The Message: Listening To God Shared by: Rev. Bev Colombo
Scripture Lesson: 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
Song of Praise: Here I Am, Lord Shared by The Band
The boy Samuel ministered before the Lordunder
Eli. In those days the word of the Lordwas rare; there were not many
visions.
2 One
night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely
see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of
God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of
the Lord, where the ark of God was.4 Then the Lord called
Samuel.
Samuel answered, “Here I am.” 5 And he ran to Eli
and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”
So he went and lay down.
6 Again
the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and
said, “Here I am; you called me.”
“My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie
down.”
7 Now
Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of
the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
8 A
third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to
Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling
the boy. 9 So
Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord,
for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 The Lord came
and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is
listening.”
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