An Extension of His Mother’s Faith | 1 Samuel 1:19-20

1. Read 1 Samuel 1:11. What do you think of Hannah’s vow to give her son back to God? Do you think she understood what she was doing?

2. Do you think Hannah’s faith had an influence on the kind of man Samuel turned out to be? Compare with 2 Timothy 1:5

3. Read 1 Samuel 12:3-5. Why is it important for the followers of Christ to have a good reputation?

4. Read 1 Samuel 12:21. What do you think Samuel meant by “empty things that cannot profit or deliver? Do we make similar mistakes today?

5. According to 1 Samuel 12:22 whose reputation is at stake? Why does this matter?

6. Read 1 Samuel 12:23. Why is it important for us to pray for each other especially as it pertains to temptation?

7. According to 1 Samuel 12:24, how does considering what great things God has done for us help to serve Him more faithfully?