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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.
How Can I Worship when I Feel Nothing?
2By: Sam Storms
How Can I Worship when I Feel Nothing?
By: Sam Storms
So what should we do when we feel nothing, when we are bored and indifferent and dead on the inside, when we are downcast and can barely move our mouths to sing? What should we do when we've lost our sense of intimacy with the Lord, when we feel nothing of his presence, when there is but a haunting echo of his distance? Some of you struggle to attend church. You find little appealing in it but feel obligated to go because a friend or family member pressured you into comi...Read More ➔
A Case for Covenant Membership in the Local Church
1By: Sam Storms
A Case for Covenant Membership in the Local Church
By: Sam Storms
Does the New Testament explicitly mention or describe formal church membership? No, it does not. However, there are numerous truths and responsibilities in the NT which would be minimized or denied if there were no definable local church membership. In other words, the fact that membership is not explicitly mentioned does not mean it didn’t exist. Those things which are explicitly mentioned necessarily assume that covenant membership existed. Therefore, if we concl...Read More ➔
10 Things You Should Know about Fasting
5By: Sam Storms
10 Things You Should Know about Fasting
By: Sam Storms
If there is a single driving force in our society today it may well be what I call instant self-gratification. It is into this mindset in our society that the Bible speaks about fasting. Is it any wonder that few people are listening? Nothing seems as silly to the natural mind or as repulsive to the body as fasting, especially when you place our demand for instant self-gratification in a consumer-oriented world where life is all about seeking and obtaining whatever suits...Read More ➔
The Life-Transforming, Heart-Healing Power of Praise
1By: Sam Storms
The Life-Transforming, Heart-Healing Power of Praise
By: Sam Storms
Our worship of God does not make him more powerful. Neither does it compel him to act. But God is pleased by praise. He loves to act on behalf of his people when his people exult in him and exalt him in worship. Praise is where God lives (Ps. 22:3)! It is his home! Continue reading . . . Our worship of God does not make him more powerful. Neither does it compel him to act. But God is pleased by praise. He loves to act on behalf of his people when his people exult ...Read More ➔
10 Things You Should Know about the Postmillennial View of the Kingdom of God
3By: Sam Storms
10 Things You Should Know about the Postmillennial View of the Kingdom of God
By: Sam Storms
Before I delineate the 10 things all of us should know, let’s look at a definition of postmillennialism by one of its advocates, Lorainne Boettner. Continue reading . . . Before I delineate the 10 things all of us should know, let’s look at a definition of postmillennialism by one of its advocates, Lorainne Boettner. He describes postmillennialism as, “that view of the last things which holds that the Kingdom of God is now being extended in th...Read More ➔
Three lies we might easily believe
11By: Sam Storms
Three lies we might easily believe
By: Sam Storms
The following brief article was written by my friend Ray Ortlund and posted on his blog on February 28, 2017. I was deeply moved by it and thought it should be made available again to those who may not have seen it. Continue reading . . . The following brief article was written by my friend Ray Ortlund and posted on his blog on February 28, 2017. I was deeply moved by it and thought it should be made available again to those who may not have seen it. It is very m...Read More ➔
Undistracting Excellence
1By: Sam Storms
Undistracting Excellence
By: Sam Storms
The psalmist exhorts us to worship “skillfully” (Ps. 33:3). Does this simply mean with technical precision or is there something more involved? I would like to suggest that what the psalmist likely had in mind is similar to what John Piper calls “undistracting excellence.” Continue reading . . . The psalmist exhorts us to worship “skillfully” (Ps. 33:3). Does this simply mean with technical precision or is there something more i...Read More ➔
10 Things You Should Know about Marijuana and the Christian
2By: Sam Storms
10 Things You Should Know about Marijuana and the Christian
By: Sam Storms
I need to make a confession right up front. I’ve never smoked marijuana. I’ve never been drunk with alcohol. In fact, I’ve never used an illicit drug of any sort. I mention this because I’m quite sure that some will object to what I say in this article by insisting that I have no right to speak about an experience in which I’ve never personally indulged. I think that’s ridiculous. Whether or not I’ve ever been “high” ...Read More ➔
Celebrating the Unsearchable Greatness of God: Reflections on Psalm 145 (Part Two)
By: Sam Storms
Celebrating the Unsearchable Greatness of God: Reflections on Psalm 145 (Part Two)
By: Sam Storms
In the previous article we looked at the unsearchable greatness of God. So, how does one respond to such a God? Needless to say, such splendor, majesty, mercy and call for the loudest and most passionate of praise. Continue reading . . . In the previous article we looked at the unsearchable greatness of God. So, how does one respond to such a God? Needless to say, such splendor, majesty, mercy and call for the loudest and most passionate of praise. We are to exto...Read More ➔
Celebrating the Unsearchable Greatness of God: Reflections on Psalm 145
By: Sam Storms
Celebrating the Unsearchable Greatness of God: Reflections on Psalm 145
By: Sam Storms
You can’t not worship. Ignore my use of the ungrammatical double negative and try to understand what I’m saying. You can’t not worship. Or to put it yet another way, “we can’t not love something ultimate” (James K. A. Smith, You Are What You Love, 20). You may choose not to sing. You may choose not to bow down. You may choose not to lift your hands. You may choose not to give any outward or physical expression to your devotion, but you...Read More ➔
10 Things You Should Know about Biblical Worship
By: Sam Storms
10 Things You Should Know about Biblical Worship
By: Sam Storms
Worship is a subject on which everyone has a personal opinion. We all know what we like and dislike. So it may appear silly for me to summarize in ten points what a biblical approach to worship should entail. Silly or not, here goes. Continue reading . . . Worship is a subject on which everyone has a personal opinion. We all know what we like and dislike. So it may appear silly for me to summarize in ten points what a biblical approach to worship should entail. Si...Read More ➔
“Spiritual Songs” and our Corporate Worship: Some Thoughts on Ephesians 5:18-21
2By: Sam Storms
“Spiritual Songs” and our Corporate Worship: Some Thoughts on Ephesians 5:18-21
By: Sam Storms
The following is a brief excerpt from my book, Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life (Zondervan). Its focus is Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 5:18-21, where he writes: Continue reading . . . The following is a brief excerpt from my book, Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life (Zondervan). Its focus is Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 5:18-21, where he writes: “And do not ge...Read More ➔
Experiencing the Joy of Jesus
1By: Sam Storms
Experiencing the Joy of Jesus
By: Sam Storms
It’s one thing to be filled with the joy that comes from earthly comforts or accomplishments. The joy of winning the game or completing a project is truly a wonderful thing. But nothing can compare to the experience in one’s heart of the very joy that filled the heart of Jesus. In John 15:11 Jesus said this: “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” He virtually repeats himself in John 17:13 &nd...Read More ➔
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