The document discusses a philosophy of youth ministry, using the story of Samson to illustrate how personal issues, such as bad relationships and destructive behaviors, can hinder one's spiritual journey. It emphasizes the importance of moving forward and being strong and courageous in overcoming obstacles, drawing on biblical references for encouragement. The text concludes by urging readers to seek help and take positive actions to achieve their goals.

2. WHO AM I

3. MY PHILOSOPHY OF
YOUTH MINISTRY

4. MY PHILOSOPHY OF
YOUTH MINISTRY
POINTING YOU TO CHRIST

5. MY ASSUMPTIONS
FOR TODAY

6. I NEED A
STRONG MAN

7. KEY POINT: It's hard to move forward
when you have things in your life that
are holding you back.

9. SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
SAMSON?

10. SAMSON‟S STORY

11. SAMSON
AND DELILAH

12. SAMSON
AND DELILAH
-- WITH TIM HAWKINS

13. SAMSON
AND DELILAH
-- WITH TIM HAWKINS

14. SAMSON
AND DELILAH

15. “Please tell me where your great
strength lies, and how you might be
bound, that one could subdue
you.”
Judges 16:6

16. “…bind me with 7 fresh bow strings
that have not been dried”
Judges16:8

17. “If they bind me with new ropes that
have not been used, then I shall
become weak and be like any
other man”
Judges 16:11

18. “If you weave the seven locks of my
head with the web and fasten it
tight with a pin, then I shall become
weak and be like any other man”
Judges 16:13

19. “And she said to him, “How can you
say, „I love you,‟ when your heart is
not with me? You have mocked me
these three times, and you have not
told me where your great strength
lies.”
Judges 16:15

20. “And when she pressed him hard
with her words day after day, and
urged him, his soul was vexed to
death.”
Judges 16:16

21. “And he told her all his heart, and said to
her, “A razor has never come upon my
head, for I have been a Nazirite to God
from my mother's womb. If my head is
shaved, then my strength will leave me,
and I shall become weak and be like
any other man.”
Judges 16:17

22. She made him fall
asleep on her knees.
She called in a man and
had him shave off the
seven locks of his head.
"Samson and Delilah" - Rembrandt - c1625

23. She woke him up as
the Philistines were
about to get him. He
thought he could
break free like
before…
"Samson Captured by the Philistines" - Guercino - 1619

24. The Philistines seized
him – gouged out his
eyes and brought
him to Gaza to work
as a slave.
"Samson Captured by the Philistines" - Guercino - 1619

25. LETS THINK ABOUT THIS…
 He was set apart – a Nazirite to God
 He gets himself into a bad relationship
 He tricks Delilah 3 times while she is trying to
trick him
 She finally wears him down
 He gives into her and looses everything

26. SAMSON WAS
PLAYING WITH FIRE

27. SAMSON‟S LUST
HELD HIM BACK FROM
ACHIEVING GOD‟S PLAN
FOR HIS LIFE

28. SO WHAT IS HOLDING
YOU BACK?

29. BAD RELATIONSHIPS

30. PORNOGRAPHY

31. DRUGS OR ALCOHOL

32. TIME WASTERS

33. NOT DOING
THE RIGHT THINGS

34. BODY IMAGE

35. BEING ACCEPTED
OR POPULAR

36. ???

37. SO NOW WHAT!?
WHAT ACTIONS CAN I TAKE?

38. BE STRONG
AND COURAGEOUS

39. “Be strong and very courageous. Be
careful to obey all the law my servant
Moses gave you; do not turn from it to
the right or to the left, that you may be
successful wherever you go…”
Joshua 1:7 (NIV)

40. MOVING FORWARD
FORGETTING THE PAST
AND STRAINING FORWARD
TO WHAT LIES AHEAD
MEANS

41. …Not that I have already obtained all this, or
have already arrived at my goal, but I press
on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus
took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not
consider myself yet to have taken hold of it…

42. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind
and straining toward what is ahead, I press on
toward the goal to win the prize for which
God has called me heavenward in Christ
Jesus.
Philippians 13:12-14 (NIV)

43. GETTING HELP

44. @youthpoint | youthpoint@gmail.com