1)     Introduction

a)     Author/Date

b)     Historical Context

c)     Themes

i)      God’s Guidance

ii)     God’s Kingdom and coming King

iii)    God’s Sovereignty

iv)    God’s Redemption

2)     Hannah’s Grief (vs 1-9)

a)     Her Grief Turned to Resentment

b)     Her Pain Prompted Action

3)     Hannah’s Request (vs 10-20)

a)     She went to God as she was

i)      “distressed” and “bitter” (verse 10)

(1)   She trusted that He cared for her pain

(2)   She knew that she could trust Him

(3)   She didn’t have to “clean up” or “get right” before coming to Him.

b)     She gave to God what He was due

i)      Honor

ii)     Honesty

iii)    Humility

iv)    Heart

c)     She got from God what she needed

i)      Hope

d)     She got from God what she desired

i)      “Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, for she said, ‘I have asked for him from the Lord.’” Verse 20

4)     Hannah’s Offering (21-28)

a)     She was Faithful

b)     She was Grateful

c)     She was Generous

5)     Closing

a)     God cares for the brokenhearted.

b)     God is worthy of our praise.

c)     God alone provides salvation through Jesus Christ.