March 23rd & 27th, 2022

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The Process of a Comeback!

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24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!”
25 Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof
26 Samson said to the

who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.” 

—Judges 16:24-26 NLT

For I know

that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you

Reveal Answer

.

—Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

being

of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

—Philippians 1:6 NIV

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a

to me.

—Micah 7:8 NKJV

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1. The intensity of loss.

Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as

as anyone else.”

—Judges 16:17 NLT

Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”
When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the Lord had

him.

—Judges 16:20 NLT

So the Philistines captured him and

out his eyes.

—Judges 16:21a NLT

They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the

.

—16:21b NLT

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2. The persistence of God.

22 But before long, his hair began to grow back.
28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord,

me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”

—Judges 16:22,28 NLT

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3. The power of redemption.

Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands, he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his

lifetime.

—Judges 16:29,30 NLT

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2. I have experienced great loss in my life and need God’s help.
3. I make a decision to accept the forgiveness of God in my life.
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