To Enjoy Fullness Of Life In Christ – Holy Spirit Must Be Allowed To Control.

To enjoy fullness of life in Christ – Holy Spirit must be allowed to control.

Challenge:- This means we are to be captivated and controlled by the Holy Spirit.

Intro:- Galations.5:16-18. v.16. Walk = Life under the control of the Spirit

v.17. Internal warfare. Gen.25:21-27a.The boys grow up,

as they get older the fight becomes more intense.

(As we mature in Christ – Old nature resists strongly)

v.18. Being controlled by the Spirit = Gal.5:24-25.

Romans.8:14-17. v.14. Led by the Spirit = willingly led, continually guided by His word – This marks person as “mature Son of God”

v.15. Spirit of Adoption = As adult sons – responsible, this verse looks back to the Cross.

v.16. Witness = Holy Spirit assures the believer of their new relationship to Christ.

v.17. Heirs and joint heirs = We can draw upon the Lord’s

spiritual riches. Eph.1:3-6.

1. Judges.13:1-8. Samson raised by the Lord to defeat Philistines and Judge Israel.

a. To be SEPARATED to the Lord and His purposes from BIRTH TO DEATH.

b. STRENGTH comes from SEPARATION.

c. SEPARATED CHRISTIAN, is Christ controlled, and character developed by the Word and the Holy Spirit working together in the believer.

d. v.24-25. The Spirit began to STIR Samson (MOVE! IMPEL! CONTROL!)

1. Judges.14:1-9 Samson’s first encounter with the enemy. Reveals his character.

a. THE WEAKNESS in Samson’s makeup. – Old Adamic nature!

v.1-2. “I have seen a woman in Timnah, now get her for me as my wife!

i. He is about to break the Lords word! Believers must not marry unbelievers.

n.b. Church should never copy or use the worlds methods.

ii. He is about to reject spiritual authority – The Word and Parental!

b. The GREAT POTENTIAL IN SAMSON – HIS SEPERATION MEANT THAT WHEN NEEDED THE LORD WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH!

c. Disobedience – In spite of this God provided, reason is revealed in v.4. The Lord was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines.

d. v.5-9. The Lion attacks Samson – 1.Peter.5:8-10. The devil is always ready to attack!

2. Ephesians.6:10-18. Time to be wearing God’s Armour!

Samson repeatedly compromised his commitment and anointing yet the Lord also continued to meet with him, in displays of supernatural strength, whenever he found himself in difficult situations. He only took up the Armour of God when he was in trouble.

Time was about to come when the Lord taught Samson a great lesson. No one or church can afford play around with SEPERATION, COMMITMENT and the HOLY SPIRIT.

Judges.16:4-31. Samson is “Delilahished”

v.7, 11,13 & 17. All through his ministry had been subject to compromise to meet his fleshly needs. 1.John.2:15-17.

Conclusion:- Hebrews.11:32. Samson recorded as hero of faith, in spite of many weaknesses – He had stood almost alone for God in time of the nations that was in state of maintaining the “Status Quo” Somehow he had the faith to reach out to God when all appeared to be lost. We the church must never allow ourselves to become “Delilahished” in the world, by bowing to the worlds methods in an attempt to please Almighty God.