- 10:00 am: Dedicated Prayer Time in the Sanctuary
- 10:30 am: Worship
WEDNESDAYS:
- 6:30 pm: Bible Study: What Is Faith? – Hebrews 11:1-3,6
Sermon Notes for September 8, 2024:
A Promise and A Prayer – 1 Samuel 1:24-2:11
What is worship? Webster: the act of paying divine honor to the Supreme Being by showing respect; being submissive and showing loving devotion. True worship transforms our lives just as Hannah’s life was transformed after she poured her heart out to God in prayer.
A Promise Kept vs 24-28
She weaned him – from trusting in his mother to trusting in God
We need to build up our own faith – this takes time and effort (2 Peter 3:18)
She took him up with her – the first step to obedience
The initial step in following God is often the most difficult
She took with them an offering – according to the Law (Num. 15:8-10)
We must always do things God’s way
She brought the child to Eli – the most difficult decision of her life
After we receive Christ as Savior, we must trust Him in everything (2 Cor. 5:7)
She testified of God’s grace – acknowledges what God has done for her
We need to tell others what God has done for us
She worshiped the LORD – by giving her son to serve the LORD for life
Getting saved is only the beginning of a life lived for God
Rom. 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. NASB
A Prayer Given vs 1-11
She rejoices in the LORD vs 1
For His strength – Phil. 4:13
For His victory – over her enemy (world, flesh, devil)
She praises the majesty of the LORD vs 2
No one is holy like the LORD (I am that I am – the One who was, who is, and who always will be)
There is no God but You – all others are false; idols
God is my rock – stability; able to build your life upon
She declares the sovereignty of the LORD vs 3-8
He will judge the proud – Ps. 94:2; 119:21; Prov. 15:25; Is. 13:11
The mighty are defeated by the weak
The wealthy and prosperous are cursed but the hungry and barren are blessed
The LORD has the power over death and resurrection from the dead
The LORD determines wealth and poverty
The LORD controls the earth – Job 38
She describes the reign of the LORD vs 9,10
Over His saints with guidance and protection
Over His adversaries in darkness, brokenness, confusion and judgment
By His king – eventually David; ultimately Jesus
Because This Is True, What Should We Do?
Keep your Promises to God
Praise God in Prayer