Father’s Day June 17, 2012

Our Father, God – is Love 1 John 4:8, 10, 16 because God is love... 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an

atoning sacrifice for our sins...

16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

Father’s Day June 17, 2012

Our Father, God – is Love 1 John 4:8, 10, 16 because God is love... 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an

atoning sacrifice for our sins...

16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

6 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.

_____________- Spiritual Decay – Making our own gods ______ _____ __ __ – Moral Depravity – From bad to worse From National to __________________

Isaiah 5:20, 21

20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. 21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

6 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.

_____________- Spiritual Decay – Making our own gods ______ _____ __ __ – Moral Depravity – From bad to worse From National to __________________

Isaiah 5:20, 21

20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. 21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

Judges 14-16 – Samson

Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” – Judges 16:20

1. Know your ______________ – Judges 13:5, Eph 2:10, 2. Keep ______________ to God – John 15:1-6, James 4:8 3. Make God’s _____________ your priority – Matt 6:33, Matt 28:19-20 4. Don’t go ____ ___________ – Judges 15:11-13, 1 Cor 12:12-27, Romans 12, Phil 2:2-5

Judges 14-16 – Samson

Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” – Judges 16:20

1. Know your ______________ – Judges 13:5, Eph 2:10, 2. Keep ______________ to God – John 15:1-6, James 4:8 3. Make God’s _____________ your priority – Matt 6:33, Matt 28:19-20 4. Don’t go ____ ___________ – Judges 15:11-13, 1 Cor 12:12-27, Romans 12, Phil 2:2-5

Make _________________ a Priority – 1 Samuel 1:9-18, James 4:2 Make _________________ a Habit – 1 Samuel 1:3, 7, 19 – 20 Make _________________ an Expectation – 1 Samuel 1:21 – 28

1 Samuel 1:17

Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”

1 Samuel 1:27 – 28

I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord. And he worshiped the Lord there.

(His parents did not know that this was from the Lord, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)

God gave him: 1. _______

He __________ the enemy’s __________ 2. __________ He ____________ his enemies 3. A ___________ Spirit

He ____________ his enemies 4. ______________ He would stay _____________ on God

Esther 4:14

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place,

but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position

for such a time as this?"

(His parents did not know that this was from the Lord, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)

God gave him: 1. _______

He __________ the enemy’s __________ 2. __________ He ____________ his enemies 3. A ___________ Spirit

He ____________ his enemies 4. ______________ He would stay _____________ on God

Esther 4:14

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place,

but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position

for such a time as this?"

1. God’s _____ – Jud 13:3; Eph 4:1; Rom 11:29 2. Our ___________ – Jud 13:8

a. ___________ – Ex 3:13

b. ___________ - Ex 4:10 3. His _____________ – Jud 13:17-21

a. His _________ – Ex 3:14, Phil 2:10

b. His __________ – Ex 3:2, Rom 8:11 4. Our _____________ – Jud 13:20-23

Questions:

a. ________ – Jud 6:22 b. ____________ – Jud 6:23

1 Thessalonians 5:24 - The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.