Marvin Chapel Free Will Baptist Church

A NATION SUFFERS FOR SINS OF A KING

Text: 1 Chronicles 21:1-13

A)     Worst sin that David ever Committed

1)     He committed adultery with Bathsheba  Then had her husband URIAH Killed.

2)     We agree that was an ATROCIOUS SIN

B)     Cannot tell the evil in persons heart 

1)     Look at attackers of our Nation 5 years ago - They changed the course of the U.S.A.

C)    2. Those men got on that plane looking like ordinary travelers.  Jer 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

D)    Sin Of Adultery And Murder Are bad

1)     A sin David committed that was far worse - And cost the lives of 70,000 Men

2)     In Chronicles We do not see the Sins of David and Bathsheba even mentioned.

E)     The Sin Of Taking A Census

1)     The taking a CENSUS is not sin in itself.

2)     What made it a sin in the eyes of God was WHY & WHEN He took that CENSUS.

F)     We as a Church

1)     Need to examine the scriptures closely.

2)     See HOW &WHY David took the CENSUS that so displeased the Lord….

3)     What Did David Do That Was So Wrong

 

I)       THE PROVOKING  Vs 1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

A)     WHO WAS SATAN'S ATTACK ON?

1)     Not David Satan Stood Against Israel 

2)     Satan knew the best way to break God's heart was to cause His people to Sin.

3)     He knows God is Holy - Sin breaks the Fellowship Between God And His People.

(a)   What makes us different in Satan's eyes is that God Loves Us.

(b)   That He sent His Son to die for us.

4)     And Satan Stood Up Against Israel

(a)   He did it through the leadership and Provoked David To Number Israel 

5)     A clear passages in Bible Revealing how Satan tries to destroy Nations.

B)     WE NEED TO PRAY FOR TWO THINGS.

1)     1st - We Need To Pray For Our COUNTRY

(a)   Know what is wrong with our Nation?

(1)   The leadership is not obeying God

(2)   Obvious God loves this land of ours

(3)   Satan knows best way to lead people from God is through our Leadership.

ILLUS: A Little boy with his dad was visiting the Congress When the Chaplain was praying the opening prayer - the little boy said "Dad does he pray for congress?" - The dad replied "No son, he takes one look at congress & prays for the nation

(b)   Every Day Satan Does Everything He Can To Destroy Leadership Of Our Nation

(1)   He attacks the citizens of our country

(2)   He attacks the Leaders even more

(3)   Take them down and take the Country

(c)   God Tells Us To Pray For Our Leaders.

(d)   The Devil stood up against Israel..

(1)   Through the office of the King..

(2)   The highest political office in the land

(e)   Message Is Teaching Us That We Need To Pray For Our Leaders and Our Country

2)     2nd -Need To Pray For Our CHURCHES.

(a)   Satan attacks  Christian in God's Church

(b)   I Can Assure You His Main Attack Is On Leaders of the Church as well as others

II)     THE PROBLEM

1.  In America We Take A Census To Find Out The Needs Of The People.

2.  Wasn’t Reason David Took A CENSUS

3.  What made taking of a census Sinful?

A)     DESIRE WAS IN THE WRONG MOTIVE

1)     JOAB Was A Smart Man.  Vs 6  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

(a)   Joab saw that his king was numbering the people for the WRONG PURPOSE.

2)     David Refused To Listen To Joab.

3)     Ordered to CENSUS taken JOAB OBEYED

4)     Census was taken the Results Were In It was clear that God had richly blessed.

(a)   Moses took Census had 603,000 men

(b)   David at this Census  1,570,000 men

B)     GOD WAS DISPLEASED AT DAVID'S ARROGANCE FOR TWO REASONS.

1)     1st - His DELIGHT Was In Wrong Thing

(a)   2 Sam 24:3b "..But Why Doth My Lord The King Delight In This Thing?"

(b)   David had to know that his men were far greater than they had ever been.

(c)   God Not Pleased With Taking a CENSUS 

2)     2nd - His DELIVERANCE In Wrong Place

(a)   Since David was a young man he had always looked to God as his Deliverer.

(b)   When HE faced the giant GOLIATH?  1 Sam 17:45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

(c)   America Is In Much The Same Position.

