Andrew Roebert

You and I were created for and called to be influencers. We are not here by default or by mistake. We are here by DESIGN and God has called us and destined us to be the influencers in the world today. It is our calling, it is our mission, it is our commission, it is…

A. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SHIELDTake refuge in Him. Don’t try to do it on your own. You are not your own best defense, He is. Cling to your shield. Enjoy the benefits of living within the benefit of your shield. B. BE THANKFUL FOR YOUR SHIELDLet thankfulness arise with your heart and soul because…

A. IT IS A POWERFUL SHIELDThe mighty working power of God is your shield. 1 Peter 1:5 ‘ … who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation …’ Don’t limit God’s power in your life. Don’t try to put God in a box. Don’t limit Him by your own…

A. HE IS A PHYSICAL SHIELD In the Bible we see a picture of a physical hedge of protection spoken of. Job 1:9-10 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so…

WHAT IS A SHIELD?A shield in a piece of armor. It was designed as a defense mechanism. It was used to intercept attacks, either by stopping them or by redirecting them. To this day shields are still used. You may think that they are not and in the historical warfare situation they are not used,…

1 Samuel 3:17 ‘What is the thing that the LORD has said unto you?’ The next morning Eli is up and goes straight to Samuel and asks this question. Eli wanted to know what God had said to Samuel. God was no longer communicating with Eli the priest and he knew that God had spoken to…

Initially Samuel did not realise that God was speaking to Him. 1 Samuel 3:7 ‘Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.’– He thought it was the old priest Eli. 1 Samuel 3:10 The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times,…

The Lord may not have been speaking directly to Eli, but He still spoke. Even in times when we may not be hearing from the Lord, He is gracious enough to still speak to us, but it may be through others or even from unlikely sources, as in this case it was the child Samuel.…

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-19 1 Samuel 3:17 ‘What is the thing that the LORD has said unto you?’ A STRANGE SITUATIONEli was the priest and he should have been the one hearing from God. Due to his personal situation, which God disapproved of, the Lord had stopped communicating with him. The question is what had…

You and I should pursue His Kingdom. But what exactly is His Kingdom? We should pursue His Kingdom, His kingship, His sovereignty, His authority, His rule, both in the world, and in the hearts of men. John 15:15 ‘I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I…