I Samuel 2:6-10 At this point in our study, we are halfway through Hannah’s prayer of praise to God. Though she has just completely turned over her son to God and physically left him with Eli, she is praising God for all He has done and is going to do….
A Standing Ovation:Our God the RockI Samuel 20:1-5 At the end of chapter 19 in our study of Hannah, she has left her little Samuel at the tabernacle under Eli’s care. Can you imagine how this must have felt? When I read the next chapter, I am amazed at the…
Mission: Impossible Answers to Prayer 3I Samuel 19:20-28 The last two entries in this series have been about impossible answers to prayer. The Biblical examples of this topic have been phenomenal. We have viewed examples of: the entire nation of Israel being freed from slavery, Elijah’s sacrifice to God being…
Mission: Impossible Answers to PrayerI Samuel 19:20-28We are currently paused in our story of Hannah long enough to look at a few Biblical examples of “impossible” answers to prayer. The last one I would like to consider before returning to the focal point of Hannah is outlined in Acts 12….
Mission: Impossible Answers to PrayerI Samuel 19:20-28 What happens then when we pray? God answers! But does He always answer in the manner or timing in which we expect? Let’s pause in our story of Hannah for just a few moments to look at some other Biblical examples of seemingly…
Pouring Out the Bitter Soul:The Power of PrayerI Samuel 1:11-19We left off in Hannah’s story as she had just made her declaration to Eli regarding the state of her soul, “the seat of her emotions and passions.” “I have poured out my soul before the Lord.” She had reached her…
Pouring Out the Bitter Soul:The Power of PrayerI Samuel 1:11-19 In reaching Hannah’s desperation point in our review of her life, the point of the last portion of this study was that Hannah knew where to turn when her soul was deep in bitterness. Verse 10 of chapter 1 says…
Desperation Point:In Barrenness and Bitterness of Soul I Samuel 1:1-10 In the story of Hannah, we left at the point of discovering her adversary, Pinnenah, and the state in which this adversary had pinned Hannah. As Hannah has reached her desperation point, verse 7 describes Hannah’s condition as being one…
Desperation Point: In Barrenness and Bitterness of Soul I Samuel 1:1-10 Last year God began a working in my heart like no other before. It began in such a way that was completely undeniable. I found myself submerged in the Bible story of Hannah; not quite two chapters and yet…
