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This Week’s Theme: God Knows Your Name Word for the Week is Calling: It is God’s summoning of individuals and people to himself, so that they will belong to him and serve him in his world. The calling of a believer may involve a specific place, task or vocation in life. Memory Verse: Jeremiah 33:3 Call…

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Children’s time : God has a plan for us. buying house in ‘07 - God gave us what we wanted When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba. However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned…

God works through man, for man (God allowed Eli to disciple Samuel (who was ignorant to the ways of God) to help him learn how to approach, listen to God). God works through the humble, not the exalted. This week we continue on our journey through 1 & 2 Samuel... Last week we saw a Tale of Two Families...…

1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 10, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal Hannah is a woman in a difficult position with no hope in sight. When she came…

A Sad Time in Israel God was rarely heard In those days the word of God was rare and visions uncommon no one was listening to God no one was speaking for God God was unable to reveal himself the people were not obeying the law and the spiritual leaders were corrupt They were going through all the motions…

The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread. One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place. Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord , where…

Do you remember the song we use to sing when we were kids? This Little Light of Mine. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Let it shine let it shine let it shine. Won’t let Satan blow it out, I’m gonna let it shine. Gonna let it shine till Jesus comes, I’m gonna let it sine. Let it shine…

When God Calls: Samuel Today I am starting a study for the next 4 weeks or so on God’s Call as we look at the lives of a number of significant Old Testament figures. I am going to begin with Samuel ben Elkanah, who became one of the most significant prophets in the transition between the Israelite system…

Samuel’s call from God came as an inconvenient disruption; how do we respond when inconvenient disruptions come our way?

Today we will look at a transition phase within the nation of Israel. One might call it a turning point. Up until this time, God had allowed Israel to be ruled through judges. Going back into the historical perspective we find judges being appointed after Joshua’s death and would rule until Samuel a…

Hannah’s Child Hannah wept at the temple. She wept at the temple because she longed for a child. But never had one. In bitterness she wept. And prayed. Eli the priest watched and thought she was drunk. But no - she was weeping. 14 So Eli said to her, “How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself?…

Welcome Devotion 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Prayer Announcements This Week’s Theme: Praise God for His Blessings Memory Verse: Matthew 6:33 “33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall…

Good morning once again and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. At this time our children may be dismissed to our children’s worship time out the back doors of the sanctuary. I invite the rest of you to open your Bible to I Samuel chapter 16. For the last couple of weeks leading up to…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do) please turn with me to 1 Samuel 3 . Keep your Bible open before you as we look at this chapter together this morning. The front page news at the time of 1 Samuel 3 is discouraging; it’s bleak. It’s worse than the news headlines today, and that by a mile: In…

12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome. Last week we were introduce to Saul, who became the first king of Israel. Our passage described Saul as the ideal looking king. Good looking, tall, strong, everything you would look for in a king. But we got some hints that things would not be great with Saul…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 1:1-6:7 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 15:1-34 Road Map Review Map of the 40 year journey 21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise. Zachor (remember) Torah 17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, 18 how he met you on the…

Introduction: Waiting is one of the most difficult things that you and I can be called to do as believers. We want to know things right away. We want to have answers to our questions. We don’t want to have our faith stretched. However, God often calls us to patient obedience. Patient obedience is where…

Today we’ll continue making our way through the book of 1 Samuel... and if you’ve been with us the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed that in that time - we’ve been walking through... …a series WITHIN the bigger series of the book itself. 2 weeks ago we looked at: The Way of the Heart and last…

Intro- We will begin 21 Days of Prayer on August 1st… Last Week, Fred did a great job talking about being ready to hear . We used the name Frequency for this short series because we want to be on God’s Frequency. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him.…

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.” Samuel asked, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and…

We are reminded that God graciously pursues us with His call to grace. We are reminded to listen for God's call.

Entertaining Angels Make Praise 46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and…