Discover The Book Ministries061112PM DSS-49 David–Life of Worshiping God Psalm 63 DSS-43.doc David: A Life of Worshiping God Psalm 6 A life long personal pursuit of worshiping God is not only what God came seeking for (John 4), and what we will be doing forever as Revelation 4 onward teaches us—it is what we are to be now. […]
David – A Rock-Solid Life
061105PM DSS-47 David–Rock Solid Life DSS-41.doc David: A Long Obedience in Seeking God Builds A Rock Solid Life II Samuel 22 David had a lifelong love for God that drew him to seek the Lord. He was drawn toward the Lord with an embracing kind of love. He is a model placed before us in […]
David – A Long Obedience in Worshiping God
DSS-48 061112AM This morning as we listen to his voice in Psalm 63—David is an old man, all alone, staying in the Judean Wilderness (code for the Dead Sea area) one of the most desolate spots on earth, and on the run from his own son Absalom. That is the context that God uses to write for […]
David – A Long Obedience in Seeking God
DSS-46 061105AM As we open to Palm 18 this morning, I have been praying that maybe this Psalm will become the most meaningful and precious of all the Psalms we have studied. We walked through David’s life for many months; from his childhood and all its struggles, through the triumphs of the battle field to […]
David – Ending Well by Going to the House of the Lord Forever
DSS-45 061022PM David ended well because his whole life was built around heading towards his eternal home. I would like to begin this evening where every verse in the Bible ends—with Jesus Christ. God’s Word ends with Jesus inviting us to join Him in Heaven. Revelation 22:20-21 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am […]
David – Ending Well by Fearing No Evil
061022AM DSS-44 David–Fearing No Evil DSS-38.doc David: Ending Well by— Fearing No Evil Psalm 23:4 Please open with me to Ecclesiastes 12. When God describes what happens as we age, he calls it difficult times or even “evil” days. Old age can become a time when life is hardest, strength is least, and evil is […]
David – Dying Gracefully
061015AM DSS-43 David: Ending Well by— Dying Gracefully I Kings 2 It is hard to fully comprehend how much lasting impact one single human life can accomplish. Think of just David’s brief lifetime. Three thousand years ago he lived and died—yet today millions and millions of people read, quote, memorize, gather comfort and hope, and […]
David – Living Life Purposefully
061008AM DSS-42 David–Living Purposefully Psalm 71 David: Ending Well by— Living Purposefully Psalm 71 Jesus gave all of us something to look forward to. He told us what He would like to say to each of us when we arrive safely home to dwell with Him forever–“Well done good and faithful servant”! Christ’s well done […]
David – Ending Well
061008AM DSS-41 David–Living Purposefully Psalm 71 David: Ending Well by— Living Purposefully Psalm 71 Jesus gave all of us something to look forward to. He told us what He would like to say to each of us when we arrive safely home to dwell with Him forever–“Well done good and faithful servant”! Christ’s well done […]
Coming Back to God
DSS-40 971102AM Where have all the songs gone? The ornate halls of Jerusalem’s royal palace were strangely silent these days. It seemed as if David had lost his voice. In days past sweet songs of God’s power were often heard coming from the throne room of this victorious warrior. The shepherd boy become king had carried […]
David – Living Deliberately
060910AM DSS-39 David–Living Deliberately: No Coasting Allowed Psalm 31 David: Living Deliberately for God No Coasting Allowed Psalm 31 This morning Psalm 31 confronts all of us with a serious question—“Am I seeking the Lord deliberately with all my heart—or just coasting along spiritually”? Many weeks ago when we began this look at David’s life […]
The Song of a Soul Set Free
060827PM DSS-38 The Life of David The Life of Saul GOD PICKED DAVID: 2 Samuel 7:8 “Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. PEOPLE PICKED SAUL: 1 Samuel 10:23-24 So they […]
David – Handling Betrayal in a Godly Way
