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III. How can we avoid falling into sin? A. Be on your guard. 1. Don t think that it can t happen to you. I Co. 10:12 I Pe. 5:8 2. Guard your heart. Prov. 4:23 3. Guard your eyes. II Tim. 2:22 4. Also protect your thoughts. Phil. 4:8-9 5. Neglect of the small things can lead to a big fall. Js. 1:15 6. Don t think that you can toy with sin without experiencing the consequences. 7. Sinful desire indulged will produce sinfulacts. 8. Don t be a stumbling block to others. B. Nurture your own relationship with the Lord - don t let your love for Him grow cold. Mt. 22:37 II Tim. 2:22 Rev. 2:5 Rom. 8:13 1. If you are walking closely with God, you will not be vulnerable to sin. Gen. 39:9 2. Remember who you are. Rom. 6:11 Col. 3:5 3. Pray that He will keep you from temptation. Mt. 6:13 Luke 22:40 Jude 1:24 C. Stay busy fulfilling God s calling on your life. Col. 3:23 II Ti. 1:6 1. You are especially vulnerable to temptation when you are negligent of your duties. I Th. 5:7 2. Stay busy in your vocation, in your family and in your church. D. Guard your marriage. Gen. 2:18ff Eph. 5:22ff Prov. 5:15ff I Co. 7:2ff Song of Solomon E. If you have started to give in to temptation, abort the sin before it is too late. Gen. 39:6ff II Tim. 2:22 Mt. 5:29-30 Rom. 6:12-14 8:13 I Co. 10:13 1. At every stage David could have chosen to turn from his sin. Job 31:1 2. Take radical action to kill your sin before it kills you. Mt. 5:29f Rom. 8:13 3. Seek accountability. 4. The longer you wait, the worse the consequences will become. F. God offers hope and grace to fallen sinners. 1. The significance of David s fall goes beyond merely warning us about temptation. I Co. 10:11 2. David, for all of his excellent qualities, was not able to fulfill God s covenant. 3. We need someone greater than David to be our King. 4. Jesus is the Son of David who never sins or fails. He is a King who gives. 5. Jesus comes to the aid of those who are tempted. Heb. 2:18 6. Jesus forgives those who confess and forsake their sin. I Jo. 1:8-10 Ps. 32 Discussion questions 1. What in David s life made him vulnerable to temptation? 2. How does David s fall into sin follow the progression described in James1:14-15? 3. How could and should David have aborted his sin at every stage? 4. What other temptations can enter through the eye gate ? 5. Was Bathsheba guilty or was she merely a victim of David s sin? 6. How would you answer the person who says that sexual sin is a private matter which involves only two people? 7. What can you do to protect yourself from falling into serious sin? 8. Why is idleness dangerous? 9. How does this passage point to Christ? 82
I. Introduction and review. The LORD Confronts David s Sin. II Samuel 12:1-12 II. The LORD pursues wayward David. v. 1a A. The LORD takes action. 1. In the previous chapterDavid seemed to be in control sending. 11:1,3,4,6,14,27 2. Now the LORD finally takes action and sends someone. Deut. 17:15,20 3. Why does God wait so long? Ps. 32:3-4 B. The LORD s action was necessary. 1. David would not have sought God on his own. 2. How do we hide from God? Gen. 3:8 Jonah 1 C. The LORD s action is comforting pursuing grace. Pr. 3:11-12 Heb. 12:5-11 1. Though real believers may fall into sin, the LORD will not let them remain in sin. Isa. 49:14-16 Mt. 18:12-14 Hosea 2. Because our eternal security depends upon God and not us, a true believer cannot lose his or her salvation. John 10:27-29 Rom. 8:29-30 I Pe. 1:3-5 3. God sworkof preserving us includes not merely oureternal security, but also our perseverance in following Him. John 10:27 I Jo. 2:3-4 Eph. 2:10 4. The LORD s process of disciplinary restoration may be hard and unpleasant. Jonah 1:4ff Ps. 119:67,71 He. 12:11,8 5. It is possible for a person who professes to be a believer to have never been truly converted. Mt. 7:21-23 I Jo. 2:3-4 Heb. 12:8 D. The LORD sends Nathan to confront David. 1. Nathan is given adangerous and difficult assignment. Pr. 20:2 Mt. 14:3-10 2. The fact that a prophet could speak this way to a ruler is a reminder that the LORD is the true king of Israel. E. The LORD still uses human messengers to confront and restore His wayward people. 