2 Samuel 15:1-37 William Booth was greatly stirred by the needs of thepoor of London, and realized that most churches weredoing nothing to reach the “undesirables”—drunkards,morphine addicts, prostitutes, and the poor. He set out toreach them with what he called the 3 S’s: soup, soap andsalvation.Thousands were saved among those that most churcheshad no interest…

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…

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…

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…

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…

2 Samuel 12:13-23 Susie Hawkins – wife of OS Hawkins tells this story:Several years ago when we were still in the pastorate, Iexperienced God’s discipline in a very unexpected way. Myhusband and I were going to our church Leadership Dinnerone evening, where a popular pastor from across the countrywould be speaking. Late that afternoon I…

Acts 13:1-12 Thank you all for being here this morning. Today we aregoing to see what God’s word has to say about sendingmissionaries into the field. My daughter Meghan is goingto be leaving for Paris, France in a few short weeks.Today we are going to have a commissioning service anda time of prayer for her…

Deuteronomy 6:1-9 One of the senior leaders in my department at workshared his family tradition for the new year withus.Every family member writes down some things thatdidn’t go as they hoped/planned for the currentyear. They read it out loud, then they throw thepaper in the fire symbolizing a fresh start for thenew year. Then they…

Matthew 2:1-12 Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and goodking.He loved his people. He wanted to know how theylived.He wanted to know about their hardships.Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man ora beggar, and went to the homes of the poor.No one whom he visited thought that he was theirruler.One…

Luke 2:1-7 I read about a little boy who was in his firstChristmas pageant. He was 5. He was one of theshepherds–you know, they wear their bathrobesand their sandals and carry cardboard crooks–nota lead shepherd, just a common shepherd standingin the back. But when it came time for the Nativity,he crowded around to the front…