Men’s Night | Pushing Pillars Down | Pastor Chad Dingess | 03/28/2025

For men, our greatest fear is failure and greatest pain is regret. (MULTILINE)

A failure is an event, never a person. (MULTILINE)

Judges 16:23-25
Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their God and to celebrate, saying, “Our God has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands. When the people saw, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands, the one who laid wasted our land and multiplied our slain. While they were in high spirits, they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So, they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them.” (MULTILINE)

There are two responses to failure:
1. The natural response is remorse.
2. The better response is repentance.

Judges 16:25
While they were in high spirits, they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So, they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them.” (MULTILINE)

Judges 16:26-28
Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.” Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” (MULTILINE)

Even in our failures, God can still accomplish His purposes. (MULTILINE)

Judges 16:29-30
Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand and his left hand on the other, Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus, he killed many more when he died than while he lived, (MULTILINE)

1. Moving forward, what pillars are you pushing down? (MULTILINE)

2. How are you going to do it? (MULTILINE)