1. Shepherds (Pastors/Elders) have a special duty to seek out wandering sheep. I Pe. 5:1-5 Acts 20:28 Ps. 23 2. God calls upon each of us to do what Nathan did in confronting sin. Gal. 6:1 Matthew 18:15-20 Heb. 10:24 Rom. 15:14 James 5:20 Pr. 27:5-6 Lev. 19:17 3. We have to overcome our own reluctance and fear. Pr. 29:25 4. Not every sinner responds as well as David ultimately does. Pr. 9:7-8a 15:12 5. Do you welcome rebuke and admonition? Pr. 9:8b-9 17:10 6. We allneed people who love us enough to confront us when we are in sin. Pr. 27:6 III. The LORD, through Nathan, exposes David s sin. v. 1b-6 A. Nathan uses a parable to reach David. v. 1b-4 1. How does he come up with such a great story? II Pe. 1:21 2. Why is this story especially appropriate forDavid? 5:2 ISam. 16:11 Ezek. 34:23 3. The parable is wonderfully crafted. 12:8-9 16:21 Pr. 6:30ff 4. Such parables are used elsewhere in the Scripture. 14:1-20 Jdg. 9:6ff Isa. 5:1ff I Ki. 20:35ff Ezek. 17:2-10 Mt. 13:3 5. Does David realize that this is merely a story? 83
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I. Introduction and review.<br />
<strong>The</strong> LORD Confronts David s Sin. II Samuel 12:1-12<br />
II.<br />
<strong>The</strong> LORD pursues wayward David. v. 1a<br />
A. <strong>The</strong> LORD takes action.<br />
1. In the previous chapterDavid seemed to be in control sending. 11:1,3,4,6,14,27<br />
2. Now the LORD finally takes action and sends someone. Deut. 17:15,20<br />
3. Why does God wait so long? Ps. 32:3-4<br />
B. <strong>The</strong> LORD s action was necessary.<br />
1. David would not have sought God on his own.<br />
2. How do we hide from God? Gen. 3:8 Jonah 1<br />
C. <strong>The</strong> LORD s action is comforting pursuing grace. Pr. 3:11-12 Heb. 12:5-11<br />
1. Though real believers may fall into sin, the LORD will not let them remain in sin.<br />
Isa. 49:14-16 Mt. 18:12-14 Hosea<br />
2. Because our eternal security depends upon God and not us, a true believer cannot lose<br />
his or her salvation. John 10:27-29 Rom. 8:29-30 I Pe. 1:3-5<br />
3. God swork<strong>of</strong> preserving us includes not merely oureternal security, but also our<br />
perseverance in following Him. John 10:27 I Jo. 2:3-4 Eph. 2:10<br />
4. <strong>The</strong> LORD s process <strong>of</strong> disciplinary restoration may be hard and unpleasant.<br />
Jonah 1:4ff Ps. 119:67,71 He. 12:11,8<br />
5. It is possible for a person who pr<strong>of</strong>esses to be a believer to have never been truly<br />
converted. Mt. 7:21-23 I Jo. 2:3-4 Heb. 12:8<br />
D. <strong>The</strong> LORD sends Nathan to confront David.<br />
1. Nathan is given adangerous and difficult assignment. Pr. 20:2 Mt. 14:3-10<br />
2. <strong>The</strong> fact that a prophet could speak this way to a ruler is a reminder that the LORD is<br />
the true king <strong>of</strong> Israel.<br />
E. <strong>The</strong> LORD still uses human messengers to confront and restore His wayward people.<br />
1. Shepherds (Pastors/Elders) have a special duty to seek out wandering sheep.<br />
I Pe. 5:1-5 Acts 20:28 Ps. 23<br />
2. God calls upon each <strong>of</strong> us to do what Nathan did in confronting sin. Gal. 6:1<br />
Matthew 18:15-20 Heb. 10:24 Rom. 15:14 James 5:20 Pr. 27:5-6 Lev. 19:17<br />
3. We have to overcome our own reluctance and fear. Pr. 29:25<br />
4. Not every sinner responds as well as David ultimately does. Pr. 9:7-8a 15:12<br />
5. Do you welcome rebuke and admonition? Pr. 9:8b-9 17:10<br />
6. We allneed people who love us enough to confront us when we are in sin. Pr. 27:6<br />
III. <strong>The</strong> LORD, through Nathan, exposes David s sin. v. 1b-6<br />
A. Nathan uses a parable to reach David. v. 1b-4<br />
1. How does he come up with such a great story? II Pe. 1:21<br />
2. Why is this story especially appropriate forDavid? 5:2 ISam. 16:11 Ezek. 34:23<br />
3. <strong>The</strong> parable is wonderfully crafted. 12:8-9 16:21 Pr. 6:30ff<br />
4. Such parables are used elsewhere in the Scripture. 14:1-20 Jdg. 9:6ff Isa. 5:1ff<br />
I Ki. 20:35ff Ezek. 17:2-10 Mt. 13:3<br />
5. Does David realize that this is merely a story?<br />
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