In the aftermath of the battle between Absalom's army and King David's, critical decisions had to be made to move the nation forward.

Through the battle in the wood of Ephraim between King David's men and Absalom's army, more leadership principles emerge.

As King David prepares and organizes his men for battle against Absalom's army, clear ministry leadership principles emerge.

In the closing verses of 2 Sam 17, a clear connection is observed with the famous Psalm 23.

As Absalom's coup begins to unravel, we unveil more deadly principles that come with fighting the wrong war.

In the second observation regarding "Fighting the Wrong War," we encounter a sober takeaway.

Infighting in the church is one of the most inexplicable and counterproductive practices under the sun, yet it is all too familiar.

As the war raged on, the devil introduced the third tactic.

As King David went deeper into the wilderness, the Devil ramped up his attack against him.

As King David moves on in the wilderness, he encounters the tactics of the enemy.

Pastor Kenny takes a look at David flight from Jerusalem and what it teaches about being a real friend.

David's reaping from what he sowed reaches a new low as he flees from Jerusalem.

As Absalom's rebellion kicks into high gear, King David experiences wounds from all sides.

Examining the remaining traits of the church-splitter

The parallels between Absalom's splitting of the kingdom and those who split churches are striking.

Absalom finally goes before the king, but things are far from resolved and far from being over.

Although Absalom safely returned to Jerusalem, things between him and his father were far from over.

In the showdown between David and the woman of Tekoah, more of Joab's narcissistic tendencies are on full display.

Seeing an opportunity to capitalize on the dysfunction in David's family, Joab leaps into action, exhibiting the classic traits of a narcissist.

David's passive approach to fatherhood proved to be very costly to his family again.