Judges 16:4-31

Don't get to the end of your life and realize that you have missed out on the life that God wanted for you.

• The grass isn't greener on the other side of the fence. 

• The grass is greener where you water it.

Judges 16:1-4

When a person falls into a great sin, it is not an accident.

• Don't think your sin won't be found out….You Will be Seen.
• Sin is not something that you play with.
• Sin is patient
• Sin is quiet
• Sin leads to destruction

The sign of a strong person is not their outward strength or skill. 

The sign of a strong person is their inner strength.

Don't Always Expect God to Bail You Out.

First Pride and then the CRASH!  

First pride, then the crash — the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. Proverbs 16:18 MSG

Don’t place your personal pleasure over purpose.

Don’t Live for Yourself!

The Cure for Pride is the Gospel.

Sometimes we allow the mystery to overshadow the obvious.

Judges 14:10-20

Judges 14: 1-9

Do you live your life doing what is right in your own eyes or God's? 

What's under the surface is more important than what is visible. 

• What compromises are you making in your life?  

• What boundaries have you chosen to ignore? 

Judges 13:1-25

If you believe in ultimate truth, how can you communicate it in a world that doesn’t want to hear it?

How can you be salt and light?

• Put Relationships First
• Live a Life of Humility and Compassion
• Live a Life that stands out from those around you
• Expect Persecution

Can Christians Drink and Not Sin?

Romans 14:17 ESV

Some common thoughts covered are: 

The wine in the Bible was not the same type of wine that we have today.

Genesis 9:20-21 ESV

John 2:1-11 ESV

1 Timothy 3:2-3 ESV

1 Timothy 3:8 ESV

If Jesus turned the water into wine He would have been promoting drunkenness.

Luke 7:33-35 ESV

Alcohol can cause others to sin.

Romans 14:21 ESV

Can anyone drink?

2 Peter 2:19 ESV

What's on the inside will show up on the outside.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

How does God answer prayer?