Download Lesson: 9.3.23 Class Notes – 2 Sam 5
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It was God’s will that David reign over the entire nation, just as it is His will that Christ be Lord over all of our lives. Any part that is left outside His will is going to rebel and cause trouble. We are “bone of His bone, and flesh of His flesh” (5:1; Eph. 5:30), and we ought to invite Him to reign over us. Only then will we have complete peace and victory.
Download Lesson: 8.27.23 Class Notes – 2 Sam 3.22-4.12
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Jesus set forth the teaching that whosoever lives by the sword will die by the sword. The murderers of Ishbosheth did not gain positions of honor with David, but rather they met their deaths.
Download Lesson: 8.13.23 Class Notes – 2 Sam 3.1-21
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We begin the chapter’s opening verse with the end in mind. From there, the writer unfolds the schemes and details of kingdom intrigue for us. There are birth announcements, power moves, peace agreements made and broken, deceptions, murders, people wanting the right thing but going about it the wrong way. And in the middle of the bloodthirsty ambition surrounding him, David was becoming a leader. While he’s not without shame, we get to witness David’s growth as a man and king. Rather than take part in the foolish mischief of those who’d woo him toward calculated misdeeds to secure the throne, we see that David engaged in the practices of honor and justice, poetic lament, and respect. It’s those things that honor his God and serve to build loyalty in his people; it’s the right things, for the right reasons.
Download Lesson: 8.6.23 Class Notes – 2 Sam 2
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How may a person know the will of God for his life? David inquired of the Lord. God told him what to do and where to begin. There must first be a willingness to do God’s will. God does not reveal his purpose for our lives simply to satisfy our curiosity. He does so in order that we may be obedient.
Download Lesson: 7.23.23 Class Notes – Mark 6.1-29
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The harvest is undoubtedly great all over the world, both at home and abroad. The laborers are unquestionably few, and the supply of faithful men far less than the demand. The arguments for sending out men “one by one,” under existing circumstances, are undeniably strong and weighty. But still the conduct of our Lord in this place is a striking fact. The fact that there is hardly a single case in the Acts, where we find Paul or any other apostle working entirely alone, is another remarkable circumstance. It is difficult to avoid the conclusion, that if the rule of going forth “two and two” had been more strictly observed, the missionary field would have most likely yielded larger results than it has.