Sermon Notes – May 25, 2025

Points:

• David was considered a “good person”
• David was King over Israel
• David was handpicked by God
• David was loved by God
• Can such a good person encounter and experience bad things?

There were three problems:

• Problem #1: All the Kings and men went to war and David stayed home
• Problem #2: The woman that David laid with was not his wife
• Problem #3: The woman (who belonged to someone else) was now pregnant (for David)

David then had some bad things happening in His life as a result of these actions:

• The woman was pregnant (because of David’s actions)
• Uriah was dead (because of David’s actions)
• David was facing judgement from God (due to his actions)

• “Good people” can face temptations and problems because they are human and have human tendencies
  • We are good not of our own will or actions. We are “good” because of the spirit of the Lord.
  • We must submit our will and actions to the spirit of God
• “Good people” sometimes end up distracted from their purpose. (2 Sam 11:1)
  • David chose not to carry out the purpose of God, but he chose to do opposite of what God called him to do.
• “Good people” sometimes allow disobedience to creep in.
• “Good people” are sometimes selfish
• God can use our worst failures to bring out something good (2 Sam 12:24-25)
  • God does not act and think like man, He will use anything and anyone to give Him glory and carry out His purpose.

• Reflection points:
  • What is your posture towards God?
  • Do we take God for granted?
  • Do we do what we want with no remorse?
    
• Supporting Texts:
  • 2 Samuel 12:24-25