Sabbath Morning August 8th

she said, the Philistines are upon, you woke from his sleep Lisa's. I'm going to go out as other times and shake myself free, but he did not know that the Lord had left him.

Philistines out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza, their city and bound him with bronze shackles and he ground at the Mill in the prison like a dumb.

Here's Grace. What the hair of his head?

Began to grow again. After it had been shaped. And I want you to if you would permit me to just speak to you under the subject. Check your signal.

Talk to somebody nearby. You say, listen. What are they? Listen. Make sure you have some signal. Don't play with me, ugly. Father. Right now, we are asking for your presence in this place. I'm asking God that she would. Forgive me.

Cleanse me from unrighteousness.

Pray God, that you're Purifying blood would wash over me right now.

That you would allow your spirit or God to have its way in this place. Praying, God, the truth Perry chart.

Pray, God, that you'd allow in these short moments. That work will be done. Pass on into eternity.

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the words of my mouth. And the meditation of my heart. Be acceptable in your sight. An edifying to your church.

It's in Jesus name that we pray and all God's people say.

In the House of Lords, we consider the subject. Check. Your signal.

I remember taking a trip.

Made my way. In the middle of winter. To the beautiful country of Canada.

Beautiful. Enjoyed my time there. But I do remember something that made it a little bit difficult. You see, I don't know about you, but I have cell phone service here in the United States. But when I made my way over, I did not purchase any international plan to have service in Canada. And so when I go there I find myself navigating around the city at my moment of me when I'm trying to figure out where I should go and which Metro stop, I should come off at. I look at my phone that always has 5 bars. Come on somebody, I pay my bills.

And it says no signal. And now my route is interrupted and my destination is delayed. And kind of tell you if it wasn't for the Heavenly GPS, come on somebody for the guidance of God and the provision of the spirit. Are you? I would probably wouldn't be here today, but God is so good that even when I didn't have any signal, he still provided for me. But I want you to just think about this for a minute that even though I was confident at the outset, even though I had a destination in mind even though I was making my way and paying the necessary price to get there. You have to understand that I almost lost it all because I've had no signal introduced you to the story of the judge named Samson because Samson is really a lesson and a case study for all of those who call themselves, Believers and follow. Hours of Jesus Christ. In fact, watch this realized that Samsung is literally one of these few in Scripture that has a significant rise to the senior captains birth is a story in and of itself. I don't have time today to tell you how the angel of the Lord comes down and meet Thompson's mother and tells her that you don't have a child. That's going to be a Nazarite to God from the womb. I don't have the time to explain to you how much Noah his father was confused because the angel of the Lord did not appear to him, he appeared to the wife. I don't have time today to tell you that the age of Lords had to come back and explain things to Manoa just. So we can understand the significance of this child's life and Mission. I wish I had more time to go through the story and help you to see, just, how significance of Samson was and the instructions were on his desk, but suffice it to say. This morning. That's Thompson was no ordinary child was literally called by God from the womb. the Bible says that the angel or told his mother that he was to be a Nazarite to God, From before he was born. This watch this, you understand? Something that's right with a vowel that was taken voluntarily. It was most often taken for a short. Of time, we see Paul in the New Testament, taking a Nazarite vow and then shaving his head. Once the valve has been completed what the Bible says that in Samsung's case, but that's right, Val was not temporary. It was not for a season. It was supposed to be from the womb, all the way until he made his rest and sleep in death. In other words, Samson was literally called by God to live his entire life. In connection. With. I just see this substance job was not to come into the temple at certain times. His job was not to offer certain sacrifices and keep certain valves. The Bible says that Simpsons calling. What's to live in Intimate connection with Yahweh?

From before he come out his mother's womb.

Until the day that he is dead.