060827PM DSS-37 David–Sleeping Grace Psalm 3 David: Sleeping in the Shadow of Danger Or The Grace of Sleep Psalm 3 In the midst of the worst time of his life David fell sound asleep. In the midst of one of the most dangerous situations David had ever faced he relaxed, sang a song to the […]
Lust – the Giant that Slew David
DSS-36 971026AM “LUST: The Giant That Slew David” Did you know that one of the greatest events in history has an equally tragic sequel? First there was David and Goliath, when David kills Goliath in one of the greatest moments in history. But there is a horrible sequel, David and Bathsheba, when David was […]
David – How to Respond when Slandered and Abused
060827AM DSS-35 David–Facing Painful Abuse Psalm 3 David: How to Respond When Attacked, Slandered and Painfully Abused Enduring Abuse 2 Samuel 16:1-14 One of the oldest and meanest tricks in the book is to hit someone when they’re down. Just sneak up on them when they are distracted by something else and hit them with […]
David Conquers
900318PM DSS-34 LIFE OF DAVID PART #6 DAVID CONQUERS PSALM 18 David – our focus these past weeks! Why? Because he’s so much like all of us… Loves God Falls… Sins… Discouraged… Encouraged… Righteous… Conquers… Worships God… In fact, David and Psalms (1/2 he wrote) mirror nearly all our lives the ups and downs! Let’s […]
David – When Life Doesn’t Turn Out as Planned
DSS-33 060820PM Psalm 3 There is probably no more touching, poignant moment in all the incredible life of David than the scene of 2 Samuel 15:13-37. To the loud wails of the country people who watched (v. 23) a somber band of commanders in their armor walked in formation. They were surrounding the King of […]
Confessions of a Cave Man
900218PM DSS-32 CONFESSIONS OF A CAVEMAN PSALM 142 DAVID SERIES, PART #8 Ever felt prehistoric? A life reduced to grunts and groans? As one poet expressed it, “life must go on . . . I just can’t remember why”. A vicious swirl of getting up, going through the day and dropping into bed exhausted only […]
David – Facing Consequences
060820AM DSS-31 David–Finding Daily Treasures Psalm 51 David: Finding the Treasures of God The Priceless Treasure of Forgiveness PSALM 51 Psalm 51 is a treasure display, much like the Florida museum of treasure hunter Mel Fisher, where case after case displays priceless gold and gems from shipwrecks on the sea bottom, so David has laid […]
David’s Purpose – God’s Glory
900121PM DSS-30 DAVID SERIES PART 1 “A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART” DAVID’S PURPOSE: GOD’S GLORY 1st Samuel A Man after God’s own heart I. WHERE DOES DAVID FIT IN THE SCOPE OF THE SCRIPTURAL PORTRAITS OF GOD’S SERVANTS? A. David = Ruth 4 (1), 1 Sam. 16-1 Kings 2 (41), 1 Chron. 1- (29), […]
David – Facing Consequences
060813PM DSS-29 David.Man Broke All Ten Psalm 51 David: The Man Who Broke All the Commandments Our Most Critical Needs PSALM 51 When David stood at the other end of Nathan’s boney finger, pointed directly in his face—he was guilty, and he knew it. David had broken every law in the book, God’s Book. DAVID […]
David – Purge Me
060813AM DSS-28 David.Cleanse Me Psalm 51 David: Cleanse Me PSALM 51:1-7 Have you ever felt so dirty that you just can’t stand it any longer? There is nothing like a good hot bath after camping for a few days, or working in the attic or barn—when you feel dirty, completely grimy, sweaty and stinky. That […]
David – A Forgiven Sinner
060723PM DSS-27 David–I Am Guilty Psalm 51 David: I am Guilty PSALM 51 I am guilty. I was wrong. I am sorry—please take from me the just punishment I deserve. So begins the greatest song about the love of God experienced by a most desperate man named David. David was overwhelmed. In a moment he […]
David – Coming Back to God
060723AM DSS-26 David–Coming Back to God Psalm 51 David: Coming Back to God PSALM 51 David fell so far, so fast—he didn’t even realize it until the dullness of his soul spread to every inch of his spiritual life. Soon his cold heart was combined with his tormented soul and trapped in a painfully chastened […]
David – Enjoying the Benefits of Being Forgiven
060716AM DSS-25 Forgiveness in the Present Tense Psalm 32.doc David: Forgiveness in the Present Tense PSALM 32 Forgiveness. Nothing matters more to any who have sinned—and God says all have sinned. One moment before your last breath, one thing will matter more than anything else— whether you are dying forgiven or unforgiven. That state (of […]
