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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Not Waste Your Potential

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,745 views

    Steps to avoiding your God given potential

    The Lord gives every person great potential, but few seem to come close to realizing it. Illustration: Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Samson's Marvelous Riddle

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 112 ratings
     | 9,460 views

    Samson’s wedding riddle was born out of conflict teaching important life lessons.

    Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com SAMSON’S MARVELOUS RIDDLE Judges 14:1-18 Samson’s quick wit and prankish nature unexpectedly yield a gem of stunning insight. It is a masterpiece of encouragement and hope for times when life gets crazy, seemingly out of control; when one is fighting to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    Honey From A Lion

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 75 ratings
     | 12,560 views

    We overwhelmingly conquer, through Him who loved us.

    Most of us have heard stories of Samson; the superhero of the Bible, who accomplished great feats of strength and prowess in battle. Then of course, there is the account of Samson and Delilah. Movies have been made of them; they are often portrayed as one of the great romantic couples of ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Living La' Vida Loca Series

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Dec 9, 2000
    based on 90 ratings
     | 6,065 views

    This sermon is about the dangers of pursuing the wrong things in life.

    "Living La Vida Loca (the Wild Life)" - Judges 16 Reverend Antonio L. Torrence, Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church I yet believe that it is equally important that the saints are socially relevant as well as biblically correct and theologically sound. It is important for us to be some ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Dancing With Delilah

    Contributed by Randy Santiago on Jan 10, 2001
    based on 276 ratings
     | 12,671 views

    How to keep from dancing with the devil

    Samson was the superman to the Israelites. He was handsome and strong, tall, tan, and terrific. Samson was born in the time of Judges where a new generation of those who didn’t know God did evil because they did what was right in their own eyes. Very much like the new millennium. “Just Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bill Harper avatar

    Parenting In Perilous Times Series

    Contributed by Bill Harper on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 237 ratings
     | 20,881 views

    The parents of Samson model for us the marks of successful parents who raise their child in difficult times.

    “PARENTING IN PERILOUS TIMES” Text: Judges 13:1-25 Intro: Illustration-Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how Eskimo kill wolves. First the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. Then he adds another layer of blood, and another, until the blade is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Father's Day - The Blessing

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 1,664 ratings
     | 207,643 views

    Dr. Gary Smalley wrote a book entitled, "The Blessing." In it he examines the blessing that Isaac bestowed upon Jacob. Let’s consider 4 ingredients of that blessing. (*Powerpoint Available - #219)

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK REVISED - 2016 (PowerPoint slides used in this sermon are available at no charge. Just e-mail me at mnewland@sstelco.com with your request - #219.) TEXT: Genesis 27:25 34 ILL. One day in school, Calvin, the precocious, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Risk Of Relationships (Pt. 2)

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 28, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,548 views

    The only relationship that will never fail you and has the capability of meeting all of your needs is a day-by-day, deep relationship with Jesus

    Feb. 18, 2001 Judges 14 “The risk of relationships” - Part 2 INTRODUCTION Last week, we began talking about the love-life of Samson, the strongest man in the world, to see if we could learn some principles that will help us in the establishment and growth of our own relationships. One ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Cassara avatar

    "How To Be Ready When God Calls You Series

    Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 18,376 views

    Learn from King David how to be ready when God calls you to do something special.

    SEEKING GOD FAITHFULLY- A LOOK AT THE LIFE OF DAVID "How To Be Ready When God Calls You For Something Special" 1 Samuel 16:1-13 INTRODUCTION There have been a number of times in my own life where I have said to God, "Whatever it is you want to do with my life, God, I am yours. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry DePoy avatar

    "Smarter Than A Fox But Dumber Than A Snake"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 21, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,115 views

    Read the story of Samson and Delilah and you will be forced to ask yourself this question, "How could anyone so smart, be so stupid?"

    "Smarter than a Fox, but dumber than a Snake!" The Story of Samson and Delilah. Samson was smart, but... When Samson’s first marriage failed, in vengeance he caught three hundred foxes and tied their tails together, set their tails on fire and chased them off to burn up harvesting fields of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Fatal Flaws Of Samson

    Contributed by Wesley Hutchcraft on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,858 views

    This sermon goes through the life of Samson and touches on the flaws that lead him to physical and spiritual death. These are flaws that many people deal with today.

    Judges 13:1-5 One of my favorite stories in the Bible is the story of Samson, because of his amazing strength. HE WAS THE MAN!!! One thing I never when I was young, though his feats were legendary, his flaws were disastrous. Throughout these chapters we see the life of Samson. - Samson was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Insignificant Significance

    Contributed by Joe Harding on May 25, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,738 views

    MOTHERS ARE OF UTMOST SIGNIFICANCE IS GOD PERFECT PLAN!

    INSIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANCE JUDGES 13: 1-25 MOTHER’S DAY 2004 MAY 9 INTRODUCTION: Mothers are central to the success of the American family. Their love, dedication, and wisdom touch countless lives every day in every community throughout our land. And their love and guidance of children help to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Melvin Shelton avatar

    The Weak Strong Man 6

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,431 views

    Now we like times of great victory and accomplishment but they are most likely going to be dangerous if you allow yourself to be filled with pride. God will see to it that his children know they are not self-sufficient.

    The weak strong man. Judges 15:18-20 06/29/05 After Samson had slain 1000 Philistines, he was about to die of thirst. I could certainly see how a man could get thirsty slaying a thousand enemies with his weapon being the jawbone of a donkey. But in this moment of his life of thirst, was probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Busch avatar

    The Spiritual Paradox Series

    Contributed by Mark Busch on Aug 4, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,094 views

    Samson never fully relied on God and so he died just for revenge.

    The Spiritual Paradox Judges 13 Page 230 in pew Bible Judges 13:1-7 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. 2A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was sterile ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Fireless Foxes

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 28, 2005
    based on 80 ratings
     | 16,081 views

    300 foxes on fire became the philistines worst night mare, but what would have happened if the foxes were fireless?

    Foxes in the scripture are often symbols of the destructive nature of the devil, the unregenerate man. When they warned Jesus that Herod would kill him, Jesus said (go and tell that fox, behold I cast out devils, I do cures today and tomorrow and the third day I shall be perfected). Of the foxes ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal