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The Epistle of James is now Available!
October 3, 2017 by Sam Storms
Several weeks ago I announced that my entire series of sermon notes on the book of Hebrews was available on my website. Today I’m happy to tell you that all twenty-two lessons on the book of James are now posted. If you are unfamiliar about how to access these documents, simply click on Resources at the top of the Home page, and then on Articles. Look under Biblical Studies, and at the bottom of the list you will see both Hebrews and James. These twenty-two articles are essentially a verse-by-verse analysis of James. I hope and pray you will find them helpful in your life or ministry, or in both.
Nancy Heche is a Model of Faith and Perseverance
1By: Sam Storms
Nancy Heche is a Model of Faith and Perseverance
By: Sam Storms
By now you have certainly heard the news that the actress, Anne Heche, has died after driving her car at 90 mph into the home of an unsuspecting individual in Los Angeles. Anne was 53, and leaves behind two sons, Homer (age 20) and Atlas (age 13). Anne’s mother, Nancy, and Anne’s older sister, Abigail, have become two of my wife’s and my closest friends. We first met them in 1998 when they attended a conference we hosted in Kansas City. Something click...Read More ➔
“I Am Who I Am”
By: Sam Storms
“I Am Who I Am”
By: Sam Storms
On September 8, 2012, John Piper preached a sermon entitled, “I Am Who I Am” based on Exodus 3:13-15. I mention it today because I’ve been greatly perplexed, indeed, somewhat haunted by the question, “Why is God?” There is a lot wrapped up in that question, such as: Why is there God rather than no God? Why is the God who is, good? Where did this God come from? These are mind-blowing questions, and the answers aren’t easily available. B...Read More ➔
John Owen on Limited Atonement
1By: Sam Storms
John Owen on Limited Atonement
By: Sam Storms
One of the more challenging books I have read in my life, a book, in the reading of which I found myself actually learning how to think, is John Owen’s (1616-83), The Death of Death in the Death of Christ. It has long been recognized as the most persuasive biblical and theological defense of definite atonement. The latter is the doctrine that it was only for the elect of God that Jesus suffered and died and exhausted the wrath that we deserved. I seriously doubt i...Read More ➔
Books OR Prayer, or, Books AND Prayer?
By: Sam Storms
Books OR Prayer, or, Books AND Prayer?
By: Sam Storms
On October 4, 1911, at the autumn conference of Princeton Theological Seminary, Professor B. B. Warfield delivered an important message to the students of what was at that time one of America’s finest evangelical institutions. It was titled, “The Religious Life of Theological Students.” But please don’t read this as if it were intended solely for seminary students. Every Christian, whether pastors or average church members, must resist the temptat...Read More ➔
The Transgender Fantasy. What I Wish Every Pastor Knew
1By: Sam Storms
The Transgender Fantasy. What I Wish Every Pastor Knew
By: Sam Storms
Article by Andrew T. WalkerProfessor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Pastors have no shortage of issues that they are called up to address in their ministries. The pressure to be an expert on every new issue can be daunting when thinking about everything else on the pastor’s plate. Most pastors need fewer burdens, not more. But when issues of what it means to be human surface — and this is at the center of the debate over transgenderism — it...Read More ➔
Beni Johnson, Wife of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, Has Died (Healing – Part Three)
1By: Sam Storms
Beni Johnson, Wife of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, Has Died (Healing – Part Three)
By: Sam Storms
So, if God still heals, why doesn’t he always heal? Why wasn’t Beni Johnson healed? I don’t have all the answers to this question (no one else does either). But here are a few things to consider. God loved the Apostle Paul. Yet God sovereignly orchestrated his painful thorn in the flesh and then declined to remove it, notwithstanding Paul's passionate prayer that he be healed. We are not apostles. Yet, as his children, no less so than Paul, God loves u...Read More ➔
Beni Johnson, Wife of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, Has Died (Healing – Part Two)
2By: Sam Storms
Beni Johnson, Wife of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, Has Died (Healing – Part Two)
By: Sam Storms
In the previous article I spoke about the nature of healing gifts in the life of the local church. In this second article I want to focus on the question of faith and its relationship to healing. If I have enough Faith, will I always be Healed? When it comes to the relationship of our faith to physical healing, Christians will often gravitate to one extreme or the other. Some argue that the sort of faith God honors by granting us healing is altogether devoid of doubt. ...Read More ➔
Beni Johnson, Wife of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, Has Died (Healing – Part One)
4By: Sam Storms
Beni Johnson, Wife of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson, Has Died (Healing – Part One)
By: Sam Storms
Actually, the title to this article is incorrect. Although Beni Johnson is no longer alive on this earth, she is very much alive in the presence of her Savior. But I trust all of you know that. Now, to the main point of this brief article. Although they are doing their best to hide their true feelings, cynical internet bloggers and rigid cessationists are speaking out concerning Beni Johnson’s passing. They preface their comments with denials that they are being i...Read More ➔
Understanding Spiritual Warfare great deal on Kindle!
By: Sam Storms
Understanding Spiritual Warfare great deal on Kindle!
By: Sam Storms
From today through August 1, you can get my book, Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide (Zondervan) on Kindle for only $3.99. Here is the link. Blessings!...Read More ➔
Did Jesus Descend into Hades to give Lost Souls a Second Chance to be Saved?
1By: Sam Storms
Did Jesus Descend into Hades to give Lost Souls a Second Chance to be Saved?
By: Sam Storms
Anyone who has studied 1 Peter knows that chapter three, verses eighteen through twenty-two are the most challenging to interpret. Many have concluded from this passage, wrongly in my opinion, that during the time between his death and resurrection Jesus descended into hades and preached the gospel to lost souls in order to give them a second chance to be saved. But is that really what Peter is saying? In my opinion, no. Here is the text. (18) For Christ also suffered...Read More ➔
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