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  • Betty Johnson avatar

    Mother's Day Meditation - Hannah

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008
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    A simple Mother’s Day meditation based on the story of Hannah.

    Mother’s Day Meditation Read: What is a Mother? (From The Tale of the Tardy Oxcard) We all have a mother. So...We all have expectations of what a mother should be. Each one of us place (and have placed) certain expectations on our mothers. We expect Mother to be there when we most need ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Scott Bradford avatar

    Can We Pray Up A Prophet?

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jul 23, 2010
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    This sermon is about Hannah dedicating praying for a child but giving him to God, which in turns means the raising up of a Prophet! What if we prayed for god to raise up from among us a National Prophet?

    Illustration: Laurel and I with our first child. She didn’t want any pain meds… and then she did… a few minutes later, holding our first born son… the pain was gone. Interesting thing about birth, the mother can be exhausted, and in pain, shouting at their husband ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    When Mamma Prays Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 10, 2009
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    The Bible tells us that God closed up Hannah’s womb. Really? Would He do that, or was this the kind of comment where we call something an "act of God?"

    Real Mothers are special people. Real mothers would like to be able to eat a whole candy bar (all by themselves) and drink a Coke without any "floaters" in it. Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Persistence In The Presence: How Women Pray

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 22, 2009
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    Women succeed in pray because they persist in trusting God, allow the whole self to pray, take God at His word, are not afraid of intensity, choose responsibility over religion, and keep their commitments.

    If, as Thomas Edison tells us, genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration, then I suspect it is also true that prayer is one per cent insistence and ninety-nine per cent persistence. Prayer is one per cent insistence, to be sure; we do, in our prayers, tell God what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Trusting God Who Will Fight For You Series

    Contributed by Clinton Smith on Jul 24, 2009
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    God hears our cries and He will fight for you.

    I was walking home elementary school when I encountered one of my many fights as a younger man. The weekend before, my family and I, went to the drive-in to see one of my favorite actors, Bruce Lee in “The Last Dragon”. It was a normal occurrence for me to act out the movie with my friends as if I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    The Sacrifice Of Silence: How Men Pray

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 4, 2009
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    Men can pray in their own way by doing what they know is right to do, by listening to the Lord as well as speaking, and by holding others and God Himself accountable to keep promises.

    The young Australian pastor had just received his first assignment. It was to a remote sheep-ranching settlement deep in the Australian outback. He had arrived during a period of prolonged drought, and was making pastoral calls to his far-flung flock of ranchers, who were trying to keep their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray Like A Girl! Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 14, 2009
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    It is an insult that is still used today on playgrounds across the globe. Little boys testing their strength and dexterity against one another revert back to this proverbial slap in the face by throwing down the gauntlet of this time proven stab. However

    “Like a Girl” Pray Like A Girl I. Introduction For those of you last who were out last week I started a new series called “Like a Girl!” I challenged us to reevaluate what most of us have thought of as an insult for years when I challenged you to “Fight Like a Girl!” Not some hands flailing in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Hannah Prayed (2010)

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 10, 2010
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    An updated version of this sermon given on Mother's Day.

    Hannah Prayed I Samuel 1:1-20 May 9, 2010 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY'S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me/We: In the last few years I’ve shied away from preaching about mothers and motherhood, because I’ve never felt real comfortable celebrating what ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Divine Orchestration Of Frustration

    Contributed by Darryl Baker on Mar 11, 2013
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    How God frustrated Hannah by closing her womb until His appointed time for her to birth Samuel for His purposes. God can inspire and use our frustrations to position us for greater use by Him by surrendering to Him what He brings out of us like He used S

    Divine Orchestration of Frustration Key Points: 1. Your frustration may not necessarily be a bad thing 2. Your frustration may not be caused by what you think; it may be Divinely Inspired 3. Your frustration, when divine in nature, can’t be eased by material things or PEOPLE! 4. Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Praise The Holy One

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jul 25, 2011
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    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

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    The Birth Of Samuel

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 10, 2012
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    The Birth of Samuel - (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE A divided home (vs 1-8). A devout prayer (vs 9-18). A distinguished son (vs 19-28). SERMONBODY: Ill: • David Cameron's new Cabinet were all dining together in a very posh London restaurant, • The waiter asked the P.M. what he wanted to eat, • David Cameron ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Hannah: Faith That Saved A Nation Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 1, 2011
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    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Morgan avatar

    Churches Need To Have Babies

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Oct 10, 2011
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    I was attending a church service where they were having a baby dedication and this Scripture was being used and the Holy Spirit begin to speak to me and say there is more in these verses than what we traditionally see and that these verses can also be spe

    TEXT: 1 Samuel 1:1-18 I am aware that this Scripture is usually read during a baby dedication service. I want to assure you that I am not crazy and that we are not having a baby dedication this morning. Last Sunday I was attending a church service where they were having a baby dedication and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Johnson avatar

    From Barrenness To Blessedness

    Contributed by Paul Johnson on Nov 19, 2006
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    This sermon encourages the listener to trust in the LORD and do good and to wait patiently upon the LORD until He turns your barrenness into blessedness.

    I remember it like it was yesterday … Thanksgiving 2004 was one of the happiest holidays of my life. We spent Thanksgiving with Selena’s aunt Dorothy and a lot of her family members. It was so nice to be apart of a large family gathering in which I truly felt felt loved. Selena was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jennifer Casto avatar

    Prayer Changes Things In The Pursuit Of A Breakthrough

    Contributed by Jennifer Casto on May 21, 2007
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    Prayer Changes Things In The Pursuit of A Breakthrough... Introduction: Have you been praying and praying and praying for a specific something or for something to happen in your life? Today I want to talk with you about principles on prayer from a w

    (these are the notes that I prepared but I also went into many different illustrations and explanation as The Holy Spirit gave me utterance---) Sermon Title: Prayer Changes Things In The Pursuit of A Breakthrough Jennifer Mears 5/9/2007 Text: I Samuel, Chapter 1 (all 28 verses) Amplified ...read more

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