There were no days off for Sampson. There were no holidays for Sampson. There were no brakes for Samson. Samson was called to be God's special edition. Warrior from the moment, he was born until he died. There was no time when he got to be holy one minutes and then go home and take a breath all rest and take a break. There was no separation from his public life and his private life Thompson, had no option. Still be on the Mountaintop spiritually one moment and then go home and take a break with your friends. The next moment, the Bible says that Sampson was called to be a Nazarite to God's from his birth. And I guess what I'm saying is that Samsung is actually a symbol of what every believer are to me or I will try helping him. See, because we, we, we fixed something is all about Samson and Delilah. What do you realize and Delilah? It was supposed to be Samson and his save or without a doubt, the story was supposed to be that Samson we live in such connection to Jesus. That could nothing separate him. And this is why Simpson is actually a symbol of what every believer ought to be. Watch this every believer that follows the Lord Jesus Christ sister, North was called to have uninterrupted connection with Jesus.

Thompson. Paints the picture. Of the real extreme nature of spirituality.

Because like, man, you know, I'm like my Samsung could use like a break a, a, a nice guy.

I'll be hitting really he could do the thing. I could come to the temple. He could teach the word.

Piketty, Sabbath School. Except they can really just do it. I hate to be a good guy.

And then you can go home and eat ice cream for the speed up what the Bible says, be in such close connection to Jesus.

That not only is Samson restricted from taking any breaks from his Holiness. The Bible says that even before he is Born, the angel, the Lord tells his mother. Listen. And by the way, why all this baby is inside of you?

You better not drink. None. You're not supposed to drink, okay? The Bible says that even his mother his place basically under the same while she is in the womb.

This is literally. What spirituality? Is actually. Supposed to look like.

Watch this. Peter says you are a chosen race. Somebody apart. Again sometimes for just a season for a special and significant and close and intimate connection with God, it was supposed to set you apart, and the Bible says enough to last your whole life. When Peter says, you are a chosen race, A royal priesthood. A holy nation of people for God's Own possession. Give me the words God says that you as my people are called to be set apart. You not supposed to be like everybody else you as my people when you believe in my name you supposed to be different.

Do not just supposed to be different on Saturdays. You supposed to be different on Sunday, okay? You supposed to be different on my neck and when Tuesday to run, guess what? You still, sorry. I wish I could help with the Bible says that those who are called to be children of Jesus, Christ's are supposed to be called and set apart as holy and blameless and created in Christ Jesus. For good work, there was no breaks from Holiness in Jesus name. How do you see this? This watch this. You got to see this family because you would have to say that absence is literally just portraying what it should look like to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ. You realize that the sole purpose. This is the first thing I saw was the sole purpose of the disciple is to stay connected to Jesus. Got your message on the go and bring it out for you, watch this.

When Simpson is getting ready to be born the angel Lord gives his mother, all the instructions. Hey, listen. This wasn't supposed to drink for something to do. Don't cut his hair Etc. I watched as he says it like this a favor and watch this, You're going to what? Y'all, not even that Judges 13 verse five and verse five. It says behold you shall Conceive talk to his mother and bear a son and no razor shall come upon his head. For the child, should be a what a Nazarite to God from the womb and he shall begin to deliver Israel. Out of the hands of the Philistines watch this to his wife is not there and I have to come back as a God. Would you please send a man back so you can explain to me what he supposed to be like the angel or comes back and tells him exactly the same thing. And then when they were just curious, Verse 12 says not, when your words come true. What is to be the child's manner of life? And here's the next part of what you get this. What is his? What's that word? Come on? What's that word? What is his

if I got to be going through hoops, To keep this guy hold it. I need to know what he is all about, what is he, what is his mission?

Just be careful. To do everything that I told his mother to do. Don't eat anything that comes from the vine. Don't drink wine or strong drink. Don't eat any unclean thing and everything I told her

