Mothers day 2021

Hanna Prayed

Intro:

I. She prayed for a Child

We have a God that cares.

1 Peter 5:7 NKJV

7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Psalm 91:15 NKJV

15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

A. She prayed with Sorrow. VS 10

1 Samuel 1:10 NKJV

10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.

She prayed secretly. VS 12-13

1 Samuel 1:12–13 NKJV

12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth. 13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.

She prays presently.

1 Samuel 1:20 NKJV

20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV

17 pray without ceasing,

We should be consistent in our prayer

1 Samuel 1:19 NKJV

19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her.

A story on praying priestly

Luke 11:5–10 NKJV

5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. 9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

She Prayed with Power, Her prayer brought result.

1 Samuel 1:20 NKJV

20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”

Colossians 2:4 NKJV

4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

She kept her promise.

She vow a Vow

1 Samuel 1:11 NKJV

11 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.”

She Keep her Word

1 Samuel 1:28 NKJV

28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord.” So they worshiped the Lord there.

Don’t Make Promises you want keep

Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 NKJV

4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed— 5 Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.

She prepared him for the future

1 Samuel 1:23 NKJV

23 So Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord establish His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

1 Samuel 2:19 NKJV

19 Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

She Parsed God for her answering of Prayer

1 Samuel 1:27 NKJV

27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.

She gave God the credit for the answer to her prayer.

God says Call On Me

Psalm 50:15 NKJV

15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

She praise God for her Salvation

1 Samuel 2:1 NKJV

1 And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 Peter 1:8 NKJV

8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

Psalm 32:11 NKJV

11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!