Three things that made David great…
I. DAVID UNDERSTOOD GOD’S
A. David knew God was completely
• Psalm 140:7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day
of battle
B. David knew God was infinite in
• Psalm 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
• Psalm130:4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can serve you.
C. David knew God was perfect in
• Psalm 36:5 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
• Psalm 36:7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
• Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
• Psalm 86:13 For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.
• Psalm 108:4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
• Romans5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Application #1: Which
II. DAVID HUMBLY OWNED HIS OWN
• Psalm41:4I said,“Have mercy on me,Lord; heal me,for I have sinned against you.”
• Psalm 51:4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your
sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
A. David was
• Psalm 51:2-3 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I
know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
B. David found mercy through
• Proverbs28:13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
• Psalm32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Application #2: Ask God to
III. DAVID PURSUED A
• Psalm63:1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you,my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
A. David sought God through
• Psalm27:8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.
• Psalm17:6 Icall on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
• Psalm 32:6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them
B. David sought God through
• Psalm119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
• Psalm 119:1 I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your Word.
Application #3: Make a
IV. DAVID WAS GREAT, BUT JESUS WAS
A. David
• John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
B. David
• 2Corinthians5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
C. David
• 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.