Sermons on David Is Picked:

David Hears Of Saul's Death Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 29, 2019

Second Samuel 1:1-16 shows David hearing of Saul's death.

Scripture First Samuel and Second Samuel were originally written as one book. They were eventually divided into two books. First Samuel essentially deals with the life of Saul, and Second Samuel deals with the life of David. The end of First Samuel describes the death of King Saul. The beginning ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

David's Lament For Saul And Jonathan Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 13, 2019

Second Samuel 1:17-27 gives us a written lament for someone who has died.

Scripture The Book of Second Samuel opens with David hearing of Saul’s death. The Philistine army defeated the army of Israel on Mount Gilboa. Among the dead were Saul and three of his sons, including Jonathan. An Amalekite came to David with the news of Saul’s death. David was in the Philistine ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:17-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

David: Zealot For God's House Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Nov 16, 2024

David and Jesus were both zealots for God's house. What did that look like in practice for David? And are WE willing to be zealots for God's house?

INTRODUCTION Earlier in today’s service I showed the video, ‘David the worshipper’ [Angel Studios]. I’ve really liked all the videos in this series but I especially liked this one. Young David in the video loves to sing praise to God! He’s joyful, exuberant! His joy and exuberance are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 69:9, John 2:17

Denomination: Baptist

King David Shows Grace To His Enemies Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Oct 3, 2023

King David has been I'm sure on a rollercoaster of different emotions, fear, worry, excitement, victory, and so on. But now, it turns to sorrow. So while David’s troops are celebrating, David is devastated. Joab the leader of David’s troops finds out about this and is not happy.

Mourning and celebrating, have you ever felt happy, but sad at the same time? Has a moment of excitement or joy suddenly become sad for you? Or perhaps a moment of sorrow turned into a moment of joy? The rebellion of Absalom has been defeated. King David’s troops fought bravely in the battle in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 19:1-2

Denomination: Salvation Army

King David And The Gibeonites: The Impact Of Sin On Generations Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Oct 16, 2023

There is a problem, David prays, God quickly answers David, and let’s David know, it’s because of something that happened during the time of Saul. And now it’s David’s job to make it right.

If you look back at the last one hundred or so years of American history, you see several generations of people. There of course the traditionalists, we call them “the greatest generation” or “the silent generation” they are the Americans who fought World War II. They built on the accomplishments ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Samuel 21:2-6

Denomination: Salvation Army

King David's Last Words Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Oct 23, 2023

All these years later, we see David an old man, hair turned white, beard gone gray, wrinkled and tired, laying in bed, unable to keep warm.

Have you had a loved die? Did you have the chance to have a final conversation with them? And do you remember the last words they spoke to you? Or the last words they gave, period? It's a way of communicating something very important, as your last statement to the Earth. One of the most ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:1-7

Denomination: Salvation Army

David’s Despicable Deeds Disclosed

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 2, 2012

Your sins will find you out.

David’s Despicable Deeds Disclosed July 1, 2012 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Your sins will find you out. Focus Passage: 2 Samuel 12:1-14 Supplemental Passage: "But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

David - A Man After God's Own Heart

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 16, 2012

What made David a man after God's own heart - despite the "Bathsheba affair"

Why did God choose David as king? Last Monday, Jackie speaking at our Prayer and Praise chose to speak on the passage in which God commissions Samuel to anoint David King in place of Saul. And I went away thinking: So why did God choose David? In St Paul's sermon at Pisidan Antioch, in which he ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

David: A Life Of Faith And Praise Despite Failure

Contributed by Andrew Hoskins on Aug 16, 2025

Church, when we hear David, most of us think “David and Goliath.” It’s the classic underdog story. But here’s the truth: David himself never bragged about killing Goliath. That was recorded by Samuel.

Introduction Church, when we hear David, most of us think “David and Goliath.” It’s the classic underdog story. But here’s the truth: David himself never bragged about killing Goliath. That was recorded by Samuel. Why? Because David didn’t see that as his greatest story of faith. His true testimony ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:31-52

Denomination: Baptist

God Chose David (1 Samuel 16)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 11, 2025

Why does God choose one and not another? Let's look in 1 Samuel 16.

Did God choose the least likely son of Jesse according to human reasoning? Are those God chooses often deemed unlikely by the world? Do we judge by outward appearance, or the heart? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 16. How did God assign Samuel to anoint a replacement for Saul? Does wisdom often mean ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

David Plunders Villages (1 Samuel 27)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 22, 2025

Is the good news about a faulty church or a perfect kingdom? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 27.

Is the Bible different to most history books, in that it tells the good and the bad about its heroes? Is church life similar in that both righteous and evil acts are done? Should it shock us that only God is good? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 27. Did David disbelieve another one of Saul’s promises, not ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

“but God Was Not Pleased”

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Aug 3, 2015

This is a sermon about the powerful Treat the Poor and what it means to be working poor in a country with so much every thing. The Sermon is based on the interactions between David and Nathan around his killing of Uriah

Text “and sent Nathan to David. Nathan said to him, “There were two men in the same city—one rich, the other poor. The rich man had huge flocks of sheep, herds of cattle. The poor man had nothing but one little female lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up with him and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

The Truth Of Consequences

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 10, 2013

David's tryst with Bathsheba resulted in numerous consequences. David proved his true character in how he dealt with his sins when Nathan pointed them out to him.

1. Outhouse Consequences A young boy lived in the country. His family had to use an outhouse, which the young boy hated. It was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always smelly. The outhouse was located near the creek so the boy decided that he would push it into the water. After a spring ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

And Then There Was One -- Psalm 73 Series

Contributed by James D. Thornber on Mar 2, 2014

This sermon address the five things that David had to let go in order to know that God was the only One he could truly rely on -- to know that God and only God was in charge of his life.

And Then There Was One Psalm 73:25-26 How many of you have prayed something similar to this: “Lord, I am a sinner. I confess my life is a mess and I ask You, by the blood of Jesus, to wash away my sins. I desire to have you be the Lord and Savior of my life. I no longer want to run my life ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:25-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Tale Of Two Kings -- 1 Samuel 25 Series

Contributed by James D. Thornber on Mar 2, 2014

King David shows two sides to himself: the compassionate side shown to Saul and the petulant attitude shown to Nabal. It shows that we can all be saints one day and sinners the next!

A Tale of Two Kings 1 Samuel 25 One of the great perks of my wife’s job is something called Paid Time Off, or PTO. This is a system in the bank where they put a certain percentage of time in an account for every hour she works. So instead of just giving her two weeks off a year and five ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:1-44

Denomination: Pentecostal