* God rewards faithful servants and stewards.
* A servant is someone who “performs duties for others.”
* They aren’t concerned w/their thing, but your thing.
* A steward “manages and looks after someone else’s property.”
* They don’t take care of it but don’t own it.
* The Bible is filled with faithful servants and stewards whose names we don’t know.
* Saul’s family had one such man.
* Saul was about to be anointed king - and his dad sent him on an errand.
* Vs 3-6 - The servant didn’t want Saul to go back empty handed (faithful servant).
* Saul was a good leader at this time and listened to his servant.
* Vs 7-8 - The servant offered to pay with his own money (faithful steward).
* Saul went looking for the prophet, Samuel.
* Vs 18-20 - the problem w/the donkeys was solved, just as the servant said it would be.
* Saul and the Servant’s lives were about to change.
* Vs 22- they “both” were seated at Samuel’s table.
* You want a seat at the table? Then serve others!
* Vs 23-26 - the servant stayed in Samuel’s house as well.
* Vs 27 - the servant’s job was now over, and Saul would be on a new path.
* Who do you figure Saul called into his service when he became king?
1 Samuel 9:3-27 (5/6/21)
Faithful Servant
May 6, 2021 • Benham Brothers
1 Samuel 1:12-15 (4/27/17)
April 27, 2017 • Benham Brothers
* We get a glimpse of the type of person Eli was and why maybe he was not a good father. * He rebuked a woman who didn’t need to be rebuked * He assumed something about a person that didn’t line up with reality and in haste rebuked her before he questioned her. * This shows his willingness to act without thinking. * On the flip side, we see later on that he didn’t rebuke his sons even though they needed to be rebuked. * Son on the one hand he rebuked someone who didn’t deserve it because he judged by outward appearance, but on the other hand he refused to rebuke someone who did deserve it because he didn’t have the courage to confront. * Hannah was an easy target - his sons were not.
1 Samuel 1:15-16 (4/29/21)
April 29, 2021 • Benham Brothers
* Philippians 4:6-7 - “Be anxious for nothing…” * Anxiety is “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.” * Fear is often about a past or present threat. * Anxiety is about a future potential threat. * Oftentimes, that threat is the overwhelming feeling of powerlessness (lack of control). * Backstory - Hannah had anxiety over being barren and it was weighing her down. * She could think of nothing else but her lack of children. * She felt anxious. What would she do? * Vs 9-10 - she poured out her heart to God. * You have to pour out to God so He can pour into you. * He wants you to have peace, joy, love, etc. * But you have to let go of anything that would keep you from those things. * Vs 11 - she expressed her “devotion.” * It stirred God’s heart. * Vs 12-14 - Eli assumed something that wasn’t true of Hannah. * Often times people may misunderstand you when you are doing business with God. * Vs 15-18 - as a result of pouring out her soul, she was no longer anxious. * Although nothing had changed, everything was different! * She poured her burden into God’s bucket and He took it. * ** If you had a 50lb bucket of water and someone came along with an empty bucket and asked if they could help you, would you take it? * Vs 19-20 - she did her part. * Often times anxiety comes when you’re not doing something you know you should do. * Vs 25-28 - Result - she had the grace to handle the answer to her prayer. * She gave the son away and God rewarded her with a 500% return (1 Samuel 2:21).
1 Samuel 1:24 (4/26/18)
April 26, 2018 • Benham Brothers
* The best thing a young entrepreneur can do is quantify how much is enough. * You need a plan to: * 1) Quantify your hours. * When you get to a certain point financially will you use that money to buy your time back? * At what point do you stop working 70 hours a week and cut it to 30? * 2) Quantify your income. * When you get to a certain point financially will you increase what you give in tithe? * The goal is to get to a point where you give away more than you take home. * Hannah shows us how to do this. * It was her idea to give her son away after he was weaned. * She got to keep him for a few years, but then she let him go. * She didn’t keep holding on. * This worked out for her with 500% ROI (1 Samuel 2:21).