(d)   History tells us how our past leaders trusted in God -  Today Our Trust Is In

(1)   DEFENSE - The only Super Power left

(2)   ECONOMY - We are told that we are better off than people are anywhere else

(3)   EDUCATION - People from all over the world enroll each year in our Schools

(e)   How PROUD We Have Become.

(f)     How Complacent we have become.

III)   THE PUNISHMENT.  Vs 7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he SMOTE Israel.

A)     GOD GAVE DAVID THREE CHOICES.

1)     3 Years Of FAMINE.

2)     3 Months Destroyed Before His FOES

3)     3 Days Of The Sword Of The Lord..

(a)   Notice That David Chose The 3 Days…

(b)   Let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.”

B)     A NATION CAN TURN FROM GOD

1)     It Is A Foolish Nation..

(a)   Thinks it can soak up the blessings of God and treat God like a dirty dish rag.

(b)   Throw Him away when we no longer need him 

2)     Israel had been ready for punishment..

3)     1 act of David cost lives of 70,000 Men

IV)   THE PENANCE.

A)     DAVID HAD CONFESSED HIS SIN.  Vs 8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

1)     We think CONFESSION is enough.  Rom 10:9 If thou shalt Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, & shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved

2)     We forget that Sin Debt Has To Be Paid

B)     DAVID READY TO PAY FOR HIS SIN.

1)     Knew God would forgive if he repented.  Vs 13 David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

2)     But being forgiven would not ERASE the terrible consequence of HIS SIN.

3)     Sow in Flesh will be Reaped in the Flesh 

4)     David was now putting himself into God’s hands - Not man’s hands

WHEN DOES FAITH PAY

Heb 11:4-10

Introduction:

1.  We are Saved by Faith.

2. We Live by Faith.

3. We Walk by Faith.

4. We are Purified by Faith.

5. We are Justified by Faith.

I)      WHEN STORMS OF LIFE ARE RAGING

A)    HE HAVE SOMETHING TO HOLD.

1)    We have God’s Promises.

2)    We have God’s Provision.

3)    We have God’s Protection.

B)    WE HAVE SOMETHING TO HELP.

1)    We have God’s Power.

2)    We have God’s Presence.

3)    We have God’s Peace.

II)    WHEN SICKNESS IN LIFE IS REAL

A)    THE DREADED WORD TERMINAL

1)    If any of your family have ever heard this word it is scary.

2)    Doctor’s don’t know it all - This news is Earth Shattering.

B)    THE DISCOURAGING WORD - SICKNESS

1)    People have had a rare disease for years 

2)    Niece has M.S. - Now for 15 years…

III)  WHEN SINS OF LIFE ARE REALIZED

A)    FIRST - THE REALIZATION OF SIN.

1)    We can never be saved until we realize we are sinners.

2)    Realize without Jesus we are Hell Bound.

B)    SECOND - THE REPENTANCE OF SIN.

1)    It is by Faith we repent of sin.

2)    Tell God we are sorrow for our sin.

C)   THE RECEPTION OF FORGIVENESS

1)    By Faith we know God hears our Prayers 

2)    Sees our heart & accepts us as repentant

D)   THE REJOICING OVER HIS GRACE.

1)    By Faith we can rejoice in the Lord.

2)    Rejoice knowing He has forgiven & saved

IV)  CONCLUSION:  Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

A)    Some Christians are Weak in Faith.  Rom 14:1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations

B)    Some Christians have Little Faith  Mt 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

C)   Some Christians have Great Faith.  Mt 8:10 Jesus said to them..Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

D)   Some Christians have Mustard Seed Faith  Mt 17:20  Jesus said unto them..If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

THE DEVIL’S SUBSTITUTE

1 Ki 14:25-28 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

Introduction:

A)     Satan is attacking 2 important areas today 

1)     The first is The Home…

2)     The second is The Church…

B)     Satan prepared a substitute for everything 

1)     He tries to make everything Pure to be Impure.

2)     Tries to make everything Good to be immoral.

C)    In text we see Satan “Shishak” attacking 

1)     He is attacking the foundation of the home.

2)     He is attacking the foundation of the Church.

D)    Look at some of the ways He is attacking.

I)       THE ATTACK ON THE LORD’S HOUSE

A)     THE ATTACK ON THE TREASURE.

