Samson, Nazarite of YHWH, Get in Touch with the Spirit!

Samson, Nazarite of YHWH, Get in Touch with the Spirit!

Samson gets entangled with sexual sin and his own pride in a way that is both humiliating and difficult for God’s people (Judges 16:1-31). What happens when we see believers lose their standing through sin? In the end Samson achieves some level of redemption as he gives his own life to deliver God’s people from the Philistines.

SERMON OUTLINE

The Changeless Scene

The Sorry Story

The Burning Question

The Sovereign Answer

The Historic Sequels

  • David Empowered to Defeat and Recruit
  • Daniel Empowered to Reveal and Outlive
  • Christ Empowered to Bring the Spirit to Us

The Last Exam Question

DISCUSSION GUIDE

  1. Where does the power come for us to live daily beyond reach of our flesh? (Galatians 2:19-21; Galatians 5:16-18; Galatians 5:22-25; Galatians 6:8)
  2. Where does the power come to overcome the godless world? (Galatians 6:14-16)