Surprising News and a Surprising Response
David in 22 Stories | 2 Samuel 1 "When a kid, who's not prone to much emotion or drama, starts crying on Christmas morning, you're like, 'Okay, something went terribly wrong.'" Some people love surprises, but some people hate them. The people who love surprises don't understand...
"When a kid, who's not prone to much emotion or drama, starts crying on Christmas morning, you're like, 'Okay, something went terribly wrong.'" Some people love surprises, but some people hate them. The people who love surprises don't understand how you could possibly hate them, but the people who hate surprises know how terribly wrong things can go. (They probably have a few surprising stories of their own!). When Saul died, the most surprising thing was not how he died but how David reacted....
Read More"When a kid, who's not prone to much emotion or drama, starts crying on Christmas morning, you're like, 'Okay, something went terribly wrong.'" Some people love surprises, but some people hate them. The people who love surprises don't understand how you could possibly hate them, but the people who hate surprises know how terribly wrong things can go. (They probably have a few surprising stories of their own!). When Saul died, the most surprising thing was not how he died but how David reacted. Hear how https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) interprets David's surprising response as we move into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1) in our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22) series. 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 - Christmas mornings 1:35 - Unexpected responses 2:00 - Saul's kingship ending 3:35 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1) 4:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A11-12&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1:11-12) (David's unexpected response) 5:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A14&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1:14) 5:50 - Lesson 1 7:15 - Lesson 2 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A19&version=NIV (Romans 12:19)) 8:05 - Lesson 3 10:20 - 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 1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV) 2 Samuel: 1:11-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A11-12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A11-12&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 1:14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A14&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A14&version=NIV) Romans 12:19: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A19&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A19&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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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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