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Violence & Vengeance

Judges 15:1-8

July 18, 2018 • Jeff Lyle

Everyone one of us gets angry from time to time. Anger is not always a sin - even God is revealed in Scripture to be angry at certain things. When we are angry at the wrong things, or when we process anger apart from the Holy Spirit, we usually end up on the wrong side of God’s agenda. This message reveals the words, ways and works of Samson when he begins to operate in fury against the Philistines. Apparently, Samson forgot that vengeance belongs to the Lord. Watch him move a little farther away from the ways of God as he begins to move in unbridled passion to enact his revenge.

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One Last Grace For Samson

August 15, 2018 • Jeff Lyle

We have wondered throughout the entire story of Samson how in the world he ended up in the New Testament’s Hebrews “Hall of Faith”. How did a man who struggled so immensely with his flesh get mentioned in one of the only places in scripture where human beings are exalted as examples of what it means to trust God? This message reveals the answer to this question. From the ashes of his humiliation, Samson commits one final act to the glory of God and, in so doing, fulfills the prophetic destiny assigned to his life. God never gave up on His servant. Well done, Samson. Well done.

A Woman at Her Worst

August 8, 2018 • Jeff Lyle

Up to this point in his story, Samson has managed to avoid complete catastrophe in his dealings with women. That streak comes to an abrupt halt in this message. Women can be incredibly persuasive. God’s daughters use that persuasion for Kingdom good. Women who act independently of the Holy Spirit will use that influence for selfish purposes. This message reveals the demonic heart of Delilah in her intentional betrayal of Samson, the man who loved her.

The Pitfalls of Passion

August 1, 2018 • Jeff Lyle

After a short moment when Samson leaned in to surrender fully to the work of God and experienced a measure of breakthrough, here he goes again back to his old ways. Inexplicably, Samson goes and finds a prostitute down in the Philistine territory of Gaza. After narrowly escaping with his life from that sordid scene, he eventually links up with the infamous Delilah - a sensual relationship that would soon signal the end of Samson’s life. The Scriptures take sexual purity very seriously and in our modern culture the Church must remain as committed as ever to preserving our bodies in honor. This message shows how young people become easily seduced by the enemy’s proven weapon of sexual temptation. May we respond to the grace of God and avoid the pitfalls that are attached to our passions.