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Messages with tag - Hannah

Matthew (2013)
Sunday, October 13, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Luke 2:8-40
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 44 mins 53 secs
Shock and awe! Imagine how Joseph and Mary watched in wonder as all the supernatural events surrounding Jesus' birth unfolded. Listen to this lesson to learn how they obeyed the ritual requirements of the Mosaic Law after His birth. Find out about the two witnesses who for many long years had been eagerly waiting for the Messiah. See what a "prophetess" is and discover how Jesus is our comfort today when we face difficulties just as He was the promised consolation to Israel.
1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-7:17
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 31 secs
Get ready for a high-stakes adventure as God is at work preparing to deliver Israel from what seems like a hopeless situation in the time of Samuel. See that the people of the land were evil and disobedient, including the priests in the Tabernacle. Listen to this lesson to hear that one obscure, anguished woman trusts God and gives her son, Samuel, to the Lord. Change comes slowly as God is disciplining the people and teaching them lessons they must learn. Find out how the angelic conflict is involved when there is anti-Semitism. Understand that God is always in control and nothing is too hard for Him when people turn back to God and trust Him for deliverance.
1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Samuel 1 & Lamentations 3:20-24
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 26 secs
In a collapsing world filled with violence and chaos comes a little known, sorrowful woman who humbles herself before God and trusts in Him for help. Listen to this lesson to hear the story of how one woman and the son who was the answer to her prayer changed the course of history for Israel. See how God is always in control and honors humility and faith. Find out how Samuel stood at the crossroads of one of his country’s darkest hours and set in motion their deliverance from the Philistines. Hear the striking comparisons between Samuel and Moses and how each was used by God for seemingly insurmountable tasks. Instead of succumbing to hopelessness in the face of all that is happening in our country today, turn to God for the answers that are always available.
1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-7
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 25 secs
Desperately longing for a child, Hannah cannot be comforted by her loving husband. At the tabernacle one day she prays silently, pouring out her troubles to the Lord and the high priest assumes she’s drunk. Listen to this lesson to see God’s marvelous answer to her prayer. Learn about Hannah’s devotion to the Lord. Understand that heartaches and trouble should always drive us to God for the solution, knowing that it may take time to learn to trust Him fully. See that no matter how hard our difficulties are, God’s grace is always sufficient.
1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Samuel 15:1-37 & Psalm 64:1-10
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 3 secs
Has the COVID-19 virus or some other sudden crisis turned your life on its head? If so, how do you recover? Listen to this message to hear timeless, biblical principles that help us to do the responsible thing as we trust in God. Find out how we are to pray during disastrous times following David’s example of laying out his complaint before God and displaying confidence that God would answer. Accept that we need to believe in God’s deliverance even when He is not answering us the way we want.
Interlocked (2023)
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
by Robert Dean
Passage: Genesis 14:1-24 & 1 Samuel 8-15
Series: Interlocked (2023)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 8 secs

1) Only God can provide real security and assurance

2) Though Israel rejected God, God remained faithful

Why did God reject Saul as king over Israel? Listen to this message to find out why Saul failed as Israel's first king. See that Saul thought his ways were as good as what God required of a king and so he disobeyed Him. Learn that all of us have the same tendency to seek what pleases us and makes us comfortable rather than following what we learn we are to do in God’s Word. Find out what sanctification is and how to grow spiritually.