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God Calls Samuel

1 Samuel 3:1–21

For children

Young Samuel lived in God's house with Eli the priest. One night he heard someone call, "Samuel!" He ran to Eli three times, but it wasn't Eli. Eli said, "It's the LORD. Say, 'Speak, for your servant is listening.'" And God spoke to Samuel.

For grown-ups

'The word of the LORD was rare in those days.' God breaks the silence by calling a child. Samuel's answer is the posture of every reader of Scripture: 'Speak, for your servant hears.'

Talk about it

How does God speak to us today?