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Have you ever seen someone's children misbehaving?

They have no respect and there's times I wish I could discipline someone else's child.

But I can't and I shant.

Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie points out discipline is a matter that stays between parents and their own children.

And he adds it's the same with God, the Father.

God only disciplines his own kids. He doesn't discipline those that are not his children. God disciplines those he loves.

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day of a nobody getting.

Amazing grace, I'll sleep the stone.

Again you get a lonely angel from senior. This is the day the day when life begins.

Proverbs 1324 says those who love their children care enough to discipline them.

It also points out undisciplined children can bring disgrace to the family.

And today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the strong lesson we learned about discipline from the life of David.

It's encouragement for Pastor Greg's series House of David. And today's message, the God of Second Shances.

If you missed any of the earlier parts of this message, get a replay at harvest.org.

Today the day the day when life begins.

Here now is the very familiar story of David and Bathsheba. I'm reading from 2 Samuel, chapter 11, verses 1 to 5.

I'm reading from the new living translation.

The following spring, the time of year when kings go to war, David sent Joab, that's his general,

and the Israelite army to destroy the Ammonites in the process they laid siege to the city of Rabah.

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