1. Rosemount Bible Church The Fall and Rise of a Great Ruler 2 Samuel 11, 12 Message 5 in our 8-part series called David, a man after God’s own heart. Sunday, June 3, 2012 Speaker: Paul Margerrison

2. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler …you may be sure that your sin will find you out Numbers 32:23b

3. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler Character is what you are. Reputation is what others think you are. When a persons character and reputation aren’t compatible, it will eventually lead to disaster.

4. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates” Genesis 15:18

5. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness – and I will not lie to David – 36 that his line will continue for ever and his throne endure before me like the sun Psalm 89:35 & 36

6. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler “ A man after his own heart” 1 Samuel 13:14

7. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 11 Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes Ephesians 6:11

8. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another 2 Samuel 11:25

9. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 11 Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them. 12 They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword 2 Samuel 1:11 & 12

10. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer Psalm 32:3 & 4

11. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts 28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done Romans 1: 24, 26 & 28

12. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 14 but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death James 1:14 & 15

13. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler If God has called us to do something, we must do it with all our heart, we mustn't get side trackedIf God has called us to do something, we must do it with all our heart, we mustn't get side tracked Walk closely with God so that we can sense when temptation is nearWalk closely with God so that we can sense when temptation is near Never treat another person as an object to serve our needsNever treat another person as an object to serve our needs It is never too late to get out of a situation we know is not pleasing to GodIt is never too late to get out of a situation we know is not pleasing to God

14. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler 13” I have sinned against the Lord” “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die” 2 Samuel 12:13

15. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler CONFESSION 3” For I know my transgressions and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight” Psalm 51:3 & 4 13 He who conceals his sins, does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy Proverbs 28:13

16. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler CLEANSING 7” Cleanse me with hyssop and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow” Psalm 51:7 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation Psalm 51:10, 11 & 12

17. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD 20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not done evil by turning from my God. 22 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees Psalm 18:20, 21 & 22

18. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD 8 I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes 1 Kings 14:8

19. Rosemount Bible Church The fall and rise of a great ruler CONFESSIONCONFESSION CLEANSINGCLEANSING CONFIDENCE IN THE LORDCONFIDENCE IN THE LORD