1 Samuel
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Be Careful What You Ask For
1 Samuel 10:24 “Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!” If you don’t know it yet, you might as well get used to it that with God all things are possible. (Matt 19:26) History
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Lost Donkeys
1 Samuel 9:3 “Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost” If you have ever planned a surprise birthday party you know there comes a time to take the birthday boy or girl on a wild goose chase away from the house so everyone else can set up the surprise. You tell the
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Give Them a King
1 Samuel 8:22 “Listen to them and give them a king.” During football practice we would split up into stations. These stations divided the different positions we all had on the team; linebackers, linemen, backs and receivers. I was a linebacker. Our drills consisted of a bunch of tackling and hitting drills. Somedays, my head would be pounding because
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How Long?
1 Samuel 6:6 “Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh did?” You have to know when to say when. You sometimes just cannot keep things in play and hurt any less. The mess just keeps getting uglier and uglier. When we were kids we wrestled all the time. One key factor is tapping out. You have
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Through His Word
1 Samuel 3:21 “The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his Word.” I love to build things. IKEA dressers, model planes, shelves in the garage, you name it. To watch all that stuff in a box or on the floor get fashioned into something usable is cool
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Here I Am
1 Samuel 3:4 “Samuel answered, “Here I am.” Being a parent, I often find myself, in our house, down stairs calling up stairs to one of the family. This calling is not quietly done, it is bellowed out as if I am calling a hearing impaired group of people. Sometimes, I whistle to get their attention. As
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Confirmation
1 Samuel 3:4-5, 18 “Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, ‘Here I am.’ And he ran to Eli and said, ‘Here I am; you called me.’ But Eli said, ‘I did not call; go back and lie down.’ So he went and lay down.” “So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He
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It All Belongs to Him
1 Samuel 2:1-10 “Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high.My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.” The Pastor of our church told us a story the other day. It is kind of crazy and awesome at the same time. In the middle of a building
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Providential Interference
1 Samuel 2:25 “..His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.” The Bible says that Eli’s sons were very wicked. Many sermons have been preached stating that the fatherly duties of Eli was not good. Discipline in the house of Eli was inadequate.
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Praying From the Heart
1 Samuel 1:12-13 “As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard.” Sometimes I like to get down to the bare facts of things. Have you ever wondered when God hears you? I mean
Let It Go 