06/02/16 – 489 – David the King, David the Dad The rebellions were finally over for now, but the troubles for Israel were not. The first thing mentioned in the ensuing text is this: 2 Sam 21: During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 489 – David the King, David the Dad →

06/01/16 – 488 – David the King, David the Dad After murdering Amasa, Joab took command of his troops and went after Sheba, who had picked up a good number of followers of his own as he fled. (Which is kind of funny, if you think about it. All those people in a hurry to … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 488 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/31/16 – 487 – David the King, David the Dad After Joab’s last tirade against David (which admittedly stirred him out of his funk and got him moving back toward Jerusalem after Absalom’s death), David had removed Joab as commander of all his armies, and given that job to Amasa, son of his wife Abigail. … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 487 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/30/16 – 486 – David the King, David the Dad Back to our story. David had met with many people on his way back to Jerusalem after Absalom’s rebellion. It seems that everyone had an agenda. Either they wanted to excuse themselves for staying back when David left, or set themselves up in the newly … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 486 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/29/16 – 485  Prov 4:4-7 Then he taught me, and he said to me,     “Take hold of my words with all your heart;     keep my commands, and you will live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding;     do not forget my words or turn away from them. 6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;     love her, … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 485 →

05/28/16 – 484 – David the King, David the Dad Another person that came to see David as he returned to Jerusalem was Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth. You may recall (if your memory is better than mine) that he met David on the way out of town with donkeys and a whole lot of … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 484 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/27/16 – 483 – David the King, David the Dad We closed yesterday by saying this – “If you are allowing yourself to be controlled by your emotions, you’re in a very dangerous place. It’s time to hand over the reins to someone else – at least temporarily”. David, upon finding out that Absalom had … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 483 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/26/16 – 482 – David the King, David the Dad Yesterday we started to look at David’s emotional reaction to the news of Absalom’s death. The problem wasn’t that he was grieving for his lost son. The problem was that he didn’t seem to care about anyone else, including the men who had given so … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 482 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/19/16 – 475 – David the King, David the Dad It seems that when we have trouble everyone wants to give their opinion. Once in a while there is one who truly wants to help. Once in a while there is someone who really wants to return good for good. Much of the time we … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 475 – David the King, David the Dad →

05/18/16 – 474 – David the King, David the Dad Hi folks, I guess I owe you an apology for missing yesterday without an explanation. Been just a bit under the weather again, plus traveling yesterday to meet my daughter and family in Colorado for a few days of badly needed R & R. I … Continue reading Pastor John’s Bible Stories For Grownups – 474 – David the King, David the Dad →