Pastor Willard - In Search Of Samuel(9am)

Pastor Willard talks to us about how God is restoring the pattern of raising up the next generation. We have to be ready to carry the baton to raise up this next generation greater. God is not a respecter of persons. God doesn't put us in position to fail. The baton we carry as believers is His Word! We have to be under somebody because when we can't hear God, they can. God can still make leaders out of us when we make mistakes. Do you want to be the one who carries the baton? When you carry the baton everything is different. We might be serving God and still not know Him. God doesn't begin to reveal His process until we show faithfulness. Humility and willingness to learn opened the door to revelation in Samuel's life. Sometimes we can be in God's will and it can be boring and repetitive, that's just God showing us how to be faithful. Patience is part of preparation! If we want the power of God to change people, we have to be in the shadows. There's a promise that when you are a witness, you bear fruit. Because Esther was in Mordecai's shadow, she was in a position to save her people!