<TITLE>02. Par 3-5</TITLE>L-3 I wish to approach the subject this morning. For I was going to speak on something a little different if there was to be a healing service, but we announced that the prayer cards to be give out at eight, till eight-thirty or nine o'clock. And I just... Billy come up to the house a few minutes ago and he said there was hardly anyone here, so he didn't give out prayer cards. So we'll... I thought of taking this text for a correction of the church. And I want to speak on the subject of "A Deceived Church By The World." I wish to read some now out of the Book of Judges the 16th chapter, beginning with the 10th verse.
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy mightest be bound.
And he said unto her, If thou bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
Delilah therefore took new ropes and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there was liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like as threads.
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me and told me lies: tell me where thy mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest... seven locks of my head with a web.
And she fastened it to the pins, and said unto him, The Philistines be on thee, Samson. And he awakened out of his sleep, and went away with the pins of the beams, and with the web.
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when in thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast... told me wherein thy great strength lies; and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
And it came to pass, when she had pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like another man.
And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called... the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he has showed me all his heart. And the lords of the Philistine came up unto her, and sought money in, or brought money into her hand.
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and he caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and... begin to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.
And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD had departed from him.

L-4 Now, I wish to read, for a text for this subject, found over in the Book of Revelations the 2nd chapter, beginning with the 21st and the 23rd verses.
And I gave her space to repent of her fornications; and she repented not.
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
May the Lord add His blessings to the reading of His Word.

L-5 Samson, great deal like the church, started off right. He started off in the right direction. He started off and was called a mighty man of valor. But he started out serving the Lord in keeping His Words and doing His commandments. And that was somewhat like the church. It started off on, as we would say, as a world expression, started on the right foot, started to keep the commandments of the Lord. And as long as Samson followed the Lord, the Lord used Samson.


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