Show notes
Have you ever thought your sin was so horrible that there was no coming back? Pastor Greg Laurie has good news for you: God gives second chances. In this Sunday episode, hear the story of a man who fell away from God and was in need of forgiveness.
Notes
“My heart is fixed; my heart is fixed, O Lord.” —Psalm 57:7
The actual sin David committed lasted only a minute, but the repercussions of his sin lasted the rest of his life.
“Let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” —1 Corinthians 10:12
David’s fall came after great spiritual success.
The sins we commit today may come back to haunt us tomorrow.
2 Samuel 5 tells us David took concubines, after he became king, in direct disobedience to God.
You do not feed lust; you starve it!
David was sleeping when he should have been fighting.
Our greatest battles do not necessarily come when we are working hard; they often come when we have some leisure time on our hands and when we are bored.
When deluded by sin, we do not think clearly because sin makes us stupid.
Instead of confessing, David tried to hide his sin.
“The thing that David had done displeased the Lord!” —2 Samuel 11:27
Psalm 32 describes the futility and misery of sin that is unconfessed.
God disciplines those He loves.
We have ourselves to blame when we fall into sin.
There is only one correct response to being caught in sin: “I have sinned!”
When David was confronted about his sin, he repented.
When King Saul was confronted about his sin, he got worse.
Despite David’s sin, he was given a second chance in life.
Bathsheba made it into the Messianic line of Jesus Christ.
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 6:31
Hebrews 12:8, 12
Proverbs 28:13
James 1:14–15
Matthew 1:5–6
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