Sermon
1 Samuel 1-3: The Anointed King
Redemption Church - Twin Cities
Speaker: Austin Miller
May 24, 2026 · 39 min
Summary
God brings life through barrenness across 1 Samuel 1–3: a childless woman (Hannah) finds joy in God's purposes, a corrupt priesthood faces judgment while faithful Samuel rises, and a spiritually deaf nation hears God's voice again, all pointing to Christ as the ultimate faithful priest and word of God.
Highlights
Hannah is deciding to place her happiness somewhere other than her circumstances, but to place her happiness in God's purposes through her circumstances. That's the key to unshakable joy.
To be a Christian, to have spiritual vibrancy is to do two simple things: it's to look at God and consider him holy as he is, and it's to repent from sin.
The most extraordinary experience in the world is often happening through the ordinary act of reading or hearing the word of God, the Bible.