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Don’t try to lead God (​1 Samuel 4-7)


Intro: How is praying to God different from rubbing a magic lamp? 

---Part 1--- 

Read 1 Samuel 4:1-10 

What is the Israelites view of God? (4:3) 
- What do the Israelites (and the Philistines!) understand about God?  
- What do the Israelites get wrong about God?  

Read 1 Samuel 5:1-5 

What do the Philistines learn about God? 
- How is their attitude similar to the Israelites? 
- How do we sometimes have a similar attitude? 

---Part 2--- 

Read 1 Samuel 7:3-12 

How does Samuel save the Israelites from the Philistines? 
- What is the contrast between Samuel and Eli’s sons? (7:3-9) 

"Those who honour me, I will honour” (2:30). What will it mean for you to rightly honour God in your life? 
- What are the idols that you are tempted to put on a level with God? (7:4) 
- What can you do to help you remember? (7:12) 

Planning your Visit

Welcome from the VicarRevd. Peter Breckwoldt

Let me welcome you to St John’s! I am so delighted you have found our web site. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

I do hope I will have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Revd. Peter Breckwoldt