CONVERSATION STARTERS

1. Read Judges 16:23–31.

2. Samson’s story shows a slow drift — wrong places, wrong people, hiding who he really is. Where do you notice subtle “drifts” in your own life that pull you away from who God is calling you to be? What spiritual practices might help us to stay the course?

3. Samson’s life raises the question, “What if I fail?” Can you share a moment when your own choices left you feeling exposed, humbled, or at the end of yourself — How do you think God viewed you in those moments?

4. Samson eventually reaches a point where his strength is gone, his eyes are gone, and his illusions are gone. Even after his failures, God remained faithful and heard his final prayer. When have you experienced God meeting you with grace at a moment when you least deserved it or least expected it?

5. Samson’s redemption wasn’t about his strength but about being with God. What is one concrete step you can take this week to stay “yoked” to God (Mt 11:28) — especially in an area where you’re prone to wander or rely on your own strength?

Title: Samson
Reference: Judges 16:23–31
Speaker: Manny Chery, MannyC@cckc.church

Long before memory became an important field of scientific inquiry , the ancients knew that what we remember profoundly affects our relationships with every thing around us - not only with living creatures, but with the physical universe as well. - Curt Thompson, Anatomy of the Soul

– Remember God when you have nothing

– Remember God when you want something

– Remember God when you fail.