Date: June 7, 2020
Series: Heroes of Faith
Title: Samuel – The Boy Who Heard God’s Voice
Preacher: Mark Adams
Scripture: 1st Samuel 3:1-10
1 - The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the Word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.
2 - One night, Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
3 - The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 - Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
5 - 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.
6 - Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”
7 - Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The Word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
8 - A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.
9 - So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So, Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 - The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” —1 Samuel 3:1-10
1st Samuel 3:1 - “Word from the Lord was rare in those days, visions were infrequent.”
1st Samuel 3:11ff - “I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. At that time, I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family—from beginning to end. For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them.
Therefore, I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
1st Samuel 2:12 - *“Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord.” *
Proverbs 13:24 - “Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.”
Does God still speak to people today, like He did to young Samuel? How does God speak to us?
(1) God speaks to us through the
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The principles and precepts of God’s Word will never steer you wrong. You can always rely on them.
Psalm 119:105 – “Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.”
Proverbs 6:19 - *“God hates those who sows discord among brothers.” *
Ephesians 4:1 “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
Ephesians 4;29 – “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
2nd Timothy 3 - “The Word of God is profitable for reproof and correction.”
(2) God speaks to us through His
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Jesus promised that when the Holy Spirit came He would speak in ways that would,
John 16:13 – “When the Helper comes He will guide you into all truth.”
Romans 8:14 - “Those who are led by the Spirit of God, are the sons of God.”
When you accept Christ as the Savior and Lord of your life God adopts you as His child and when that happens, His Holy Spirit comes to dwell within you and one of His purposes is to reveal the will of God to you.
(3) God speaks to us through the Counsel of wise Godly
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Proverbs 12:15 -“The fool is right in his own eyes but he who heeds counsel is wise.”
Proverbs 24:6 - “In a MULTITUDE of counselors there is safety.”
(4) God speaks to us through the doors of
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Hannah Whitall Smith - “If a leading is from the Holy Spirit, ‘the way will always open for it.’”
God will always go before us and open the doors through which He wants us to walk.
Acts 16:6-7 - “And they passed through the Phyrgian and Galatian region having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia and when they had come to Mysia, they were trying to go to Bithynia and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.”
Acts 16:9 - “Come on over to Macedonia and help us.”
Acts 16:10 - *“After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.” *