SIN

Temptation and sin has always been with us.

TAKE HOME Sin will take you where you never thought you'd stray. Sin will keep you longer than you ever thought you'd stay. Sin will cost you more than you ever thought you'd pay.

Lois Lane wonders why she needs a savior!

KING DAVID DISCOVERED WHY HE NEEDED A SAVIOR THE HARD WAY

2 Samuel 11:1-5 When that time of year came around again, the anniversary of the Ammonite aggression, David dispatched Joab and his fighting men of Israel in full force to destroy the Ammonites for good. They laid siege to Rabbah, but David stayed in Jerusalem. [2] One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. 2 Samuel 11:1-5 When that time of year came around again, the anniversary of the Ammonite aggression, David dispatched Joab and his fighting men of Israel in full force to destroy the Ammonites for good. They laid siege to Rabbah, but David stayed in Jerusalem. [2] One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. SIN WILL TAKE YOU WHERE YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D STRAY

2 Samuel 11:1-5 [3] David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" [4] David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. [5] Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant." 2 Samuel 11:1-5 [3] David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" [4] David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. [5] Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."

2 Samuel 11:6-20 David then got in touch with Joab: "Send Uriah the Hittite to me." Joab sent him. [7] When he arrived, David asked him for news from the front—how things were going with Joab and the troops and with the fighting. [8] Then he said to Uriah, "Go home. Have a refreshing bath and a good night's rest." After Uriah left the palace, an informant of the king was sent after him. [9] But Uriah didn't go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance, along with the king's servants. 2 Samuel 11:6-20 David then got in touch with Joab: "Send Uriah the Hittite to me." Joab sent him. [7] When he arrived, David asked him for news from the front—how things were going with Joab and the troops and with the fighting. [8] Then he said to Uriah, "Go home. Have a refreshing bath and a good night's rest." After Uriah left the palace, an informant of the king was sent after him. [9] But Uriah didn't go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance, along with the king's servants. SIN WILL KEEP YOU LONGER THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU'D STAY

2 Samuel 11:6-20 [10] David was told that Uriah had not gone home. He asked Uriah, "Didn't you just come off a hard trip? So why didn't you go home?" [11] Uriah replied to David, "The Chest is out there with the fighting men of Israel and Judah—in tents. My master Joab and his servants are roughing it out in the fields. So, how can I go home and eat and drink and enjoy my wife? On your life, I'll not do it!" [12] "All right," said David, "have it your way. Stay for the day and I'll send you back tomorrow." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem the rest of the day. 2 Samuel 11:6-20 [10] David was told that Uriah had not gone home. He asked Uriah, "Didn't you just come off a hard trip? So why didn't you go home?" [11] Uriah replied to David, "The Chest is out there with the fighting men of Israel and Judah—in tents. My master Joab and his servants are roughing it out in the fields. So, how can I go home and eat and drink and enjoy my wife? On your life, I'll not do it!" [12] "All right," said David, "have it your way. Stay for the day and I'll send you back tomorrow." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem the rest of the day.

2 Samuel 11:6-20 The next day [13] David invited him to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. But in the evening Uriah again went out and slept with his master's servants. He didn't go home. [14] In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. [15] In the letter he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front lines where the fighting is the fiercest. Then pull back and leave him exposed so that he's sure to be killed." 2 Samuel 11:6-20 The next day [13] David invited him to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. But in the evening Uriah again went out and slept with his master's servants. He didn't go home. [14] In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. [15] In the letter he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front lines where the fighting is the fiercest. Then pull back and leave him exposed so that he's sure to be killed." SIN WILL KEEP YOU LONGER THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU'D STAY

2 Samuel 11:6-20 [16] So Joab, holding the city under siege, put Uriah in a place where he knew there were fierce enemy fighters. [17] When the city's defenders came out to fight Joab, some of David's soldiers were killed, including Uriah the Hittite. [18] Joab sent David a full report on the battle. [19] He instructed the messenger, "After you have given to the king a detailed report on the battle, [20] if he flares in anger, [21] say, 'And by the way, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.' " 2 Samuel 11:6-20 [16] So Joab, holding the city under siege, put Uriah in a place where he knew there were fierce enemy fighters. [17] When the city's defenders came out to fight Joab, some of David's soldiers were killed, including Uriah the Hittite. [18] Joab sent David a full report on the battle. [19] He instructed the messenger, "After you have given to the king a detailed report on the battle, [20] if he flares in anger, [21] say, 'And by the way, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.' "

2 Samuel 12:7-13 "You're the man!" said Nathan. "And here's what God, the God of Israel, has to say to you: I made you king over Israel. I freed you from the fist of Saul. [8] I gave you your master's daughter and other wives to have and to hold. I gave you both Israel and Judah. And if that hadn't been enough, I'd have gladly thrown in much more. [9] So why have you treated the word of God with brazen contempt, doing this great evil? You murdered Uriah the Hittite, then took his wife as your wife. Worse, you killed him with an Ammonite sword! [10] And now, because you treated God with such contempt and took Uriah the Hittite's wife as your wife, killing and murder will continually plague your family. SIN WILL COST YOU MORE THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU'D PAY

2 Samuel 12:7-13 [11] This is God speaking, remember! I'll make trouble for you out of your own family. I'll take your wives from right out in front of you. I'll give them to some neighbor, and he'll go to bed with them openly. [12] You did your deed in secret; I'm doing mine with the whole country watching!" [13] Then David confessed to Nathan, "I've sinned against God." Nathan pronounced, "Yes, but that's not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won't die for it. SIN WILL COST YOU MORE THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU'D PAY

SELF EXAMINATION AND HONESTY BEFORE GOD –A GREAT WAY TO DEAL WITH LIFE

Superman leaves the “grave yard” and returns home

ARE YOU READY TO LEAVE YOUR “GRAVE YARD” OF SIN? King David sure was! He turned to his Savior God All of us need the help of Someone Greater than our self. We need a Savior God

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. [2] Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. [3] For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me day and night. [4] Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. [5] For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:1-19 David’s Prayer to his Savior-God

[6] But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. [7] Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. [8] Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. [9] Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. [10] Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. [11] Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. [12] Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Psalm 51:1-19 David’s Prayer to his Savior-God

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