Relationships #2 - The Moms in Our Life
Relationships - Each week during the month of May we'll look at some categories of people who have had some form of influence upon our life.
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Grace Church holds a Meet & Greet for those who are newer to Grace Church on the 4th Sunday of each month following the service in CJ's coffee shop. It is a great opportunity to meet the staff and leadership of Grace Church and learn a little more about the church. It also gives us an opportunity to learn a little about you! Contact Leslie Booher if you have any questions ([email protected]).
Wednesday, May 13 - Max Pfund
Thursday, May 14 - Jacki Van De Moortel, Travis Mater
Saturday, May 16 - Leeland Fisher
Thursday, May 14 - Jacki Van De Moortel, Travis Mater
Saturday, May 16 - Leeland Fisher
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Our May series deals with the subject of RELATIONSHIPS. Each week we'll look at categories of people who have had some form of influence upon our life.
Last week we talked about four basic types of people who exert influence in our lives:
1. Negative Influence
2. Passive Influence (not moving or memorable)
3. Constructive Influence (mold areas of our life)
4. Positive Influence
Last week we talked about four basic types of people who exert influence in our lives:
1. Negative Influence
2. Passive Influence (not moving or memorable)
3. Constructive Influence (mold areas of our life)
4. Positive Influence
Today is Mother's Day and a good time to speak to those who have a mothering role in our church: Moms, Step-Moms, etc.
As we did last week, we'll learn some lessons that can help us to have healthier relationships, and as a result, be godly influencers.
When you think of your mom (or a mother figure in your life), what were a few of the qualities that demonstrated her care and a few that revealed her as a mama bear?
As we did last week, we'll learn some lessons that can help us to have healthier relationships, and as a result, be godly influencers.
When you think of your mom (or a mother figure in your life), what were a few of the qualities that demonstrated her care and a few that revealed her as a mama bear?
This morning we're going to look at 1 Samuel chapter 1. Here we learn about a mother named Hannah - a role model of authentic faith and commitment to the Lord.
Her son Samuel was considered the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets.
Hannah had a key role in laying the spiritual foundation for her son Samuel.
Her son Samuel was considered the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets.
Hannah had a key role in laying the spiritual foundation for her son Samuel.
The Jewish historical context of the time in which Hannah lived is important to understanding the chapter that we are going to look at...
- Under the faithful guidance of Moses, the Jewish people had entered the land promised to them by God.
- Following the death of Moses, the leadership of Joshua resulted in each of the 12 tribes of Israel receiving a portion of land and brought a relative calm and prosperous timeframe. Joshua 24:31
- Following the death of Joshua, Israel moved into focusing more on themselves instead of God (idolatry, moral confusion, lawlessness, expediency) Judges 21:25
- Under the faithful guidance of Moses, the Jewish people had entered the land promised to them by God.
- Following the death of Moses, the leadership of Joshua resulted in each of the 12 tribes of Israel receiving a portion of land and brought a relative calm and prosperous timeframe. Joshua 24:31
- Following the death of Joshua, Israel moved into focusing more on themselves instead of God (idolatry, moral confusion, lawlessness, expediency) Judges 21:25
Joshua 24:31
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31 Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
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Judges 21:25
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25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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Listen to 1 Samuel 1 read to us and listen for Hannah. What does she do? How does she feel? What are her thoughts and motives?
Then we'll look at some things from Hannah's life that made her an amazing woman and mom. Hopefully this will give us a better appreciation for her and be able to make some practical application for our own lives.
Then we'll look at some things from Hannah's life that made her an amazing woman and mom. Hopefully this will give us a better appreciation for her and be able to make some practical application for our own lives.
1 Samuel 1:1-28
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1 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
6 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
7 And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9 So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
12 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
18 “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.
19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
21 Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
23 “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
25 And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
6 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
7 And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9 So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
12 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
18 “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.
19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
21 Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
23 “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
25 And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
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1. Our PAIN is a reality in life and has many causes.
1 Samuel 1:1-8
How we deal with our pain will be the legacy we leave behind!
We can Go Bonkers, Grow Bitter, or Get Better.
1. We should respond Biblically (Philippians 4:4-9)
2. Look at what God has provided. Too often we have tunnel vision of the bad and fail to see or focus on the good.
1 Samuel 1:1-8
How we deal with our pain will be the legacy we leave behind!
We can Go Bonkers, Grow Bitter, or Get Better.
1. We should respond Biblically (Philippians 4:4-9)
2. Look at what God has provided. Too often we have tunnel vision of the bad and fail to see or focus on the good.
1 Samuel 1:1-8
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1 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
6 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
7 And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
6 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
7 And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
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2. Our PRAYERS must be persistent and passionate.
1 Samuel 1:9-18
Prayer has numerous purposes:
- to leave the world behind and enter God's presence
- to align our heart's desires with God's will
- To acknowledge God as the Lord and Savior above all
- to view our pain and problems through the lens of eternity
- to express our gratitude to God, and our dependance upon Him
- to discover God's perspective and wisdom
Hannah was able to trust God, move on with life, and to be a faithful witness!
1 Samuel 1:9-18
Prayer has numerous purposes:
- to leave the world behind and enter God's presence
- to align our heart's desires with God's will
- To acknowledge God as the Lord and Savior above all
- to view our pain and problems through the lens of eternity
- to express our gratitude to God, and our dependance upon Him
- to discover God's perspective and wisdom
Hannah was able to trust God, move on with life, and to be a faithful witness!
1 Samuel 1:9-18
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9 So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
12 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
18 “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.
10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
12 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
18 “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.
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3. Our PURPOSE in life is to bring people to God.
1 Samuel 1:19-28
Our children have been entrusted to us by the Lord for His purposes. We are stewards of His kids. That is a huge responsibility!
Hannah wanted her son to have a relationship with God and to be involved in serving Him. We see in the chapter that she was very intentional and determined about this
1 Samuel 1:19-28
Our children have been entrusted to us by the Lord for His purposes. We are stewards of His kids. That is a huge responsibility!
Hannah wanted her son to have a relationship with God and to be involved in serving Him. We see in the chapter that she was very intentional and determined about this
1 Samuel 1:19-28
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19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
21 Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
23 “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
25 And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
21 Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
23 “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
25 And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
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We see in this passage that a child has been influenced to know God, love God, prioritize God, minister for God, and to stand up for God...and he influenced a nation!
Hannah played a huge part in the greatness of Samuel.
Abraham Lincoln wrote, "I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all of my life. All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
Hannah played a huge part in the greatness of Samuel.
Abraham Lincoln wrote, "I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all of my life. All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
1. When we face the pain and problems of life, we need to make a decision to respond biblically and gratefully.
2. As we pray for those we seek to influence, our motives must be pure, persistent, and passionate.
3. Our faithfulness in bringing people to God will determine the quality of those who lead our future.
4. Think of those who you influence and evaluate where you are leading them.
2. As we pray for those we seek to influence, our motives must be pure, persistent, and passionate.
3. Our faithfulness in bringing people to God will determine the quality of those who lead our future.
4. Think of those who you influence and evaluate where you are leading them.
