1 Samuel 3:11 (NKJV) “Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of...
THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF ELDERS
1 Samuel 3:9 (NKJV) “Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say,...
AN IRONY
1 Samuel 3:7 (NKJV) “(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)” Here...
RESPONDING TO THE CALL
1 Samuel 3:4 (NKJV) “that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, ‘Here I am!’” God is calling. God’s voice is...
BEFORE NIGHT COMES
1 Samuel 3:2 (NKJV) “And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had...
WHAT THE CHURCH NEEDS
1 Samuel 3:1 (NKJV) “Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those...
WHAT GOD EXPECTS (3)
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...