Eagle Brook Church

When someone has potential, it means they have the ingredients to do or become something great. Potential isn’t actual, potential just means that the possibility exists. It’s what you do with potential that counts.

Samson had great potential, but ultimately he squandered most of it. He was a victim of the most common mistakes that men make. What are they, and what can we do to avoid them?We’ll find out in this message.

We all have a weakness of some kind. For some it’s food, for others it’s spending, but if there’s one broad generality we can make about most men one of their greatest vulnerabilities is women. We see this weakness played out all the time. It doesn’t matter if you call yourself a Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, or Atheist. It doesn’t matter what a guy’s social or economic status is. We’ve seen CEOs, professional sports figures, coaches, and politicians fall, so it’s not a matter of intelligence either. Most men are vulnerable to allowing a God-given desire to take over, which can lead to relational, emotional, and spiritual disaster. The question is-how can men manage this weakness?

"We’ve all made mistakes and failed at various times in our lives. But our failures don't have to be final. They don't need to define us forever. There may be some lasting or lingering effects from our mistakes, but God is big enough to help us overcome them. Watch or listen to this message as Senior Pastor Bob Merritt wraps up the story about Samson and the MENtality series."