Hannah's Prayer
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Hannah’s Prayer
Hannah’s Prayer
Introduction:
Today, we’re going to explore the powerful story of Hannah—a story of deep pain, fervent prayer, and divine healing. Through her story, we will see how the cross brings healing not just to our physical bodies, but to our deepest spiritual and emotional wounds.
Tension:
How many of you have dealt with a deep hurt, and emotional wound?
Often times we think that God only dealt with the physical, but God took care of the emotional (Soul) healing as well.
“Our experiences or the experience should never be the foundation of our belief system. As our experiences change so will our beliefs. It the Word of God that never changes, and is the foundation which will every believe should build upon.” Daniel Pilkington
Our foundation is found in .....
1 Peter 2:24 (KJV 1900)
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Transition:
We are in week 3 of our series “By His Stripes”. We are going to continue build a foundation through the Word of God.
#Foundation
#Foundation
Main Points:
Main Point #1: The Brokenhearted
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb.
And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.
So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.
Hannah’s story begins with deep sorrow and shame. She was barren, and in her culture, this was not just a personal struggle but a social disgrace.
Peninnah, the other wife, taunted her, and even her husband didn’t fully understand the depth of her pain.
This left Hannah feeling isolated and broken.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Isaiah 53:4–5 (KJV 1900)
Surely he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows: Yet we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with his stripes we are healed.
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Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted.
Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted.
Transition:
Now that we know Jesus came to heal our brokenness, lets look at how Hannah face her pain.
Main Point #2: Healing Power of Prayer
1 Samuel 1:10–16 (NKJV)
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.
Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.”
And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.
Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”
But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”
Hannah didn’t hide her pain or try to fix it herself.
She took it to God in prayer.
She was honest with God.
She knew God was the only one who could bring healing to her broken heart.
It’s in prayer that we find the strength to face our struggles.
It’s in prayer that we find the strength to face our struggles.
It’s in prayer that God begins His healing work in us.
It’s in prayer that God begins His healing work in us.
Transition:
Main Point #3: Surrendering at the Cross
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
After her time of intense prayer, Hannah’s heart was changed.
The Bible tells us that she went away and ate, and her face was no longer downcast.
What had changed?
Her circumstances hadn’t—she was still without a child.
But her heart changed when she surrendering her desires to God.
This surrender is beautifully reflected in Jesus’ work on the cross.
As He hung there, Jesus surrendered everything—His will, His rights, His life—for the sake of our healing.
He bore our sins, our shame, and our brokenness, offering us complete healing and restoration through His sacrifice.
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True healing comes when we surrender our hurts, our desires, and our lives to God.
True healing comes when we surrender our hurts, our desires, and our lives to God.
Transition:
Lets look now at Hannah’s testimony.
Main Point #4: Hannah’s Testimony
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
God answered Hannah’s prayer by giving her a son, Samuel. But the true fulfillment of God’s promise wasn’t just in the child she received.
It was in the healing and peace she found through her relationship with God.
Her testimony became one of God’s faithfulness, and her son Samuel would go on to play a key role in Israel’s history.
The cross is the ultimate testimony of God’s faithfulness. It is the place where all of God’s promises find their “Yes” in Christ
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Through the cross, we have the promise of eternal life, the promise of God’s presence, and the promise of healing—healing from sin, from brokenness, and from every wound we carry.
Just as Hannah’s story became a testimony of God’s faithfulness, our lives, too, can be a testimony of the healing power of the cross.
When we experience God’s healing, we are called to share that testimony with others, pointing them to the cross where true healing is found.
Conclusion:
As we conclude today, let us remember that the cross is where our healing begins. It’s where Jesus took our pain, our sin, and our brokenness upon Himself, offering us His healing in return.
Like Hannah, we are invited to bring our deepest wounds to God, to persist in prayer, to surrender at the foot of the cross, and to trust in His faithfulness.
Whatever healing you need today—whether it’s physical, emotional, or spiritual—know that it has been secured for you at the cross.
Jesus’ sacrifice has made a way for you to be whole, to be restored, and to live in the fullness of His love and grace.
Prayer
Heavenly Father,
I come to You in prayer asking for forgiveness of my sins. I confess with my mouth and believe with my heart that Jesus is Your Son and that He died on the Cross at Calvary that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Father, I believe that Jesus rose from the dead, and I ask You right now to come into my life and be my personal Lord and Savior. I repent of my sins and will worship You all the days of my life! Because Your Word is truth, I confess with my mouth that I am born again and cleansed by the Blood of Jesus!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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