1 Samuel 3:1 (NKJV) “Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli…” God expects that all ministry should first...
WHAT GOD EXPECTS (2)
1 Samuel 2:35 (NKJV) “Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart...
WHAT GOD EXPECTS (1)
1 Samuel 2:29 (NKJV) “Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and...
MINISTER TO THE MINISTER
1 Samuel 2:27 (NKJV) “Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Did I not clearly reveal...
HOW TO GROW WELL
1 Samuel 2:26 (NKJV) “And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men.” God wants us to...
OUR PRIVILEGED POSITION
1 Samuel 2:25 (NKJV) “’If one man sins against another, God will judge him. But if a man sins against the Lord, who...
WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH
1 Samuel 2:23-24 (NKJV) “So he said to them, ‘Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the...
DYING WELL
1 Samuel 2:22 (NKJV) “Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with...
HOW TO GROW
1 Samuel 2:21 (NKJV) “…Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord.” There are many ways to grow, in just as many...
WAIT FOR GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
1 Samuel 2:21 (NKJV) “And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters....
DECLARE BLESSINGS
1 Samuel 2:20 (NKJV) “And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘The Lord give you descendants from this...
SAMUEL NEEDS YOU
1 Samuel 2:19 (NKJV) “Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she...
WE ARE BEING WATCHED
1 Samuel 2:17 (NKJV) “Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering...
HOW CUSTOMS ARE FORMED
1 Samuel 2:13 (NKJV) “And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s...
ANCHORS FOR LEADERSHIP
1 Samuel 2:12 (NKJV) “Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.” The problem with organized...
THE CALL TO MINISTER
1 Samuel 2:11 (NKJV) “Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the...
STRONG PROMISES
1 Samuel 2:9-10 (NKJV) “He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by...
THE PURPOSE OF PROSPERITY
1 Samuel 2:8 (NKJV) “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among...
THE ROOT OF PROSPERITY
1 Samuel 2:7 (NKJV) “The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.” Your success and prosperity is...
ALL POWER BELONGS TO HIM
1 Samuel 2:6 (NKJV) “The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.” All power belongs to...
THE ARROGANCE OF PRIDE
1 Samuel 2:3 (NKJV) “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of...
THE GOD ABOVE ALL
1 Samuel 2:2 (NKJV) “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.”...
WAIT TO BE LIFTED
1 Samuel 2:1 (NKJV) “…’…My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.'”...
REJOICING IN GOD
1 Samuel 2:1 (NKJV) “…’My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I...
THE SACRIFICE THAT COUNTS
1 Samuel 1:24 (NKJV) “Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and...
THE DELICATE BALANCE
“’Do what seems best to you,’ her husband Elkanah told her. ‘Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord...
PERMANENTLY HAND IT OVER
1 Samuel 1:22 (NKJV) “…for she said to her husband, ‘Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may...
KEEP YOUR VOWS
1 Samuel 1:22 (NKJV) “…for she said to her husband, ‘Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may...
FOLLOWING DUE PROCESS
1 Samuel 1:20 (NKJV) “So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his...
FAITH AND ACTION
1 Samuel 1:19 (NKJV) “Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord…And Elkanah knew Hannah his...