1 Samuel 3:11 “Everyone Who Hears Will Shudder…”

In this heartfelt dive into 1 Samuel 3, Pastor Andy unpacks God's shudder-inducing prophecy to young Samuel about judging Eli's family forever for their sons' blasphemy—treating sacred offerings with contempt through gluttony and immorality—and Eli's failure to restrain them, honoring his boys over the Lord; yet, woven through the warning is God's long-suffering love that sends multiple alerts before acting, always providing a faithful priest like Jesus for true representation, urging us to shake off sloppy familiarity with His dynamite Word, parent with grateful dedication by equipping kids for God's call rather than our own, avoid idolizing family above faith, and seek a fresh, confirming word from the Holy Spirit for our battles, remembering judgment stems from love to mature us into close, fruitful branches abiding in Christ, where no one's too far gone except those rejecting the Savior outright.