1 Samuel 6:20-21
1 Samuel 7:1-3
Getting Right with God:
Get Rid of Our Idols
Direct Our Hearts Toward Him
Serve God Alone
1 Samuel 7:4-14
Prayer Time
1 Samuel 3:1-3
1 Samuel 3:4-10
1 Samuel 3:7
Only a personal encounter with Jesus will let us truly know him.
1 Samuel 3:11-18
What is your response to God’s warnings?
Our response to God’s warnings should be brokenness and repentance.
Psalm 51:17
Isaiah 57:15
Luke 18:9-14 (reference)
Our response to God’s warnings should be brokenness and repentance.
1 Samuel 3:19-21
Intimacy with God should be normal, not occasional.
James 4:8
John 7:37-38
First Title: Samuel’s Godliness Contrasts Eli and Sons
1 Samuel 2:11-17
1 Samuel 2:11
1 Samuel 2:18-36
It is to our benefit to receive correction & discipline.
Proverbs 15:32
Proverbs 15:33a (maybe)
Correction & discipline is easier to dish out than it is to receive.
Hebrews 12:11
We have to make sure our hearts are right.
Matthew 7:1-5
We need to lovingly speak the truth, even when it’s hard to do.
Ephesians 4:15-16
1 Samuel 1:10-16
God is our only hope but that hope is real.
1 Samuel 1:17-18
NONE OF US are good enough, but God chooses to use us anyway.
1 Samuel 1:19-29
When God says NO it’s an opportunity to trust.
When God Answers our Prayer (the way we hoped he would)
Relief
Psalm 10:17 NLT
Joy
Romans 15:13
Confidence
Psalm 138:3
Psalm 4:1
1 Samuel 2:1-11
We will never truly experience these things unless we put our trust in the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:1-16
Key Idea: God is our only hope, but that hope is real.
Prayer Time