Sermons and Prophecy

Bringing Back God's Glory  Scripture:  1 Samuel 4:1-6:1  Summary:  The capture of the ark and its removal to the land of the Philistines only symbolizes what is already true, what has been true for a long time, the glory of God has departed from Israel. Date: 22 July 2018 Series:   A Study Of The Life Of Samuel Introduction We have seen how Samuel dominates the first three  chapters of 1 Samuel and now he fades into the background while the spiritual condition and political affairs of Israel continue in a down-ward spiral. You need to remember that this is the period of the judges, a time that scripture characterizes as when “every man did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6).  Spiritual drift always begins with desire. The desire for a relationship with God was lost. Slowly the people lost their passion for the things of God. Little by little, spiritual things started to slip away. The change was so slo...

God Is Speaking But Are You Listening? Scripture:  1 Samuel 3:1-21  Summary:  Principles on listening to God taken from the call of Samuel. Series: A Study Of The Life Of Samuel Date: 8 July 2018 Scripture reading Let us together rise to our feet and read   1 Samuel 3  3  And the child Samuel ministered unto the  Lord  before Eli. And the word of the  Lord  was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 2  And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 3  And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the  Lord , where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 4  That the  Lord  called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 5  And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 6  And the...

The Prayer That Changed History Summary:  Hannah’ s prayer changed the history of her nation. It was a prayer used by God to bring into being the first -- and in some ways the greatest -- of the prophets of Israel, a man who would become the spiritual guide and mentor of the first two kings of Israel Scripture:  1 Samuel 1:1-20   Scripture Reading Let us together read 1 Samuel 1:1-20 1  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: 2  And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3  And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the  Lord  of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the  Lord , were there. 4...