2 Samuel 7:1-17 A pastor is walking down the street one day whenhe notices a small boy trying to use the doorbell ona house across the street. However, the boy is verysmall and the doorbell is too high for him to reach. After watching the boy’s efforts for some time thepastor walks across the street…

2 Samuel 6:12-23 As the pastor’s wife was checking on theireight-year-old son who was sick in bed, he asked tosee his father, who was in his study working on animportant sermon. “He’s busy, honey, and can’t come right now,” his mother replied. “But I REALLY REALLY want to see him,” the boypersisted. “Sorry, but he’s…

2 Samuel 6:1-11 Little Philip was walking home in the rain with hismother following Sunday worship. It finallystopped raining as they rounded the corner, whereto their surprise and delight appeared a vividdouble rainbow in the sky. “Doesn’t it look like an artist painted thisrainbow?” his mother exclaimed. “I bet Godpainted this just for you!” “Yes,”…

2 Samuel 5:11-25 My preacher friend put sanitary hot air hand dryersin the rest rooms at his church and after two weekstook them out. I asked him why and he confessedthat they worked fine but when he went in there hesaw a sign that read, “For a sample of this week’s sermon, push thebutton.” A…

Luke 22:14-20; Matthew 26:26-29; I Corinthians 11:23-26 Last weekend I was able to spend the weekendwith my two sisters. I have one older sister andone younger sister. It was nice to spend time withthem. Since they live so far away we don’t get tosee them often. It was especially nice that it wasjust the three…

2 Samuel 5:1-10 A man was praying to God. He said, “God!?”God responded, “Yes?”And the guy said, “Can I ask a question?”“Go right ahead, ” God said.“God, what is a million years to you?”God said, “A million years to me is only a second.”“Hmmm, ” the man wondered. Then he asked, “God, whatis a million…

2 Samuel 2:1-11 We have all experienced times of waiting in ourlives.I’m not just talking about waiting in the line at thecoffee shop or at the DPS. I mean waiting on Godto give us our next instructions. How should wehandle the waiting? This morning we are going to learn from David as he hasbeen waiting…

2 Samuel 1:1-16 The word bereave means to deprive ruthlessly orby force. I believe the real agonizing pain of deathis its earthly finality.Being deprived or denied the presence of somebodywe love for the remainder of our life is the mostsevere of all heartaches. We talked about First Samuel chapter 30 last week.David returned to Ziklag…

I Samuel 30:1-31 The tree that never had to fightFor sun and sky and air and light,That stood out in the open plainAnd always got its share of rain,Never became a forest kingBut lived and died a scrubby thing. The man who never had to toilTo heaven from the common soil,Who never had to win…

I Samuel 29:1-11 Last week we looked at I Samuel 27 and saw David’sfaltering faith. He doubted that God would continuetaking care of him and attempted to take matters into hisown hands by fleeing to the land of the Philistines. Hedeceived Achish the king of Gath and alluded that hewould fight for him against his…