I. EXORDIUM:
Hannah or "channah" in Hebrew meaning "favored". The ALEPH-TAV, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last, the ALPHA and OMEGA's signature was placed after the word "called" giving it emphasis and special meaning "invite, preach, pronounce, proclaim, publish, read". Samuel or "shemuel" in Hebrew meaning "heard of GOD"
Thus our title came into being, Favor Called, Heard of GOD. or Called favor, GOD heard or Favor Called, GOD heard. The LORD JESUS CHRIST who does the calling or praying to GOD on behalf of Hannah was heard of GOD.
Isaiah 65:24 (Amplified Bible)
And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear.
Jeremiah 33:3 (Amplified Bible)
Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).
Matthew 6:8 (Amplified Bible)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Proverbs 15:29 (Amplified Bible)
The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous (the upright, in right standing with Him).
Jeremiah 29:12 (Amplified Bible)
Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you.
Psalms 91:15 (Amplified Bible)
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers/unbelievers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that when we pray and call unto GOD, GOD always hears and answers our prayers.
IV. TEXT:
1 Samuel 1:20 (Amplified Bible)
Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him Samuel [heard of God], Because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for when JESUS called unto You through us, we are always HEARD OF GOD.
VI. TITLE:
Favor Called and GOD heard
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: unknown
B. Date written: After 1011 B.C.
C. Purpose: To record the founding of the Hebrew monarchy
D. To whom written: The nation of Israel
E. Keyword: king
F. Key verses:
1 Samuel 8:7-8 (Amplified Bible)
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not be King over them.
According to all the works which they have done since I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they also do to you.
1 Samuel 15:22 (Amplified Bible)
Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
VIII. MAIN BODY:
1 Samuel 1:20 (Amplified Bible)
Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him Samuel [heard of God], Because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:20 (New King James Version)
So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the Lord."
A. The LORD JESUS Called and favored came
"Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him"
GOD wanted us to know and learn that our prayers are heard of GOD because of the LORD JESUS that intercedes on our behalf.
Romans 8:34 (Amplified Bible)
Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?
Nothing can be closer to GOD as JESUS is because He is seated at the right hand of GOD, and He's the SON OF GOD, not a mere servant, and when He intercedes for us, He actually pleads. Will His prayers be heard? Of course, all His prayers on earth are heard of GOD, how much more when He's seated in Heaven, praying and letting GOD does something.
Hebrews 9:24 (Amplified Bible)
For Christ (the Messiah) has not entered into a sanctuary made with [human] hands, only a copy and pattern and type of the true one, but [He has entered] into heaven itself, now to appear in the [very] presence of God on our behalf.
1 John 2:1-2 (Amplified Bible)
MY LITTLE children, I write you these things so that you may not violate God’s law and sin. But if anyone should sin, we have an Advocate (One Who will intercede for us) with the Father—[it is] Jesus Christ [the all] righteous [upright, just, Who conforms to the Father’s will in every purpose, thought, and action].
And He [that same Jesus Himself] is the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins, and not for ours alone but also for [the sins of] the whole world.
Hebrews 7:25 (Amplified Bible)
Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them.
Romans 8:27 (Amplified Bible)
And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will.
Isaiah 53:12 (Amplified Bible)
Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], and He shall divide the spoil with the mighty, because He poured out His life unto death, and [He let Himself] be regarded as a criminal and be numbered with the transgressors; yet He bore [and took away] the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors (the rebellious).
John 16:23 (Amplified Bible)
And when that time comes, you will ask nothing of Me [you will need to ask Me no questions]. I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that My Father will grant you whatever you ask in My Name [as presenting all that I AM].
John 16:26-27 (Amplified Bible)
At that time you will ask (pray) in My Name; and I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf [for it will be unnecessary].
For the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came out from the Father.
John 17:20-24 (Amplified Bible)
Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching,
That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me.
I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one:
I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.
Father, I desire that they also whom You have entrusted to Me [as Your gift to Me] may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me [Your love gift to Me]; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Hebrews 4:14-15 (Amplified Bible)
Inasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has [already] ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith in Him].
For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.
As a child of GOD here on earth, our prayers are not natural, they are supernatural, they are not ordinary, but extraordinary because they have the power of GOD in them, every plea, every request that we have are powered by JESUS Himself. What a joy! A time to celebrate! Our prayers are not just reaching the ceiling of our house or our church house but it's reaching Heaven, the throne room of GOD, the ears of GOD. HALLELUJAH! Every time I pray something happens, GOD moves us to pray, and our prayers moved GOD's hands even before we pray. That is a thought to think about.
Ephesians 3:20 (Amplified Bible)
Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]—
What we are praying is superabundantly provided for us far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]—
B. The LORD JESUS CHRIST Called unto GOD and JESUS was Heard of GOD
"Samuel [heard of God], Because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord."
Heard of GOD, that's what every CHRISTian believer are in our spiritual position before GOD, and our physical position have to learned a lot from our spiritual behavior. For all these visible things that we see and enjoy are created by the One who is invisible, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, thus all visible physical things came from the spiritual Invisible Creator - the LORD JESUS CHRIST Himself.
Colossians 1:16 (Amplified Bible)
For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him.
Thus our prayers are being revealed to this physical world by our invisible prayers that are heard of GOD in His throne room.
Jeremiah 33:3 (Amplified Bible)
Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).
The amazing things when you pray is that it changes you first, our prayers before changing things for us as we want them to, it changes us first.
Isaiah 65:24 (Amplified Bible)
And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear.
Isaiah 30:19 (Amplified Bible)
O people who dwell in Zion at Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you.
Isaiah 58:9 (Amplified Bible)
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, Here I am. If you take away from your midst yokes of oppression [wherever you find them], the finger pointed in scorn [toward the oppressed or the godly], and every form of false, harsh, unjust, and wicked speaking,
Matthew 6:8 (Amplified Bible)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Our GOD is the Answering GOD, when we pray, it doesn't matter if it's long or short, out loud or in our minds/hearts is it always HEARD OF GOD.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for when JESUS called unto You through us, we are always HEARD OF GOD.
