08/10/2026
Sunday Service
Preaching Summary
October 04, 2026
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2 Samuel 9:1-13 (NIV)
๐๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ
โDavid asked, โIs there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathanโs sake?โ Now there was a servant of Saulโs household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, โAre you Ziba?โ...โAt your service,โ he replied. The king asked, โIs there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show Godโs kindness?โ Ziba answered the king, โThere is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.โ โWhere is he?โ the king asked. Ziba answered, โHe is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.โ So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel. When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, โMephibosheth!โ...โAt your service,โ he replied. โDonโt be afraid,โ David said to him, โfor I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.โ Mephibosheth bowed down and said, โWhat is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?โ Then the king summoned Ziba, Saulโs steward, and said to him, โI have given your masterโs grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your masterโs grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.โ (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) Then Ziba said to the king, โYour servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.โ So Mephibosheth ate at Davidโs table like one of the kingโs sons. Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Zibaโs household were servants of Mephibosheth. And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the kingโs table; he was lame in both feet.
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- Son of Jonathan, Grandson of Saul
- Member of the royal family, born into a palace, he had a family, he had a position, he had a future.
- He was surrounded by everything that a person could possibly desire. But suddenly, everything changed.
- Namatay si Saul, namatay ang kanyang amang si Jonathan. Nagbago ang political situation ng kaharian.
- And when the nurse who was taking care of Mephibosheth heard what had happened, she immediately took him and fled. Habang tumatakas sila, nahulog si Mephibosheth. At dahil doon, siya ay napilay.
- From that moment, his life was never the same. He went from the palace to a place called Lo-Debar, where we can picture a place of isolation, barrenness, and distance.
- He went from privilege to uncertainty, from security to fear, from the palace to hiding, and from royalty to a life of isolation.
- He lived with a question: โWhat will happen if the king finds me?โ
- Because the king that time was David. And David had a history with Saul. He had pursued David and considered David as his enemy.
- Maaaring sa isip niya, โTapos na ako, mahahanap na ako ng hari.โ
The king was not looking for him to destroy him. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ.
1. BECAUSE OF DISOBEDIENCE, MEPHIBOSHETH EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCES
Mephibosheth was not the one who disobeyed God, his grandfather Saul did. But ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค๐จ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐ก'๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐.
He lost his father. He lost his grandfather. He lost his position. He lost the security of the palace. And he became physically disabled while escaping.
Mga kapatid, this reminds us that our decisions can affect people beyond ourselves.๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ. Especially for fathers, mothers, and grandparents, we need to understand that the decisions we make today can influence the lives of our children and grandchildren. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ ๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐.
Kapag tayo ay nag-disobey sa Diyos, hindi lang tayo ang maaaring maapektuhan. Our children may see the consequences. Our grandchildren may carry some of the wounds. Our family may experience the results of decisions that we made. That is why obedience to God matters.
He was living in Lo-Debar, isolated and afraid. He was waiting for something to happen. But thank God, Lo-Debar was not the end of his story. Because one dayโ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฟ.
2. DAVID BECAME GODโS INSTRUMENT TO SHOW HIS KINDNESS
2 Samuel 9:1 David asked: โIs there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathanโs sake?โ Verse 3 says: โIs there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show Godโs kindness?โ David did not simply say โI want to be kind.โ He said, โ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐โ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ.โ Why?
Because David remembered his covenant with Jonathan in 1 Samuel 20:16โ17 โSo Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David... And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.โ
When Mephibosheth finally came before David, he bowed down. Imagine the fear in his heart. He did not know what the king was going to do. Maaring iniisip niya ang katapusan niya. But David said, โMephibosheth!โ And then: โDonโt be afraid.โ Two simple words: ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐. And David told him: โ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐
๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ.โ
The same God who used David to show kindness to Mephibosheth is the ๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐.
And ultimately, ๐๐๐ฟ'๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐. David was an instrument. ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐.
3. GODโS KINDNESS RESTORED WHAT WAS LOST
David continued: โI will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.โ David was not simply giving Mephibosheth temporary assistance. He was restoring what had been lost. The land was restored, his provision and position was restored. And he was given access to the king's table.
๐ผ ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค-๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐'๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐. ๐ผ ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐. In verse 13, his physical condition had not changed. But his position had changed. ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.
Sometimes we think restoration means that God will immediately remove every problem from our lives. But sometimes God's restoration is not first about changing our circumstances. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐.The king's kindness was greater than his condition. ๐๐๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐.
4. THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE BROUGHT FROM LO-DEBAR TO THE KINGโS TABLE
Before we came to Christ, our spiritual condition was like Lo-Debar, dry, empty, separated, and without spiritual life. We may be healthy physically but spiritually empty. Because the greatest problem of humanity is not merely physical. It is spiritual.
๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ค๐.And just like Mephibosheth, we could not restore ourselves. We could not simply walk back to the palace. We could not earn our way into the presence of the King.
Our salvation does not begin with what we can do for God. It begins with what God has done for us. And this is where Jesus Christ comes in.
David showed kindness to Mephibosheth. ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐. David restored Mephibosheth's land. ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ. David gave Mephibosheth a place at his table. ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ. David remembered his covenant with Jonathan. ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฟ.
David said: โDon't be afraid.โ And because of Christ, we can approach God - not because we are worthy by ourselves, ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐. John 3:16 says โFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.โ And through Him, we can be reconciled to God. That is why Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:17 โTherefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!โ
Mephibosheth did not earn his seat at David's table. It was given to him because of the covenant. And our salvation is not something we earn by our own works. ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐.
Psalm 23:5 โYou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.โ ๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
5. BECAUSE WE HAVE RECEIVED GODโS KINDNESS, WE MUST SHOW KINDNESS
If we have received kindness from God, we should become people who show kindness. David did not keep God's kindness to himself. God used David to extend kindness to Mephibosheth.
God can use us in the same way. There are people around us who may be living in their own Lo-Debar. People who feel forgotten, rejected, wounded, discouraged, lost hope. People who need someone to remind them: โDonโt be afraidโ. Perhaps God is reminding us today: โYOU HAVE RECEIVED MY KINDNESS. NOW SHOW KINDNESS.โ CONCLUSION: FROM LO-DEBAR TO THE KINGโS TABLE
Mephibosheth started in the palace โ tragedy โ became lame โ lived in Lo Debar โ lived with fear and isolation โ thought his story was finished. But one day, the king remembered.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐... THE FORGOTTEN ARE ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฟ. THE FEARFUL HEAR, โ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ.โ THE BROKEN EXPERIENCE RESTORATION. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐.
FINAL CHALLENGE
LET US BE CAREFUL WITH OUR OBEDIENCE FOR OUR CHOICES TODAY CAN AFFECT THE NEXT GENERATION.
Let us remember that God's kindness can reach us even in our Lo-Debar. Wherever you are today, GOD KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE.
Let us receive and reflect God's kindness. WE HAVE RECEIVED GOD'S KINDNESS SO THAT GOD'S KINDNESS CAN FLOW THROUGH US.