David feels bad as he looks around his really nice house made of cedar; the Lord needs a house like this. Peter sees Jesus bright and shiny on the mountain and immediately wants to build a house for Jesus. But Jesus, with the Lord’s house behind him, says, “Tear it down, and I will rebuild it in 3 days.” We realize it has never been about the house we want to build.
Questions This Week
Read 2 Samuel chapters 6 and 7.
What is the greatest church building you’ve ever seen? What made it so great?
What are ways we are tempted to think we are building things for God that actually honor ourselves?
Read 2 Samuel 7:1-17. Why does David want to build a house for the Lord?
How does God describe being with his people? As David thinks he’s going to build a house for God, what does God promise to do (see verses 12-16)?
God isn’t confined to a building and promises to go with you wherever you go. Describe a time when this has given you peace.
Bible Study for Sunday
Chapters 29-31- 2 Samuel 1-6
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Stewardship can be something that we overcomplicate. Keep it Simple; Jesus has saved you.
Let’s rediscover the beauty of God's uncomplicated gift of salvation and how it frees us to joyfully participate in His work.
We often get in our own way, making salvation, giving, and all the ways God is involved in our lives more complicated than they need to be. Keep it simple; Jesus has saved you.
The Almighty God who created us placed us in families.
God commands us to honor our parents and others in authority by our words and deeds.