God's Strength for Man's Weakness

Samson's story does not end in defeat - it ends with a second chance. The God of new beginnings continues to extend mercy to sinners. At the end of this study we find a new start for us all.

What is your great need today? God knows and God has more than enough. Begin to pray in faith and watch the Lord at work.

We all face enemies and fight battles. From Samson's first battle we learn how to trust God for every struggle in life. "Have faith in God."

The secret of Samson's life was not the riddles he liked to tell or even the hair he was not to cut. The secret to his strength and every victory in life is connected to faith in God. Learn why Samson is included in Hebrews 11 and how you can exercise faith today!

Samson never imagined the hurt and heartache that would come at the end of his rebellion. No one does. How will your story end?

Men play with sin and treat life as a game, but it is dangerous to mock the Holy Spirit. God's Word reveals in Samson how the Holy Spirit can be grieved and the sorrow it brings to a life.

Samson's strength was not his hair but the Holy Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit has power to conquer every enemy that may be faced. Watch how the Spirit conquers the devil, this world, and fleshly things.

From the beginning of Scripture the Holy Spirit is seen as in motion - moving on the earth, moving the plan and purpose of God forward. Today we see what happens when God begins to move on a man's life.

Samson's life is in many ways a picture of the battle we all fight between the flesh and the Spirit. Only the power of the Holy Spirit can conquer the enemies around us and the enemy within!

What does it take for you to truly pray? Today we examine the prayer life of Samson and our own prayer life. Join us as we study God's Word and pray together for God to do what only He can do.

The Lord doesn't just meet needs, He exceeds expectations. In today's story we see the miracle working power of our great God. You can find in Him everything you need, and more than enough.

When you come to "nothing" you are on the right track! That is where God demonstrates His power. If you feel weak and incapable, thank the Lord! He is humbling you to bring you to Himself.

We all have needs. Whatever your need may be today it is God's messenger to you - a reminder that the strongest, most self-sufficient people need the Lord. Allow your need to drive you to God!

If lust was Samson’s besetting sin then pride was his root sin. In some ways pride is the root of every sin. Ask God to root out every self-sufficient, proud thought in your own heart. We need God’s strength for our weakness.

We all are a composite of the relationships of life. Be careful who you give your heart to! In this brief study we learn how a person gives their heart away and how not to give it to the wrong person.

Sin starts small; it just never stays that way. Today we examine the little beginnings that lead to huge consequences. Learn from the life of Samson what NOT to do with your life.

The holy life has less to do with your distance from the world and more to do with your nearness to God. The closer you grow to a holy God the further you will find yourself from unholy things. From an Old Testament story we find an eternal principle about the life separated to God.

Samson was one of three men identified in Scripture as Nazarites. His calling was a holy one. Yet big vows are often broken by small compromises. Today we see how this strong man failed to keep the vow he had made to God.

Have you ever wondered how one life can get so messed up? This is what sin does one step at a time. Samson’s life is a warning to us all of the downward spiral of sin.

Men are remembered for extraordinary days, but they are made on ordinary ones. When a man has a great public failure it is usually preceded by small private failures. A vivid picture of this is seen in Samson’s life in the days before Delilah.

There are many things in life that you can’t choose, but there are some things you must choose. No one can choose God’s way for you. Others may influence, encourage, counsel...yet in the end, you choose!

The greatest blessings are the ones that money cannot buy and the world cannot duplicate. Samson’s greatest blessing was not his physical strength - it was the presence of God! There is nothing greater than living in His presence.

The early days of life are formative ones. Today we examine the first chapter of Samson’s life and see that the Lord was working in him long before others knew his name. As you look at your history do not miss the providence and provision of God.

Typically when we think of Samson we think of the bad in his life, but have you ever considered the goodness of his God? Look behind Samson’s successes and beyond Samson’s failures and you will see a good God.

Every character in Scripture is there for a reason. They may be a positive or a negative example to us - sometimes both! Today we begin our study of the life of Samson and discover the spiritual truths of man’s weakness and God’s strength.