https://www.fellowshipbible.org/ Fellowship Bible Church of Pearland media.team@fellowshipbible.org Fellowship Bible Church of Pearland We take a look at the life of David in this series entitled: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly We take a look at the life of David in this series entitled: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly en © 2026 Fellowship Bible Church of Pearland - TX no Acts 13:22 “God raised up David to be their king. He testified about him: ’I have found David the so Mike Waldrop <p>All of our lives go through seasons of Good, Bad and Ugly. When we’re in one of those unpleasant seasons of life, we can feel consumed and lose sight of God’s purposes and mission. It happened to King David, and it happens to us. But King David’s legacy was not one of defeat and stumbling, but of completing what God had for him and providing all of Israel and the world with the ultimate King. Join us as we are encouraged to know that our bad and ugly seasons of life don’t have to be our legacy. And join with us as we follow the ultimate king, are transformed and given an ultimate purpose.</p> <p>All of our lives go through seasons of Good, Bad and Ugly. When we’re in one of those unpleasant seasons of life, we can feel consumed and lose sight of God’s purposes and mission. It happened to King David, and it happens to us. But King David’s legacy was not one of defeat and stumbling, but of completing what God had for him and providing all of Israel and the world with the ultimate King. Join us as we are encouraged to know that our bad and ugly seasons of life don’t have to be our legacy. And join with us as we follow the ultimate king, are transformed and given an ultimate purpose.</p> All of our lives go through seasons of Good, Bad and Ugly. When we’re in one of those unpleasant seasons of life, we can feel consumed and lose sight of God’s purposes and mission. It happened to King David, and it happens to us. But King David’s legacy was not one of defeat and stumbling, but of completing what God had for him and providing all of Israel and the world with the ultimate King. Join us as we are encouraged to know that our bad and ugly seasons of life don’t have to be our legacy. And join with us as we follow the ultimate king, are transformed and given an ultimate purpose.

]]> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2983 1 c7a62159c09dc31e660defdc6455e85a no 2 Samuel 19:20 “For I, your servant, have sinned… Mike Waldrop <p>In recent years the mental health field has decided that the source of many of our stresses and diseases is resentment and bitterness towards others who have hurt us. Therapist have adopted strategies to help us work through those hurts and “release” them for our own good. The Old Testament story of King David and his son, Absalom, is a great illustration of the contrast between resentment and forgiveness. Join us as we examine two lives and ask God to lead us to be people of forgiveness.</p> <p>In recent years the mental health field has decided that the source of many of our stresses and diseases is resentment and bitterness towards others who have hurt us. Therapist have adopted strategies to help us work through those hurts and “release” them for our own good. The Old Testament story of King David and his son, Absalom, is a great illustration of the contrast between resentment and forgiveness. Join us as we examine two lives and ask God to lead us to be people of forgiveness.</p> In recent years the mental health field has decided that the source of many of our stresses and diseases is resentment and bitterness towards others who have hurt us. Therapist have adopted strategies to help us work through those hurts and “release” them for our own good. The Old Testament story of King David and his son, Absalom, is a great illustration of the contrast between resentment and forgiveness. Join us as we examine two lives and ask God to lead us to be people of forgiveness.

]]> Sun, 20 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2936 2 3e2519ea898ac6d814bca066d925bba3 no Mike Waldrop <p>Families are strange and interesting creations. Some appear quite healthy yet go off the rails. Others are clearly dysfunctional and yet produce individuals that are outstanding examples of faith and trust in Christ. King David of Israel was a man after God's own heart, yet his family went off the rails. Join us as we explore the relationships between forgiveness, grace and justice in our families now, and in the ultimate family of God.</p> <p>Families are strange and interesting creations. Some appear quite healthy yet go off the rails. Others are clearly dysfunctional and yet produce individuals that are outstanding examples of faith and trust in Christ. King David of Israel was a man after God's own heart, yet his family went off the rails. Join us as we explore the relationships between forgiveness, grace and justice in our families now, and in the ultimate family of God.</p> Families are strange and interesting creations. Some appear quite healthy yet go off the rails. Others are clearly dysfunctional and yet produce individuals that are outstanding examples of faith and trust in Christ. King David of Israel was a man after God's own heart, yet his family went off the rails. Join us as we explore the relationships between forgiveness, grace and justice in our families now, and in the ultimate family of God.