1)     Taxation - Many states trying to tax the Church

(a)   Political leaders want it so bad they can taste it

(b)   Make me thankful for Mt 16:18  And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

(c)   The Church will stand until Jesus Comes.

2)     Outright Lies - Some lie about the church.

B)     THE ATTACK ON THE TEACHING MINISTRY.

1)     Many churches discuss everything but the Word.

2)     Many church done away with carrying the Bible

(a)   They carry the S/S Quarterlies

(b)   They carry their on Song Books

(c)   Many have accepted a substitute religion.

C)    THE ATTACK ON EVANGELISM.

1)     Less than 10% of Churches have Evangelism 

2)     Satan has put in place much physical attention

(a)   Scared people with threat of heart attack.

(b)   Get of that fat - lose weight - exercise.

3)     If you would visit people and invite them to Church you would get some Spiritual exercise  1 Tim 4:8 Bodily exercise profiteth little

D)    THE ATTACK ON THE SPIRITUAL PULSE.

1)     No more Getting excite about seeing souls saved.

2)     Many churches are a Morgue rather than what they ought to be – A Maternity Ward.

(a)   Church is not a place for the dead.

(b)   It is a place for the Re-Born.

E)     THE ATTACK ON THE MUSIC OF THE CHURCH 

1)     90% Of the so called “Gospel Music” has no place in the N.T. Church.

2)     Music must hold forth the fundamentals of Faith  1 Thess 5:22  Abstain from all appearance of evil.

II)     THE ATTACK ON THE HOUSE OF THE KING

A)     THIS WAS REHOBOAM’S HOUSE - WHERE HE LIVED WHERE HE RAISED HIS FAMILY.  Vs 25 In the fifth year of king Rehoboam  1. In just 5 years the entire kingdom was a shamble  2. His family was morally and spiritually wounded  3. Some of them will die as a result of this.

B)     THE ATTACK ON THE KING’S HOUSE.

1)     The Home and the Family and fall together.

2)     The Home is under the full attack of Satan today.

3)     If Satan destroys home he can destroy America

III)   THE ATTACK ON THE GOLDEN SHIELDS

1)     Look closely - Rehoboam never resisted.

2)     No Fight - No Conflict - No Battle

3)     He just let them walk off with everything.

4)     Rehoboam made brass substitutes.

B)     THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE FAITH.

1)     The Church is built on Christ “Upon This Rock”

(a)   a. The Deity of Christ      

(b)   The Inspiration of the Bible.

(c)   The Death on the Cross.  

(d)   The Resurrection

(e)   The Reality of Heaven - Hell.

2)     The Home was founded by God.

(a)   It was Adam and Eve - Not Adam and Steve.

(b)   The Husband is the head of the home.

C)    THE SADDEST PART OF THE WHOLE MESSAGE.  Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields 

1)     This is a Clear Picture of America’s problem.

2)     Sishak, a spiritual enemy had come & carried away the Church – Home - Fundamentals

3)     Rehoboam never even resisted - Didn’t even put up a fight of any kind.

4)     He is out in his Spiritual workshop making a Brazen Image - a Substitute

D)    THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA IN CHURCHES 

1)     Across our country Brazen Churches being built

(a)   With an emphasis on Popularity.

(b)   With an emphasis on Buildings..

(c)   With an emphasis on Music.

2)     The is NO emphasis on Soul Winning.

(a)   No emphasis on Sacrifice.

(b)   No emphasis on Separation.

E)     IN THE HOME EMPHASIS IS PLACE ON…

1)     Materialism  - Big Houses - Long Vacations…

2)     No time for the traditional home today.

F)     SIN CHANGES THE APPEARANCE OF RIGHT.

1)     Makes right become Secondary.

2)     Doing right just becomes another choice.

G)    TO THE WORLD SIN HAS BECOME FASHIONABLE 

1)     Drunkenness is just Social Drinking.

2)     Adultery become Living Together.

3)     Sodomy becomes Gay Rights.

4)     A Thief becomes Creative Bookkeeping.

5)     Cannot change the fashion of sin by making it Fashionable.

H)    SOME HAVE MADE BRAZEN SHIELDS OF HOME/ 

1)     Why not get it straightened out.

2)     Ps 119:126  It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.