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  • Ken Ritz avatar

    What Makes Strong Men Weak? Series

    Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016
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    Part 1 of series on Samson

    What Makes Strong Men Weak? SAMSON Part 1 If you’re a follower of Christ, then you have within you a potential for supernatural greatness. God wants to raise up some spiritual leaders from people right in this room who he can use to make a tremendous difference in this world. This is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Failing Forward Series

    Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016
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    Part 4 of series on Samson

    FAILING FORWARD SAMSON, WEEK 4 This is the final week of our series called Samson. If you have your Bibles with you, turn to Judges, Chapter 16 (pg 174) We are looking at one of the most frustrating characters in the Bible. This was a guy who was given so much by God. From birth, Samson was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is Your Calling? (Part 7) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
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    The call of God has been upon our life much before even we could comprehend our left hand from the right. That is the time when God had people in place who would take care to raise us up. How has your call played out? Do you see yourself facilitating ...

    Opening Illustration: A friend of mine by the name of Joseph who I met while teaching at a Catholic school. At that time he was climbing up the corporate ladder of the Catholic church which was grooming and raising him up to be a father and possibly a bishop or cardinal in the future. In our free ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Can God Bless A Self-Willed Man? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 12, 2016
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    The message endeavours to explore the tragic life of Samson, a man given to pursue his own will despite the rich blessings of God and the call to serve as a Judge of Israel.

    “Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her. The Gazites were told, ‘Samson has come here.’ And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, ‘Let us wait till the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Out Of The Strong Something Sweet

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 9, 2015
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    To teach those who are sidetracked and easily confused to focus on the LORD JESUS alone.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you easily sidetracked and confused by other things rather than focus on GOD's calling in your life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To teach those who are sidetracked and easily confused to focus on the LORD JESUS alone. IV. TEXT: Judges 14:14 (Amplified ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    He Dipped His Hands In Honey

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jul 30, 2013
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    A lion suddenly roared at Samson, but God turned it into a marvelous testimony. Samson's sharing of the honey with his parents shows that the trials God causes us to pass thru become blessings for ourselves and others.

    He dipped his hands in Honey (Note to pastor's: spurgeon has an excellent message upon this text. It is, "Hands full of Honey," no. 1703, dated January 28th, 1883. He being dead yet speaketh!) I have included at the end of this text some thoughts I collected from around the web that helped me with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Lowe avatar

    Strong Man; Weak Mind

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 12, 2013
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    What does God expect His servants to do with all that He has given them? All the talents, gifts, and opportunities? God expects His servants to live life with dignity and decency.

    22 February 2006 Strong Man; weak Mind Judges 16:1-16:31 Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked an assistant to prepare an analysis on a special assignment. The assistant worked night and day. An hour after he gave it to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turn Back Now! Series

    Contributed by David Lodwig on Sep 23, 2015
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    The key to breaking the cycle of behavior in our life is turning to God in our crisis moment. When we break, He is the only one that can put us back together.

    Break the Cycle: Turn Back Now! Text: Judges 16:20 Bug Idea: Time and again, we find ourselves in the same state of brokenness. The ironic thing is that we are given opportunity after opportunity to turn back before we slide any further. The story of Samson shows us how ignoring red flags leads ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Visions, Voices & Choices…knowing The Will Of God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Clarence Eisberg on Oct 27, 2015
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    “What is the will of God?” The big question of course, is this one: What's God's will for my life? It is a question individual Christians often ask. What is God’s will for me? some quotes based on "Experiencing God" by Blackaby

    “Visions, Voices & Choices…Knowing the Will of God” Almost everyone has a favorite bible story. When you think of all the bible stories you know…there is probably more than one that deals with the topic: “What is the will of God?” The big question of course, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Empowered But No Self-Control Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on May 16, 2016
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    Samson was a man who was gifted with supernatural strength but has not much with regards to his moral character. He was greatly empowered by God but he was not able to control his desires. We will learn several life lessons from this story.

    Samson was the strongest man alive, yet something went wrong along the way that has changed his life's direction. The four D's of Samson's downfall - His Desire, His Disrespect, His Disobedience and His Deception. First, he was overwhelmed by his desire for the woman. When he went to Timnah, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Run, Samson, Run Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on May 23, 2016
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    Samson was man of supernatural strength given by God but was overwhelmed by the inward sexual desire through the enticement of Delilah. He should have run, but he did not. We can learn valuable lessons from his life.

    We are now in chapter 16 of the Book of Judges. We have been studying the life of Samson. Last week, we looked at the highlights of Samson's life - the three W's - Samson's Wedding, Samson's Wager and Samson's Wrath. We have learned first of all that Samson insisted in marrying the woman in Timnah ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Samson's Final Years Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on May 29, 2016
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    We will learn in this message that in spite of the moral failures of Samson, yet in the Book of Hebrews, his name was listed in the Hall of Faith chapter because he repented and God gave him a second chance due to his inward spiritual transformation.

    The eleventh chapter of the book of Hebrews has often been called the biblical “Hall of Fame,” or “Hall of Faith.” chapter. In this particular chapter of the Book of Hebrews, the writer introduces an impressive list of heroic figures from the Old Testament - Remarkable men ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Price Of Haircut @ Devil's Barbershop

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 11, 2016
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    Satan wants to "cut" the devotion of every spiritual Nazarite. He does it by severing your prayer life, devotional time, by some sin, etc. There's hope though. Samson's hair grew again and he was restored to his mission You can too!

    THE PRICE OF A HAIRCUT IN THE DEVIL’S BARBERSHOP Judges 16:15,17,19 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: MISSING HIS LOVED ONE (ONLY IN TEXAS) 1. Husband: “My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and hasn’t come home. 2. Sergeant: What’s her height? H: “Gee, I’m not ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Samson Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 8, 2015
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    “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you want to pay.”This statement – which is a profound biblical truth describes the life of our Bible character Samson.

    Series: Samson! The book of Judges: It is the history of the Judges of Israel and is connected with the previous book of Joshua, as a “link in the chain of books.” It describes the history of Israel under different leaderships, governments and their deliverances from other powers for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Consecrated Without Communion Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 16, 2015
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    A study of the book of Judges chapter 13 verses 1 through 25

    Judges 13: 1 – 25 Consecrated Without Communion 1 Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel