Posts from February 2026

David’s Dysfunctional Family -Schemers

2 Samuel 14:1-33 In his book Lee: The Last Years, Charles BracelenFlood reports that after the Civil War, Robert E. Leevisited a Kentucky lady who took him to theremains of a grand old tree in front of her house.There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk hadbeen destroyed by Federal artillery fire. She lookedto…

David’s Dysfunctional Family – Absalom’s Vengeance

2 Samuel 13:23-39 In the early 1500s, Louis XII of France rose to the throne undertense circumstances. Many of the nobles had opposed him whilehe was the Duke of Orléans. Some had even tried to have himkilled. And now, those very people were under his authority. Everyone expected revenge. In fact, some of his advisorsurged…

David’s Dysfunctional Family – Amnon & Tamar

2 Samuel 13:1-22 Have you ever thought your family was the only familythat had skeletons in the closet? Every family has thecrazy uncle or the embarrassing sister or the addictedgrandma. Whatever your family drama looks like I bet itpales in comparison to David’s dysfunctional family. Last week we talked about the way God restores us…

Restoration Resulting from God’s Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:24-31 Jim Corley met his friend, Alex, at the dealership whereAlex worked.“Jim, I feel like a hypocrite every time I go to churchbecause I fail to live for Christ so often.”“Alex, what do you call this part of the dealership?” Jimasked, nodding to the area outside his cubicle.“You mean the showroom?”“Yes. And what’s…