Gospel Community Sermons

God saves his people through His righteous, anointed, and empowered King
God is Salvation (v. 1-4)​
...who delivers us (v. 5-20)​
...who responds according to righteousness (v. 21-31)​
...who makes us capable (v. 32-46)​
...who deserves praise (v. 47-51)

Atonement puts covenant breakers like us on the right side of death
Atoning Saul's sin requires gruesome death (2 Sam. 21:1-6)​
David selects the sacrifice (2 Sam. 21:7-9)​
David and Rizpah mourn (2 Sam. 21:10-14) (2 Sam. 21:10-14)​
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God's faithful wisdom opposes worthless and reckless men... like us
Worthless and reckless men threaten David’s kingdom (2 Sam. 20:1-13)​
Faithful Wisdom preserves David’s kingdom (2 Sam. 20:14-22)​

God's grace undermines our petty divisions
David is restored to the nation (19:8b-15)​
David is restored to individuals (19:16-40)​
Israel and Judah are divided by David (19:39-43)​
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The LORD is sovereign, working all things according to the counsel of His will
The LORD sovereignly fulfills His Word (16:15-23)​
The LORD sovereignly defeats Ahithophel's counsel (17:1-14)​
The LORD sovereignly provides for King David's needs (17:15-29)​
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Guest Preacher: Brian Spirito
There is a faithful way to face our unfaithfulness
There are consequences of our sin (15:13-29)​
There is lament and repentance for sin (15:13-37)​
There is acceptance of God’s will (16:1-14)​​

We cannot distort God's wisdom and love others well
We can be lovingly foolish (14:1-24)​
Our loving foolishness breeds fake reconciliation (14:25-33)​
Fake reconciliation can bring real problems (15:1-12)​

Without God, sin only spreads. 
Our sin is malignant (2 Sam. 13:1-22)​
Our sin metastasizes (2 Sam. 13:23-38)

God is merciful to bring us to repentance
God graciously confronts our sin (2 Sam. 12:1-15)​
God graciously hands us over to our consequences (v. 24-31)​
God can graciously bring restoration (v. 24-31)​
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