Sermons on 1 Samuel 1:1-15:35:

A Company's Obligation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2010

A company has more social obligation than to make a profit.

January 18, 2010 Caritas in Veritate "Has the LORD as great 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. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as iniquity ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:16-23

Denomination: Catholic

Eating At The King's Table Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 20, 2010

Many of us willingly choose to live in spiritual, emotional, and physical poverty, but we are heirs to a great covenant between God and Abraham.

Series Introduction: Middle Eastern people in the Bible, from Abraham to Paul, were as acquainted with covenants as we are with weddings. The Greeks and Romans did not have covenants. In fact, when the Jews translated the OT into Greek, they had to use the Greek word for “will” or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

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

Faith Of Our Mothers

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010

A Mother’s Day sermon focusing on three model mothers from God’s word.

Faith of Our Mothers 051307AM Text: Selected texts Introduction Ill: History of Mothers Day. In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:3-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man Of God ( Short Homily )

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 10, 2010

Timothy is called a "Man of God". What are the attributes of a "Man of God"? Updated January 2020.

Paul gave counsel to Timothy: ...... Keep a close watch on yourself". (1Timothy 4:16) While caring for the needs of his people, ....Timothy needed to care for himself.... as well. The false teachers ....were men of the world, ....but Timothy ... was a....... "man of God." This ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2, Nehemiah 12:24, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Samuel 9:6, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 2:22, 1 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 4:7, Ephesians 6:11, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Nehemiah 6:11, 1 Timothy 6:6-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Primero Lo Primero Series

Contributed by Juan Quintero on Feb 12, 2010

Colocar a Dios en el Primero lugar

Dios honra a los que le honran “Por tanto, Jehová el Dios de Israel dice: Yo había dicho que tu casa y la casa de tu padre andarían delante de mí perpetuamente; mas ahora ha dicho Jehová: Nunca yo tal haga, porque yo honraré a los que me honran, y los que me desprecian serán tenidos en ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sleep, The Call, The Answer

Contributed by David E. Bowyer Jr. on Feb 20, 2010

What does the story from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 tell us. That can be applied to the church

The Sleep, The call, The answer. (where the word preach Is by itself It is meant as a reminder to let the spirit lead and not just read notes) 1 Samuel 3:1-10 1And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Church Of God

Praise The Holy One

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jul 25, 2011

Hannah is mocked because she can't get a child and her husband (Elkanah) just talks about himself: "Am I not more to you than ten sons?"

SITUATION - Fellow wife (Peninnah) mocks her (Hannah) - Husband (Elkanah) talks about himself: "Am I not more to you than ten sons?" PRAISE THE HOLY ONE - Holy - up above - raise your head - Look beyond your situation PRAISE THE HOLY ONE THROUGH PRAYER - She dares talking to God, just like that, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:4-20

Denomination: Congregational

The Importance Of Character Series

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jul 27, 2011

Another in the leadership series, The Importance of. This sermon points out the greater virtue and importance of character over gifting.

CHARACTER AND GIFTING 1 Samuel 12:1-5 Now Samuel said to all Israel: "Indeed I have heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ebenezer

Contributed by Josue Martinez on Jul 30, 2011

Este Sermón fue predicado en un culto de acción de gracias de una quinceañera pero fácilmente puede adaptarse para cualquier otra celebración especialmente los aniversarios de las iglesias.

EBENEZER! 1 Sam 7:3-12 Tomó luego Samuel una piedra y la puso entre Mizpa y Sen, y le puso por nombre Ebenezer, diciendo; Hasta aquí nos ayudó Jehová. La gran piedra, llamada Ebenezer, la pusieron los Israelitas como un monumento conmemorativo al cuidado y protección de Dios cuando los Filisteos ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:3-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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

Desobediencia Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Aug 13, 2011

La desobediencia es evidencia de la incredulidad

Cuesta abajo: Desobediencia 1 Samuel 15:17-23 Intro. Estábamos haciendo fila para entrar a un paseo muy activo en un parque de diversiones y alcancé a escuchar lo que la pareja de atrás comentaban entre ellos. Era una pareja de personas de la tercera edad y ella le comentaba a su esposo con ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:17-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hannah: Faith That Saved A Nation Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 1, 2011

Sermon 1 in the 2003 Calvary Series on the Family. Mother's Day message. What could one woman do when there was trouble in her house? What could one woman do when there was trouble in God's house? Hannah turned to God and by her faith saved the nation!

HANNAH: FAITH THAT SAVED A NATION 1 Samuel 1 Calvary Baptist Church Mother's Day 2003 INTRODUCTION: In our text today, we find the last two judges, one (Eli) a miserable failure, the other a success. We also find the first two kings, one a miserable failure (Saul), the other a success. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Receiving Your Miracle

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Sep 5, 2011

We live in a world today that is desperate for something real...something that is available to ordinary people just like me and you. Peter and John stood before the most skeptical, anti-Christian crowd possible...are those people recognized them as ordina

RECEIVING YOUR MIRACLE 1 SAMUEL 1:17 For several weeks we've been looking at the subject of miracles...and I had planned on wrapping it up last week. And the reason I wanted to finish up was simply because I felt it was going nowhere and that I might even have been mistaken to even approach such a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:17