C'mon, Preach It Abner!

C’mon, Preach it Abner!
2 Samuel 2:12-32

Introduction:
The world shouts out its need for grace, and...
Every portion of God’s Word preaches Christ!
What does Abner’s life preach?
I. The setting

1. Obvious Abner is on the attack
2. Joab takes up a defensive position
3. Result is a mutual disaster
4. A cross-country run
5. Great loss in the end
   II. The application:
6. He knows God’s promises...and yet resists it!
7. He is unwilling to bear responsibility
8. See the mysterious ways of God
9. His rebellion should drive us to our knees
10. The ultimate “bitterness in the end”