David – The Joy of Complete Forgiveness
060701PM DSS-24 How was David Forgiven Psalm 32 David: How Does God Completely Forgive? PSALM 32 The Miracle of Complete Forgiveness is wonderful, but how did God do such a thing? This evening we will start a look at our salvation and how God accomplished the once and for all sacrifice of Christ for our […]
The Miracle of Complete Forgiveness
060701AM DSS-23 David–The Miracle of Complete Forgiveness Psalm 32 .doc David: The Miracle of Complete Forgiveness PSALM 32 Have you ever wondered secretly in the back of your mind if you could be completely forgiven of all your sins? I mean the really bad ones that most or nearly all people don’t know about? COMPLETELY […]
David – The Song of a Soul Set Free
060625PM DSS-22 David–Song of a Soul Set Free Psalm 32 .doc David: The Song of a Soul Set Free PSALM 32 One day the generals of King David’s cabinet made their way to the palace. They walked the cobbled streets up the winding way to the palace, as they did each morning. Arriving at the […]
David – The Consequences Years
060625AM DSS-21 David–Losing His Song.doc David: The Consequence Years David Lost His Song What does God think of Your Life? 2nd Samuel 11:27b All that really matters in life may be reduced to one simple reality–what does God think of what you are doing or have done. As we open in our Bibles to the […]
David Forgot – God is There
060514PM DSS-20 David Didn’t Look for God .doc What David Forgot David Forgot—God is There 1st Corinthians 10:12-14 This evening we are at the fifth consequence of David’s unguarded moments that led to his darkest hour. The temptation and fall of David are presented by God for each of us to ponder. Remember those consequences? […]
Bathsheba and the God of the Second Chance
060514AM DSS-19 Bathsheba.doc Bathsheba— When we Fail to Keep our Promises, God does not Please open with me to Matthew 1. In our study of the lessons God has given us from the life of David His servant, we have come to a woman named Bathsheba. Bathsheba is only mentioned by name in the Old […]
The Dangers of Unguarded Moments
DSS-18 060423PM Remember that incredible postscript to an incredible life? Has it stopped you yet and made you soberly think about where your life, habits, and secret thoughts are headed? Listen as I read and emphasize that one word God emphasizes for us. 1 Kings 15:5 because David did what was right in the eyes of the […]
David’s Unguarded Moments
060423AM DSS-17 Unguarded Moments .doc “David’s Spiritual Secret: Overcoming Life’s Unending Struggles” Unguarded Moments 1st Kings 15:5 This morning think about the unguarded moments of your life as we examine again the life of David. We will see this morning that in David’s life–unguarded moments led to sin; sin had inevitable consequences that led to […]
Imperatives of the Crucified Life – 4
060319PM DSS-16 Imperatives of Crucified Living-4 .doc Seek Things Above Imperatives of Crucified Living-4 Pray for EE if you know anyone going out explain a bit about them so the whole group can pray for them. Pray for boldness and fruit that remains. Stand and read 1st Corinthians 11:17-34 and pray. Christ’s work on Calvary […]
Imperatives of the Crucified Life – 3
060319AM DSS-15 Imperatives of Crucified Living-3 .doc Imperatives of Crucified Living-3 Putting to Death the Old Life Colossians 3 One day the great Church leader Augustine was walking down the street when one of the prostitutes of his past life spotted him and ran to him calling out his name. He turned and looked at […]
Imperatives of the Crucified Life – 2
060312PM DSS-14 Imperatives of Crucified Living-2 .doc Imperatives of Crucified Living-2 Hacking Agag to Pieces Our Ugly Flesh Colossians 3 Paul’s epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians and Colossians were to people living in Roman Asia which is the area of modern Turkey. In the time of Paul was incredibly Roman. There are more Greek temples […]
Imperatives of the Crucified Life – 1
060312AM DSS-13 Hacking Agag .doc Imperatives of Crucified Living-1 Hacking Agag to Pieces Learning to Mortify our Flesh Colossians 3 Do you remember when God wrote David’s epitaph He said one thing very clearly— David served the Lord. Turn there with me again to Acts 13:36. Acts 13:36 “For when David had served God’s purpose […]
