November 24, 2024
The Story | What Is The Worst Sin? | Chapter 12
Beginnings: How God Got Things Started, A Chosen People.
“David and Bathsheba” is synonymous with leadership failure. It’s heartbreaking to hear of a person who walks with God, “a man after God’s heart,” ruining lives through an impulsive act. The passage is clear that “God was not pleased with what David had done” and, amazingly, God didn’t throw the towel in on David. Even at his worst, perhaps especially at his worst, David experienced God’s redemption.
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Chapter 12: 2 Samuel 11:1-18
- What’s your response when you hear that a Christian leader has failed? How do you process that?
- Scroll through the passage and note the various opportunities David had to change course. Have you ever felt the Holy Spirit trying to stop you when you’re accelerating headlong into sin?
- Sin is ugly and it hurts people. What offense(s) do you find most difficult to forgive?
- Explain how Jesus’ death on the cross can mean forgiveness for us.
- Rate yourself 0-10 on being able to forgive deeply from your heart. Rate yourself 0-10 on your willingness to repent when you’re wrong.
- Have you ever been part of a community that did grace and reconciliation really well? Tell that story.
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