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I. PRE-Introduction

a. Prayer Requests

b. Cookies on the Lower Shelf

c. Daily Reading – App

d. Daily Reading – Rack

II. INTRODUCTION

a. My First Church – Pastor Appreciation

b. Have you ever had the Darkness overcome God’s Promise in Your Life?

III. Review 1 Sam 1-12

a. Israelites are in the Promised Land

b. Yet the Promise has been overwhelmed by Darkness

c. Samuel

i. Samuel is a Transitionary Figure

1. Prophet

2. Judge

ii. Samuel born Miraculously to a barren women, named Hannah

iii. Samuel means NAME OF GOD

iv. Samuel is Dedicated to the Lord and Given over to Eli the Priest

v. Samuel is a Man who hears from God

1 Samuel 3:1 (ESV) — 1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lordin the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lordwas rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

d. Even with Samuel as the Leader the Promise is overwhelmed by Darkness

e. What is the way out of the Darkness?

f. Pray

IV. Read I Sam. 8.1-9, 19-22

a. Highlight what they should notice

b. Samuel – God will Lead us out of the Darkness -

c. Samuel’s Sons – Gain

i. They must have broken his heart

ii. Maybe that is the darkness the is overwhelming God’s Promise

d. Elder’s of Israel – Government (uh, Oh)

i. Monarchy

ii. Anarchy

iii. Theocracy

V. Government (I Sam. 8. 10-18)

a. Usually Takes a form of a Person

1 Samuel 8:20 (ESV) — 20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”

b. TAKE

i. Take your sons…Take your daughters…

ii. Take your fields....Take your grains and vineyards… Take your servants

iii. Take your flocks

iv. Lord will not answer…

c. Does your life indicate that the Government will help the darkness leave you?

d. Matt 4. 8-10

e. WARNING – Ultimately the world will be led FURTHER into the Darkness by the ANTICHRIST – A popular Leader

Matthew 24:24 (ESV) — 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

VI. Gain (I Sam 8: 3)

a. Darkness – Food, Money, Popularity, etc…

Mark 8:36 (ESV) — 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

b. 1 Tim 6: 3-12

VII. God (I Sam 8: 1-2; 6-7)

a. Samuel is God Focused

i. His Sons: Joel – the Lord is God | Abijah – my father is Yahweh

ii. His Relationship with God

iii. Are you?

iv. JUST reading the bible does not mean you are a God Focused person!!!

b. Eph 5.1-21

i. Negative

1. Don’t be sexually immoral

2. Don’t be Impure

3. Don’t be covetous

4. Don’t be foolish

5. Don’t get Drunk

ii. Positive

1. Imitate God

2. Walk in love

3. Be Filled with the Spirit

4. Sing to the Lord

5. Give thanks to the Lord

6. Submit to other Believers

VIII. NEXT STEPS

a. Ask the Holy Spirit to make you an Ephesians 5 person

b. Identify the darkness that is keeping you from experiencing God’s promise

c. Keep your eyes on Jesus – Memorize 1 Tim. 6:12

IX. 8:45 AM

a. Anthem – Trust in the Lord

b. Closing Song – Victory in Jesus

c. Benediction – 1 Tim 6.12