Not, if you like me mad, they don't tell me. Nothing about Samson's mission. That sounds nice. Angel of the Lord. that was told me nothing about what Simpsons called to do, except that it does because when Manoa asked about Samson's mission, the angel does not tell him about his exploits with the Philistines. He does not tell him that his mission is to save Israel. He does not tell him that his mission is to Reign Over Israel with his Superior strike. He tells him that the only thing that you need to worry about is keeping the vow. And staying set of parts. To be in connection with God. Or did you see this that stabs? His mission is not over, it's not to save Israel. It's not to defeat the fish. That is a byproduct of his mission substance. Primary mission is to maintain his connection to Donald. Perhaps it has one job and it is to stay connected to God. And the Bible says that if he just stays connected, he will defeat the Philistines. If he stays connected, he will rule over Israel. If he stays connected, it will be a great judge and Israel's history, but I need you to see. Captain strike was secondary to his connection. All I wish I had some people here. That realize that your primary mission is not to get the promotion. Your primary mission is not to hold the title. Your primary mission is to maintain a connection with Jesus. And if you would just stay connected, everything that God has for you would be accomplished through you but you need to stop worrying about this and worrying about that your priority are to be taken. Jesus. Oh, Lord. But somewhere along the way, family Samson begins to lose his connection. I'll come order that sound familiar, I'll come on if I look back in my life I somewhere along the way, Brandon begins to lose his connection. Come on, If we're honest, the reality is Chamblee. Samson begins to get caught up in distractions. That begins to disrupt his connection, okay? And if we're honest tell me all of us know what it's like to get caught up in some distractions that make us prone to disrupting our connection Samsung goes off. But he meets a fine-looking from timneh and he says Daddy, go get me that girl and this girl is actually a different to watch this. Do you realize that you'll even know the name of his first wife?

Goodbye was like, yo. it's not even really important that, you know, her name because she's just a distraction

It was never meant to be in the story.

Samsung.

I've learned family that distractions often align. With our taste buds.

So that what distracted Simpson may not distract you.

You may not be caught up. What would a little p.y.t. from Tim de? Alright, nevermind, don't even worry about it.

Darlene. I thought your thing that you ain't

But you do have a thing, okay? And if you're not careful with your thing, sister Frankie, your taste buds will unlock a realm of distraction that will threaten to disrupt your connection. Okay, I want to play some family, listen to stop running from yourself. Okay, you ought to know what your thing is. Don't stop acting like I'm up in church. Okay, what's your thing? Cuz you got to pay. cuz everybody has,

Do I tell somebody to work at 2. Everybody has a thing then I don't know what you talkin about. Don't you see that Simpson begins to get caught up in these distractions? They are now starting to derail him or devoid him of his connection. Are you robbing family story of Samson teachers? I learned that spiritual connection is rarely dropped.

It's more often, drained. All right. I'm traveling, but what's crazy is the moment I crossed over the Border like my signal is dropped. I ain't got no, it ain't like searching for bark. Like it's done, right? But more often than not, what happens is that you are traveling along the way. And your signal begins to weaken, okay. I want that special connection is really just met or dropped in one day, but it is drained drop by drop over a. Of time. And something is like, breaking all kind of hours. He is living his life, he's eating unclean food, he is out there, messing with me. He shouldn't be messing with. He's doing everything under the sun. And guess what? There is no lightning. So we all missed it. Tammy Thompson is doing, I mean, he is living it up. He is bad all by himself. I guess what? There is no lightning. That comes down to strike Simpson death.

There is no contingency. I feel of things that come out of nowhere and say Samson. The Lord has judged you and your time and don't let it happen.

But y'all be praising God right now because the truth is that God does not deal with us according to our iniquities. But the Bible says, he is merciful and long-suffering and slow to helping him. The Bible says that the grace of God and doors forever, And it is because of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Watch this time since is literally not being punished for his sins but he is being drained.

Because the next thing that the story of Samson teaches is that he forgets that connection is built. Not bought.

Is that connection is developed. Not just on demand.

Learning family. is it when it comes to the real rubber meets the road spiritually when it comes to relationship,

Relationships are not achieved. They are grown and somebody get this.

You got to see family. That let me let me go and make it plain. so you realize that a marriage

is not achieved.

How come you have somebody on the side? A marriage is grown that at the wedding day. The marriage has been achieved. If we go pick consummate the marriage,

The in the in the grand scheme of the Eternal God, who is love, there is no consummation of love. On the night of the Mavericks. Are you feeling what I mean? The marriage begins.

It is developed, okay? The marriage that you have after 15 years.

Should not be the same as you had after 1 here. What I'm saying is that relationship is developed. Relationship is grown. Connection is cultivated and you know you understand that it's not just a guarantee as it's completed, what you have come together.

