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Sermon 52

Sermon 52

Locations & Times

3Circle Church - Fairhope Campus

10274 AL-104, Fairhope, AL 36532, USA

Sunday 7:55 AM

Campus Times

We would be honored to have you join us for our Sunday gatherings on one of our four campuses serving these Alabama communities:<br>Eastern Shore Fairhope - 8A | 9:30A | 11:00A<br>Eastern Shore Daphne - 8:45A | 10:15A | 11:45A<br>Midtown - 10A<br>Thomasville - 10A

1 Samuel 1:7
Therefore, Hannah wept and would not eat.
1 Samuel 1:8
And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?”
1 Samuel 1:12-18
As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. 14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.” 17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.” 18 And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
Samuel means "God heard."
1 Samuel 2:18
Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy clothed with a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 2:18 (MSG)
In the midst of all this, Samuel, a boy dressed in a priestly linen tunic, served God.
Linen ephod = Hand-me downs
Samuel is doing it right, and he’s being treated all wrong.
1 Samuel 16:6
When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”
I Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
I Samuel 16:8-10
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.”
I Samuel 16:11-12
Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
Sympathy = feeling
Empathy = understanding
Empathy is greater than sympathy.
Our pain has a purpose.
Our purpose helps others deal with their pain.
"Pain instructs." - Ben Franklin
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Empathy is a gift.

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