3. Judges 16:4-20

4. Matthew 26:26-30 (NKJV)
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.
28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."
30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

6. 3 Things SIN Will Always Do

7. Sin never delivers what it offers
“By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin”
Hebrews 11:24-25

8. Sin never delivers what it offers
Proverbs 6:27-28 (NKJV) 27  Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? 28  Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?

9. (1) Sin will always take us farther than we wanted to go
Samson (Judges 16:4-20)
His will was finally broken by the constant enticements of Delilah
Judges 16:15-17 (NKJV) 15  Then 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 have not told me where your great strength lies." 16  And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death, 17  that he told her all his heart, and said to her, "No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

10. (1) Sin will always take us farther than we wanted to go
Other enticements
Proverbs 1:10-16
1 Corinthians 15:33
Exodus 32:1-6, 21-24
Exodus 32:1-6 (NKJV) 1  Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." 2  And Aaron said to them, "Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." 3  So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4  And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they said, "This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!" 5  So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD." 6  Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Proverbs 1:10-16 (NKJV) 10  My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. 11  If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 12  Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit; 13  We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil; 14  Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse"-- 15  My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; 16  For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

11. (1) Sin will always take us farther than we wanted to go
Samson (Judges 16:4-20)
His will was finally broken by the constant enticements of Delilah
Other enticements
Proverbs 1:10-16
1 Corinthians 15:33
Exodus 32:1-6, 21-24
Sin progresses into further evil
Psalms 1:1
2 Timothy 2:16-18; 3:13
2 Timothy 2:16-18 (NKJV) 16  But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. 17  And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,18  who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
Psalm 1:1 (NKJV) 1  Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 Timothy 3:13 (NKJV)
13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

12. (2) Sin will always keep us longer than we wanted to stay
Samson (Judges 16:20-21)
He had no intention of being bound
Judges 16:20-22 (NKJV) 20 And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!" But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison.

13. (2) Sin will always keep us longer than we wanted to stay
Samson (Judges 16:20-21)
He had no intention of being bound
Luke 15:11-17 (NKJV) 11  Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. 12  And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. 13  And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. 14  But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15  Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16  And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. 17  But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Proverbs 23:29-31 (NKJV) 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? 30 Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine. 31 Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it swirls around smoothly;
2 Peter 2:19 (NKJV) 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.
Other examples
Proverbs 23:29-35
2 Peter 2:19
Luke 15:11-17

14. (2) Sin will always keep us longer than we wanted to stay
Samson (Judges 16:20-21)
He had no intention of being bound
1 Peter 4:1-3 (NKJV) 1  Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2  that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3  For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
John 8:31-32 (NKJV) 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV) 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Romans 7:22-23 (NKJV) 22  For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23  But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Other examples
Proverbs 23:29-35
2 Peter 2:19
Luke 15:11-17
Beware of the controlling power of Sin
Rom 7:22-23; 1 Peter 4:1-3; Eph 4:22-24; John 8:31-32

15. (3) Sin will always cost us more than we intended to pay
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Recklessness with God’s blessing
He acknowledged God as the source of his strength
Judges 16:30 (NKJV)
30 Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.

16. (3) Sin will always cost us more than we intended to pay
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Recklessness with God’s blessing
Choosing sin will cost us
Our Soul
Matt 16:26;
Luke 12:20-21
Luke 12:20-21 (NKJV) 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?' 21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Matthew 16:26 (NKJV)
26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

17. (3) Sin will always cost us more than we intended to pay
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Recklessness with God’s blessing
Choosing sin will cost us
God’s Fellowship
2 John 9
2 John 1:9 (NKJV)
9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

18. (3) Sin will always cost us more than we intended to pay
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Recklessness with God’s blessing
Choosing sin will cost us
Peace Of Mind
Phil 4:6-7
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

19. (3) Sin will always cost us more than we intended to pay
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Recklessness with God’s blessing
Choosing sin will cost us
Our Dignity and Honor
Ephe 5:11-12
Ephesians 5:11-12 (NKJV) 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

20. (3) Sin will always cost us more than we intended to pay
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Recklessness with God’s blessing
Choosing sin will cost us
Revelation 21:7-8 (NKJV) 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
Heaven
Rev 21:7-8

21. 3 Things SIN Will Always Do
Take us farther than we wanted to go Keep us longer than we wanted to stay Cost us more than we intended to pay

22. Pay the price of discipleship instead!
Luke 14:26-33
Luke 14:26-33 (NKJV) 26  "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27  And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28  For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it-- 29  lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30  saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.' 31  Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32  Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33  So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.