Sam Storms
Special guest
I am an Amillennial, Calvinistic, charismatic, credo-baptistic, complementarian, Christian Hedonist who loves his wife of 45 years, his two daughters, his four grandchildren, books, baseball, movies, and all things Oklahoma University. In 2008 Sam became Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sam is on the Board of Directors of Desiring God, and also serves as a member of the Council of The Gospel Coalition. Sam is a past President of the Evangelical Theological Society, and currently serves on its Executive Committee.
Sam Storms has been a guest on 23 episodes.
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Prayer Q&A - Sam Storms
February 6th, 2020 | 40 mins 42 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this special Q&A episode, Sam Storms answers questions about prayer submitted by the Bridgeway community. Why do we pray if God already knows what will happen? Does prayer change things? How do I deal with prayers when the answer is no? How does God hear all prayers at the same time? Why does God not make his voice more audile when he answers prayers?
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Episode 63: What is Prayer? - Sam Storms
January 9th, 2020 | 39 mins 23 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What is prayer? Why do we pray? Is prayer just talking to God or is there more going on? Why should we pray if God already knows what we need and what will happen? Sam Storms and David Bowden sit down and discuss all this and more in this opening episode for our series on prayer.
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Why Wouldn't, Couldn't, Doesn't God Always Heal - Sam Storms (Convergence Conference)
October 31st, 2019 | 47 mins 15 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this special replay of Sam Storm's keynote message at Convergence Conference, you will hear answers to the questions about why God doesn't always heal.
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Episode 52: How to Read the Bible: Prophecy
September 26th, 2019 | 52 mins 38 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How do we read prophetic literature? Is prophecy only about the future? What are the distinctive of Old Testament prophecy? How did the prophets fit into Israel's history? What do the prophets say about the millennium, the second coming of Jesus, the tribulation, and the Antichrist? Sam Storms sits down with David Bowden to tackle some of these very difficult questions.
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Worship: Spirit and Truth - Sam Storms and Tyler Hayes
August 1st, 2019 | 31 mins 46 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What does it mean to worship in Spirit and in Truth? How does this command from John 4 apply to us today? Was Jesus talking about the Holy Spirit, the human spirit, or the affections? Is Truth a reference to Jesus, the Bible, or something else?
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Episode 42: The Power of The Spirit - Sam Storms
July 18th, 2019 | 47 mins 4 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What do we mean when we talk about the Spirit's power? How do we access the Spirit's power? Can we have more or less of this power? What are we supposed to "do" with the power of the Spirit?
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Episode 39: Filled With The Spirit - Sam Storms
June 27th, 2019 | 41 mins 25 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? How can we be filled with the Spirit? What is the difference between being baptized in the Spirit and being filled with the Spirit? How do we open ourselves up to more of God's Spirit?
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Episode 38: Who is The Holy Spirit - Sam Storms
June 20th, 2019 | 36 mins 20 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Who is the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to say the Holy Spirit is a person and not an impersonal force? What should we think about when we think about the Holy Spirit? How do we cultivate a relationship with the Holy Spirit?
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Episode 33: Why Share The Gospel? - Sam Storms and Andy Edwards
May 16th, 2019 | 43 mins 37 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Why do we share the gospel? Why has God elected to use human words as the means of reconciling people to himself? What should motivate us to tell others about Jesus? Lead Pastor, Sam Storms, and Pastor of Missions and Evangelism, Andy Edwards, sit down with David to answer these and other questions.
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Episode 29: Courageous Reading - Sam Storms
April 18th, 2019 | 46 mins 38 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What would it look like to read our Bibles courageously? Why should Christians be reading the Bible at all? How would a commitment to courageous faith change the way we read the bible? What role does faith play in reading the bible? How have we failed to read the bible with faith and courage?
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Courageous Faith - Sam Storms
April 11th, 2019 | 47 mins
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Faith is a term regularly used by Christians. When we talk about having faith, or believing, what do we mean? Often times, we hear phrases like, “Step out in faith.” This seems to blend belief and action. How do those go together? What would courageous faith look like?
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Core Values: Gospel Joy - Sam Storms
April 4th, 2019 | 45 mins
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How does the gospel shape our core value of joy as a church? How should we define or understand joy? Is biblical joy different from how many people understand joy? If so, how? What is the relationship between the Gospel and our joy?
This month we are exploring how the center of our spiritual formation - the Gospel of Jesus Christ - informs, inspires, and enacts our five core values (love, worship, honor, courage, and joy) as a spiritual family.
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Episode 23: Core Values: Gospel Love - Sam Storms
March 7th, 2019 | 42 mins 48 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How does the gospel shape our core value of love as a church? What makes Gospel love different from the world’s definition of love? What does loving one another mean in the context of our spiritual family at Bridgeway? How does the Gospel inform how we love one another and our community?
This month we are exploring how the center of our spiritual formation - the Gospel of Jesus Christ - informs, inspires, and enacts our five core values (love, worship, honor, courage, and joy) as a spiritual family.
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Episode 22: Church Governance - Sam Storms
October 18th, 2018 | 46 mins 6 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Why does the church need governance? If it does, what type should it have? How does the Gospel educate and shape the way in which our churches are governed? Sam Storms and David Bowden discuss all this and more in this week's episode.
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Episode 21: Gospel-Centered Church - Sam Storms
October 4th, 2018 | 43 mins 28 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What is a Gospel-centered church? How does the Gospel shape a local body of Christ? How does the Gospel effect the way govern, teach, correct, and encourage believers in our congregations? Sam Storms answers these questions and more in this week's episode.
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Episode 20: Why We Need the Local Church - Sam Storms
September 6th, 2018 | 42 mins 10 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What is the local church? Can there be such a thing as a lone ranger Christian? Do we really need to be a part of an actual, established, physical congregation? Is a house church a real church? Is a community group a church? In this important episode, Sam Storms seeks to answer these questions and more in a conversation with, host, David Bowden.