Sermon Outline 11.16.25

Title: When God Talks Back: The Conversation That Saved a King
Text: Psalm 51 & 2 Samuel 12

Prologue: Setting the Scene

I. The Moment of Exposure (2 Samuel 12:7-10)

• Spurgeon: “The sword of conviction cuts that it may cure.” We often pray for revival, but revival never comes without confrontation.
• Before there can be mercy, there must be truth.

II. The Moment of Confession (Psalm 51:1-6)

• He admits that his problem isn’t just behavior—it’s nature. “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity.”
• You can’t disinfect a corpse. Sin isn’t a surface stain; it’s spiritual death.

III. The Moment of Cleansing (Psalm 51:7-12)

• David is reaching for blood.
 He knows forgiveness is costly, that sin demands sacrifice.
• Spurgeon: “The penitent turns priest and pleads the blood of atonement.”
• But what David could only imagine, Christ fulfilled.


IV. The Moment of Praise (Psalm 51:13-17)

• Spurgeon: “The burnt offering of the broken heart flames best upon the altar of love.”

Real repentance ends in doxology, not in despair.

V — The Moment of Response