God has ways of refining us, even though it hurts. God’s choice of David as king set in motion a twelve-year conflict with the existing king, Saul. In this message, we examine David’s posture of subm…

Relational conflict steals our peace and even our sleep. David’s long road to the throne was blocked by Saul, who attempted to kill him with a spear. In this message, we find God’s perspective throug…

When we fail to trust God, sin tightens its grip on us. While on the run from King Saul, David lied, starting a cycle of insanity. In this message from 1 Samuel 21, we see a picture of David in a pan…

The Bible is honest about human nature, even of its heroes’ failures. David is seen as a man after God’s own heart because he always cried out to God. In this message from Psalm 34, we see a picture …

We’d like to think that our Christian leaders always walk on the mountaintop and never have times far from the Lord. But it’s not true. Like King David, we all fail. In this message, we find three le…

We sometimes look to our most dangerous enemy to meet a need only God can. David fell so far that he joined Israel’s enemy army for a time. In this message, we review key narratives of David’s flight…

When God doesn’t seem to act on our behalf, many of us turn to other dependencies, like addictions or relationships. For David, he strayed from God, becoming a man of blood. In this message, we explo…

God often uses stressful situations to get our attention and set us back on track. In Israel, David’s hometown was destroyed by fire and his family captured. In this message from Psalm 18, we conside…

Is it ever okay to be angry with God? We are usually angry at Him because we know that behind our difficult circumstances, there is God. In this message from 2 Samuel 6, we consider the truth about w…

It seemed like God was overreacting. When God struck a man dead for reaching out to stabilize the ark of the covenant, David became angry. In this message, we learn the truth about who we are when Go…

When God allows circumstances that frustrate us, do we complain or run away? When the Lord killed a man helping get the ark to Jerusalem, King David found that God is not a manageable deity. In this …

Does God care when He doesn’t do what we ask? When David wanted to build a temple, God’s answer wasn’t the expected one. In this message from 2 Samuel 7, we ponder a promise from God like none other.…

We are often too satisfied by puny pleasures. Though God didn’t fulfill David’s initial longing, He has revealed how the promises were fulfilled. In this message, we contemplate the mystery of God’s …

When God chooses to not answer our prayers, we may think He’s forgotten us. When David appealed to God to build a temple, God’s answer gave him so much more. In this message, we find three responses …

We’ve all been created with strong desires for sexual intimacy. But when left uncontrolled, our passions can destroy us. In this message, we catalog the steps that led to David’s greatest sin. From D…

Life is full of choices that determine our destinies. King David’s one-night stand was not hidden from God. In this message, we listen to the prophet Nathan’s story for the king, revealing how God se…

Knowingly sinning will inevitably lead to destruction. King David’s lust led to serious consequences: a devious lie, a man’s murder, and a child’s death. In this message, we take to heart the first o…

How do we respond to the consequences of our moral failures? King David responded with true repentance, “I have sinned against the Lord.” In this message, we consider lessons about our passions we al…

When we sin morally, God promises to forgive us when we repent. But the consequences of sin remain, as they did for King David with his ruptured relationships and divided kingdom. In this message, we…

Conflict between parents and children is not easily forgotten. King David saw his sons fall into moral decay and was unable to stop it. In this message, we summarize the deterioration of David’s fami…

When we sin morally, God promises to forgive us when we repent. But the consequences of sin remain, as they did for King David with his ruptured relationships and divided kingdom. In this message, we…

When we look back on our lives, we often have painful regrets. King David did on his deathbed. In this message from 2 Samuel 23, we look at the first of three clouds that hovered over David: clouds o…