Tag: David
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New Giants for a New Generation (A Graduate Recognition Sermon)
Good morning! I invite you to turn to 2 Samuel 21 this morning. One of my favorite Sundays of the year is when we do our Graduate recognition. We had a great time last night with these representatives of the class of 2023 and their families. We went to Fat Boys and ate barbecue. Martha…
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Day 124: Hazards of the Holy (A Spurgeon Snapshot)
“For the Lord our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of him about the proper procedures.””1 Chronicles 15:13 CSB On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, It was loaded with toxic chemicals that forced…
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The Great Fall of a Good King (2 Samuel 11, Psalm 51)
#17 in “66 in 52– A One Year Journey Through the Bible” | April 30, 2023 | Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, Alabama | James Jackson, Pastor Good morning! Please open your Bibles to 2 Samuel 11 How many of you know the story of Humpty Dumpty? Of course you do. There’s really not much of…
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The King With a Whole Heart (2 Sam 4:1-4; 9:1-13)
#16 in “66 in 52 Through the Bible in a Year”| April 24, 2023 | Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL | James Jackson, Pastor Good morning! Please open your Bibles to 2 Samuel 9. We are continuing our little series within a series. The yearlong series is called 66in52, But in this miniseries we are…
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Psalm 63: Worship in the Wilderness (or, How to Deal With the Desert)
Part of a series I preached in the summer of 2019. This was pre-Covid, so this is just audio with the PowerPoint. When God seems distant, can we still worship? A six point battle plan for how to deal with seasons in the wilderness. Good morning. If you have your Bibles, please turn to Psalm…
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Day 107: Abigail in the Gap (1 Samuel 25-27)
32 And David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! 33 Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from working salvation with my own hand! 34 For as surely as the Lord, the…
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Day 103: When The Foundations are Shaken (1 Samuel 18-20; Psalm 11, 59)
“For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:2-3, NIV For several years I’ve tried to maintain the discipline of reading through the Psalms each month, doing…
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Day 140: The Sweet Spot of Prayer Time: Deep Calls to Deep (Psalm 42)
Through the Bible Reading: Psalm 5, 38, 41, 42 7 Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. 8 By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.…
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Day 138: A Tottering Fence (Psalm 62)
62 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3 How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? Psalm 62:1-3 Through the…
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Day 135: When Doing Nothing Costs You Everything (2 Samuel 13-15)
When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar. After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. (2 Samuel 13:21-23)…
