Sermon
The Birth of Samson: Finding Gospel Hope in God's Work with God's Family
Stonebrook Community Church
Speaker: John Shields
June 29, 2025 · 24 min
Summary
Judges 13 reveals God's pursuit of Israel despite their unfaithfulness, as He promises Samson to Manoah and his wife through the angel of the Lord. The sermon emphasizes three reminders: trust God's promises, recall His faithfulness, and rest in Christ's accepted sacrifice.
Highlights
You are never, ever too weak-willed, too hopeless, too helpless, too worn down, too dumb, too scrawny, too ugly, too invisible, too forgotten, too alone, too broken, too hurt. You are never too anything for God to make use of you in the way he chooses.
God doesn't sit and stew. He doesn't grow bitter. He doesn't say they're getting what they deserve. He doesn't wait for them to say 'Help.' His pursuit is relentless.
For those who put their faith in Christ, the best is yet to come.