BOY MEETS GOD

1 SAMUEL 3

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. WHAT WILL GOD USE? [v. 1-11]

 

1. God Uses His Word [v. 1-6]

 

2. God Uses Imperfect People [v. 7-8]

 

3. God Uses Surrendered Hearts [v. 9-11] “age” is not the issue, surrender is the issue

 

II. WHAT WILL GOD DO? [v. 11-15]

 

1. God Will Honor His Word [v. 11-13a]

 

2. God Will Deal With Sin [v. 13-14]

 

3. God Will Honor Faith Not Religious Rigamarole [v. 14-15]

 

III. WHAT ABOUT GOD’S WORD? [v. 15-20]

 

1. God’s Word Is Not Always Pleasant [v. 15-17, Revelation 10:10]

 

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

 

2. God’s Word is Not Given as a Choice Without Consequence, But as a Charge Without Peer [v. 18-20]

 

3. God Reveals Himself Through His Word [v. 18-20, Heb. 11, Ps. 19]