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JUDGES: GOD'S UNUSUAL HEROES - Samson's Decline and Our Three Warnings - Dr. Jim Bradford, June 14, 2026
JUDGES: GOD'S UNUSUAL HEROES - Samson's Decline and Our Three Warnings - Dr. Jim Bradford, June 14, 2026
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1301 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
WHAT MARKED SAMSON?
> A supernatural birth
> A supernatural birth
WHAT MARKED SAMSON?
> A supernatural birth
> A supernatural calling
> A supernatural birth
> A supernatural calling
WHEW!
Judges 15:14b,15
14…The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. 15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
14…The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. 15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
19…And his strength left him.
Judges 16:19b
Judges 16:19b
THREE WARNINGS FOR US . . .
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
THREE WARNINGS FOR US . . .
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
> Miracles don't always validate character
THREE WARNINGS FOR US . . .
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
2. Letting our appetites and affections get out of control
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
2. Letting our appetites and affections get out of control
Judges 16:1a,4
1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her…4 Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.
1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her…4 Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.
> Miracles don't always validate character
> We can love what God loves and hate what He hates
> We can love what God loves and hate what He hates
THREE WARNINGS FOR US . . .
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
2. Letting our appetites and affections get out of control
3. Underestimating God's sovereign mercy in spite of us
1. Focusing on the supernatural without the fear of God
2. Letting our appetites and affections get out of control
3. Underestimating God's sovereign mercy in spite of us
Judges 13:5b
5 ... He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”
5 ... He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”
> Miracles don't always validate character
> We can love what God loves and hate what He hates
> Our failures do not exclude us from Jesus' grace
> We can love what God loves and hate what He hates
> Our failures do not exclude us from Jesus' grace