People's Church Arnold Podcast

When we come to David’s enormous failure we are taken back. This is David, God’s king. How could this have happened to him? This failure has been written about and talked about more than any other  failure in the Bible. Scripture does not try to hide the unsavory parts of biblical characters. It paints them warts and all. We can all thank God that our lives are not being written for the world to see.

Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 11:1-5

We experience God's kindness every day. Every breath we take and each beat of our heart is a gift from God. 

The question is, do we accept or reject God’s kindness?

David distinguished himself as a king who showed the kindness of God. However, on one occasion the kindness of the king was despised, and those who despised it suffered the consequences. 

Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 10:1-19

God is preparing a place for those who believe, to spend eternity with Him. God's presence will be the greatest thing in the city. Seeking the presence of God should be our greatest desire here on earth and the focus of everything we do. We are to be a people longing for our eternal home.

Scripture Text: Revelation 21:1-10

John tells the resurrection story through the eyes of several people.First Mary Magdalene, then through the eyes of the disciples, including Thomas, but also one story where seven disciples went fishing.
Scripture Text: John 20:1-14

What was it that made Jesus so different? What was it that made people follow him? What makes his story so special?  There are several reasons: First, he was the son of God. He really did come to rescue us from our sins. He really did have a humility about him that made him so attractive.
Scripture Text: Mark 11:1-10

The kingdom of God depends on the wisdom, faithfulness, and justice of Jesus Christ, not the qualities in Christian believers. 

We work hard to make Christ known, but we always falls short. Our abilities are always less than adequate. However, the kingdom of God and the integrity of Christianity depends on him, not on us. 

Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 3:22-39 

In the book of Acts we see that the fuel empowering the Church to complete Jesus' core mission is a gift from God that is available to everyone.

Various Scriptures

God gives us unconventional victory when we fall to our knees and are obedient to His unconventional direction.

Scripture Text: Joshua 5:13 - Joshua 6:20

The great question for the people of Israel was who their king was. For some, their king was Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, but for others, David was their king. God had chosen David to be king of Israel, so some of these people did not serve God’s king. It is a question to ask ourselves, “Who is our king?” “Do we serve God’s King,” or do we serve some other king?” Many kings declare themselves to be our king—but there is one true king, and his name is Jesus! 

Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 3:1-21

Our strategies and plans, our negotiations and proposals are no more able to bring peace and harmony, justice and righteousness than the efforts of Abner and Joab. How pathetic are our efforts to advance God's kingdom!
We are grateful for any government movement that moves us away from sinful corrupt practices and moves us toward a honest and righteous state. We do not however, put our hope and trust in any government because they are limited. Only God can bring lasting peace.
Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 2:12-32