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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
FATHER'S DAY - RECEIVE THE FATHER'S BLESSINGS. BE BLESSED AND BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS.
THE FATHER’S BLESSING (Short) William Akehurst, HSWC RELATIONSHIP - A CHILD OF GOD John 1:12 NKJV But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: HOLY SPIRIT IN US Galatians 4:6 NLT And because we are HIS children, GOD has ...read more
Scripture: John 1:12, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 1:13-14, Romans 8:16, Matthew 6:9-13, Numbers 6:22-27 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Heavenly beings brought revelations to individuals, but the prophets were the media of revelation to nations. The wife of Manoah of Zorah was greatly honored in that she experienced a pre-incarnate appearance of the Messiah.
Manoah and His Wife Manoah The Sacrifice of Manoah, 1640–1650. Manoah (Hebrew: Manoa?) is a figure from the Book of Judges 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible. His name means "rest." Family According to the Bible, Manoah was of the tribe of Dan and lived in the city of Zorah. He ...read more
Scripture: Judges 13:1-23
Denomination: Baptist
God blessed Samson with great parents...as many of us have. What are we doing with that blessing? God also always tells us what we need to know even though it's not always what we want to know.
Did your school yearbook have this category: “Most Likely to Succeed”? If so, would we find your picture there? Perhaps you were too much of a goof in high school to lead any of your classmates to believe that you would ever amount to much. If you were the chosen one, have you measured ...read more
Scripture: Judges 13:1-25
Denomination: Lutheran
“The Salt Path,” is a critically acclaimed true memoir and travel book written by a female author known by her pseudonym of Raynor Winn and subsequently released as a film in 2025.
Victoria Erickson, an American writer, poet and creative writing coach once remarked: “Don’t dismiss the elements. Water soothes and heals. Air refreshes and revives. Earth grounds and holds. Fire is a burning reminder of our own will and creative power. Swallow their spells. There’s a certain ...read more
Scripture: Job 6:6, Colossians 4:6, Leviticus 2:13, Philippians 4:13
Samson's realy weakness was that he was a he-man with me-problems. Contrast his attitude with Jesus'...
Every superhero has a weakness. For Superman it was a make-believe mineral called kryptonite. In the presence of this radioactive rock, Superman lost his powers and became like any other man. But we’re not interested in comic book characters; we’re following the exploits of someone ...read more
Scripture: Judges 16:1-21
Samson confronts the Philistines while the Israelites cower and wonder about their future. What they don’t realize is that allowing evil to continue will destroy their future.
THE PERILS OF CONFRONTING EVIL “The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing” (Edmund Burke, English Philosopher). Confrontation is never easy. It is probably the last thing any of us really wants to do. When we see a brother or sister in Christ behaving ...read more
Scripture: Judges 15:1-20
Denomination: Mennonite
From the story of Samson we see the importance of being born to be set apart, staying set apart and recognizing the Lord's presence.
DARING TO BE HOLY I heard the story of a man who was remembering that when he was a boy, he had a brother that collected baseball cards. The brother had some cheap regular cards that they played with. However, being a serious collector, he also had some that were very valuable. Those did not ...read more
Scripture: Judges 16:15-20
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
I have heard and read quite a number of analysis of the weakness of Samson, his lack of self control and his inability to resist the power of a woman
Judge 16: 1-31 I have heard and read quite a number of analysis of the weakness of Samson, his lack of self control and his inability to resist the power of a woman…well, guess these are all correct in their own ways but I would like to look at this man of God from another perspective. I believe ...read more
Scripture: Judges 16:1-31
Denomination: Pentecostal
The story of the judges. Inspired by Frazee and Lucado.
A Few Good Men and Women Here Comes the Judge! October 31, 2010 - week 8 What’s the first word or thought which comes to mind when I say the word judge? Some of you have had experiences with these people which may not have been so pleasant. So, what’s the first word or thought when ...read more
A sermon about the final two minutes of life.
THE TWO-MINUTE DRILL By Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION A short time ago I preached a sermon on “The Final Quarter.” That sermon was about people who are in the last part of their life. I talked about lessons I had learned about the last quarter and how people should live in the last quarter. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8
Every man has his weakness. His strength can be found only in the Spirit of God.
Introduction: Sampson was a he-man with a she - weakness. He could not man-up to the heathen women in his path. We too are no different in many ways. I. The Enemy Pressured his Mind. She sought the source of his strength continually. II. The Enemy Played with Sampson' s Head. She acted like she ...read more
Scripture: Judges 16:20-22
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“What to Do When You Can’t Shake It Off” Judges 16:20 (NIV) 20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had left him. Sampson was dedicated to God, He was special, ...read more
Scripture: Judges 16:20
A future judge's birth is prophesied.
Before Samson was born, the Israelites had done evil the sight of the Lord again and were handed over to the Philistines for 40 years. A man by the name of Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. He and his wife didn't have children because his wife wasn't able to get ...read more
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
Samson is an example that we all need to stay within our borders "spiritually" or face the consequences.
I often find a great reflection of our times as it relates to the book of Judges. In those days, there was no king in Israel, everyone did what was right in his eyes. (Judges 21:25) Today we see our society wanting no part in exercising itself in obedience to God or Gods mandates. Our own eyes ...read more
Scripture: Judges 13:25
Denomination: Christian Church
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