The Fall of David

In this sermon, we return to the story of David and Bathsheba—a passage that is gritty, uncomfortable, and deeply necessary. After years of faithful leadership and visible obedience, David’s quiet disengagement leads to devastating sin, hidden manipulation, and tragic consequences.

This passage shows us how sin works in the lives of God’s people: it begins with drift, seeks cover, escalates when threatened, and always carries a blast radius. Yet it also reveals something even greater—God’s mercy toward sinners He refuses to abandon. Though David works tirelessly to hide his sin, the Lord lovingly confronts him, calls him to repentance, and points us forward to the greater Son of David who would bear sin fully and finally at the cross.

This sermon calls us to stop managing sin and start confessing it, reminding us that forgiveness is not found in secrecy, but in honest repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.