Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:3-17 I. God helps us stand before Him by leading us to repentance. A. The people were sad that their sins had separated them from their God (vs. 2). The key word in verse 3 is the word return. Israel was finally returning to the LORD. They were repenting. The word repent means…

Scripture: 1 Samuel 6:1-7:2 I. God reveals His holiness to unbelievers. A. In 1 Sam. 6:1 we see that after the ark of the Lord had been captured by the Philistines, it stayed with the Philistines in their country for seven months. During those seven months, God was doing some serious damage to the Philistines.…

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5 I. The LORD is greater than idols. A. In vs. 1-2 we see what the Philistines did after they had defeated the Israelites in battle and had captured the ark of the LORD. The Philistines were making a statement by putting the ark of the LORD beside their god Dagon. They…

May 30, 2021 Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1b-11 I. You need to put your trust in God, not in religious good-luck charms. A. 1 Samuel 4:1 we read about how the Israelites go out to fight the Philistines. And who won according to vs. 2? “Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand…

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a I. Sometimes God speaks rarely. A. We see God spoke rarely in Israel when Samuel was a boy in 1 Sam. 3:1. But we move in this chapter from a nation where the word of God was rare to a place where the word of God reached all Israel in 1…

May 16, 2021 Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:11-36 I. God will bring low the proud in His house. A. When people came to the tabernacle seeking forgiveness from God, they would bring an animal to sacrifice. According to Leviticus 7:28-36, the priests were supposed to receive the breast and the right leg of the animal so…

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 I. God’s king will defeat his arrogant enemies, but he will give victory to his faithful ones. A. Hannah’s prayer begins with a focus on herself. Look at the personal pronoun she uses over and over again in vs. 1. But notice then who Hannah brags about in verse 2. She…

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:9-20 I. You know God hears because God is the Lord of hosts. A. In vs. 11 Hannah calls God, “O LORD of hosts.” This is the very first time in the Bible that this name for God is used in prayer. What does the name LORD of hosts mean? He is…

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1: 1-8 Judges 21:25: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” I. A heart for God can begin with the pain of provocation. A. 1 Samuel begins with the words, “There was a certain man.” This man Elkanah is not going…