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Gospel Baptist Tabernacle
781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741
Where the Love of God
abounds, everyone is
welcome.
Children’s Church taught
by Paul and Marsha Davis
during preaching.
www.rossvillechurch.com
April 28, 2013

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2 Samuel 9 1 And David said, Is there yet any that
is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him
kindness for Jonathan's sake?
David was looking for someone to show kindness to.
That’s a good mindset.
Don’t go through life with
blinders on.

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David had made a vow to
Jonathan to always be good
to him and his descendants.
1 Samuel 20:14-16
We must keep
our promises,
to both God
and man.

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It was customary for a new king to kill the entire
family of the old king,
To remove any threat to his throne.
But David was not like the usual kings.
David was a man of God.
Even when a son inherited his daddy’s throne,
they would often kill their brothers and other kin.

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Rather than looking to kill all the descendants of
Saul, David was looking to show kindness –
For the sake of his friendship with Jonathan.
2 Corinthians 6 16 And what agreement hath the temple
of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living
God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk
in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my
people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and
be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the
unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a
Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and
daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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Romans 12 2 Do not conform any longer to the
pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to
test and approve what God's Will is -- His good,
pleasing and perfect Will. (NIV)
Just as David was not like other kings, we must
choose not to be like the people of this world.

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Many people when they sew
use a pattern.
The garment they make will
look just like the pattern.
We must not use the pattern of
this world to shape our own
lives or the lives of our
children.

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James 3 15-16 This wisdom descendeth not from
above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where
envying and strife is, there is confusion and every
evil work.
James 3 17 But the wisdom that is from above is
first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
partiality, and without hypocrisy.
BIG Difference!
Which pattern would you want to conform to?

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2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant
whose name was Zi ba. And when they had called
him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou
Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 3 And the
king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul,
that I may shew the kindness of God unto him?
And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a
son, which is lame on his feet.
Saul’s servants had hidden Mephibosheth to protect
him from David,
when Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle.
But Ziba has learned to trust David.

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4 And the king said unto him,
Where is he? And Ziba said
unto the king, Behold, he is in
the house of Ma chir, the son
of Ammiel, in Lo de bar.
5 Then king David sent, and
fetched him out of the house
of Ma chir, the son of
Ammiel, from Lo de bar.
David didn’t just think about it, and ask about it;
he sent for him and fetched him to the palace.
Follow through!

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6 Now when Mephibosheth, the
son of Jonathan, the son of Saul,
was come unto David, he fell on
his face, and did reverence. And
David said, Mephibosheth. And
he answered, Behold thy servant!
7 And David said unto him, Fear
not: for I will surely shew thee
kindness for Jonathan thy
father's sake, and will restore
thee all the land of Saul thy
father; and thou shalt eat bread at
my table continually.
Not for anything
Phib had done -- for
Jonathan’s sake.
Humility
God saves us for
Jesus’ sake!!

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8 And he bowed himself,
and said, What is thy
servant, that thou
shouldest look upon such
a dead dog as I am?
Not only the right physical position,
but the right mindset.
Humility has to be in the mind
and heart to be genuine.
Phib was not worthy, but Jonathan was.

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9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and
said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son
all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants,
shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in
the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to
eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat
bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen
sons and twenty servants.
New jobs for all of them.

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11 Then said Ziba unto the king,
According to all that my lord
the king hath commanded his
servant, so shall thy servant do.
As for Mephibosheth, said the
king, he shall eat at my table, as
one of the king's sons.
Obedience
Ziba held no reservations.
ALL that you command -- I will do!!
Will you say that to the Lord, and mean it.

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12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose
name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of
Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
Mephibosheth had a wife and son, and David
brought them into the palace.
No longer a man hiding in fear for his life,
Mephibosheth became a man respected as a
favorite of the king and a man of wealth.
Each of us is one of God’s favorites!

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13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did
eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on
both his feet.
David wasn’t afraid to show kindness to one of
Saul’s grandsons and a great-grandson.
God had raised him up, and only
God could bring him low.

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1 Timothy 6 17 Command those who are
rich in this present world not to be arrogant
nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so
uncertain, but to put their hope in God,
Who richly provides us with everything for
our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do
good, to be rich in good deeds, and to
be generous and willing to share. 19 In
this way they will lay up treasure for
themselves as a firm foundation for the
coming age, so that they may take hold of
the life that is truly life. {NIV}

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Matthew 6:19-21 19 "Don’t store up treasures here
on earth where they can erode away or may be
stolen. 20 Store them in Heaven where they will
never lose their value and are safe from thieves.
21 If your profits are in Heaven, your heart will be
there too.” (TLB)
This world is not our home, we’re only
passing through. Our treasure are laid
up somewhere beyond the blue.