Don't make any mistake. I didn't just get his car. He's a no, you don't get it. Just come like this. You don't just pick this up from the store. So Charlie, even though I've had this car for several years, And over the course of time, I just keep on modifying. And I ordered some custom tail lights and I ordered some custom tail pipes and I order some custom rims. And now what you're seeing is not what it look like when I got it. But you're seeing what it looks like after I developed it. And the thing that stabs him story teaches his that connection is developed over time. It is maintained, not guaranteed. If I can say like this, you realize that there is no such thing as

Contrary all your Disney favorites. There was no such thing as instant connection.

I need somebody get this family. There is no such thing as instant spiritual connection. Somebody needs to write this down. Let me, let me try to break it down. Such thing as a Miracle, Grow for your face.

There was no such thing as instantaneous spirituality.

There was no such thing as miraculous. Instantaneous, overnight spiritual growth by leaps and bounce. It does not exist.

And what I need somebody to hear me say is that you ought to stop expecting instantaneous results in your spiritual life. Stop acting like connection is instantaneous. It is developed Oh my gosh. I prayed and nothing happened.

How to read my Bible and I still don't get anything that I read.

Could you think that spiritual connection is going to happen like this? You think that you could spend 30 years doing you and being bad all by yourself, and you can turn around and in 30 minutes if you could become Elijah, okay? I will try helping here.

What I need somebody to know is, if you want to stop looking for instant results in your spiritual life, we always come to God, everyone. An instant Miracle, we want an instant healing, we want instant provisional, but do you realize that the one thing that matters is your connection with? Jesus isn't happening in 30 minutes, it doesn't happen in an hour. It doesn't happen in a month. It happens over.

You don't get to skip ahead. In the spiritual journey. Now, let me just take a note. Let me, let me give the disclaimer. That does not mean that just because you've been in church for 40 years, you somehow more spiritual than something. Okay, let me to many sermons today. But what I do know, is that nobody starts off like Moses at the Red Sea. Nobody starts off as anak walking and being no more because God took it. Always starts off that way. You're not even Samson called by God, from the wolf is not born. With a mature connection with God.

Do you know, is that just like every other truly valuable aim in life? Spiritual connection. Comes with a cost.

And the reason.

That many of us. Struggling. With our spiritual connection.

Cuz we are unwilling to pay the Press.

Simpson, it's called from the womb to be set apart to die. But that connection comes at cost.

It cost him. His desires.

Cost him the marriage, he desperately wanted. Cost him the meal. But tastes like nothing else.

In order to maintain his connection to God, Samson had to pay the price.

He was unwilling.

You was crazy, family.

Is that Samsung is wrestle, just like we are. What's the cost?

It is crazy up here whenever connection seems free.

Whenever it seems is the thing is you got to remember, it always comes with a cost. How much is your phone bill?

You got internet. How much you paying for that? If you're going to remain connected,

And it whenever it seems instantaneous. and whenever it seems quick, It's because there's already been an investment.

Whenever connection seems easy and quick, it just means that we have to pay the price. Okay? So I could go online right now but the reason I can hop on my data right now is because I paid my okay.

It is crazy.

I'm standing in line, waiting to get in place my order and get my food and not stand there man, and I'm standing there waiting patiently. Waiting my turn. Not saying nothing. I'm just in line, waiting for food like everybody else. Somebody comes inside the door, cut the whole line thought you was up to the desk and says her. Picks up his bag, and he's gone. and now, I'm a little bit salty.

Cuz how come I've been here for 30 minutes? And you could just walk in and take the food out. That's probably the same there. Or how come you can take the same food. I was about to get and just walked out and the reason that he was able to describe the food so don't worry about it. He's not skipping you. He just prepaid and because it has already been paid for it. He don't got to wait. It's instantaneous and watch this. The reason that prayer seems like instantaneous connection forgot, the reason that prayer seems like it happens in a moment. The reason it seems like all you got to do is call on Jesus name, it's because somewhere down the line. Somebody paid a price for that. Kind of connection. Oh, I wish I had help in here. But before the Bible says come boldly to the throne. He said you got a first realized that there was a high priest. Oh, God. I wish I could help that can sympathize with our weakness and because he paid the price or Hallelujah, he is able to give us the connection that we need. And I wish I had five or six people, that would just open their mouth and stand to their feet and give God praise because of the Prepaid Plan of Calvary, the price was high. But it's already been paid. We couldn't afford connection but Jesus, Paid It All. Would you just give God praise for the prepaid? Hallelujah. For The God, Who is paid the cost to watch this. Watch this, watch this. The price for connection has been paid. but what the Bible teaches us is that this connection must be cultivated

16 chapter 16? I want to read verse 17 with me.

