SAMSON: A STRONG MAN WITH A WEAK WILL | When Strong People Are Weak

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Key Scripture: Judges 13
Key Thought: Samson was an astonishingly strong man with a terribly weak will.

Three vows Samson had to live by as a Nazarite:
1. Don't get drunk
2. Don't touch anything dead
3. Don't cut your hair, let it grow long

Three submission holds the enemy uses to make strong people weak
1. Lust
2. Entitlement
3. Pride

Three thoughts to take captive and surrender to Christ
1. Lust: "I want it." (Judges 14:1-2)
2. Entitlement: "I deserve it." (Judges 14:8-9)
3. Pride: "I can handle it." (Judges 14:10)

Feast: Mishteh; a feast or party; a celebration or occasion for drinking.