1 Samuel 1:1-11, 20, 20-24

1. Hannah’s Problem

2. Hannah’s Prayer

1 Samuel 1:10 – “In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.”

Has the problem in your life fueled your faith or has it fed your fear?

Psalm 18:6 – In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

1 Samuel 1:11 – And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me and not forget your servant but give her a son then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

3. Hannah’s Promise

Hannah surrenders to God before she knows the outcome of her prayer.

1 Samuel 1:11 – And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me and not forget your servant but give her a son then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

1 Samuel 1:23 – "After the boy is weaned I will take him and present him before the LORD and he will live there always."

Romans 10:9 – “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

4. God’s Provision

1 Samuel 1:20 – “So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

1 Samuel 2:21 – “And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.”

As you face the problems in your life, look to Jesus today, and allow hope to be conceived in your soul!