Sermons on 1 Samuel 1:21-2:11:

A Childless Faith

Contributed by Alan Stokes on Nov 5, 2000

Christians should have a proper understand of the dynamics of what it feels like for a woman to experience infertility.

Once upon a time there was a woman named Hannah. Hannah didn’t have any children and she wanted so much to have a child. Hannah found her self in deep sorrow over her infertility. No one seemed to understand her need. In her anguish of being without child Hannah prayed and committed a vow to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Holiness

The Value Of Mothers.

Contributed by Steve Pilon on Apr 28, 2001

The hand that rocks the cradle may very well be the hand that determines the eternal destiny of our children.

Title: The value of mothers There is a modern proverb that most of us have heard that says: ‘the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.’ While not all proverbs found outside the Bible are true this one is. And it’s true because the person who rocks the cradle will also be the person who will ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:1-12, 1 Samuel 1:2-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Warfare Prayers Series

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 17, 2001

WARFARE PRAYING

WARFARE PRAYERS Dr. D. K. Olukoya Beloved, our message this week focuses on one thing that seems very difficult for a lot of Christians to do and yet is the only solution to their numerous problems and that is Warfare Prayer. In this message, we will examine how to fight and win warfare through ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:10, Revelation 12:7-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding Security In God And Not In Any Other

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 25, 2001

Finding Security in God and Not in Any Other - I Sam. 2:1-10 (Where is your security?)

Finding Security in God and Not in Any Other - I Sam. 2:1-10 We live in a society that often teaches people to find their security in their achievements, family and friends. Hannah was a woman who faced similar temptations, but she learned that only God gave her fulfilling security. After the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hannah's Prayer Of Praise

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: The way God delivered Hannah is characteristic of the way God rules his world.

Thesis: The way God delivered Hannah is characteristic of the way God rules his world. Intro.: 1. Everyone loves to see an underdog win! (cf. two recent children's movies-- "Angels in the Outfield" and "Little Giants"--predictable films where the underdogs win.) 2. Hannah's story (1 Sam. 1) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-11

Measuring Your Love Series

Contributed by Doug Johnston on Aug 23, 2001

Saying "I love you" will mean more to our loved ones and to us when we use guidelines to evaluate what "love" means to us.

Loving People Pushes Us To: *Communicate and listen (Acts 6; 15) *Affirm and support (2 Corinthians 8-9) *Teach respect, including respect of privacy (Romans 12:10) *Develop a sense of trust (Philippians 2:1-4) *Share responsibility (Galatians 6:2, 5) *Develop our sense of right and wrong ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-36, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

God's Purpose In Barreness

Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Feb 28, 2001

A message of encouragement for Christians going through a time of spiritual barreness

GOD’S PURPOSE IN BARRENESS 1 SAM 1:1-11,20,27-28 I. BARRENESS A. A common physical problem among women B. Barren - unfruitfull, unproductive, childless, C. Barren women in scripture -Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Minoa’s wife, Hanna, Elizabeth D. The disgrace of a woman being barren -It is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:11-28

Denomination: Church Of God

Energizing Dreams Through Prayer Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on May 7, 2003

50-DAY SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE Hannah Put simply, personal and persistent prayer energizes our dreams because PRAYER IS FAITH IN ACTION.

One of my favorite comics is “The Family Circus.” Once I believe that the father was helping Billy with his homework with the rest of the family there in the kitchen. Dad asks Billy, “What is the greatest power source in all the world?” In turn everyone is pictured thinking what the answer may ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hidden Heroes

Contributed by Donald Carpenter on May 9, 2003

When he arrived to the two-room shack that he called home, he saw a light on. We quietly walked in to find his mother crying and praying. He overheard her praying "Lord, please deliver my boy. Lord, please deliver my boy. Lord, please deliver my boy. Lo

Hidden Heroes I Samuel 1:4-23 Preached Mother’s Day May 11,2003 AM Service Text: 2 Timothy 1:5 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Introduction: A teenage boy ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5, 1 Samuel 1:4-23

Denomination: Baptist

A Mother Who Dared To Dream Again

Contributed by Ray Ellis on May 16, 2003

This sermon is taken from the life of Hannah and is designed to give encouragement and guidance to Mothers on Mother’s Day.

“A Mother Who Dared to Dream Again” -Hannah- I Samuel 1:1-28 Mother’s Day has a very special place in the hearts of the majority of people in America. Hallmark estimates that 150 million Mother’s Day cards will be sent this year (but only 95 million Father’s Day cards), making Mother’s Day the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Holiness Of God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2003

A wealth of God’s ways and actions flow from His holiness. You cannot understand the true God withough grappling with what that holiness means.

The Holiness of God (topical) Intro: Examples of holy items: my mother’s china...special; Emeril uses "truffle oil"; truffles are underground mushrooms that can bring hundreds of dollars apiece...holy (special) Yet God is holy in an much greater and deeper way Main Idea: God¡¦s Holiness is ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 12:1-13, 1 Samuel 2:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Mother's Commitment

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 25, 2006

The Bible is full of examples of godly mothers. Hannah is one such. She was committed to God, to her husband, and to her children.

A Mother’s Commitment I Samuel 1 Here we are again--another Mother’s Day. Time to extol the virtuous role of motherhood. Where do we look for our role models? Hopefully, we need look no further than our own family. But alas, not all mothers are good role ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hannah And Susannah, Two Saintly Moms

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 12, 2006

This is a Mothers’ Day sermon using Samuel’s Mother Hannah and John and Charles Wesley’s Mother Susannah as godly examples for Christian Mothers today.

Hannah and Susannah, Two Saintly Moms --I Samuel 1:9-28 Since my teenage years, when I first heard it on Mothers’ Day as a quartet number in my home Church, I have appreciated the Hymn “God, Give Us Christian Homes” by the great Baptist hymn writer B. B. McKinney. The prayer in the third stanza ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:9-28

Denomination: Methodist

Hannah's Prayer

Contributed by Aaron Householder on May 7, 2007

A Mother’s Day sermon with application for all Christians about brokenness, faith, & freedom.

1. The Prayers of Broken Heart are… poured out to God (1-16) a. The state of being: i. Despair (8) ii. Distress (10) iii. Depression (11) b. The action of doing: i. Submission (11a) ii. Sacrifice (11b) iii. Speechless (12-13) Brokenness finds faith. 2. The Prayers of an Empty Heart are… heard by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

It's All About Who?

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007

It’s All About Who? The Issue of Selfishness, And How Mothers Teach Us The Right Way To Live I thank God that we still have one sane institution in an insane world – motherhood. Perhaps the only place where self-giving, self-sacrificing, self-denial is

It’s All About Who? The Issue of Selfishness, And How Mothers Teach Us The Right Way To Live May 8, 2005 1 Samuel 1:19-28 Intro: A Spanish proverb reads “An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.” “Legally, a husband is the head of the house and a pedestrian has the right of way. Both are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:19-28

Denomination: Baptist