]]> Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2577 3 5a831d29ae40f0833f3726aad09ca7f3 no <p>Power, success and independence is a lure that many people cannot resist. And when these things are achieved, they often deliver on their promises of making us feel valued, important and in control. The problem is that those very feelings outside of intimacy with God become idols in our lives. Join us as we see what happened to one of the most successful kings who ever lived when his own successes sabotaged his life.</p> <p>Power, success and independence is a lure that many people cannot resist. And when these things are achieved, they often deliver on their promises of making us feel valued, important and in control. The problem is that those very feelings outside of intimacy with God become idols in our lives. Join us as we see what happened to one of the most successful kings who ever lived when his own successes sabotaged his life.</p> Power, success and independence is a lure that many people cannot resist. And when these things are achieved, they often deliver on their promises of making us feel valued, important and in control. The problem is that those very feelings outside of intimacy with God become idols in our lives. Join us as we see what happened to one of the most successful kings who ever lived when his own successes sabotaged his life.

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2411 4 cd63011aa93e2059f9cd2b4af3b47f78 no 2 Samuel 6:18 “When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced Mike Waldrop <p>Have you ever really wanted something good but couldn’t figure out the right way to get it? Or maybe it was your friend that had big aspirations but stumbled around making dumb mistakes in an attempt to realize those aspirations. It’s a common human experience to want good things, but to pursue them in wrong ways. This even happened in the Bible and is a great lesson for us. Join us as we look at pursuing the right things the right way and experience the presence of our God on the journey.</p> <p>Have you ever really wanted something good but couldn’t figure out the right way to get it? Or maybe it was your friend that had big aspirations but stumbled around making dumb mistakes in an attempt to realize those aspirations. It’s a common human experience to want good things, but to pursue them in wrong ways. This even happened in the Bible and is a great lesson for us. Join us as we look at pursuing the right things the right way and experience the presence of our God on the journey.</p> Have you ever really wanted something good but couldn’t figure out the right way to get it? Or maybe it was your friend that had big aspirations but stumbled around making dumb mistakes in an attempt to realize those aspirations. It’s a common human experience to want good things, but to pursue them in wrong ways. This even happened in the Bible and is a great lesson for us. Join us as we look at pursuing the right things the right way and experience the presence of our God on the journey.

]]> Sun, 27 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2652 5 02def6deb7c9a7f29bca59cc6c41b125 no 2 Samuel 5:12 “David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had Mike Waldrop <p>When David became king of Israel, he forged new trails in Israel’s national successes. But have you ever wondered how a man “after God’s own heart” could have 8 wives and father 21 children? Was that okay with God? Sometimes it seems strange that successful men did things we believe Scripture says we shouldn’t do. Join us as we consider the tensions between God giving David success and David not doing what was best as we consider for ourselves what trails God would us to forge.</p> <p>When David became king of Israel, he forged new trails in Israel’s national successes. But have you ever wondered how a man “after God’s own heart” could have 8 wives and father 21 children? Was that okay with God? Sometimes it seems strange that successful men did things we believe Scripture says we shouldn’t do. Join us as we consider the tensions between God giving David success and David not doing what was best as we consider for ourselves what trails God would us to forge.</p> When David became king of Israel, he forged new trails in Israel’s national successes. But have you ever wondered how a man “after God’s own heart” could have 8 wives and father 21 children? Was that okay with God? Sometimes it seems strange that successful men did things we believe Scripture says we shouldn’t do. Join us as we consider the tensions between God giving David success and David not doing what was best as we consider for ourselves what trails God would us to forge.

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2602 6 511ea120d9e298fe53f20af52406b3da no 1 Samuel 24:6 “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing… Mike Waldrop <p>Sometimes opportunity knocks and it seems like its exactly what we need at just the right time. But sometimes the door that opens leads us someplace we don’t want to go. As we see the responses of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly join us as we look at opportunity knocking.</p> <p>Sometimes opportunity knocks and it seems like its exactly what we need at just the right time. But sometimes the door that opens leads us someplace we don’t want to go. As we see the responses of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly join us as we look at opportunity knocking.</p> Sometimes opportunity knocks and it seems like its exactly what we need at just the right time. But sometimes the door that opens leads us someplace we don’t want to go. As we see the responses of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly join us as we look at opportunity knocking.

