Sermon Info
Sermon Date: 9/27/26
Series: 1 Samuel
Text: 1 Samuel 2:12-26
Title: “A Tale of Two Families”
Preacher: Pastor Luke Dufek
Series: 1 Samuel
Text: 1 Samuel 2:12-26
Title: “A Tale of Two Families”
Preacher: Pastor Luke Dufek
Announcements
After some fellowship, please highlight the information below to your group and have them check the weekly church email for more information/details.
- Monthly Sunday luncheon will be on Sunday, 10/4.
- Women’s breakfast will begin on Saturday, 10/10 beginning at 9 AM if you’re interested in helping with coffee, greeting and/or serving please contact Lana Harwood at adamandlana@gmail.com
- Annual member meeting is on 10/11 beginning at 1 PM.
- Men’s breakfast beginning at 8 AM is on Saturday 10/17.
- The annual fall clean up will be on Saturday, 10/17 beginning at 10 AM to about noon! There will be inside and outdoor jobs! Bring the whole family, the more the merrier!
- Mark your calendars for the Fall Festival on Sunday, 10/25 from 5-8 PM!
Questions
After some fellowship and prayer, read 1 Samuel 2:12-26.
[Remember, these questions are only meant to be a help to start and continue your discussion. You don’t need to get through all of them and if you have other questions, you can ask them.]
What is the purpose of God-given authority? How did Hophni and Phinehas abuse their authority? How did Eli fail to exercise his?
When it comes to those in authority, we should not be domineering, and we should not be passive. What are the problems with both? Which are you more prone towards and why? How can you avoid both?
Hophni and Phinehas were surrounded by the things of God but “did not know the LORD.” What is the difference between knowing about God and truly knowing God?
Eli knew about his sons’ wickedness and confronted them, but he did not use authority to restrain their evil. Why? What lessons can we learn from his failure? How can confronting sin be loving?
Samuel remained faithful even though he was surrounded by the wickedness of Eli’s sons. What can this teach us about remaining faithful to God when people around us are wicked and unfaithful? Where might you be tempted to use someone else’s unfaithfulness as an excuse for your own?
God is not absent and he is not surprised. God is sovereign, and he is working. How can the sovereignty of God help us respond rightly to difficult circumstances and wicked leaders?
Eli asks, “If someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” How is Jesus the answer to this question?
How should the gospel change the way we exercise authority, respond to authority, and pursue faithfulness?
[Remember, these questions are only meant to be a help to start and continue your discussion. You don’t need to get through all of them and if you have other questions, you can ask them.]
What is the purpose of God-given authority? How did Hophni and Phinehas abuse their authority? How did Eli fail to exercise his?
When it comes to those in authority, we should not be domineering, and we should not be passive. What are the problems with both? Which are you more prone towards and why? How can you avoid both?
Hophni and Phinehas were surrounded by the things of God but “did not know the LORD.” What is the difference between knowing about God and truly knowing God?
Eli knew about his sons’ wickedness and confronted them, but he did not use authority to restrain their evil. Why? What lessons can we learn from his failure? How can confronting sin be loving?
Samuel remained faithful even though he was surrounded by the wickedness of Eli’s sons. What can this teach us about remaining faithful to God when people around us are wicked and unfaithful? Where might you be tempted to use someone else’s unfaithfulness as an excuse for your own?
God is not absent and he is not surprised. God is sovereign, and he is working. How can the sovereignty of God help us respond rightly to difficult circumstances and wicked leaders?
Eli asks, “If someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” How is Jesus the answer to this question?
How should the gospel change the way we exercise authority, respond to authority, and pursue faithfulness?