The Greatest Story Ever Told: Exile & Return

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD: Exile & Return

September 28, 2025

1. DAVID

• Psalm 51:1-3 – 3 key words about sin:
  • Transgression – willful
  • Iniquity – a heart that has become
  • Sin – miss the
• Psalm 32:1-2 – 3 key words about God’s response to sin:
  • Forgiven – carried
  • Covered – God’s forgiveness covers over our .
  • Does not count – When we trust Him, God’s righteousness is to us.
• 2 Samuel 7:12-13,16

2. SOLOMON

• Proverbs 1:7; 14:12; 22:7; 13:20; 27:17; 15:1
• Ecclesiastes 2:10-11; 12:13-14
• Even though Solomon had the wisdom to know right from wrong, he chose .
• 1 Kings 11:4-6; 11:11-13

3. A DIVIDED KINGDOM

• Israel and Judah were cluttered and corrupted by .

Romans 8:19-21

Ezekiel 36:24-28

BIG IDEA: To live the life we’re made for, what we need is not more , but a new .

Romans 8:1-6