Sermons on Cry Of David:

Ashes To Ashes PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 8, 2024

Explores the profound significance of repentance, using King David's plea in Psalm 51 as a guide for our own spiritual transformation.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. What a blessing it is to gather together, bound by the love of our Savior, and united in our pursuit of understanding His word. As we come together today, let's take a moment to appreciate the beauty of this fellowship, this unity in diversity, all of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-4

Topics: Ash Wednesday

A Trusting Prayer In A Time Of Need

Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 12, 2011

This is a short devotional outline looking at the 27th psalm and the thoughts David had concerning God and his protection from his enemies.

A TRUSTING PRAYER IN A TIME OF NEED PSALM 27:1-4 I. A SURE DEFENSE – 1-3 a. GOD IS MY LIGHT i. SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION ii. SOURCE OF UNDERSTANDING b. GOD IS MY SALVATION i. MY STRONG FORTIFIED PLACE ii. A PLACE THAT REMOVES MY FEAR c. GOD IS MY STRONGHOLD i. MY DEFENSE ii. THE STRENGTH OF MY ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-14, Psalm 27:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Which Would You Choose?

Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2011

It's better to keep our trust in the Lord than to have to play "Let's Make a Deal" with God like David did.

What Would You Choose? Sunday, January 09, 2011 - AM By Pastor James May David was known as a man after God’s own heart. What a wonderful thing it would be to know that God though of each of us in the same manner. I believe that I am looking out over a lot of people in the church who fit ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 21:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Open Wide And Say 'ah-H-H-Men!' Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Oct 31, 2021

Imagine sitting in the waiting room at your doctor’s office and he comes in with a very serious look on his face. “God must be really, really mad at you because you have cancer.” That was David’s reaction when he came down with a serious illness.

Imagine sitting in the waiting room at your doctor’s office and he comes in … with a very serious look on his face. “God must be really, really mad at you because you have cancer.” That was David’s reaction when he came down with a serious illness. “O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, or ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10, Philippians 3:21, Revelation 21:4, 1 Corinthians 15:54-55, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Eleven Benefits Of Being In God’s Presence

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 11, 2011

Have you ever wondered what happens in God’s presence? David gives a clear picture of that very idea.

February 13, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Psalm 16:1-11 Subject: God’s Presence Title: Eleven Benefits of Being in God’s Presence I loved what God did here last Sunday morning. I would like to begin this morning by allowing some of you to come forward and share with the rest of the congregation ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:1-11, Psalm 16:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When God Is Silent

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 2, 2014

When we cry out to God and nothing happens, how can we help but feel something's not quite right. We oftentimes suggest that the problem is on the side of God and not on the side of the Listener. Be assured God does respond.

TITLE: WHEN GOD IS SILENT SCRIPTURE: PSALM 22:1-2 / PSALM 102:1-7 A few nights ago I was watching the news and as News Anchors were switching over quickly to one another, something did not go right. In the middle of the News Broadcast there was an inexplicable moment of silence. This is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Delighting In The Word. Series

Contributed by Peter Silway on Dec 27, 2014

David teaches us some life principles,that brought forth success in his life.If you want to have good success and you want prosperity to follow you. then this is the principle you also need to apply in your life.

DELIGHTING IN THE WORD. 'I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.'( Ps.119:16). When I study the life of David, I see there were certain principles that he applied that brought forth success in his life. We need to see these principles. David took pleasures in the word of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gifts, Insults & Spies (2 Samuel 16)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 12, 2025

How do we wisely handle gifts, insults and spying? Let's begin in 2 Samuel 16.

Should we be vigilant against bribes disguised as gifts? Is it wiser to let critics speak than destroy them? Is it wise to investigate what our enemies are up to? Let’s look at a gift, an insult and a spy in 2 Samuel 16. Did Ziba, a servant of Saul's grandson, Mephibosheth, bribe David with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 15 - Who Can Enter Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jun 16, 2024

David gives eleven qualifications in this short Psalm that tells us what type of person passes God’s entrance test.

Summer in the Psalms 2024 Psalm 15 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 06-16-2024 That’s a Good Question When you are young, you think that you have all the answers. As you grow older, you realize that you don’t even know some of the questions. Questions are important. Here ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A King In The Gate

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 3, 2001

David’s emergence from grief over Absalom was marked by his "sitting in the gate" -- a sign of healthy recovery in that he had begun to care for others more than for his own wounds, he had returned to the work of justice, he faced vulnerability, he resumed leadership, he could face his own grief.

I This day the noise of battle, the next the victory’s won. Or so the king hoped. Much was at stake. His own future was uncertain; the nation’s stability was shaky; the confidence of those around him was low; and, most of all, his relationship with his son was in jeopardy. There had been a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Longing For That Water

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Oct 9, 2008

David was longing ror the water that he used to have. Maybe we are like David and we are longing for that special water. What we need to do is tell God we want some of that old time Pentecostal fire back in our life.

Longing For That Water 1 Chronicles 11:14-19 14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. 15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon: Striving To Lead With Integrity And Skill

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Sep 30, 2025

With love and skill, David the shepherd cared for his flocks. As the king of Israel, David would care for God’s people. Despite the relentless pressure they had faced from their enemies and their woeful record of persistent rebellion, God had never abandoned them.

Sermon: Striving to Lead with Integrity and Skill Scripture Leson: Psalms 78:67-72 “Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim; but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved. He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:67-72, Jeremiah 3:15, Jeremiah 23:4-5

Denomination: Methodist

Foolish Words, Fierce Anger, And Wise Actions (1 Samuel 25:2-44)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Sep 16, 2024

David showed mercy to Saul, exercising grace and wisdom. However, the foolish words of a man named Nabal drove David to excessive anger. The intervention of Nabal's wife, Abigail, brought calm and reason to a situation that could have ended in tragedy.

The Bible describes David as "a man after God's own heart". His character and actions reflected a genuine desire to obey and love the LORD. As a result, he was chosen by God to be the next king of Israel, replacing the dynasty of Saul, whose rebellious and defiant actions resulted ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:2-13, Psalm 37:8, Proverbs 14:29, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Ephesians 4:26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessing Of Being Forgiven Series

Contributed by Kevin Broyhill on Oct 17, 2024

David’s story, which follows his greatest victory over Goliath and his greatest failure with Bathsheba, shows that with God, there is life and blessing beyond our sins. Psalm 32 teaches us the joy and restoration that come from being forgiven.

The Blessing of Being Forgiven Psalm 32 Introduction: Ps. 32 = The Rest of the Story Illust: Famous Radio Commentator Paul Harvey – “The Rest of the Story” Learned… every Psalm has a story and Psalm 32 is the rest of the story of David’s life. This Psalm follows David’s moral failure with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Ways Of All The Earth”

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Jun 15, 2018

David live a life of a man,standing to the principle of God, the ways of God,walking in accordance to the Word of God.That is what David is telling his son,Solomon. “Let my life be an example to you as I will leave according to the ways of all the Earth”

1- Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2- I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; 3- And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal