Memory Verse for the Week: 2 Samuel 24:14 (ESV)

Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.”

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INTRO: Why is this story the end of David’s story?

THE PERILS OF IDOLATRY & PRIDE
What is underneath Israel’s and David's idols (and ours)?

THE LORD’S HOLINESS & MERCY
How did the LORD show Himself to be both holy and merciful?

HUMILITY, REPENTANCE & FAITH
What is significant about David’s response, both what he did and where he did it?

YOU CAN PRAY WITH US …

1. Worship the LORD for His Covenant grace and mercy. Praise Him, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that He is both holy (to embody integrity) and merciful (to provide a miraculous way for sinners like us to be redeemed).

2. How have you lived as if God’s Word is not trustworthy while your opinions are? Confess your pride and idolatrous living to Jesus, asking Him to forgive you and to heal your heart to trust in Him alone.

3. Give thanks to Jesus for His work to unify the LORD’s holiness and mercy. Thank Him for satisfying the Father’s holy standards of justice and securing for us mercy by His death and resurrection in our place.

4. Who do you know that struggles to trust what God says over what they think? Pray for them, asking the Lord to give them open eyes and ears so that they can see their own peril, and hear God’s grace in Christ.

5. Ask the Holy Spirit to bear in you His fruit of love and goodness. Pray for His help to humble yourself before His Word and authority to joyfully repent of your self-will and trust Him more than your own opinions.

Looking Back

The Facilitator is a study tool designed to help you engage with the weekly sermon through the five elements we incorporate in our Community Groups; Get Acquainted & Sharing, Sermon Study, Mission, Worship and Prayer. This tool will be made available Monday morning to give us the opportunity to look back at what we heard on Sunday.