Amazing Mother

Introduction: Mothers are the most powerful and influential force on the face of the earth.

I. THE PRINCIPLE OF MAGNIFICENT PRIORITY ()

Hannah had her priorities right. Vs 10

Oh God I want a baby!

She had a God given instinct to have a child

Children are a blessing and an unmistakable Gift from God

blessing not a burden

there is something wrong when children are looked on as burdens instead of blessings

Drastically wrong when babies are being put to death

womb should be the safest place on earth

Heartbreak for those that cant have children.

But to those who don’t because you want more of this worlds goods, you are missing a huge blessing,

I may have to quit my job

I may have to sell my car

I might not be able to take that vacation

children are a blessing

they don’t make rich people poor, they make poor people rich

Hannah had a priority, she didn’t think it less than the best to be a mother

first principle priority, second principle...

II. THE PRINCIPLE OF MAGNIFICENT PRAYER

Because when you get your priority in line then your prayer lines up with the priority.

when do you begin to raise your children?

when do you begin to pray for you children? Not after but before

children should come to an answer to prayer

A. Raising godly children happens before they are born.

she was desperate for a child

B. God gave many children to women who were barren because they prayed for those children.

i. Sarah-90 years old, God gave her Isaac and he blessed the world

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ii. Rachel- Barren and prayed to God, God gave her Joseph: Do you want a blessing? Go read the story of Joseph, a child who was born in answer to prayer.

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iii. Ruth- Prayed for a child and God gave her Obed, father of Jesse, Grandfather of David whose line the Messiah came from!

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iv. Elizabeth- Mother of John the Baptist the forerunner of Jesus Christ!

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Now we come to Hannah and God gave to Hannah, Samuel! the greatest individual in the old testament between Moses and King David! All because she prayed and said I want a baby that I can give back to you!

There is the principle of prayer

We need more children who are born to an answer to prayer and then given back to God in prayer before they are born.

What a tragedy of unwanted children! what would the world have been like without these men named above.

How do we know that God didn’t send an answer to the problems we have in this world and that little baby was snuffed out because he was unwanted.

Transition: She had a magnificent priority, magnificent prayer, now the 3rd principle:

III. THE PRINCIPLE OF MAGNIFICENT PURPOSE ()

A. Hannah had the right purpose for Samuel.

i. He was to become a Nazarite and be holy to the Lord.

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What is the principle: if the child is a gift of God, and it came from God then it must be given back to God. That prayer must have been in the will of God because he answered it.

B. Our prayers for our children must have God-honoring purpose.

i. what are you praying for your child? Fame, popularity, wealth, health, success: I hope your child is all those things.

ii. there are people who think that if their child would go into the ministry it would be a waste!

iii. How we have such twisted desires!

C. Our desire for our children should be that they walk with the Lord.

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i. This passage is a great prayer for our children.

ii. many times our prayers aren’t answered because we aren’t asking the right prayer.

i. He was to become a Nazarite and be holy to the Lord.

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B. Our prayers for our children must have God-honoring purpose.

C. Our desire for our children should be that they walk with the Lord.

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i. This passage is a great prayer for our children.

E. We are to have godly desires for our children, not goals.

F. We should only set goals for ourselves.

IV. THE PRINCIPLE OF MAGNIFICENT PERSISTENCE ()

A. Hannah continued to pray for Samuel after he was born.

what is the principle? no matter how dark, how desolate, how difficult; pray and keep on praying!

I’ve seen mothers, no matter how difficult pray for their children through so many things. I’ve seen them wait on God and continue to ask God.

Over and over again we are told to wait on God:

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B. Because of Hannah’s perseverance, her sorrow was turned to gladness.

i. I don’t want to make anyone feel guilty about not being able to have children.

ii. Some of the most Godly people in the Bible weren’t able to have children and to that all I can say is maybe God has a different plan for you life. Keep praying until you know God’s will for your life.

A. Hannah saw the importance of persuading Samuel to the Lord while he was young.

B. She treasured every moment with Samuel.

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C. Don’t let anyone make you think it is unimportant to raise children.

D. There is nothing greater than to raise a child for Jesus Christ.

E. We are to have godly desires for our children, not goals.

F. We should only set goals for ourselves.

IV. THE PRINCIPLE OF MAGNIFICENT PERSISTENCE ()

A. Hannah continued to pray for Samuel after he was born.

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B. Because of Hannah’s perseverance, her sorrow was turned to gladness.

V. THE PRINCIPLE OF MAGNIFICENT PERSUASION ()

A. Hannah saw the importance of persuading Samuel to the Lord while he was young.

B. She treasured every moment with Samuel.

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C. Don’t let anyone make you think it is unimportant to raise children.

D. There is nothing greater than to raise a child for Jesus Christ.

Illustration: Lee Harvey Oswald story: Mother married, divorced, second husband divorced her because she abused him! she would scold this young boy and tell him do not call her at work because she didn’t want to be bothered by him. He was unloved, uncared for, and for the most part unwanted. He was very intelligent, but dropped out of high school, joined the marines where he was taught to use a r