1. Chapter 14

2. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 a need (13:1) a need (13:1) a call (13:2-5) a call (13:2-5) a consecration (13:3-7) a consecration (13:3-7) a heritage (13:6-23) a heritage (13:6-23) a focus - character (13:13) a focus - character (13:13) a enabling - Holy Spirit (13:24-25) a enabling - Holy Spirit (13:24-25)

3. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14

4. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1)

5. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3)

6. For we walk by faith, not by sight. For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2Corinthians 5:7

7. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17

8. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3)

9. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit... Philippians 2:3

10. Your will be done Matthew 6:10

11. Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. Luke 9:23

12. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3)

13. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4)

14. The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord. Proverbs 16:33

15. But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20

16. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4)

17. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion....................... (14:5-6) Defeats Lion....................... (14:5-6)

18. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6)

19. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18)

20. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Fights enemies.................. (14:19-20) Fights enemies.................. (14:19-20)

21. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Fights enemies...selfishly (14:19-20) Fights enemies...selfishly (14:19-20)

22. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Fights enemies...selfishly (14:19-20) Fights enemies...selfishly (14:19-20)

23. Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. Proverbs 13:15

24. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. Proverbs 14:14

25. “Return, you backsliding children, And I will heal your backslidings.” “Return, you backsliding children, And I will heal your backslidings.” Jeremiah 3:22

26. Samson’s Potential - Chap 13 went down (14:1) went down (14:1) Samson’s Backsliding - Chap 14 with enemies (14:1) with enemies (14:1) walks by sight (14:2-3) walks by sight (14:2-3) God overrules (14:4) God overrules (14:4) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Defeats Lion...a warning? (14:5-6) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Pressing the envelope of sin (14:7-18) Fights enemies...selfishly (14:19-20) Fights enemies...selfishly (14:19-20)