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SAMSON. He was a _____From God He was a _________for God He killed a Lion with his bare hands (Judges 14:5-6) He Killed thirty men by himself (Judges 14:13) He killed 1,000 men with the jaw of a Donkey bone (Judges 15:15) He __________to finish for God. GIFT. FIGHTER. FAILED.
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SAMSON • He was a _____From God • He was a _________for God • He killed a Lion with his bare hands (Judges 14:5-6) • He Killed thirty men by himself (Judges 14:13) • He killed 1,000 men with the jaw of a Donkey bone (Judges 15:15) • He __________to finish for God GIFT FIGHTER FAILED
SMALL THINGS • God Uses small things on a _________ BIG LEVEL
Matthew 21:21 "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
SMALL THINGS • God Uses small things on a _________ • God can use ____ BIG LEVEL YOU
Hebrews 11:39-40 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. 40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
SMALL THINGS • God Uses small things on a _________ • God can use ____ • You ______God BIG LEVEL YOU NEED
ACTION SMART • Be ________ • Be Smart about how God can use you • Be Ready for ____________ • Your Friends might not Agree with you - Judges 15:9-20 • His Friends viewed him as a troublemaker • You Might suffer persecution – Judges 15:9-20 • His friends abandoned him and betrayed him • Samson sacrificed himself for the greater good of his friends • _______ that God is in control – He will have the Victory OPPOSITION KNOW
The Cry for Leadership • Many Christians fall for THREE REASONS • Their original vision that drove them has been _________ • Their Christians lifestyle gets ______________ • Their weaknesses go ________________ DILUTED COMFORTABLE UNADDRESSED
Hebrews 12:1-6 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."