This Week's Bulletin

October 26 | The Heart That God Sees

1 Samuel 1:1-11, 20; 2:1, 10

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Discussion Questions

Three general questions for digging deeper:

  • What does this text teach us about God?
  • What does this text teach us about ourselves?
  • If this text is true, what should we do to obey this teaching?

Questions specific to the October 26 sermon from 1 Samuel 1, 2:

  1. What does Hannah’s example teach us about bringing our deepest pain and desires before God in prayer, even when our solution seems hopeless or long delayed?
  2. Hannah not only asks for a child but also promises to give him back to the Lord. How does this show that true prayer involves dependence on God, not just requests for what we want?
  3. Hannah’s song exalts God’s justice, mercy, and power to lift the humble. What does her prayer reveal about who God is, and how should this shape the way we pray today?
  4. Both Hannah and the poor widow give their all to God.  What about God and his grace makes this a fitting response?