· Slide for the number to text for prayer.
· What do you do when God answers your prayers?
· 1 Samuel 1:21-23 21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and dwell there forever.” 23 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the Lord establish his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
· 1 Samuel 1:24-28 24 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. 25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. 27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. 28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
· Model the gospel so that they may know and love it too.
· Everything you have you have for a reason
· All we have is not ours || All we have is a gift from God || We honor him with all we have!
· What are you doing with your answered prayer?
LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE
Starter: When is a time you struggled with God’s answer to your prayer?
Dig Deeper:
Read 1 Samuel 1:21-23
What are your first thoughts about Elkanah and Hannah when you first read this?
When has it been hard to continue to go the direction that God has pointed you to go in? How hard would it have been for you if Samuel was your child?
Elkanah and Hannah’s security was in God, where does your security tend to rest? What needs to change?
Read 1 Samuel 1:24-28
What do you think it means to Model the Gospel so that others may know and love it?
Hannah’s life was a living sacrifice on display for her son. What do you think this means? How can your life be more of a living sacrifice in light of Romans 12:1-2
Knowing that everything you have is a gift from God, how do you live in light of that? With your finances? Your success? Your Family/Friends/Relationships? Your daily routine with the breath and heartbeat of a new day?
What has he answered that you are doing nothing with?