Title Mizpah Crusade/1 Samuel 7:1-11
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It is an annual revival meeting. Because evening meetings are not enough
I decided to do it in the morning and in the afternoon. What used to be 5 hours increased to 10 hours
i will But whether it's 10 hours or 100 hours, our hearts
If there is no preparation for the revival, any revival will be of no use.
What kind of income is this revival meeting conducted at a huge expense?
I wish there was a revival society. To do that, first
The story must fit into our church. In accordance with the circumstances of our church,
And it must be at the level of our church.
Next, how much did our members pray and prepare their hearts?
It is a problem whether Until the field of our heart becomes fertile soil
It's hard to get the yarn. The thorny road should remove the thorns in the heart
And a heart like a stone field will have to remove stones, and a mind like a roadside
Yin will have to block the way. So even after becoming fertile soil
Depending on the force, it can be 30 times, 60 times, or 100 times.
Today's text is about Samuel who had forgotten God for a long time.
The people of Israel held the Mizpah assembly to seek God again.
Open and receive God's blessing.
1. The Mizpah assembly was a gathering to long for God (verse 2).
“All the house of Israel longed for the Lord,” he said. isra
The Ark of the Covenant of El was captured by the Philistines. After returning from Mount Gibeah
He brought them into the house of Abinadab who lived in Esau, and had Eliasar guard them.
poisoned and left alone. It's been left unattended for 20 years. And
They had been doing all sorts of things. Then Israel
The tribe longed for the Lord. This crusade is a celebration of longing for the Lord.
I want it to be a gathering. In the New Testament era, Cornelius's family received grace
If you look at the secret, all your family and relatives gather together and wait for Peter.
and received the fullness of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:23-48). Mary is Jesus
It was because I had a feeling of longing for the reason that I received grace by accepting
was (Luke 10:38-42).
2. The Mizpah assembly was an assembly that obeyed the Word (verse 3)
All the house of Israel obeyed Samuel.
(1) Return to the Lord with all your heart (verse 3).
To return with all your heart means to return to the Lord with all your soul.
it means to come
(2) He told them to abandon foreign gods.
These foreign gods were the native gods of Canaan, speaking Baal and Ashtaroth.
will do Baal and Ashtaroth refer to male gods and goddesses.
It means the god of yo. Even though we say we don't serve Baal
He has become a money lord and is serving the god of material things, honor, and power.
isn't it
(3) Turn your hearts to the LORD and stop serving them.
Their hearts that had left God have now returned.
3. The Mizpah assembly was a prayer assembly (verse 5)
“Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will
I will pray to the Lord for you.”
book.
(1) Love the one you cannot love (1 John 4:20)
(2) Forgive those who cannot forgive (Matthew 6:12)
(3) We should strive to humble ourselves (Philippians 2:3)
4. The Mizpah assembly was a congregation of repentance (verse 6).
“Draw water and pour it before the Lord, and fast on that day and go from there.
“We have sinned against the LORD.” This crusade
Let's make it a crusade that sheds tears of repentance.
(1) The sin of criticism (Matthew 7:1)
(2) The sin of not being reconciled to a brother (Matthew 5:23-24)
5. The Mizpah assembly was an answering assembly (verse 9).
“Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered a whole burnt offering to the Lord.
and cry out to the LORD for Israel,
answered."
Let's make the Mizpah Crusade. Have a heart for God
Meetings where people repent and receive answers while obeying the Word and praying
Let's do our best So, full of grace, full of the Holy Spirit, full of the Word
But, let's make it a meeting full of love.