God’s Grace to Samson

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Samson ran recklessly into temptation. Yet when his foolishness brought him low, God humbled Samson and granted him repentant faith. Today, Derek Thomas speaks on the redeeming grace of God toward unworthy souls.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	Growing in God's Word is a new curriculum from Ligeneer Ministries to help you guide children through an overview of the Bible in 52 lessons.
0:09.2	Learn more and pre-order yours today at growingin God's word.org.
0:14.7	All of a sudden we see Samson in prayer.
0:18.7	It's the first time and the only time that we see Samson in prayer.
0:24.2	In that foolish soul of Samson lay the embers of faith in Yahweh.
0:32.1	And the last thing that Samson did was the best thing that he did. He delivers Israel from their enemies by sacrificing
0:43.5	himself. How is it that Samson, a man whose life was filled with vices and sin,
0:56.7	finds himself in the whole of faith in Hebrews 11?
1:01.1	I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thanks for joining us for this Wednesday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
1:07.4	Over the next three days, you'll hear messages from Derek Thomas's series, Imprised, Faith in All Circumstances.
1:15.7	And we'll send it to you on DVD and unlock the series and study guide in the free Ligeneer app
1:21.8	when you make a donation in support of the global gospel outreach of Ligeneer Ministries before midnight Friday.
1:29.6	Today, Dr. Thomas considers Samson, and we'll discover why he's recorded there in Hebrews
1:35.1	11 and also learn some important lessons, not only from his life, but also from his death.
1:42.3	Here's Ligeneer Teaching Fellow, Derek Thomas.
1:47.8	Today's character is Samson, and we are in Judges Chapter 16.
1:55.2	I'm not going to read all 31 verses of Judges 16,
2:03.7	but I'm going to pick it up at verse 27.
2:09.7	And we read, now the house was full of men and women.
2:13.6	All the lords of the Philistines were there.
2:20.8	And on the roof, there were about 3,000 men and women who looked on while Samson entertained.
2:31.7	Then Samson called to the Lord and said, O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once.
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