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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.
Our National Pastime
3By: Sam Storms
Our National Pastime
By: Sam Storms
I felt my heart “strangely warmed” today. Yesterday the baseball season officially opened in San Diego as the Padres defeated the Dodgers 3-1. O.K., yes, there was a game “down under” a week ago, but it only counts in the standings! Continue reading . . . I felt my heart “strangely warmed” today. Yesterday the baseball season officially opened in San Diego as the Padres defeated the Dodgers 3-1. O.K., yes, there was a game “down...Read More ➔
Four Blood Moons: It's Called Lunacy for a Reason
2By: Sam Storms
Four Blood Moons: It's Called Lunacy for a Reason
By: Sam Storms
[Last Monday, my friend Wade Burleson, Senior Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Enid, Oklahoma, posted on his blog (www.wadeburleson.org) an article titled, “Four Blood Moons: It’s Called Lunacy for a Reason.” Everyone needs to read it, so he has given me permission to post it here again. You may not agree with all he says, but you will be enlightened and challenged in the process!] Continue reading . . . [Last Monday, my friend Wade Burleson, Senio...Read More ➔
Pastoral Wisdom when Encouraging Others
1By: Sam Storms
Pastoral Wisdom when Encouraging Others
By: Sam Storms
In the previous article we started our study of Philippians 4:1-3 and the question of how we are to address those difficult situations when Christians can’t get along. Continue reading . . . In the previous article we started our study of Philippians 4:1-3 and the question of how we are to address those difficult situations when Christians can’t get along. “Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lo...Read More ➔
When Christians Clash
2By: Sam Storms
When Christians Clash
By: Sam Storms
This past week I counted up and gave some considerable thought to the churches that I’ve either regularly attended while growing up or at which I have served on pastoral staff. The total came to an even dozen. Continue reading . . . This past week I counted up and gave some considerable thought to the churches that I’ve either regularly attended while growing up or at which I have served on pastoral staff. The total came to an even dozen. Included among thes...Read More ➔
When God "gives them over"
2By: Sam Storms
When God "gives them over"
By: Sam Storms
It wasn’t an easy article to read, but I pressed through to the end. It was short, but repulsive. In this week’s edition of The Week (March 28, 2014) there was a report on the behavior of Lady Gaga at the recent South by Southwest festival in Austin. Continue reading . . . It wasn’t an easy article to read, but I pressed through to the end. It was short, but repulsive. In this week’s edition of The Week (March 28, 2014) there was a report o...Read More ➔
Tragic News at World Vision
By: Sam Storms
Tragic News at World Vision
By: Sam Storms
Most of you have probably heard or read by now of some significant and tragic news about World Vision. Continue reading . . . Most of you have probably heard or read by now of some significant and tragic news about World Vision. They have altered their personnel policy that now enables them to hire gay men and women who are living in same-sex “marriages.” The best explanation of this change and how it serves to undermine the gospel is found in an article by ...Read More ➔
New Pastoral Position open at Bridgeway Church
By: Sam Storms
New Pastoral Position open at Bridgeway Church
By: Sam Storms
We are officially receiving applications for the new position of Pastor of Missions and Evangelism (a full-time, salaried position to be filled no sooner than July 1, 2014). Continue reading . . . New Pastoral Position open at Bridgeway Church - We are officially receiving applications for the new position of Pastor of Missions and Evangelism (a full-time, salaried position to be filled no sooner than July 1, 2014). If you are interested, please contact Andy Dowdell, at...Read More ➔
Two Days with N. T. Wright and the Doctrine of Justification Reconsidered
2By: Sam Storms
Two Days with N. T. Wright and the Doctrine of Justification Reconsidered
By: Sam Storms
Today and tomorrow N. T. Wright will be in Oklahoma City lecturing on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University (a Church of Christ school only blocks from my house). Continue reading . . . Today and tomorrow N. T. Wright will be in Oklahoma City lecturing on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University (a Church of Christ school only blocks from my house). Tonight he will speak on the subject of truth in a postmodern world and will be joined tomorrow by Richard Hays a...Read More ➔
