Samuel 6-27-21 Here I Am 1 Samuel 3:4, 16 (ESV) 4 Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” 5 and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down…16 But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” Joseph Isaiah Genesis 37:13 (ESV) And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said Isaiah 6:1–8 (ESV) 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I to him, “Here I am.” send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”

David

2 Samuel 15:26 (ESV) But if he says, ‘I have no pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.” Discussion Questions: Jeremiah (For your Life Group or Personal Study)

Jeremiah 26:14 (NKJV) 14 As for me, here I am, in your hand; do with me as seems good and proper to you. What does it mean when someone says, “I’m available.”? How would you describe an available person? Ananias Read Isaiah 6:8. Do you believe God still personally calls his people to fulfill Acts 9:10 (ESV) 10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The his purposes? Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”

Describe a time you were called by God. What were the circumstances or Abraham conversations that made it clear to you the God was calling you?

Genesis 22:1 (ESV) 1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, Read Acts 9:10-19. What did God call Ananias to do specifically? Why do you “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”…11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” think Ananias said yes? Would you have wanted to be called to this?

Jacob/Israel Read the following passages Genesis 22:1-2, 22:7-8, 22:10-14. These verses contain one of the most famous events of Abraham’s life. Describe the faith Genesis 31:11 (ESV) 11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, displayed by Abraham. Why do you think he continued to say, “Here I Am” ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am!’ during these events? What difference does Abraham’s answer to God’s call make in his family? Genesis 46:2–4 (ESV) 2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” Read Jeremiah 26:11-16. What are Jeremiah’s circumstances in these verses? Have you ever been in circumstances where you were called to speak God’s Moses Word to people who did not accept it?

Exodus 3:4 (ESV) 4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God Where do you think God is calling you right now? What do you think he is called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” asking you to do?