Bible Readings:
1 Samuel 1 – 2:11
Sermon Outline:
1 Samuel 2:1–10 (NKJV)
1 And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2 “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
3 “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.
4 “The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, And the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, And she who has many children has become feeble.
6 “The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.
8 He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.
9 He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.”
I Hannah’s suffering
II Hannah knows about God
Psalm 37:5 (NKJV)
5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV)
10 … for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Ephesians 5:18–20 (NKJV)
18 … be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
The Westminster Shorter Catechism
(A. D. 1647)
- What is prayer?
Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God
for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ,
with confession of our sins,
and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies.