Oakwood Church
A Life of Faithfulness - 1 Samuel 7:15 - 8:1
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
The Revival
The Revival
1. Experience the Faithfulness of God
1 Samuel 1:3-8 (ESV)
“Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Penninah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closer her womb. And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD has closed her womb. So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. 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. Experience the Faithfulness of God
1 Samuel 1:3-8 (ESV)
“Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Penninah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closer her womb. And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD has closed her womb. So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. 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 1:10-11
“She was deeply distresses and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. And she vowed a vow and said ‘O LORD of hosts, if you will need look on the affliction of our servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”
“She was deeply distresses and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. And she vowed a vow and said ‘O LORD of hosts, if you will need look on the affliction of our servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”
1 Samuel 1:17
“Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to Him.”
“Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to Him.”
1 Samuel 1:19-20
“They rose early in the morning and worshipped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, ‘I have asked for him from the LORD.’”
“They rose early in the morning and worshipped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, ‘I have asked for him from the LORD.’”
1 Samuel 1:24-27, 2:11
“And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. And the child was young. Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. And she said, ‘Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing in your presence, praying to the LORD. For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD’...Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest.”
“And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. And the child was young. Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. And she said, ‘Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing in your presence, praying to the LORD. For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD’...Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest.”
The Revival
1. Experience the Faithfulness of God
o Through relationships with People
1. Experience the Faithfulness of God
o Through relationships with People
1 Samuel 2:17
“Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:25
“…But they would not listen to the voice of their father…”
“Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:25
“…But they would not listen to the voice of their father…”
1. Experience the Faithfulness of God
o Through relationships with God
1 Samuel 2:26
“Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and also with man…the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.”
o Through relationships with God
1 Samuel 2:26
“Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and also with man…the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.”
1 Samuel 3:9
“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.”
“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.”
1 Samuel 3:19-4:1
“And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD. And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.”
“And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD. And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.”
1. Experience the Faithfulness of God
o When God Works through You
“If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
o When God Works through You
“If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
The Circuit
The Circuit
2. Model the Faithfulness of God
o Lasting impact comes from Repetition
1 Samuel 7:15-16
“Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places.”
2. Model the Faithfulness of God
o Lasting impact comes from Repetition
1 Samuel 7:15-16
“Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places.”
The Circuit
2. Model the Faithfulness of God
o Expect Opposition and Difficulty along the way
2. Model the Faithfulness of God
o Expect Opposition and Difficulty along the way
The Altar
The Altar
3. Remember the Faithfulness of God
1 Samuel 7:17
“Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to the Lord.”
3. Remember the Faithfulness of God
1 Samuel 7:17
“Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to the Lord.”
The Altar
3. Remember the Faithfulness of God
o Be Refreshed through Time with the Lord
3. Remember the Faithfulness of God
o Be Refreshed through Time with the Lord
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
The Altar
3. Remember the Faithfulness of God
o Establish Reminders of God’s faithfulness
3. Remember the Faithfulness of God
o Establish Reminders of God’s faithfulness
