1. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah

2. “It is good to speak of God today.” Thank You for coming and worshiping.

3. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

4. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah 1 Samuel 1:1-11(NKJV) 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the mountains of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 This man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. 4 And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah 5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb. 6 And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb. 7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat. 8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the Lord.

6. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. 11 Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.”

7. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to be the right kind of mother

8. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to be the right kind of mother Godly - even if it does not meet today’s mold of the modern woman

9. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to be the right kind of mother Godly - even if it does not meet today’s mold of the modern woman Caring - even before birth she cared about her child’s upbringing

10. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted a child

11. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted a child God given desire To share love? To boss around? For cheap labor? For companionship?

12. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted a child God given desire To share love? To boss around? For cheap labor? For companionship? Desire to give to God - we are caretakers for God; Do we strive to give Him his due?

13. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to call out to God for her child

14. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to call out to God for her child Have we found time to seek God for our children?

15. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to call out to God for her child Have we found time to seek God for our children? Have we realized the need to seek God for our children?

16. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Genesis 21:14-21(KJV) 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

17. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah 17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

18. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to train her child

19. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to train her child Duty to her child - Dare we fail our children?

20. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to train her child Duty to her child - Dare we fail our children? Help child make right decisions - If we neglect spiritual items and do all the physical ones, we have miserably failed our children.

21. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to train her child MOST ARE MORE OR LESS REQUIRED TO DO THE FOLLOWING: Food Cleansing Housing Clothes Early schooling

22. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to train her child MOST ARE WILLING TO DO THE FOLLOWING: Loving Physical encouragement - for healthy body Challenge for mental growth - encouraging counting, etc. Responsibility taught - chores, allowance, discipline, etc. Development of special interest - artistic abilities cultured, fishing, sewing Needed skills - Drivers Ed, sewing, cooking, mechanical things, mowing, etc. College education - earning potential.

23. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Wanted to train her child MANY ARE UNWILLING TO DO THE FOLLOWING: Take time to present Christ to them in a positive light Serving God WHOLE-HEARTEDLY in front of them Point out the importance of serving God. Point out the advantage of serving God. Show forth the change made by serving God. Encourage living a life of servitude (because of potential loss of income).

24. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. My parents made me use soap as a kid, and I want my kids to make their own choice... when they are older.

25. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. There are so many different kinds of soap, I am not sure we can know which kind of soap is right

26. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. A lot of people claim to use soap, but they really don’t, and I don’t want my children exposed to all those soapy hypocrites.

27. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. As long as you have good intentions it does not really matter if you use soap.

28. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. I tried soap once, it did not make much difference. I think it is overrated.

29. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. I think soap is good, but there is no hurry, it is okay to wait until you are almost dead.

30. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. I do not have time to tell my children about soap.

31. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. Soap is okay... for some people, but it is really not my sort of thing.

32. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. I am too busy to use soap in my life.

33. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. There are many things more important than soap.

34. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. Soap is just not in my present plans.

35. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. My spouse is the soap user in this family.

36. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. Soap is okay for the kids, but I really don’t need it in my life.

37. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Relate the idea of soap and religion -- replacing excuses used for not exposing our children to God and His ways to soap. I just use soap for special occasions.

38. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to give her child to God

39. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to give her child to God God gave originally

40. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to give her child to God God gave originally God can care for child

41. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to sacrifice for her child

42. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to sacrifice for her child Her child was important to her

43. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah Willing to sacrifice for her child Her child was important to her Great love for her child

44. How To Be A Mother Like Hannah What kind of mother do you want to be?