Abiding - Listening to the Lord. 9/12/21

Scripture Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12.

"To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by His power..." - 2 Thessalonians 1:11

-THIS SUNDAY'S SERMON-

Abiding - Listening to the Lord

This Sunday, we will look at a very familiar passage in 1 Samuel, the calling of Samuel. Read 1 Samuel 3

Verse 7 is worthy of us taking note - "Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him." If you remember, Eli's sons were worthless men for they did not know the Lord.

?What will be the difference between Samuel and Eli's sons?

Eli's instruction to Samuel was to:

Go, lie down (Be still) If He calls you (Wait, Listen for the Lord) Say, Speak, for your servant hears. (Respond to the Lord)

So what did Samuel do? Verse 9 says, "So Samuel went and lay down in his place."

?How are you at being still and listening to the Lord? ?How eager are you to hear from the Lord?

Ask the Lord to give you a heart for His Word.

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Haiti Christmas

Cards and funds are due this Sunday. Please drop them off in the baskets or in the Missions Cart in the main lobby.

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PRAY Write these dates down:

November 15th-19th - The River is signed up to pray at Baxter Regional Hospital. Time: 6:30am-7:15am Place: North Parking Lot (First on your right when heading to hospital from hwy 5) Instructions: text me to sign up & I will send you instructions (Eric - 870-421-4341)

Also, every Sunday morning at 8:20am, our prayer team gather to pray. We meet in the second classroom in the main lobby. Come join us as we seek the Lord and present our requests to Him.

PRAYER & THANKSGIVING

Pray for pastor Randy Brumley, pastor of Rhea Valley Baptist Church, Flippin, AR.

Ask God to bring the River Family to maturity in Christ and to unite us in Christ.

Pray for our country and the nations.