Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, the artist who performed the song, and the cd that contains the song. Rejoice the Lord is King – HYMN Crown Him/Majesty – Chris Tomlin w/Kari Jobe – Burning Lights A Mighty Fortress – Christy Nockels – Life Light Up Jesus – Chris Tomlin – Jesus (Single) You Are My King (Amazing Love) - Newsboys – Adoration: The Worship Album

Summer mini-series God’s Covenants Part 1: Abraham Part 2: Moses Part 3: David

Man looks at the outward appearance

the Lord looks at the heart

Michelangelo’s David and Goliath, Sistine Chapel detail

Recap from Parts 1 and 2  God, in holiness and mercy chooses to relate to sinful people through covenants  If we believe (trust) God, He counts us as righteous  Because He loves us and we love Him God faithfully forgives and forgets our sin

400 Years from Moses to David  Worship and sacrifice within the covenant  Tabernacle, Ark of the covenant  Promised-land , lost-heart, lost-land  Wilderness wanderings  Punishment and provision

400 Years from Moses to David  Covenant renewed with Joshua  Jordan, Jericho, Promised-land settled  Choose today: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”  All the people confirm the covenant: “We will serve the Lord”

400 Years from Moses to David  Judges (300 years)  Cycles of rejecting God’s covenant  Compromise, disobedience, bondage, misery, deliverance  In those days, Israel had no king, everyone did what was right in his own eyes

400 Years from Moses to David  Ruth, Hannah, Samuel  People demand a king, they get Saul  Saul rejects God and is rejected by God  God chooses a shepherd-boy, David

Acts 15:22 After removing Saul, He made David their king. He testified concerning him: “I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my own heart ...”

400 Years from Moses to David  Ruth, Hannah, Samuel  People demand a king, they get Saul  Saul rejects God and is rejected by God  God chooses a shepherd-boy, David  But WAIT: Goliath, harpist to the king, warrior for the king, target of the king

God’s Covenant with David A listening outline and challenge  The promises of the covenant  The conditions of the covenant  Primary obstacle to fulfillment  Prophet’s longings for fulfillment  Responding to the covenant keeper

2 Samuel 7:1-2 After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent .”

2 Samuel 7:3 Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

2 Samuel 7:4-5 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying : “ Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?

2 Samuel 7:6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling.

2 Samuel 7:7 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’

2 Samuel 7:8-9a “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and I appointed you ruler over my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.

2 Samuel 7:9b-10a Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. And I will provide a place for my people Israel and I will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed.

2 Samuel 7:10b-11a Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.

2 Samuel 7:11a-12 “‘The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.

2 Samuel 7:13-14a He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son.

2 Samuel 7:14b When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.

2 Samuel 7:15-17a But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever .’” Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

The promises  Great name, David  Relationship  Place for the people father/son  A “house” (dynasty)  Sin punished  Raise up offspring  Unconditional love  Establish kingdom  Eternal kingdom

The condition? and the obstacle  It’s UN -conditional  But there is expectation on the king as mediator of the covenant to the people  David’s descendants didn’t measure up  Psalm 89

Prophetic longings  P rophets as covenant “enforcers”  Expressing living hope and enduring faith that God keeps His promises  Where is that king promised to David?  What has become of God’s kingdom?

God faithfully kept His covenant  Matthew 1:1 “Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham”  Jesus is the promised King of kings, announcing the arrival of God’s Kingdom

Responding to the covenant keeper  Humility  Remembering the promises  Amazement, gratitude  Praise, prayer  Courage, and Faith

2 Samuel 7:18 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: “ Who am I, Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

2 Samuel 7:19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign LORD, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant — and this decree, Sovereign LORD, is for a mere human!

2 Samuel 7:20-21 “ What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign LORD. For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. “ How great you are, Sovereign Lord!

2 Samuel 7:22-23 There is no one like you, and there is no God but you… And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders…

2 Samuel 7:24 You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

2 Samuel 7:25-26 “ And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, so that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The LORD Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established in your sight.

2 Samuel 7:27-28 “LORD Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

2 Samuel 7:29 Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever .”

God’s promises are “YES” in Jesus 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 "...as surely as God is faithful... in Jesus it is always YES... for no matter how many promises God has made they are always YES in Christ...

God’s promises are “YES” in Jesus AMEN is spoken by us to his GLORY... it is God who makes us STAND FIRM IN CHRIST... he anointed us, owns us, put HIS SPIRIT in us... guaranteeing what is to come"

Conclusion Trust God like Abraham Love God like Moses Have a heart for God like David Know Jesus as your covenant keeping King