Sermon: Sampson

Judges 13-16
Sampson was set apart from birth, and should never cut his hair. He fell in love with a Philistine woman. He had great strength from God, but was tricked by Delilah, and ended up captured and in prison. He died by crumbling the philistine temple and killing many philistine people.
- it is easy to get off track. Judges 13:1-5 Sampson was set apart for God from the beginning. Num 6:1-5 Along the way Sampson lost his vision. Pray to follow God's vision and obey. Judges 14:9 should not have touched a dead animal. He hid this sin, and got off track.
- stay away from bad boys and bad girls.
- if you have been crushed, you must get past it. Judges 15:1-3 Sampson was out for revenge instead of following God. We need to get over being hurt and move on with God. ★ You cannot make good decisions if you're still crushed from past hurts.
- when the world closes in on you, you need to worship and pray. Don't break down. Run back to God's arms, He's waiting for you.
- it is never ever too late to turn back to God. Judges 16:28 God heard his prayer. Sampson is in Heb chapter 11 as a man of faith.
- like Jesus, Sampson gave his life to save his people.
★ I've been crushed and need to get past it. Run to God, pray, worship. Get out of the pit, Christy!