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Holy Spirit Empowers SamsonJUDGES CHAPTERS 13-16

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ONE DAY, GOD’S ANGEL APPEARED TO A MAN NAMEDMANOAH AND HIS WIFE. THE ANGEL TOLD THEMTHAT THEY WOULD HAVE A SON, SAMSON, AND THATTHEY WERE TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF HIM.

SAMSON WOULD BE A NAZIRITE.

AS LONG AS SAMSON DIDN’T CUT HIS HAIR, JEHOVAH’SHOLY SPIRIT HELPED HIM TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT FEATSAND TO FIGHT AGAINST GOD’S ENEMIES THE PHILISTINES.

READ JUDGES 14:5, 6.

READ JUDGES 15:13, 14.

READ JUDGES 15:15.

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READ JUDGES 16:3. THE MORE SAMSON DEFEATED THE PHILISTINES,THE MORE FURIOUS THEY BECAME. THEY METTO DECIDE HOW TO OVERPOWER HIM.

SAMSON ISUNSTOPPABLE!

WAIT...THERE MIGHTBE A WAY...

THE PHILISTINES HATCHED A PLAN TO PAY DELILAH,A WOMAN WHOM SAMSON LOVED, TO TRICK HIMINTO REVEALING THE SOURCE OF HIS STRENGTH.

SAMSON,HOW DID YOUGET TO BE SO

STRONG?

STOPPLAYING GAMES

WITH ME. TELL MEWHY YOU’RE SO

STRONG.

IF YOUREALLY LOVEDME, YOU WOULD

TELL ME.

IT’S...MY HAIR.

MY HAIRHAS NEVERBEEN CUT.

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DELILAH ARRANGED FOR THEPHILISTINES TO GET REVENGE.

AFTER SAMSON FELL ASLEEP, A MANCUT HIS HAIR. THE PHILISTINES THENBLINDED HIM AND TOOK HIM TO GAZA.

WHILE IN PRISON, HEREGRETTED HIS MISTAKE.

I SHOULDNEVER HAVETOLD HER MY

SECRET.

JEHOVAH,PLEASE FORGIVE

ME. I’M SOSORRY.

THE PHILISTINES HELD A BIGCELEBRATION TO HONOR THEIRGOD, DAGON. THEY BROUGHT OUTSAMSON TO MAKE FUN OF HIM.

WHO IS THESTRONG ONE

NOW, SAMSON?

DAGON ISMORE POWERFULTHAN SAMSON’S

GOD!

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THE PHILISTINES KEPT INSULTINGSAMSON AND JEHOVAH. BUT SAMSON’SHAIR HAD GROWN BACK...

SOVEREIGNLORD JEHOVAH,

REMEMBER ME, PLEASE,AND STRENGTHEN ME,PLEASE, JUST THIS

ONCE.

BRACING HIMSELF AGAINST THE PILLARS THAT SUPPORTEDTHE HOUSE, SAMSON PUSHED WITH ALL HIS MIGHT.

JEHOVAH FILLED HIM WITH HOLY SPIRIT,MAKING HIM POWERFUL ONCE AGAIN.

AND SAMSON DESTROYED MANY OFTHE PHILISTINES WHO HAD MISTREATEDTHE ISRAELITES FOR SO LONG.

WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THISSTORY?WHAT GAVE SAMSON HIS GREATPOWER?

CLUE: JUDGES 13:25.HOW DID SAMSON REGAIN HISSTRENGTH?

CLUE: JUDGES 16:28.HOW CAN YOU RECEIVE GOD’S HOLYSPIRIT?

CLUE: LUKE 11:13.

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