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Pursuing God’s Heart
A Difficult Job II Samuel 12:1-14
BIG IDEA: Care _______ to
________ enough
confront
But the thing David had done
displeased the Lord.
II Samuel 11:27b
The Lord sent Nathan to David.
II Samuel 12:1a
Be filled with ____ for the ______
loveperson
BIG IDEA: Care enough to
confront
Be ___________ _________
on the Lord
courageouslydependent
“There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich
man had a very large number of sheep and
cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had
bought. v. 1b - 2
He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from
his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like
a daughter to him.” v. 3
“Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man
refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to
prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to
him. Instead he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the
poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to
him.” v. 4
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that
lamb four times over, because he did such a
thing and had no pity.” v. 5 - 6
BIG IDEA: Care enough to
confront
Be _______ and _______
truthfulaccurate
“You are the man!” v. 7a
Be concerned with the ______
_______ Lord’sholiness
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘I anointed you king over
Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul… Why did you despise the
word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes?’”
v. 7, 9
BIG IDEA: Care enough to
confront
“I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover
up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my
transgressions to the Lord” – and you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while you may be found… You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me
with songs of deliverance.”
Psalm 32:5 - 7