A Story of God's Grace
David in 22 Stories | 2 Samuel 9 "It's a story that makes grace come alive. In this story, kindness means more than just being nice to someone"Christianity made kindness notorious for its lethal power. ("Kill 'em with kindness" came from Christ long before Selena made it a hit song....
"It's a story that makes grace come alive. In this story, kindness means more than just being nice to someone" Christianity made kindness notorious for its lethal power. ("Kill 'em with kindness" came from Christ long before Selena made it a hit song.) But kindness should also be recognized for its redemptive power as well. God's grace elevates kindness from "just being nice" to becoming alive. In this episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) explains how David's...
Read More"It's a story that makes grace come alive. In this story, kindness means more than just being nice to someone" Christianity made kindness notorious for its lethal power. ("Kill 'em with kindness" came from Christ long before Selena made it a hit song.) But kindness should also be recognized for its redemptive power as well. God's grace elevates kindness from "just being nice" to becoming alive. In this episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) explains how David's kindness in the Old Testament foreshadows God's grace in the New Testament. Hear how David exemplifies five tenants of God's grace as we continue our series of https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:15 - Cal Ripkin Jr. 2:30 - Story that makes Grace come alive 3:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+9&version=NIV (2 Samuel 9.1) 3:30 - "Kindness" 4:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+samuel+15&version=NIV (David's covenant with Jonathan) 5:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+samuel+9%3A+8&version=NIV (Mephibosheth's question ) 6:15 - God's grace 6:45 - Tenant #1 7:00 - Tenant #2 7:40 - Tenant #3 8:00 - Tenant #4 (https://books.google.com/books?id=MW0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=rowland+hill+more+to+follow&source=bl&ots=flLOW_DmtE&sig=ACfU3U0_PEIt98ChSM-xDETm2hkCsR5b7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigmdPmgvjlAhUNKKwKHaI1DcQQ6AEwC3oECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=rowland%20hill%20more%20to%20follow&f=false (Reverend Rowland Hill)) 9:45 - Tenant #5 10:50 - Best thing about God's grace 11:00 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Passages 2 Samuel 9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+9&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+9&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 9.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+9&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+9&version=NIV) References David's Covenant (1 Samuel 15): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+samuel+15&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+samuel+15&version=NIV ) Mephibosheth's Question (2 Samuel 9:8): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+samuel+9%3A+8&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+samuel+9%3A+8&version=NIV) Reverend Rowland Hill: https://books.google.com/books?id=MW0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=rowland+hill+more+to+follow&source=bl&ots=flLOW_DmtE&sig=ACfU3U0_PEIt98ChSM-xDETm2hkCsR5b7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigmdPmgvjlAhUNKKwKHaI1DcQQ6AEwC3oECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=rowland%20hill%20more%20to%20follow&f=false (https://books.google.com/books?id=MW0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=rowland+hill+more+to+follow&source=bl&ots=flLOW_DmtE&sig=ACfU3U0_PEIt98ChSM-xDETm2hkCsR5b7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigmdPmgvjlAhUNKKwKHaI1DcQQ6AEwC3oECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=rowland%20hill%20more%20to%20follow&f=false) Related David in 22: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/)
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Keith Simon
Keith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. He’s also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's...
Read MoreKeith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. He’s also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe, and Joyful Outsiders. Keith received a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He and his wife, Christine, have four children.
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