When a Son Dies: Severe Mercy (2 Samuel 12)

In this sermon, Rev. David Buchs reflects on David after repentance: forgiven by God, yet still disciplined by the Lord who loves His children. Through the death of David’s child, Scripture confronts the seriousness of sin, the mystery of suffering, and the way God uses even painful crosses to teach humility, faith, and trust. The sermon finally leads to Christ, the true Son who receives discipline not for His own sins, but for ours. Midweek Lent Worship – March 11, 2026 | Grace Lutheran Church, Little RockKey themesWhy forgiven sin may still carry disciplineHow David receives suffering without bitterness and turns immediately to worshipThe death of a son as both judgment and instructionChrist as the greater David, receiving the Father’s rebuke in our place#LutheranSermon #ChristianPodcast #DavidAndBathsheba #2Samuel #DisciplineOfTheLord #SufferingAndFaith #JesusChrist #Repentance #Lent #GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch #ArkansasFaith #RevDavidBuchs #BiblicalPreaching #ChristTheSubstitute