Episode 150

#150 David, great goodness and great sins, but always a man after God's own heart

The Bible calls David, a man “after God’s own heart.” Thisphrase is part of a sermon of Paul’s in the NT
Acts 13:22—where he is talking about the history of Israel, and Paul says, “After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’”

It’s a goal I think we’d like to describe all our lives and how to do that is what we will cover in this lesson.

The most encouraging characteristic about David’s life is that it wasn’t perfect—he sinned, sometimes in big ways that affected not only him but his family and nation. Yet, what made his life commendable to God was that when he sinned, he deeply repented, accepted God’s forgiveness, and moved forward in serving Him.

We can learn a lot from him as all our lives have ups and downs, times of sin, and goodness as we progress to become all our Lord wants us to be—this lesson will help you in that.

Link to blog and downloadable handouts: https://wp.me/pazrJD-HI

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Yvon Prehn

Yvon Prehn is the founder and primary content creator for Bible805.com, a ministry is about helping you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible.
No matter what else she was doing, (various jobs to support her ministry habit) Yvon has taught Bible classes pretty much all her life. She started teaching kindergartners in Sunday school when she was in third grade; had her own little class of fourth graders when she was in sixth grade, took over her high school youth group when she was 16-years-old when the sponsors at the little Presbyterian Church she was attending in Colorado Springs left town, and she’s never stopped teaching the Bible.
She’s taught in various situations in a variety of home studies and churches for many years and in addition to live classes, she currently has an extensive online Bible teaching ministry that includes classes, eBooks, training videos, podcasts, and the online Bible805 Academy (www.Bible805Academy.com), a totally free resource center that equips others to teach the Bible and an ever-growing YouTube channel, www.Youtube.com/Bible805. Links to her various resources are available at www.Bible805.com.
She currently attends Community Presbyterian Church in Ventura, CA.