Hacking Agag to Pieces
060305PM DSS-12 Suffer Loss Like Saul .doc Hacking Agag to Pieces 1st Samuel 15.3-16.1 How bad is sin? Sin is so bad it took God killing His own Son to pay the price of wrath that sin deserved! That is an abstract thought until we see the price of sin is terms we can relate […]
Esau – The Power of Little Choices
060305AM DSS-11 Esau.Amalek.Agag.Suffer Loss Like Saul .doc Esau, Amalek, Agag and Saul Why God was so hard on Saul? The Power of Little Choices… Hebrews 12 Four thousand years ago one man made a series of little choices. He was rugged, handsome, hard working, honest, athletic, strong—and proud. From the perspective of those who lived […]
Ashamed at His Coming
DSS-10 060226PM 1 Samuel 13-20 Tonight either we will love His appearing—or dread it. The choice is ours. Let’s look at the finish line. Paul had a distinct impression that life was a daily race with an end of life prize, and the only way to get the prize was to finish the race. 2 […]
Crash Site – Suffer Loss Like Saul
060226AM DSS-09 Suffer Loss Like Saul .doc Don’t Suffer Loss Like Saul—Sifting through the Crash Site 1st Corinthians 3 Life is so distracting, isn’t it? Sights explode before our eyes all day long; sounds and smells flow around us—in fact so much swirls around us and before us, we can get totally distracted. It can […]
Saul – Reject by God
060219AM DSS-08 Saul–Rejected by God .doc Rejected by God 1st Samuel 13 The Lord of life, the Creator–God Himself, once said something very sobering. He said that the day of our death is better than the day of our birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1-2). Why would He tell us that? Because at the end, after the life […]
Don’t Waste Your Life Like Saul
060205PM DSS-07 Don’t Waste Your Life like Saul did .doc David’s Spiritual Secret– How NOT to serve the Lord or, How to waste your life— Like King Saul 1st Samuel 31 When I read a letter or card I usually start by looking at the end to see who it is from. When I read […]
Saul – How NOT to Serve God
060205AM DSS-06 Saul–How not to serve God .doc David’s Spiritual Secret– How NOT to serve the Lord or, How to waste your life 1st Samuel 15 There is a chorus we often sing, “The greatest thing in all my life—is loving You, knowing You, serving You…”. Those are precious words, if they are true, and […]
David – Standing Alone for God
060129AM DSS-05 Standing Alone for God .doc David’s Spiritual Secret— David & Goliath Standing for God All Alone 1st Samuel 17 David was willing to stand for God–all alone. And there were few more lonely spots in the history of the universe than the hillside of the Valley of Elah in the ‘no man’s land’ […]
David’s Legacy – the Richest Man in the World
060122AM DSS-04 David’s Legacy .doc David’s Spiritual Secret– David’s Legacy 2nd Corinthians 5:9-15 When the life of the greatest recorded servant in the Bible ended—what was left behind? Our legacy is what we leave behind to those we love. What did David God’s servant leave behind? Last time we saw David’s epitaph, written by God, […]
David’s Epitaph – Nine Words
060115AM DSS-03 David’s Epitaph .doc David’s Spiritual Secret David’s Epitaph–God’s Servant Acts 13:36 One of the most fascinating branches of history is the study of tomb inscriptions. Most famous among these are the Pharaohs and their pyramids and their guilded remains among intricate inscriptions hidden away among the rock hewn tombs in the Valley of […]
David – Serving God
060108PM DSS-02 David’s Spiritual Secret .doc David’s Spiritual Secret Standing Alone Acts 13:22 So, whose life is considered important to God? Well, who did God chose to write more about than any other single person in the whole history of the world? The answer is the young man we met this morning. Please open to […]
David’s Spiritual Secret
060108AM DSS-01 David’s Spiritual Secret .doc David’s Spiritual Secret Serving God 1st Samuel 16 Everything seems so fragile these days. News gets old in seconds, emails in hours, movies in days, electronic gadgets in weeks, cars in months, and buildings in years. Nothing seems enduring in our world. We live more and more in a […]