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All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans three tells us. And so it becomes necessary then to know what to do after we sin! Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor returns to the story of David and Bathsheeba. I’m sure some of you are familiar with the scandalous story of adultery and murder coverup. Nine months after the sin, David is confronted, and then experiences what God’s forgiveness is all about. It’s a heart-warming story of love and grace.

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We’re in the midst of a series of studies in Second Samuel. Last time we were together, David caved into temptation and committed adultery with a married woman. What made matters worse, as we’re about to see, is David goes to great lengths to cover his sin up. Standing in the way was Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheeba’s husband. Pastor Ed Taylor joins us in Second Samuel eleven.

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We’ve all heard the stories of mighty men and women who have fallen into sin. Perhaps it was a well-known pastor that committed sexual sin, and was removed from a position of leadership. It saddens our hearts. And we may wonder at times, how did it happen? If we’re not careful it can easily happen to us. Today on Abounding Grace we’ll see David make a series of very bad decisions, and things go from bad to worse. We’ll set out to learn from a pitiful plot of a godly man, as pastor Ed Taylor revisits Second Samuel chapter eleven.

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Our human bodies steadily grow from birth and the average person stops growing by the time they’re twenty. Though we do stop growing physically, we should never stop growing spiritually. As we’ll see in our study today on Abounding Grace, God desires for us to be healthy and mature believers, displaying the love of Christ with knowledge and understanding.

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We'll be in Second Samuel 11 today on Abounding Grace. David’s sin with Bathsheeba, and the murder that followed, didn’t just happen. Like all sin, the pathway was predictable. And if we’re wise we’ll take note of it, so the next time temptation comes knocking on our door we’ll know how to deal with it.

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One of the many problems with sin is that it deceives us into thinking that it’s no big deal. We think we can stop at any point. All the while its putting its hooks into us, forging an invisible chain. Before we know it, we awake to the reality that we’re held captive to it, and wondering how to break free. So it’s important to recognize our weakness and vulnerability to sin and discover some practical steps we can take that will serve to protect us.

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There are a couple of events in David’s life that would seem to stand out above all others... perhaps the slaying of Goliath is one, and certainly the fall into adultery and murder would be another. We’ll look at the latter today on Abounding Grace, and seek to learn from David’s mistakes, so that we can avoid going down a similar path. We’ve seen many triumphs and successes to this point in David’s life, and now like so many of us, he makes a series of poor decisions. Pastor Ed Taylor observes how it all started with compromise.

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As Christians we’re called to be peacemakers, but making peace is not always possible because of the unwillingness of others. Then there’s also the concern of our peacemaking efforts being misjudged or ineffective. What then? Let’s look to the Scriptures for some answers to these questions today on Abounding Grace!

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We’ve all seen power and wealth used for evil, and to hurt others. But today on Abounding Grace we’ll see how David used his power and wealth to bless others! This is just part of our continuing study of Second Samuel. We’ll be in chapter nine today, and we’d invite you to join us there as we see power on display in a unique and godly way!

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Where do you go to get wisdom concerning spiritual things? Your local library or college? Or your friend down the street? If you look anywhere other than God and His Word, you’ll be disappointed and unsatisfied. Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor urges us to go to God for wisdom of the best kind. And the Holy Spirit is alone qualified to supply us that wisdom. That comes to our attention through this passage in First Corinthians two!

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