The sermon series here at The Family Church in Gainesville, Florida about David, king of Israel, his relationship with God...and how we in our present time can learn from it...continued with a message focusing on the story of David and Bathsheba. The text of focus was the narrative presented in 2 Samuel 11:1-5...you can read it through the following link to Bible Gateway: [link]. Philip Griffin, our senior pastor, used this story and other scattered Bible passages to delineate the difference between two roads we can take: the one to compromise or the one to integrity...
David chose the road to compromising his principles when he made several decisions that ultimately led him to seduce Bathsheba and betray her husband Uriah, who was one of his most loyal and courageous soldiers. As Pastor Philip put in the form of a word equation: Wrong Place + Wrong Time + Wrong Focus = Wrong Action...David made all these mistakes and had to live with their consequences. After repenting, he chose the road to integrity. How can we go down that road? Philip listed four components: make my first commitment to God, maintain proper boundaries, monitor my own heart, and manage my mind. In other words, with God being the top priority, I need to be in a constant state of spiritual self-examination as to whether I am walking according to his plan for my life...or whether I am slipping into that Wrong Place, Time, and Focus trap that leads to compromise and Wrong Action...
You can see this message for yourself, which I recommend since what you're reading in this article is just a summary and Pastor Philip is an excellent communicator. Just click on the following YouTube video link to watch it: [link]. The Family Church is at 2022 SW 122nd Street and holds its Sunday services, replete with the weekly message, worship music, prayer, and fellowship, at 9:30 and 11. I imagine that next week we'll be hearing more about King David...
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