Samuel, Episode 1: The Boy Who Heard God's Voice
Episode 1 of a 5-part Samuel series. The story opens with Hannah's prayer at the tabernacle in Shiloh, follows Samuel as a child growing up in the house of God, and lands on the night a 12-year-old hears God call him by name and learns to answer, 'Speak Lord, your servant is listening.'
For Parents
If your kid feels like the world is loud and they're never sure what to listen to, this episode opens a 5-part Samuel series with the boy who learned to say, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening." Pastor Justin walks them through Hannah's prayer, the tabernacle at Shiloh, and the night a 12-year-old heard God call him by name. After it ends, ask your kid what they think a quiet voice from God might sound like.
The One Thing for the Ride
“When God calls your name, the best thing you can say is, 'Speak Lord, your servant is listening.'”
Scripture
1 Samuel 3:10
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Key Takeaways
- A 5-part Samuel series, episode 1, walks kids through Hannah's prayer, the tabernacle at Shiloh, and Samuel's call from God
- Places Samuel's story in its Bible-history setting (the period of the judges, when everyone did whatever seemed right in his own eyes)
- Names Hannah's prayer as a model: bringing the impossible to God, and following through on what you promised
- Tells the story of Samuel hearing God call his name at night and learning to respond, 'Speak Lord, your servant is listening'
- Closes with the thematic challenge: God still speaks quietly today, the question is whether we are willing to listen
Try This Week
- This week, find one quiet moment to say to God, 'Speak Lord, your servant is listening,' and then just be still.
Talk It Over
What's one thing God might be quietly speaking to our family that we've been too busy to hear?
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