Sunday Morning 06-01-14: Message: Bro Phillip Dearte - 1 Samuel 3:1-3, 19-21. Samuel was literally a God send, an answered prayer. Hannah, Samuels mother, dealt with being barren and the burden it put upon her. So, Hannah would go to the temple with a hunger and a desire to pray for a child. There was a desperate plea that touched the ears of God and he answered her prayer. So Samuel was born unto Hannah and she honored her promontory God by bringing him to the house of God to be used in service to the man of God. There was a disconnect between the people and God. So God would send the judges to raise them up above their problems and God was with the judges. However, there was never a point where one of the judges stood before the people and said, thus sayeth the Lord or thou shalt or shalt not. There was a disconnection between the people and the word of God. Yet when Samuel came along, the word of God became important again. Samuel gained the vision of God through the word of God. So God began the reconciliation process of connecting the people with Gods word. Samuel let the people know that the Ark of the Covenant was more than just the Ark, it was the container of the word of God. The people stopped relying on the word in the ark and relied on the presence of God that came with the ark. The ark represented where the word was but when it was gone, the word was still written in their hearts but they lost that connection. It doesnt matter how far you get from the ark, Gods word can still be with you and as long as it is still there, Gods mercy can still be extended to you. Through the pages of the book of Samuel you will see how Samuel began to reconcile the people back to God through the word. If you want to be restored unto God, you need a revival of the word of God inside. John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The only way to connect with God is through his word.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:27:57 +0000
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