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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.
A New Book on C. S. Lewis
By: Sam Storms
A New Book on C. S. Lewis
By: Sam Storms
I’m excited about a new biography of C. S. Lewis just released by Tyndale House. Alister McGrath, Professor King’s College, London, has written: C. S. Lewis: A Life, Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet (Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2013), 427 pp. The only other biography written by McGrath that I’ve read is his treatment of the life of J. I. Packer. This one looks to be quite good, if the endorsements are any measure of its quality. McGrath is applauded...Read More ➔
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (4)
By: Sam Storms
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (4)
By: Sam Storms
We earlier saw that the gospel is what binds Paul and the Philippians, indeed, it is what binds you with other believers as well. I pointed out that this expresses itself in four ways, two of which we’ve already noted. We turn now to the third and fourth. Third, Paul’s joyful gratitude to God is also based on his confidence that the work God initiated in them he will bring to completion (v. 6). Paul had seen his fare share of people who loudly proclaimed th...Read More ➔
An Eternal Tragedy and the Precious Blood of Christ
1By: Sam Storms
An Eternal Tragedy and the Precious Blood of Christ
By: Sam Storms
Just a few weeks ago I read about one of the most heart-breaking and eternally consequential tragedies imaginable. It was touted as the world’s largest religious festival (known as the Kumbh Mela) and concluded when nearly two million people took a dip in the River Ganges in India. The Ganges River is worshipped as a god and is believed to be the giver and taker of life. By immersing themselves in its sacred waters, they believed that their sins were washed away. ...Read More ➔
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (3)
2By: Sam Storms
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (3)
By: Sam Storms
In an earlier post I argued that the gospel is what unites Christians at a more fundamental and life-changing level than anything else. Paul’s relationship to the Philippians illustrates this in four ways, the first two of which we’ll look at below. The first thing we see is that Paul is moved and motivated to intercede on behalf of the Philippians. Quite simply, he prays for them constantly. I can’t even begin to think of Paul as the sort of man who ...Read More ➔
Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative
5By: Sam Storms
Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative
By: Sam Storms
My new book on biblical eschatology, Kingdom Come, is now available, at least to those in the U.K.! The reason I know is that I am in the U.K. speaking at a conference called New Word Alive and the book is here at my side. I couldn’t be more pleased. Christian Focus Publishers has done a marvelous job in its production and I think you’ll enjoy it. It is only available in hardback and is a mere 589 pages in length! Sorry for that, but I had a lot to say. I&rsq...Read More ➔
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (2)
By: Sam Storms
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (2)
By: Sam Storms
Let’s make sure we know what we’re talking about when we mention the word “gospel” or more importantly what Paul meant when he used the word. By the way, he uses the word “gospel” six times in Philippians 1. The “gospel” is the good news of what God has graciously and lovingly done in and through the incarnation, sinless life, atoning death, and bodily resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ to satisfy his own wrath against s...Read More ➔
The Unrivaled Preeminence of the Risen and Living Christ
3By: Sam Storms
The Unrivaled Preeminence of the Risen and Living Christ
By: Sam Storms
[What follows is the substance of my sermon this past Easter Sunday morning. Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!] Contrary to what many in our society would have you believe, Easter Sunday has nothing to do with bunny rabbits, colored eggs, lilies, the inauguration of spring weather, or elegant and colorful clothing. This Sunday, as is the case with every Sunday, as well as every other day of the week, has one central and all-consuming focus: the unrivaled preemine...Read More ➔
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (1)
By: Sam Storms
The Gospel: The Ground and Glue of Christian Fellowship (1)
By: Sam Storms
I have to confess that when I read Philippians 1:3-8 (and I encourage you to stop right now and read it), I get envious. I don’t think it is sinful envy, but envy it is. Hearing Paul talk about his relationship to the Philippians, how he felt about them and loved them and yearned to be with them, how he prayed for them and how he partnered with them in the gospel, I couldn’t help but stand back from it all and say: “This is what the church is supposed t...Read More ➔
Amanda Knox and the Finality of our Forgiveness
1By: Sam Storms
Amanda Knox and the Finality of our Forgiveness
By: Sam Storms
Amanda Knox is back in the news, and her situation is a reminder to all who believe in Jesus Christ that the forgiveness of our sins is final! In 2009, Knox was convicted in an Italian courtroom of the murder of her college roommate, Meredith Kercher. Her conviction was overturned on appeal in 2011 when a higher court ruled that the prosecution had ignored vital evidence pointing to her innocence. Recently, Italy’s Supreme Court overturned the acquittal and has ins...Read More ➔
Grace be "to" you and Grace go "with" you!
3By: Sam Storms
Grace be "to" you and Grace go "with" you!
By: Sam Storms
It’s one thing to learn who we are in Christ. It’s another thing entirely to live a life that is morally and biblically and spiritually consistent with who we are in Christ. In three previous posts on the opening verses of Philippians 1, I focused on our identity as slaves, saints, and sojourners in Christ. So, how are we supposed to display these truths about who we are? What hope do we have that we who are weak and selfish and ungrateful and sinful in so ma...Read More ➔
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