robert Osborne on Feb 16, 2005

Sometimes in life it feels like we are at the bottom and then the bottom falls out. What do we Do? This outline describes 5 steps back to where we need to be with God.

When the Bottom Falls Out Sermon By: Evangelist Robert Osborne 2 Samuel 15:3-15 3. And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4. Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:3-15

Denomination: Apostolic

How Will You Meet The King

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Feb 18, 2005

We are presented with 5 different people who met the king. Each one meets him with a different attitude and from a different point of view. Needless to say, before we are done, we will see that not everyone was happy to see the king.

Background: This chapter finds David returning to Jerusalem after a forced exile caused by Absalom his son. Absalom is now dead and King David is returning to retake his rightful place on the throne, Israel. David’s return finds the people of Israel in various states of mind and in various states ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 19:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Some Thing"S We Learn When We Go Up The Rough Side Of The Mountian

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Sep 24, 2004

SOME TIMES WE MUST GO UP THE ROUGH SIDE OF THE MOUNTIAN.

2ND SAMUEL 15:30 TEXT.AND DAVID WENT UP BY THE ACENT OF MOUNT OLIVET AND WEPT AS HE WENT UP TITLE, SOME THINGS WE LEARN WHEN WE GO UP THE ROUGH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. INTRO. WE READ HERE ABOUT THE FLIGHT OF DAVID, WE READ THAT DAVID WAS SAD AND HEART BROKEN HE CRIED HAS HE WALK UP THE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:30-32

Let Them Talk

Contributed by Juan Lane on Jun 9, 2006

We sometimes have to let the opposition talk

Let Them Talk Scripture Reference: II Samuel 16:5-10 One of David’s subjects did not recieve him: 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 16:5-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lord, I Know That What Your Word Says ... But

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Aug 15, 2004

You see ... when we know right from wrong and we still choose to do wrong, then I believe that we suffer from one of two problems.

Preached at Living Stone Community Church Standish, Maine on 15 August 2004 6:00 pm service Please stand for the reading of God’s word. [v.7] For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 17:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

"Is The Child Safe?"

Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jul 14, 2003

David asked, concerning the fate of his rebel son Absalom, "Is the child safe?" It is a question parents of today and the church of today needs to ask.

32And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 33And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:32-33

Denomination: Baptist

Siege Ramps

Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 12, 2003

When David allows a vacuum to grow in the nation’s leadership, Joab is forced to build a siege ramp to deal with the problem

Joab is not a good guy. We find him in the midst of a great deal of political intrigue in the midst of David’s Court. He literally MURDERS the man that David had replaced him in office with. David is not longer running from the confrontation such as that of Absalom, but is beginning to deal with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 20:1-35

Denomination: Baptist

Who Are You Serving?

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Mar 13, 2004

This is a sermon about the proper way to serve God. There is a difference between being a cook and a cook in the white house. And there is a difference between being a servant and a servant of God.

Who Are You Serving 2 Samuel 15:15 Here we read about the loyalty of David’s servants. Absalom (David’s own son) was starting an up an uprising against David. Absalom apparently resented being ignored by his father and resented his brother Ammon going unpunished for the raping Tamar. Absalom ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:15

Denomination: *other

The Grief Of The Father

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004

This sermon relates the grief of David over the death of Absalom to God’s grief over our sin.

Turn with me to 2 Samuel 18. Read 2 Samuel 18:24-33. Here we see a sad picture. King David is well advanced in years. He is no longer the young vibrant man that he once was. He is a broken man. The years had taken their toll on this once strong warrior. He had seen his family fall apart ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:24-33

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Father's Failure

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 27, 2004

Are you a father or a daddy?

A Father’s Failure Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 18:24-33 Text: 2 Samuel 18:33 Sermon Idea: Are you a father or a daddy? The May 4, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated has a very telling cover. On the cover it talks about the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs but the cover picture and story caption tell ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:24-33

Denomination: Holiness

Absalom's Place

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Apr 11, 2004

The man who wanted to be King, but destroyed himself.

DATE ABSALOM’S PLACE II Samuel 18:18 - 2Sa 18:18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:18

Denomination: Baptist