Descendants of David

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Descendants of David
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At the end of his life David faced another major
challenge.
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Some of Davids Challenges

• Goliath
• Saul
• Philistines
• Moral failures
• Mistreatment of women
• Passive fathering
• Absaloms rebellion
• Sinful census
• Adonijahs rebellion

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I Kings 224 -25

• Now therefore, as the LORD lives, who has
  established me and set me on the throne of David
  my father and who has made me a house as He
  promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death
  today.

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I Chronicles 2910-13 (NASB)

• So David blessed the LORD in the sight of all
  the assembly and David said, Blessed are You, O
  LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
   Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power
  and the glory and the victory and the majesty,
  indeed everything that is in the heavens and the
  earth Yours is the dominion, O

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I Chronicles 2910-13 (cont)

• LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
  Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule
  over all, and in Your hand is power and might
  and it lies in Your hand to make great and to
  strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we
  thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

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I Chronicles 2914-16 (NASB)

• But who am I and who are my people that we
  should be able to offer as generously as this?
  For all things come from You, and from Your hand
  we have given You. For we are sojourners before
  You, and tenants, as all our fathers were our
  days on the earth are like a shadow,

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I Chronicles 2914-16 (cont)

• and there is no hope. O LORD our God, all this
  abundance that we have provided to build You a
  house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand,
  and all is Yours.

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I Chronicles 2920 (NASB)

• But who am I and who are my people that we
  should be able to offer as generously as this?
  For all things come from You, and from Your hand
  we have given You. For we are sojourners before
  You, and tenants, as all our fathers were our
  days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is
  no hope. O LORD our God, all this abundance that
  we have

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I Chronicles 2920 (NASB)

• provided to build You a house for Your holy name,
  it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.

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I Chronicles 299 (NASB)

• Then the people rejoiced because they had
  offered so willingly, for they made their
  offering to the LORD with a whole heart, and King
  David also rejoiced greatly.

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Principles of Money

• Everything a Christ-follower has belongs to the
  Master.
• Christ-followers are responsible for how they
  manage the Masters stuff.

• Money can be used to invest for eternity

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Money cuts deeply into character. Its a
spiritual barometer, a far more accurate index of
your relationship to Jesus Christ than any other
element, including prayer, Bible reading and
witnessing. Howard Hendricks
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Jesus wasn't for or against money. His focus was
on our hearts. He was more interested in our
motives than our moneyAccordingly, I believe
Jesus wants us to be rivers instead of
reservoirs. Just as a river allows fresh water to
constantly flow through -- we need to hold God's
blessings
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loosely. We can, and should, enjoy the material
gifts God brings into our lives. But we need to
"be ready unto every good work" (paraphrased from
Titus 214) -- ready to share and pass what we
have on to others.---Steve Diggs
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David created a culture of generosity.
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David challenges the next generation to walk
with the Lord.