For a pastor who admittedly loves using points in his messages, Stuart Davidson shared only one during his theme interpretation sermon at the Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) annual meeting — repent.

Davidson, pastor of Eastern Shore Baptist Church, Daphne, where the annual meeting was held, illustrated the “R” in the meeting’s theme “PRAY” — “Renew a right spirit within us.”

In Psalm 51, David had been confronted by Nathan about his adulterous acts with Bathsheba. It’s not until verse 10 that David repents of his sin and asks God to create in him a pure heart and to renew a steadfast spirit. (continued…)

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