Tender-Hearted and Humble
1By: Sam Storms
Tender-Hearted and Humble
By: Sam Storms
We’ve finally arrived at the fourth and fifth words of exhortation in 1 Peter 3:8. Continue reading . . . We’ve finally arrived at the fourth and fifth words of exhortation in 1 Peter 3:8. Peter here tells us to cultivate a “tender heart.” This is not a word about conduct but about your insides, literally, your belly, your spiritual guts. The literal translation of the Greek here means "feel generous in the depths of your being.” It's exac...Read More ➔
Brotherly Love and Relational Dysfunction in the Family of God
By: Sam Storms
Brotherly Love and Relational Dysfunction in the Family of God
By: Sam Storms
We turn next to what Peter says about “brotherly love.” Continue reading . . . We turn next to what Peter says about “brotherly love.” This, of course, is the translation of the Greek word philadelphia. Be "brotherly" and “sisterly,” if there is such a word. That is, don't view each other as strangers, or as mere acquaintances, or as distant relatives. View each other as close family. A family can have some pretty serious squabbles an...Read More ➔
The Kind of Church Community Everyone Wants
By: Sam Storms
The Kind of Church Community Everyone Wants
By: Sam Storms
We are examining 1 Peter 3:8 and Peter’s exhortation to all Christians. Continue reading . . . We are examining 1 Peter 3:8 and Peter’s exhortation to all Christians: “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). There are dozens of things that Peter might have said to us about our responsibility toward one another. In fact, we could put together a lengthy list from the...Read More ➔
Lessons to Learn in a Washington, D.C. Subway Station
By: Sam Storms
Lessons to Learn in a Washington, D.C. Subway Station
By: Sam Storms
Joshua Bell may not be a name familiar to many of you. He and his two sisters grew up on a farm in Bloomington, Indiana. Although he was a fairly good athlete, especially when it came to tennis, his true gift was music. Continue reading . . . Joshua Bell may not be a name familiar to many of you. He and his two sisters grew up on a farm in Bloomington, Indiana. Although he was a fairly good athlete, especially when it came to tennis, his true gift was music. When he was...Read More ➔
Cowardly Men vs. those who Honor their Wives
2By: Sam Storms
Cowardly Men vs. those who Honor their Wives
By: Sam Storms
There is one thing for which I have very little tolerance and for which I have reserved the harshest language that God allows me to use. Continue reading . . . Subsequent to my having given up golf as a serious pursuit, there aren’t many things that cause me to lose my temper. In case you didn’t understand that statement, let me put it bluntly: there are scattered throughout the state of Oklahoma several golf courses in which there are ponds or lakes, at the...Read More ➔
The Madness of March Madness
1By: Sam Storms
The Madness of March Madness
By: Sam Storms
[I posted this article about the same time last year: the day following the selection of those teams now preparing to play in the NCAA basketball tournament. If you missed it, you need to read it.] Continue reading . . . [I posted this article about the same time last year: the day following the selection of those teams now preparing to play in the NCAA basketball tournament. If you missed it, you need to read it.] If you aren’t a fan of college basketball here i...Read More ➔
When Christians Genuinely Love One Another
2By: Sam Storms
When Christians Genuinely Love One Another
By: Sam Storms
Often we excuse our failure to speak truth into a person’s life because of the pain and emotional discomfort it may cause them. We live under the assumption that genuine love will do whatever it can either to prevent or alleviate the immediate distress in the object of our affection. To permit their pain to continue, or to act in such a way that it might even increase, is in the minds of many misguided folk a sign of cold indifference at best, and calloused hatred ...Read More ➔
The Power of Hope in the Power of Christ
By: Sam Storms
The Power of Hope in the Power of Christ
By: Sam Storms
We’ve been looking at Philippians 3:17-21. As we bring this to a conclusion, I want to draw your attention to the striking contrasts portrayed for us by Paul. Continue reading . . . “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and...Read More ➔
When Corrupt Role Models Abound
By: Sam Storms
