Cursing the King, Healing the Shame
2 Samuel 16:5-14 · Preached July 19, 2026
A fleeing king's response to public cursing points to the greater king who absorbed shame on behalf of his people.
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Monument or Altar: A Life Defined
2 Samuel 24:18-25 · Preached August 23, 2026
The final acts of two kings reveal whether a life is built around self-promotion or the mercy of God.
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Counting On What Only God Can Give
2 Samuel 24:1-17 · Preached August 16, 2026
David's census reveals how easily we place our hope in the gifts God gives rather than in God himself.
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Each one was written from a different sermon on 2 Samuel, in that pastor's own voice. Pick a sermon and read all five days free.
Cursing the King, Healing the Shame
“Understanding the Truth Have you ever done something you were so ashamed of that you couldn't imagine being fully known by someone and still fully loved by them?”
Read all 5 days of the devotionalMonument or Altar: A Life Defined
“David was far from perfect, he made serious, painful mistakes. But what defined him wasn't his failures or his victories. It was this: he knew he needed God's mercy. And he lived like it.”
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Ready-to-lead discussion questions, each set drawn from one sermon on 2 Samuel. Open one and take it to your group this week.
Cursing the King, Healing the Shame
“What does it mean to you personally that Jesus didn't just forgive your sin but actually became the curse, taking on the full weight of your shame?”
Open the discussion guideCounting On What Only God Can Give
“When David finally acknowledged his sin, he said something powerful: "Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great." What does it take, emotionally, spiritually, to get to a place where you can say something like that?”
Open the discussion guide3 deep study guides from sermons on 2 Samuel
For groups that want to go further. Each guide works through one sermon on 2 Samuel passage by passage.
Cursing the King, Healing the Shame
“This session explores one of the most vulnerable moments in King David's life, walking a road of public shame while being cursed by a man named Shimei, and then traces that same road”
Open the deep study guide3 sermon quizzes from sermons on 2 Samuel
Short quizzes that check whether a sermon on 2 Samuel landed. Each one was built from that sermon's actual content.
Cursing the King, Healing the Shame
“According to Kurt Thompson's book 'The Soul of Shame,' quoted by Frickie, how is shame dismantled in our lives?”
Take the sermon quizMonument or Altar: A Life Defined
“Why did David insist on paying for the threshing floor instead of accepting Araunah's gift?”
Take the sermon quizCounting On What Only God Can Give
“According to Ryan, what was the core reason David's census was sinful, even though God commanded censuses elsewhere in Scripture?”
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