Sermons on Judges 14:1-31:

A Daughter’s Obedience And Sacrifice PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2025

Our words and promises carry deep consequences; God calls us to speak carefully, obey courageously, and trust His grace even when we fail.

Friend, your words carry weight. Promises shape people. Vows mark moments. We know the power of a whispered “I do,” the gravity of “I’ll be there,” and the ache of “I’m sorry.” Words can build bridges, and words can burn them. Have you ever wished you could take a sentence back? Have you ever felt ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:29-40

Topics: Obedience, Sacrifice

I Am Who He Says I Am PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025

God meets us in our hidden, ordinary places, calls us by His name, and transforms our weakness into strength through His presence and grace.

Some days feel like threshing wheat in a winepress—hidden, cramped, and far from ideal. You’re just trying to get by, head down, doing what needs to be done, praying the storm will pass. Maybe that’s you this week. Bills piled high. Criticism louder than courage. A heart that’s willing but worn. ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-12

Topics: Identity

Samson's Secret Source Of Honey

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 26, 2023

Samson is a type of the believer. On the way to Timnah (inheritance) he meets a lion (rep. the devil) and by the power of the Spirit, defeats him. On his return he find honey in its carcass, representing joy from victory

HONEY OUT OF THE LION’S DEFEAT Judges 14:5-9 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in space in Feb. 1962. Later on he became a senator for many years. 2. You may remember that on Oct. 29, 1998, the US government again sent him into space to commemorate ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:5-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Angel Was Right Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 4, 2023

Samson is born.

Manoah then took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the Lord. As Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did an amazing thing. As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the Lord ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:21-22

God Behind The Scenes Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 4, 2023

What looks like a bad idea could be what God uses for His glory

When Samson was in Timnah, a Philistine woman caught his eye. When he returned home, he told his parents, "A Philistine woman in Timnah caught my eye. I want to marry her. Get her for me." His parents objected asking if there wasn't a woman from their tribe or all the Israelites that ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:1-3

Don't Touch The Honey! Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 4, 2023

Leave the dead things alone.

As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion's jaws apart with his bare hands. It was as if it were a young goat. But he didn't tell his ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:8-9

A Backfired Joke Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 6, 2023

Samson's joke leads to chaos

As Samson's father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah as was the custom for elite young men. When the bride's parents saw him, 30 young men were selected from the town to be his companions. Judges 14:10-11 Samson said to them, "Let me tell ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:12-15

Samson's Revenge Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 6, 2023

Samson's revenge burns hot!

After a while in the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. And he said, "Let me go into my wife into her room." But her father wouldn't permit him to go in. Her father said, "I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore, I gave her to ...read more

Scripture: Judges 15:1-8

Loosed By The Donkey Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 17, 2023

A jawbone takes down Samson's enemies

The men told Samson that they had come down arrest him and deliver him to the Philistines. Samson made them swear that they wouldn't kill him themselves and they agreed. Instead, they bound him with new ropes and brought him up from the rock. Judges 15:12-13 When he came to Lehi, the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 15:14-17

Samson's Final Revenge Series

Contributed by Diana Tyler on Sep 17, 2023

Samson gets revenge one last time

The Philistine rulers held a great festival offering sacrifices to their god Dagon. They said, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!" When the people saw him, they praised their god saying, "Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed do many of us is now ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:28-31

A Model Of Spiritual Warfare.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 23, 2023

Speaking as a prophetess, Deborah gave Barak a directive from the LORD.

A MODEL OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE. Judges 4:1-7. JUDGES 4:1-2. At the very outset of this short passage we discover that war MIGHT come against the LORD’s people as a direct result of their sin. This simple fact is echoed throughout the book of Judges: “And the children of Israel again did evil in ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let's Make A Deal

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Oct 6, 2023

This sermon deals with the tragedy we find in the bible of someone trying to make an unnecessary deal with God. God does not want our deals. He wants our obedience.

Let’s make a deal! There is a game show, “Let’s make a deal” first aired on December 30th, 1963, and still airs today. In this show there are times that you make a choice and get a really great deal. But there are times that you can make a choice and get a “Zonk”. It’s all about the choices you ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:1-39

Denomination: *other

The Tragedy Of Losing God's Presence

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jun 15, 2024

The presence of God in a man's life is the greatest asset in his life. Losing God's Presence is a great tragedy that is better imagined than experienced.

The Tragedy of Losing God's Presence Study Text: Judges 16: 18-20 Introduction: Samson made the foolish choice to trust Delilah, a woman he was not married to and was sleeping with in violation of several of the Lord's commands to Israel (Judges 16:5–6). His desires blinded him, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:18-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Samson Early Years Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 7, 2024

Samson’s life reveals to us 7 choices that will lead us to blindness. He was called by God for a specific purpose and God used him in spite of his character flaws.

Series: Here Comes the Judge! The book of Judges: It is the history of the Judges of Israel, which 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 ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:1-25, Judges 14:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have I Not Sent You

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 17, 2024

The angel of God came to remind Gideon that God is with him and that he is a mighty man of valor. Before the angel approached Gideon, the Lord was with him, and he was a mighty man of valour. The angel came to just remind him.

And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:12-14