When Corrupt Role Models Abound
By: Sam Storms
In the previous post I mentioned a few of the so-called “role models” in our society who ought to be ignored rather than imitated. Well, there were quite a few back in the first century as well, and Paul describes them for us in Phil. 3:18-19. Continue reading . . . “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk...Read More ➔
Imitating Those Who Imitate Christ
By: Sam Storms
Imitating Those Who Imitate Christ
By: Sam Storms
I’ve been blessed to have several people in my life who’ve exerted tremendous influence on who I am today. Continue reading . . . “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on ...Read More ➔
I Can't Live without Hope
1By: Sam Storms
I Can't Live without Hope
By: Sam Storms
I can live in the absence of a lot of things. If pressured to do so, I can probably get by without baseball and movies and books and a nice car and the home where Ann and I currently reside. To lose all that would be hard. It would put a strain on life. But I think I can live without them. Continue reading . . . I can live in the absence of a lot of things. If pressured to do so, I can probably get by without baseball and movies and books and a nice car and the home whe...Read More ➔
New Pastoral Position open at Bridgeway Church
By: Sam Storms
New Pastoral Position open at Bridgeway Church
By: Sam Storms
I’m excited to announce that we are officially receiving applications for a new position on our pastoral staff here at Bridgeway Church. We are looking for a Pastor for Missions and Evangelism. Continue reading . . . I’m excited to announce that we are officially receiving applications for a new position on our pastoral staff here at Bridgeway Church. We are looking for a Pastor for Missions and Evangelism. This is a full-time, salaried position that we hope...Read More ➔
Should Women Serve as Elders in the Local Church?
2By: Sam Storms
Should Women Serve as Elders in the Local Church?
By: Sam Storms
I recently heard of a church where the leadership has decided to ordain a woman as an Elder. This congregation had, until now, been solidly (or so it seemed) complementarian in its view of the relationship of men and women in local church leadership. What are we to make of this decision on their part? Continue reading . . . I recently heard of a church where the leadership has decided to ordain a woman as an Elder. This congregation had, until now, been solidly (or so i...Read More ➔
Ever-Increasing Grace
1By: Sam Storms
Ever-Increasing Grace
By: Sam Storms
The ultimate motivation in God’s heart for saving lost souls was so that they might become, throughout all eternity, trophies on display for all to see the magnificence and the surpassing riches of God’s grace in kindness in Christ! Continue reading . . . Look with me at what Paul says in Ephesians 2:7. God made us alive together with Christ and raised us up with him “so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kind...Read More ➔
Returning to the Shepherd of our Souls
By: Sam Storms
Returning to the Shepherd of our Souls
By: Sam Storms
The most glorious news about Christ’s suffering in our stead is that through bearing our sins in his body and by enduring our wounds or stripes God has made it possible for us to return to the “Shepherd” and “Overseer” of our souls (1 Peter 2:24-25). Continue reading . . . The most glorious news about Christ’s suffering in our stead is that through bearing our sins in his body and by enduring our wounds or stripes God has made it poss...Read More ➔
No Condemnation!
2By: Sam Storms
No Condemnation!
By: Sam Storms
It is only as we think about and reflect and meditate on the glorious fact that because of his death we will never, ever be condemned that we will find the power and incentive and desire to live as if we were dead to sin and temptation. Continue reading . . . We read in 1 Peter 2:24-25 that Christ “himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like s...Read More ➔
Life in the Spirit / 2014
2By: Sam Storms
Life in the Spirit / 2014
By: Sam Storms
I recently returned from a five-day ministry trip to England and would like to share a few observations on the spiritual condition of evangelicalism there. Continue reading . . . I recently returned from a five-day ministry trip to England and would like to share a few observations on the spiritual condition of evangelicalism there. Since 2005 I have participated almost annually in the Life in the Spirit conference and have been blessed to serve on the leadership team w...Read More ➔
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