God’s God It: Pt 3 Promises, Promises

Pericope: 1 Sam 1:10-11

Sermon Text:  1 Sam 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Sermon Title:  God’s God It: Pt 3 Promises, Promises

Point 1:  Promise Made – vs. 11 And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Point 2:  Promise Kept – vs. 26-28 -  26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

Point 3:  Promise Provision – vs. 20-21 - 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

Point 4:  Promise you made - Ecclesiastes 5:5 - It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.

Point 5:  Promise God kept - Isaiah 55:11 - so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Hebrews 6:13 - For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

Point 6:  Promised Provision Awaiting Release - Malachi 3:10 - Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.