today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

David, despite being a man after God's own heart,

has a besetting sin that ultimately is going to bring him down.

So here's my question for you.

What might be that besetting sin for you? Because whatever it is the seeds of it are already at work in you right now Hello and welcome to Summit Life with Pastor, author and apologist J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host Molly Vittevich.

You know, God promised Israel a king,

but what they were actually looking for from him

was a king that would bring identity,

happiness, and security.

In the end, their hearts were broken by their first king Saul.

Well, in today's message, Pastor Jadey talks about why even David was not the King Israel was ultimately looking for.

Just like God brought David and then Jesus to the throne through chaos, he is also

sovereign in the mess of our lives too. So let's rejoin Pastor JD for the

conclusion of this teaching that he titled New Beginnings.

David mourns the death of his political rivals and he throws feasts for them when they want to reconcile.

Most of David's men want to execute vengeance on Saul's men who chase him through the wilderness and tried to kill him,

but David keeps saying to them,

no, no, this is going to be a different kind of kingdom.

It's going to be a kingdom anchored in mercy.

And y'all, that brings about a peace that lasted for David's entire life over four decades.

The greatest leaders in human history have been like this.

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