“I Shall Not Be Shaken” Psalm 16

I. Causes of being shaken

II. How not to be shaken

“Life in the Kingdom” 2 Samuel 16-17

I. Humility & hope because of the gospel (16:5-14)

II. Courageous obedience in the midst of opposition (16:15-17:13; cf. 15:31)

III. Steadfast trust in the sovereignty of God (17:14-23; Gen 50:20)

“How Do We Endure Dark Days?” 2 Samuel 15

I. The dark days David experienced (1-17)

II. How David endured the dark days (18-37)

“A Slap on the Wrist for a Murderer: The Fallout of David’s Sin Continues” 2 Samuel 14

I. The Backstory

II. The Fallout

III. The End of the Fallout

“Dark Days Ahead in the Kingdom” 2 Samuel 13

I. Credibility of the Bible (cf. 2 Sam 12:10-12)

II. Depravity of people (1-2, 12-13, 15-17, 20, 22-23)

III. Significance of listening (14, 16b, 20-21)

IV. Need for the gospel (21; 31, 36-39; cf. Mt 5)

“You Are the Man!” 2 Samuel 12

I. Origin of grace (1, 25)

II. Strategy of grace (1b-9)

III. Cost of grace (10-19; Eph 2:4-9)

IV. Hope of grace (20-25)

So what?

“Why did God put 2 Samuel 11 in the Bible?” 2 Samuel 11

I. Surprise of David’s sin (1 Sam 13:14, 16:12-13; 2 Sam 7, 5:2, 9:1-3)

II. Extent of David’s sin (11:1-27)

III. Importance of David’s sin (27; 1 Cor 10:13; James 1:14-15)

“The Rejection of the Hesed of the Lord” 2 Samuel 10

I. The Love of the King (2 Sam. 10:1-2)

II. The Rejection of the Love of the King (2 Sam. 10:3-5)

III. The War Against the King (2 Sam. 10:6-17)

IV. The Victory of the King (2 Sam. 10:18-19, 1 Cor. 15:20-28)

”Two Kinds of Fear” Deut 6:1-5; Prov 1:7, 9:10; Jer 32:38-41; Ex 20:18-20; Gen 50:19-21; 2 Tim 1:7

I. Two kinds of fear (Ex 20:18-20; 2 Tim 1:7; Prov 1:7, 9:10)

II. What drives out sinful fear

III. What godly fear produces

“Getting Worked Up About the Gospel” Galatians 1:1-12

Introduction → when was the last time you got really “worked up”?

I. What was Paul so worked up about? (6, 8-9, 11-12)

II. Why was Paul so worked up about it? (6b-7, 1-3)

III. What happens when what Paul was worked up about is worked out correctly? (4, 10, Gal 3:13; Rom 6:14)

Conclusion → tragedy at Ole Miss & the stunning power of the gospel