Judges 16. A something to hang on there. Just a Lil Bit on with me to 6470, not tired. You're hungry. Don't answer that, 16 verse 17. Judges, 16 and verse 17. Watch this.

Soul is tired of this. I was just told her all his heart.

Uses a razor has never come upon my head. for, I have been a Nazarite God. From my mother's womb. Sweet delight. He says if my head is shaved

if my head is shaped, Been my strength will. What? Leave me and I'm going to be like we can like any other man.

Is the Samsung. Begins to take his connection.

Simpson has been living it up. in Israel and in the land of Philistines, I mean, don't House parties in in Judah.

What time is it?

And when the truth comes out, gets what he says, quit. Listen, reality is God from my mother's womb.

But Sampson is saying this. Because this is a truth that was repeated to him since his birth.

Mommy, always told him. Special. You better not have the right to talk from your purse. The angel of the Lord came to me and told me you were coming. Daddy told him you can't do that. You're holy. You are you have a special connection?

And he grows up, not only his mama and daddy has to tell himself, I'm special. God has told me he is an established way to be a judge and he is maybe a nice Rated-R from my mother's womb. He is reclaiming and never asked you a question is Tamsin telling the truth? Yes. He is here today. You want to start telling yourself the truth?

You want to look in the mirror and say I am called by God, I'm chosen. I am who he says, I am the truth. It is almost automatic for him to reveal this truth is the light on when she asked and he says that I've been in that swear to God, but he says, it's because he's grown to take his connection for granted.

He begins to see his connection to God. As guaranteed by his gift.

Thompson takes his gift gift.

He takes his gift. As evidence of God's presence.

He begins to see his connection to God. As guaranteed by his god-given gift.

Simpson is eating honey, out of the unclean animal. But he still strong. Samson is putting on his to sleep. Okay. Alright let me let me

Is in some entanglement. But he still strong today. And Simpson begins to believe. Bit as long as I am still strong. God is with me.

But I'm here today to let you know that you can be gifted. Godless at the same time.

No, I need somebody to settle this in yourself, you can be skilled and devoid of the spirits at the same time.

You can be the most qualified for the ministry in charge and still not have the anointing of the sick.

You can be the only one that knows how to do the thing, but guess what, the spirit of the Lord is not with you.

You can be talented. And have no one with your people hear me. Hear me. You are gifted. You are talented. You have been given gifts and talents. But you can be gifted without the calling of the anointing of God.

You can be blessed and highly favored and riding on the high places of the earth and still not being God's will.

And work to somebody today is do not take God's goodness. As evidence of his approval of your Badness, do not take the mercy of God and use that as your evidence. That guards are your lifestyle. I wish I help. And because Samson sees his gift as evidence of God's presence. He begins to attribute his strength to the wrong place.

She says, tell me the secret substances. It's my hair. That gives me strength. And if you shave off my hair,

but Samsung has become so complacent with his gift. But, you know, a tribute to his strength to the wrong source. How many you know that he is straight did not come from his hair.

It wasn't his haircut that gays are all y'all. Let me take you back to biology. His hair didn't have no connection with his mother, okay? The source of his strike was his connection to a dog from the womb of his mother. And I need somebody to hear this. You got on the pan where your strike really comes from. Because watch this, watch this, watch this. If he realized, when his truck when it comes from, he would have been cultivating his connection and not his haircut. But there was somebody right now.

Who is like Samson in the mirror?

Pepsi has bigger man but watch that nighttime skin care and hair care routine.

He's got all argan oil and jojoba oil and he's he got Cantu.

Because he is not believe that it's my hair.

And he forgets. Spiritual connection. Is cultivated.

don't stumble into It is chosen daily story of Samson. Including his death. Go to 1620. She said, Simpson. Philistines are upon. And you woke from his sleep. He said, listen, I'm going to do what I always do, give me a little left in that, right? I want to take myself free, but the Bible says that while he's getting ready to fight, he does not know.

