Awake Us Now

Week 26: 2 Samuel 12:1-25 -- God sends Nathan to expose David's sin with Bathsheba; David repents; Forgiveness, but consequences; Death of David and Bathsheba's first child (unnamed); Birth of Solomon. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in David, He can see in us. We,...

Week 25: 2 Samuel 11:6 - 12:1a -- David and Bathsheba: Terrible consequences of David's sin; David orders Uriah's death; God sends Nathan the prophet. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in David, He can see in us. We, too, can be people after God's own heart.

Week 24: 2 Samuel 10:12 - 11:5 -- Victory over Ammonites and Arameans; David stays in Jerusalem when army goes out in the spring; David sees Bathsheba - temptation and sin that will have tragic results. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in David, He can see in us. We,...

Week 23: 2 Samuel 9:1 - 10:12 -- David shows God's kindness to Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son and the last of the house of Saul; Hanun, the new king of the Ammonites, insults David by mistreating and humiliating Israelite envoys; David sends Joab and the entire army against Ammon. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the F...

Week 22: 2 Samuel 8:1 - 9:3a -- God gives David victory everywhere he goes, and Israel is granted peace from her surrounding enemies; David remains humble, gains great wealth but dedicates it to the Lord; David desires to show God's kindness to a survivor of God's house. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father th...

Week 21: 2 Samuel 7:5 - 8:14 -- God's great promise to David; David's response; God uses David to defeat enemies and fulfill promises given to Moses and the Israelites. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in David, He can see in us. We, too, can be people after God's ow...

Week 20: 2 Samuel 6:9 - 7:16 -- Directed by God, David brings the Ark into Jerusalem; Micah despises David for dancing and celebrating publicly, rebuked by David; David as priest of the order of Melchizedek; David not to build the Temple, but receives great promises from God; Jesus as the fulfillment of those promises. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from...

Week 19: 2 Samuel 5:17 - 6:9 -- David consults God, not his own wisdom, to twice defeat Philistine attacks; The Ark is transported up towards Jerusalem, but not in accordance with God's instructions; Celebration cut short when Uzzh irreverently touches the Ark and dies. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father thr...

Week 18: 2 Samuel 5:6-17 -- David captures Jerusalem, fortifies & reigns in the City of David; Assistance from King Hiram of Tyre; David takes many wives, has many sons & daughters (but see Deuteronomy 17:17); Philistines move against David. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What...

Week 17: 2 Samuel 3:30 - 15:5 -- David condemns the murder of Abner by Joab and Abishai, leads mourning for Abner; Murder of Ish-bosheth and punishment of killers; David anointed King over all Israel. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in David, He can see in us. We, t...

Week 16: 2 Samuel 2:24 - 3:28 -- Civil war between the house of David and the house of Saul; Abner switches allegiance to David and returns Saul's daughter (David's wife) to him; Joab's revenge murder of Abner is disavowed by David. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw i...

Week 15: "David: A Man After God's Own Heart," continues with a study of 2 Samuel 2 as civil war breaks out between fellow Israelites and escalates through anger and divisiveness. It's a chilling story with many parallels to today, yet God calls His people to be something different. May we be like David and seek God's direction, do like Jacob did and bless our families and descendants, befriend Go...

Week 14: DAVID series descripton: In Samuel 13:14 we read: "The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart." And we read again in Acts 13:22 , " I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will." Does being a man after God's own heart mean David was perfect? That's a definite no! We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek...

Week 13: In Samuel 13:14 we read: "The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart." And we read again in Acts 13:22, " I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will." Does being a man after God's own heart mean David was perfect? That's a definite no! We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Fath...

Week 12: In Samuel 13:14 we read: "The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart." And we read again in Acts 13:22, " I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will." Does being a man after God's own heart mean David was perfect? That's a definite no! We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Fath...

Week 11: In Samuel 13:14 we read: "The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart." And we read again in Acts 13:22, " I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will." Does being a man after God's own heart mean David was perfect? That's a definite no!  https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to se...

Week 10: In Samuel 13:14 we read: "The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart." And we read again in Acts 13:22, " I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will." Does being a man after God's own heart mean David was perfect? That's a definite no! We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Fath...

Week 9: In Samuel 13:14 we read: "The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart." And we read again in Acts 13:22 , " I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will." Does being a man after God's own heart mean David was perfect? That's a definite no! We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Fath...

Week 8: 1 Samuel 24:1 - 25:8 -- Saul pursues David into the Desert of En Gedi; David refuses to kill Saul in cave, secretly cuts off corner of robe; David calls on Saul publicly; Saul temporarily repentant, mutual oaths not to harm each other; Death of Samuel; David sends messengers to Nabal requesting aid. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how t...

Week 7: 1 Samuel 22-23 -- David flees Saul; David's family rallies around him; warriors flock to him; Saul's growing paranoia and obsession with killing David; Saul orders murder of the priests of the Lord at Nob; David follows God's direction while pursued by Saul. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through...

Week 6: 1 Samuel 20:1 - 21:13 David and Jonathan; Jonathan is finally convinced that his father, Saul, means to kill David, helps David escape; David flees first to Nob, then to Gath of the Philistines, where he feigns madness. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in Dav...

Week 5:  1 Samuel 18:5 - 19:24 -- The Lord is with David but departs from Saul; Saul repeatedly tries to kill David; David's increasing popularity; Jonathan and David, Michal and David; David flees to Ramah and hides with Samuel. https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in D...

Week 4:  1 Samuel 17:24 -58 -- David meets Goliath in battle, a battle not just between Israel and the Philistines, but a battle between God and the forces that oppose Him. "The battle belongs to the Lord" (verse 47) https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restoration with the Father through honest repentance. What God saw in David, He can...

Week 3 - David filled with the Holy Spirit from time of his anointment; Spirit of God departs from Saul, he is tormented by an evil spirt instead; David invited to court to soothe Saul with music and banish evil spirit; Philistines march on Israel, Goliath challenges Israel, Saul and army fearful, David sent with supplies for his brothers in Saul's army. The 41st day of Goliath's mockery begins, s...

Week 2 - Saul, the anointed first king of Israel. Saul reject's God's Word; God rejects Saul as king over Israel and chooses a new king, a man after His own heart, David. God's choice is not man's choice - David is the youngest/least of Jesse's sons, but has a heart like God's. 1 Samuel 15 & 16 https://www.awakeusnow.com We all know the story of David, but let's learn from David how to seek restor...