“Raising Our Ebenezer” 1 Samuel 7:12

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Date: July 28, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The Psalmist wrote: “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness endures to all generations.” That verse may be one we need to remember and recall daily as we face an unknown and uncertain future. The title of this Sunday’s sermon is “Raising our Ebenezer.” While the conception of the sermon was based on the song, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by Robert Robinson, the biblical background is based upon an event in 1 Samuel 7, where Samuel set up a stone and named it “Ebenezer ,” saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” We will ask each family to erect such a stone of remembrance in their home, commemorating the many times they have seen God’s hand of protection, provision, and promise, and giving them the assurance that as God has led them in the past, so will He lead them in the future.

The Psalmist wrote: “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness endures to all generations.” That verse may be one we need to remember and recall daily as we face an unknown and uncertain future.

The title of this Sunday’s sermon is “Raising our Ebenezer.” While the conception of the sermon was based on the song, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by Robert Robinson, the biblical background is based upon an event in 1 Samuel 7, where Samuel set up a stone and named it “Ebenezer ,” saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

We will ask each family to erect such a stone of remembrance in their home, commemorating the many times they have seen God’s hand of protection, provision, and promise, and giving them the assurance that as God has led them in the past, so will He lead them in the future.

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Old Testament Reading – 1 Samuel 7:1-17 New Testament Reading – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

According to the gospels, Jesus loved children. In the 10 th chapter of the gospel of Mark, Jesus told His disciples, “Let the little children come unto Me, and forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of God.”

According to biblical and secular history, Satan hates children.

There is a war on children. The demonic powers hate babies because they hate Jesus who came to us as a baby.

The Apostle Paul’s primary purpose in writing to the Ephesians was to warn the elders about the false teachers leading the naïve away from the truth.

According to a study conducted by several secular universities, despite parental guidance and participation:

According to a study conducted by several evangelical entities:

Conclusion : Parents who are seriously concerned about the future of America and what their children must learn to live in and with, will lead the way in getting their children involved in a Bible believing, God-focused, Christ-centered Church.

The Hymn, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” was written by Robert Robinson when he was just 23-years old. However, Robinson drifted from his first love for the Lord, but 30 years later, God used those very words to bring him to repentance.

“Ebenezer” comes from the Hebrew phrase “stone of help.”

Today, we are asking every family to set up their “Ebenezer” stone in their homes, commemorating the many times they have seen God’s hand of protection, provision and promise.

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