Sermons on 1 Samuel 3:11-20:

Hearing And Recognising God When He Speaks To Us

Contributed by Chris Blackshaw on Sep 28, 2009

We all hear and experience God in different ways with some it is through thoughts, feelings, inner voices we have to recognise God’s voice and respond to it.

Christianity is unique among religions, for it alone offers a personal relationship with the Creator beginning here and now, and lasting throughout eternity. Jesus declared, “This is eternal life – that they may know God” (Jn. 17:2). Unfortunately, many in the Church miss the great blessing of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-19, 1 Samuel 3:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Hearing The Voice Of The Lord

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Oct 5, 2009

Just as Samuel needed to learn how to apply what he had heard, we need teachers to rise up and teach the young people how to hear and apply His message to them.

Hearing the Voice Of The Lord 1 Samuel 3:19-21 19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:19-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Still Speaks

Contributed by Babatunde Bello on Aug 10, 2011

HEARING FROM GOD

Hebrew 13:8, John 10:30, John 1:1 (God NEVER changed) If God spoke with Adam and Eve and they heard God clearly, can we boost of saying that we still hear God clearly? If not, then, only one thing is likely to be the problem, which is our relationship with the Holy Spirit. • God’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Through A Child's Ears

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 31, 2011

Samuel

THROUGH A CHILD’S EARS (1 SAMUEL 3) In The Last Days Newsletter, Leonard Ravenhill tells about a group of tourists visiting a picturesque village who walked by an old man sitting beside a fence. In a rather patronizing way, one tourist asked, "Were any great men born in this village?" The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 12, 2012

Having a relationship with God is paramount in your calling as a believer. God comes to you, God discovers you he is calling you. There is on old hymn which proclaims it so clearly: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me;

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-5,12-17; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 and John 1:43-51. In her book, .....A Man Called Peter, .....Catherine Marshall ...tells how ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51, 1 Samuel 3:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

"God Is Doing A New Thing!!!"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 12, 2012

A sermon about God's Word and God's Visions.

1 Samuel 3:1-11, 19-21 “God Is Doing a New Thing!!!” This passage begins with an arrestingly modern concept: “The Lord’s word was rare at that time, and visions weren’t widely known.” Do you suppose that this is the way many people in the world feel right ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: United Methodist

Discerning The Voice Of God Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 25, 2010

In order to hear the voice of God we must have the right: 1) Closeness (1 Samuel 3:1-6), 2) Confirmation (1 Samuel 3:7-9), 3) Center of attention (1 Samuel 3:10-15), and finally: 4) Compliance (1 Samuel 3:16-20)

On Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at the United Nations in New York returning to his usual cursing Israel, and threatening it with extinction. Indeed, his hatred is obsessional, and dominates his view of the entire world. He even went so far as to blame America for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-20

Denomination: Other

Be Still And Know Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 2, 2010

This Kyle Idleman message begins in silence. Sometimes we talk too much. To hear God, we need to be where He speaks, confirm His voice, avoid distractions, & respond with obedience. (34 PP slides/posters are available on request)

Sermon Notes Be Still and Know 1 Samuel 3:1-18 (Sermon notes courtesy of Kyle Idleman, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY) NOTE: This is most effective if the speaker begins the message in silence, holding up 34 different posters for the congregation to read, making the point that many are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Night Calls - A Call To Serve Series

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 24, 2010

God often deals with us at night. In the deepest night God brings Israel out of Egypt. At night God wrestles with Jacob. At midnight God looses Peter’s chains. At night Paul hears the Macedonian call. In the middle of the night God calls Samuel to serve.

Night Calls – Part One: “A Call to Serve” 1 Samuel 3:1-21 Introduction: God’s word declares that “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” As such we often equate times of trouble, of difficulty, of spiritual lows with the night. We speak of the thief coming in the night; of death stalking at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Tipping Sacred Cows

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 2, 2010

A sermon addressing the need to change church as usual.

-I want to talk to you about transitions that need to happen in the church world. In the process I am sure I will TIP SOME SACRED COWS! • Citipoint is in a time of transition • At the same time the church, as a whole, is in a time of shifting… o From affluence to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Samuel - Speaking The Words Of God Series

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 18, 2009

A short talk given at an early morning communion service. Samuel was young, but his first task after coming to know the Lord was to speak hard words from God to Eli (his mentor!) Will we also speak the truth, in love, to others?

Samuel was a child, with priestly responsibilities (an interesting fact!) and he was being mentored by Eli in the Temple. Jesus primarily focused upon 12 men. Who has God entrusted to you, to teach and train in the ways of the Lord? “In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is Called?

Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 18, 2008

Every believer is called to belong to God. Paul indicated to the Christians at Rome that both he and they had the same calling (Rom. 1:1, 6). Likewise, he wrote to the believers in Ephesus that just as there is one Spirit and one body (that is, the church

Who Is “Called”? 1 Samuel 3:20 Are only certain people “called” by God to do important work for Him, such as the prophet and judge Samuel (1 Sam. 3:20)? The issue of “calling” tends to be confusing, largely because it deals with significance. Sometimes people talk about their day-to-day ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Day Samuel Met Jesus Series

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Feb 9, 2009

People mistakenly think that young Samuel was a believer when he was helping Eli in the temple. This is not the case. He was an unbeliever. This passage outlines the story of his conversion to Christ, not his call to service.

1. THE UNCONVERTED CHILD "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him". I know about the Queen of England but I don’t know her. I know about the President of the United States but I don’t know him. Do you know the LORD or do you just know about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Let Him Who Has An Ear Hear...

Contributed by Mike Rickman on May 30, 2008

For us to be effective in our Christianity, we have to hear the voice of God, recognize the Voice of God and respond to the Voice of God.

June 1, 2008 Morning Worship Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-21 Subject: Hearing God’s Voice Title: Let Him Who Has Ears Hear… Last week I spoke to you about how America is following in the footsteps of Europe in becoming basically, and anti-Christian nation. I found it interesting in these last couple of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hearing And Responding To The Voice Of God

Contributed by Harvey Earls on Jun 18, 2007

Designed for those who are seeking to indentify, listen to, and obey God’s voice and calling.

As I write this sermon, I too admit that I have had times in my life where the Voice of God has been hard to discern. As I look back however, those times in my life are usually when there are so many other voices going on that I have trouble focusing in on what God is telling me. How many times ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist