{"id":3570,"date":"2011-07-04T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2021-04-08T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:43:57","slug":"samuel-a-youth-living-the-christian-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/parents-ministry\/samuel-a-youth-living-the-christian-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel – A Youth Living the Christian Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Focal Passage:<\/strong> I Samuel 2:18-21; 26 A brief sermon outline prepared by Ken Sapp<\/em> Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friar Michael Hayduk, pastor of St. Mary\u2019s Byzantine Catholic church in Cleveland Ohio visited the churches preschool and day-care center one day. A new group of little ones had started at the center, and one boy, about 3 years old looked at the priest in his robe and clerical collar and asked \u201cWhy do you dress funny?\u201d Friar Hayduk told him he was a priest and this was the uniform priests wear. Then the little boy pointed to Hayduk\u2019s clerical collar insert and asked\u2026 \u201cDoes that hurt\u2026 do you have a Boo-boo there?\u201d Friar Hayduk took the plastic collar insert out and showed it to the little 3 year old boy. The name of the manufacturer is embossed on the reverse side. The boy felt the letters and the priest asked him, \u201cDo you know what those words say?\u201d \u201cYes I do!\u201d said the boy, who was not old enough to read. \u201cIt says, \u2018Kills ticks and fleas up to six months!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Tie-in to sermon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today we are looking at the story of Samuel. He’s one of the youth mentioned in the Bible for whom we have some extensive background. At a very young age he\u2019s placed in the role and uniform of a devout follower of God. But even though he may have wore the uniform (a linen ephod) and had a religious environment for his home.. it was some time before the boy fit the uniform, before he took on the character of a devout follower of God. Its one thing to wear a uniform\u2026 but its another thing to embody the characteristics so that the uniform is no longer needed to show others your identity.<\/p>\n

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I. Devout family<\/strong> – Born to Hannah and Elkanah<\/p>\n

A. Father: Elkanah (I Samuel 1:1-8)<\/p>\n

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  1. Levite<\/li>\n