💪 Strong like Samson

Judges 13–16 · My strength comes from God.

📖 The story

Samson was the strongest man in Israel. God gave him amazing strength to protect his people. Samson made lots of mistakes, but even when he got things wrong, he could still pray to God, and God listened.

🤩 Fun facts

Samson never cut his hair. It was part of a special promise to God.
He fought a lion with his bare hands!
He carried the huge city gates of Gaza all the way up a hill.
His strength really came from God, not from his hair.

✨ Memory verse ✨

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)

💬 Talk about it

For grown-ups and kids together, after watching

What's something hard that you need strength for?
Where did Samson's strength really come from?
Samson made mistakes. Can we still talk to God when we get things wrong?

🙏 Let's pray: Dear God, thank you for making me strong. Help me use my strength to help others. Amen.

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