Main Point and Overview:    Sometimes it is hard to put into words the feelings that we have for someone. That person means so much to us because of his or her gracious and selfless love for us. When that person comes to mind, a smile comes over our face, our eyes begin to “tear up”, and we are filled with deep affection. That was exactly how the Apostle Paul felt about the Philippians. Even findi...  Read More

James 1:13-15"When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;  but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.  Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." When I read the title of this devotion assignment, the power cho...  Read More

For as heralded as David is, a man after God’s own heart, he was far from perfect. We all know the story of David and Bathsheba, but the scandal doesn’t stop there. Chapters 13-18 of 2 Samuel read more like a dime store novel in some regards. Incest, rape, betrayal, murder plots, and conniving. It’s all there. But unlike a dime store novel, there are some real lessons to be taken away, as well as ...  Read More

David is one of my favorite people to read about in the Bible. A man of God who did almost everything the right way. All the way up to being king! However, as we learned from the sermon this week, every choice we make has a cost with it. David let his walls of protection down and fell into deep sin. Once David committed the sin with Bathsheba, he instantly tried to cover it up.  Something we all k...  Read More

Oh, the tangled web we weave. My dad taught me at a young age to “never give Satan the foothold.” That implication was a warning to be careful of the choices you make, because “sin can take you further than you ever thought it would.” I look back and laugh at some of the conversations that I had with my dad as a young naive teenager, thinking I was invincible and not susceptible to “sin like that....  Read More

2 Samuel 11:2-5 “One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was...  Read More