![]() Spreading the gospel doesn’t have to be hard, but we make it hard. Essentially, it’s a simple directive Jesus gave to his disciples (Christians) on spreading the gospel and converting others to Christianity. Jesus commands his apostles to teach ALL nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For example, the ‘ Great Commission‘ is according to the passage found in one of the 4 Gospels - Matthew 28:18-20. Yet, before we dive into these key Share the Gospel Verses, let’s talk about some similar terms you may have heard of in the past. All rights reserved.7 Start Spreading the Gospel Today What is the Great Commission? “Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ® (ESV ®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. More Bible StoriesĬheck out some of the other Bible stories that we have written about here at WCWTK: David’s 5 Favorites Bible Stories About Faith Bible Stories About Strength He constantly prayed for his people and this he learned from his dear mother, Hannah, a faithful woman of God. He goes on to become the last of the Judges. His life through the first and second books of Samuel in the Bible are dominated by prayer. Samuel was born as a gift and the result of the faithful prayer of his mother. This is just the beginning of the story of Samuel. Samuel obeyed his Mother and served the Lord ![]() Hannah reminded him of the time that she prayed to the Lord for a son and then dedicated Samuel to the Lord. When she arrived at the temple that same priest, Eli was there. Hannah did not forget her promise to the Lord either and as soon as Samuel was weaned she presented him to the Lord. When she delivered her son she called him Samuel which means “asked of God”. Not long after her visit to the temple to present her request to the Lord, she was with child. ![]() After that Hannah was no longer sad and she no longer fasted. Eli told her to go in peace and also asked that the Lord would grant her request. She explained that she had not had any wine nor strong drink and that instead she was deeply distressed and was praying to the Lord. She was observed by the priest, Eli, who accused her of being a drunken woman. “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.” (1 Samuel 1:11)Īfter she said this prayer out loud she continued to pray in her heart, but her lips moved. She was so upset that she made a promise to the Lord in her request for a son, she said: ![]() She cried out to the Lord and wept bitterly. One day when Hannah could no longer bear the pain of her empty womb, she went to the temple to present her supplication to the Lord. He believed that he was as valuable to her as ten sons. Hannah’s husband did not understand why she was sad and continuously wept and would not eat. Elkanah’s other wife had sons and daughters and year after year his other wife would provoke Hannah because the Lord did not give her any children. Hannah was one of two wives of Elkanah, and they lived in the hill country of Ephraim. Let’s take a look at this story of faith, promises and obedience. The Biblical account is believed to have been written around 1171 B.C. We find Hannah’s story in the Bible at 1 Samuel Chapter 1. He spoke of a woman who longed for a child and how she took her request to the Lord. You see he told the story as if he were speaking to children (as most of them in the room were grade 6 and younger). I was the leader for the 4 th & 5 th grade girls that year. I have read the story of Hannah in the Bible many times but it never meant more to me than it did the year that our AWANA Commander used it as the lesson for counsel time.
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