Homiletics in the Sierra Foothills: January 2019

Friday, January 25, 2019

Children of the Promise - 2 Samuel 5-6

Homiletics Study - Children of the Promise

Lesson 17 Passage: 2 Samuel 5-6

Content (List of Topics or Events)

David becomes King over Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-16)

a. Tribes of Israel covenant with David as king (1-5)

b. David and his men conquer Jerusalem (6-8)

c. David takes up residence in Jerusalem (9-11)

d. David knows he is king (12)

d. David’s family grows with wives, concubines and children (13-14)

David, with God’s help, strike down Philistines (2 Samuel 5:17-25)

a. Philistine’s gather and David inquires of God (17-19)

b. David with God’s leadership cause Philistines to abandon idols (20-21)

c. God directs David in battle to defeat Philistines (22-25).

Ark of God moves with fear and celebration by David (2 Samuel 6)

a. David assembles men to bring up Ark of God with celebration (1-5)

b. Improper handling bring wrath (6-7)

c. David fears God’s wrath and leaves Ark in Obed-Edom (8-11)

d. David learns of Obed-Edom blessed and brings ark with rejoicing (12-15)

e. Ark brought to City of David with sacrifices to the Lord (16-19)

f. David returns home to bitter words from Michal (20-23)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division
David becomes King over Israel	2 Samuel 5:1-16
David, with God’s help, strike down Philistines	2 Samuel 5:17-25
Ark of God moves with fear and celebration by David	2 Samuel 6

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

David becomes Israel’s king as Philistines defeated and Ark celebrated

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that with God as our guide we have victory and joy in serving Him.

Specific Application Questions

1.	Where do you need to surrender self to bring unity?
2.	David prayed for direction; What area in your life to you need to turn over to God’s leadership?
3.	David celebrated the presence of God. How do you celebrate the presence of God in your life?

Principles to Remember

1.	The impossible is possible with God
2.	Involve God in all our lives
3.	God with us must be celebrated joyously

Characteristic of God

Our Victory

Theme

Righteous and Holy God our victor in life

God’s Word - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Children of the Promise - 2 Samuel 1-4

Homiletics Study - Children of the Promise

Lesson 16 Passage: 2 Samuel 1-4

Content (List of Topics or Events)

David learns of Saul and Jonathan’s death (2 Samuel 1-2:7)

a. David hears of Saul’s death from Amalekite (1:1-10)

b. David and his men tear clothes and mourn (1:11-12)

c. David questions Amalekite regarding killing Lord’s anointed (1:13-16)

d. David and Judah lament Saul and Jonathan (1:17-27)

e. David Inquires of Lord and goes to Hebron in Judah (2:1-4a)

f. David learns that men of Jabesh Gilead buried Saul and blesses them (2:4b-7)

House of David and Saul battle. (2 Samuel 2:8-3:39)

a. Abner makes Ish-Bosheth king (2:8-11)

b. Abner and Joab meeting and battle (2:12-17)

d. Abner kills Ashel and Joab halts battle (2:18-3:6)

e. Ish-Bosheth questions Abner about sleeping with Saul’s concubine (3:7-11).

f. Abner makes peace the David (3:12-23)

g. Joab challenges David for allowing Abner to leave (3:24-25)

h. Joab kills Abner and David curses him (3:26-30)

i. David and people mourn Abner (3:31-39)

Ish-Bosheth is killed and David curses killers. (2 Samuel 4)

a. Ish-Bosheth becomes alarm at news of Abner’s death (4:1)

b. Rekab and Baanah arrive in heat of day and stab Ish-Bosheth (4:2-7)

c. Rekab and Baanah take Ish-Bosheth’s head to David (4:8)

d. David curses Rekab and Baanah and orders their death (4:9-12)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division
David learns of Saul and Jonathan’s death	2 Samuel 1-2:7
House of David and Saul battle.	2 Samuel 2:8-3:39
Ish-Bosheth is killed and David curses killers.	2 Samuel 4

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

House of David and Saul battle with wicked cursed

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that motives and anger matter; we should check our motives and curb our anger in service to God.

Specific Application Questions

1.	In what ways to you check the facts before you act? David asked for God’s direction; do you?
2.	Abner and David looked for peace; in difficult situations do you look for peace or retribution?
3.	Doing things for recognition may be the wrong things. How do you challenge your motives?

Principles to Remember

1.	Mourning is acceptable and important in respecting those we honor.
2.	Stopping and taking a breath in difficult situations helps gain perspective.
3.	Justice is greater than just winning.

Characteristic of God

Our Guide

Theme

God is in control in all the details