Samson Part 4: “Let Me Die With the Philistines”

October 17, 2016September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchDelilah, Judges 16, Nazirite, Philistines, Proverbs 6, Samson

Judges 16:1-31; Prov 6:20-26; Col 3:1-7 October 16, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Those of us who were raised in Christian homes and churches remember a few things about Samson. And these are mostly the “good” things about him: his God-given strength, his victories over the Philistines, and his prayer to God at the end to kill the Philistines in their own pagan temple. The not-so-good thing is his affair with the Philistine woman Delilah. Those of you who remember the music of the 60s may…

Judges Sermons

Samson Part 2: “She is Right in My Eyes”

October 2, 2016September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchActs 2, Judges 14, Nazirite, Samson, Timnah

Scripture Readings: Judges 14:1-20; Acts 2:22-24; 3:17-21 October 2, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: In our last study in Judges Chapter 13, the writer introduces Samson, his father Manoah and his mother, and the announcement of his birth by the Angel of the Lord. The Messenger revealed to his parents that they will have a son, but God has ordained him to be a Nazirite from conception. A Nazirite has three vows: to abstain from wine or any produce from the vine; stay away from dead…

Judges Sermons

Samson Part 1: Two Nativities

September 20, 2016September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 John 2, Angel of the Lord, Judges 13, Manoah, Nazirite, Romans 12, Samson

Scripture Readings: Judges 13:1-25; Romans 12:1-2 September 18, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Last Sunday, we learned about Jephthah’s sinful vow to offer a burnt sacrifice to the Lord to gain his favor. God never required a vow in order to approve of a person’s request. And the tragic end to this vow is the burnt sacrifice turned out to be his only child, his own daughter. Today, we will study another kind of vow made by Israelites. But this vow was not made by…