Not Allowed
David in 22 Stories | 2 Samuel 2 "It's actually for that exact reason that God won't allow David to build His temple."Do you ever ask God why you're not allowed to have something? Do you ask why you're not allowed to do something? David asked God why he wasn't allowed to build the T...
"It's actually for that exact reason that God won't allow David to build His temple." Do you ever ask God why you're not allowed to have something? Do you ask why you're not allowed to do something? David asked God why he wasn't allowed to build the Temple, and the answer comes back to this chapter of https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2&version=NIV (2 Samuel 2). David was asking the wrong question. Someone else asked the right one, and it wasn't answered for centuries later:...
Read More"It's actually for that exact reason that God won't allow David to build His temple." Do you ever ask God why you're not allowed to have something? Do you ask why you're not allowed to do something? David asked God why he wasn't allowed to build the Temple, and the answer comes back to this chapter of https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2&version=NIV (2 Samuel 2). David was asking the wrong question. Someone else asked the right one, and it wasn't answered for centuries later: when Jesus came. Find out what the right question is and how Christ answered it from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) 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 - Politics of power 0:55 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2&version=NIV (2 Samuel 2) 1:25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A12-17&version=NIV (2 Samuel 2:12 -17) 3:00 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A26&version=NIV (2 Samuel 2:26) 3:55 - Question for the ages 4:10 - Middle-class America 5:10 - Everyday ways we pick up the sword 6:15 - Abner’s question 6:40 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A4-6&version=NIV (2 Samuel 2:4-6) (contrasting verses) 7:30 - Featured quote 7:40 - Christ’s kingdom 8:05 - Only answer to Abner's question 9:15 - 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 2: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 2:12 -17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A12-17&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A12-17&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 2:26: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A26&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A26&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 2:4-6: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A4-6&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+2%3A4-6&version=NIV) 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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Patrick Miller
Patrick Miller is a pastor and cultural commentator who writes about politics, culture, and technology, contributing articles to Christianity Today, Newsweek, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. His podcast, Truth Over Tribe is one of...
Read MorePatrick Miller is a pastor and cultural commentator who writes about politics, culture, and technology, contributing articles to Christianity Today, Newsweek, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. His podcast, Truth Over Tribe is one of Apple's top news commentary podcasts, featuring interviews with leading Christian thinkers, writers, and scholars. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe, and Joyful Outsiders. Patrick received a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary, and pastors a politically diverse church, The Crossing. He and his wife, Emily, have two children.
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