]]> Sun, 13 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2758 7 d3becfb6b5c1f6fb1c9bc8cf47f8d2b2 no Psalm 34:3 “Magnify the Lord with me, Let us praise his name together. Mike Waldrop <p>Sometimes life deals us a losing hand. For David it meant losing everything that could possibly give him any safety, comfort, or security. He pretended to be insane and walked around drooling into his beard. He was at rock bottom and yet, when He considered his God, he found a personal, caring and loving God who showed him kindness and mercy. And yet the crisis continued. He wrote a great psalm that calls us to thanksgiving and recognition of who our God is. Join us this morning as we consider our responses to life’s losing hands.</p> <p>Sometimes life deals us a losing hand. For David it meant losing everything that could possibly give him any safety, comfort, or security. He pretended to be insane and walked around drooling into his beard. He was at rock bottom and yet, when He considered his God, he found a personal, caring and loving God who showed him kindness and mercy. And yet the crisis continued. He wrote a great psalm that calls us to thanksgiving and recognition of who our God is. Join us this morning as we consider our responses to life’s losing hands.</p> Sometimes life deals us a losing hand. For David it meant losing everything that could possibly give him any safety, comfort, or security. He pretended to be insane and walked around drooling into his beard. He was at rock bottom and yet, when He considered his God, he found a personal, caring and loving God who showed him kindness and mercy. And yet the crisis continued. He wrote a great psalm that calls us to thanksgiving and recognition of who our God is. Join us this morning as we consider our responses to life’s losing hands.

]]> Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2539 8 ff67c6c1908d4a714e52b8d4e450ddb3 no 1 Samuel 18:12 “Now Saul was afraid of David, for the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.” Mike Waldrop <p>Ever find yourself down or discouraged because things are not like they used to be? Or maybe you’re frustrated because things seem to be going so much smoother for someone you know. Sometimes we’re unhappy because we’re comparing now with then, or us with them, or me with you. Join us as we look at what happens when we fall into that way of thinking. And learn with us how we can help each other focus on the great things God has given.</p> <p>Ever find yourself down or discouraged because things are not like they used to be? Or maybe you’re frustrated because things seem to be going so much smoother for someone you know. Sometimes we’re unhappy because we’re comparing now with then, or us with them, or me with you. Join us as we look at what happens when we fall into that way of thinking. And learn with us how we can help each other focus on the great things God has given.</p> Ever find yourself down or discouraged because things are not like they used to be? Or maybe you’re frustrated because things seem to be going so much smoother for someone you know. Sometimes we’re unhappy because we’re comparing now with then, or us with them, or me with you. Join us as we look at what happens when we fall into that way of thinking. And learn with us how we can help each other focus on the great things God has given.

]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2735 9 775122eff8cd589e64f5596744f55144 no 1 Samuel 17:46 This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand. Mike Waldrop <p>David and Goliath – everybody knows the story about one young shepherd taking down one obnoxious giant. But did you know that the message of the passage is not about taking down the “giants in your life”? The message of the passage tells us that what we can’t do, God can. And sometimes he uses us to do the impossible, and sometimes he simply does it for us. Join us as we take another look at David; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.</p> <p>David and Goliath – everybody knows the story about one young shepherd taking down one obnoxious giant. But did you know that the message of the passage is not about taking down the “giants in your life”? The message of the passage tells us that what we can’t do, God can. And sometimes he uses us to do the impossible, and sometimes he simply does it for us. Join us as we take another look at David; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.</p> David and Goliath – everybody knows the story about one young shepherd taking down one obnoxious giant. But did you know that the message of the passage is not about taking down the “giants in your life”? The message of the passage tells us that what we can’t do, God can. And sometimes he uses us to do the impossible, and sometimes he simply does it for us. Join us as we take another look at David; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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