The Lord.

And it is possible.

To be in charge.

And to be starving. And not know.

the Lord has a

Can you tell you this morning, is it if we are not in the habit?

Don't notice. if we are not in the habit, I'm cultivating a daily connection with Jesus.

We won't even know when we've lost.

What am I saying this? Because you can be 100% assured of your salvation because of the price that Jesus has paid to the bank.

But what I am caution against. Is the other side of the coin. Will you can be load into complacency? That disregards your spiritual connection and thinks that just because you have been gifted by God and you have been blessed by God and you have experienced the presence of God that you aren't guaranteed connection with them.

What I'm saying to the church today? Is to check your signal.

You can listen if you, if we are not. Listen, there are no exceptions to this rule. Except that the Bible says that Simpson was so cold. I got that put Spirit of the Lord begin to stir in him.

Now listen. If you will not call to be a Nazarite from your mother's womb, you were not an exception to the rule.

the rule is that, if I am not checking my signal,

I don't know when I'm lost.

Keep the good news I'm done.

The good news family. The grace of God.

Is that God? Never stops scanning.

Play mad. If I would turn on, My Bluetooth right now.

But I was talking with my Bluetooth to a speaker system and I was on my phone and I'm waiting and I wouldn't I wouldn't seen the device that I'm trying to connect to him. I'm trying to connect. Bluetooth devices on them, looking for the one that I'm talking about. I wasn't, it wasn't showing up on him and says it is it's scanning and I can't see nothing on my screen. I'm looking for it is not showing up and nothing's pulling up after a while. I thought about 30 seconds or minutes the Bluetooth is on stop. Scanning, y g stand for Signal antenna for signaling. When you find your stuff. Call. And it turns off.

But the grace of God.

Is that no matter how long you have been disconnected.

No matter how far you have gone, no matter how small your signal is, God, didn't get to the first Reese's. Okay. Well, you know what I'm done, and when you get yourself together, you can come find me where I'm at. The Bible says that God keeps his signal open and he keeps standing there ways, keep scanning the heart to see if there was any part of you and any part of me that still searches after him and the good news today is that God doesn't give up on his children. All God doesn't stop scanning for signal and let me tell you how I know the Bible says that even after Simpson has literally gone to his Louis, the Bible says that the hair of his head, okay? Began to grow after it had been saved. That's just the grace of God scanning for signal. you realize that stuff didn't have to regain his strength, just because his hair grew back, didn't mean to his strike, would come back, but the hair was just a reminder that if you call upon the name of the Lord, He will hear and answer you and Thompson's titles up to the post and says God you giving me indication that I can call upon you and be her. Just give me my strength one more time.

Cuz I don't need to hear this. God is looking for your sick.

He is calling for your connection.

Does not matter how far you have gone. How long you have been disconnected? How shallow, and inconsistent you have been at all of us?

Put the signal of God.

I'm done my pill simple.

With Samson teaches us.

Is that connection? Is a daily. Decision.

You deserve somebody today?

. Trying to re-establish connection.

Just because we're here. Does not mean that we will be in the Kingdom.

What today?

Is your personal desire, your personal decision? Cultivate a connection.

if it's your desire to cultivate connection is not just a given Go to regular standing. You hold an office in the church. You realize that your primary claim to the kingdom is yours.

I want to make a decision. Cultivate our connection.

Somebody else.

Recognize your need.

A blend connection.

You say I want to establish a new relationship.

Recognize God. But it is our connection to you. That is our only hope.

So, do we say forgive us? We're taking your gifts for granted.

Forgive us. God for assuming

that, because We are doing what we think is right. Well,

Today. God, we are here. because we recognize, Aeneid.

. We're asking for you to help us to get in the habit of checking.

Bring. Allow us to a child.

To remain in step.

Don't we give you glory?

For being the God of all Grace.

Purina One. Never stop learning.

Praise thee. O God. and we, as the song says,

Coming home.

Calling him.

I just want.

Race. Dominion and Mater CR gets your name. Mighty and loving name of Jesus Christ that we for today. All of God's people, join with me inside.

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