Do you talk to yourself? Maybe you should… This week we see how Psalm 103 helps us remind ourselves of the goodness and graciousness of God.

Don’t you love a story of a good leader giving himself to save his people? This week we see how the surprising ending to 2 Samuel in chapter 24 shows us what true repentance looks like and points us forward to confidently repent to and rejoice in our better king.

How can we have confidence in God’s love when our lives are such a mix of good and bad? Can we come to God with the same scandalous confidence as David? This week we see from 2 Samuel 22:1-23:7 how because of His promise, the LORD saves his king and all who take refuge in Him.

King David returns across the Jordan river to Israel, Jerusalem, and home.  What is this returned King like.  This week we see from 2 Samuel 17-20 King David returns with compassion and forgiveness.

Is sin really so bad? Does our sin really matter for others? And if it’s so bad, what hope do we have? This week we see from 2 Samuel 13-16 that sin ALWAYS has disastrous consequences for us and for others, and leaves us longing for a better king who truly can save us.

How can we wait patiently when God’s promises seem so long in coming? This week we see from 2 Samuel 7 how God’s great promises to David were fulfilled beyond expectation 1000 years later in Jesus, God’s promised king, and how that gives us hope to wait patiently for God’s promises and cry out to Him in prayer.

Uzzah, one of the cart drivers, lies dead next to the Ark. What went wrong? This week we see from 2 Samuel 6 how God’s king leads us in learning to fear God and praise him together.

We just need to read the news to see that our world and our nation are a mess. If we’re honest, our own lives are full of mess too. Is there any real hope amidst all the mess of our fallen world? This week we see from 2 Samuel 2:1-5:5 how we can live with real hope because even in the mess of our broken world, God is faithful to keep his promises through His King.

Saul is dead.  An Amalekite tries to use Saul’s death for political gain.  David knowing full well Saul was a bad king also knew the good Saul did.  And David honours and respects Saul, the Lord’s Anointed King.