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Olive oil was a common household item in the first century. In the production of olive oil, olives go through three separate pressings. Each one is symbolic of what we experience in our lives, and what our Savior experienced in His life. Dr. Sams show us how avoiding suffering (the pressing down) denies us beautiful truth that can be critically useful (or poured out) to our neighbors. Watch, and b...

Olive oil was a common household item in the first century. In the production of olive oil, olives go through three separate pressings. Each one is symbolic of what we experience in our lives, and what our Savior experienced in His life. Dr. Sams show us how avoiding suffering (the pressing down) denies us beautiful truth that can be critically useful (or poured out) to our neighbors. Watch, and b...

Dr. Sams shows us that the worth of our lives has nothing to do with the value of our gifts. But it has everything to do with how we spend those gifts. What we pour out isn't as important as what we pour into. Watch Dr. Sams present an amazing example of how wasteful it can be to pour the gift of your life into something meaningless. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywh...

Dr. Sams shows us that the worth of our lives has nothing to do with the value of our gifts. But it has everything to do with how we spend those gifts. What we pour out isn't as important as what we pour into. Watch Dr. Sams present an amazing example of how wasteful it can be to pour the gift of your life into something meaningless. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywh...

Dr. Sams shows us that the worth of our lives has nothing to do with the value of our gifts. But it has everything to do with how we spend those gifts. What we pour out isn't as important as what we pour into. Watch Dr. Sams present an amazing example of how wasteful it can be to pour the gift of your life into something meaningless. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywh...

Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. John 21:25 (NIV) Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. John 21:25 (NIV) Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

Dr. Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, takes us through one of Christ's best known parables about building your house on rock or sand. As our enemies bring storms against us, we can, both individually and as a church, endure those storms. The real victory however, is in telling the story of how Christ's love shelters us from those storms - our firsthand accounts of...

Dr. Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, takes us through one of Christ's best known parables about building your house on rock or sand. As our enemies bring storms against us, we can, both individually and as a church, endure those storms. The real victory however, is in telling the story of how Christ's love shelters us from those storms - our firsthand accounts of...

Using a challenging final verse in today's scripture passage, Dr. Sams educates us with historical background, showing us that the parable Jesus told was a mirror of current events, but with a "kingdom of heaven" twist. By using current events, Christ creates a new, profound layer of understanding. In this parable, Christ proves himself to be not a typical king. But what does that m...

Using a challenging final verse in today's scripture passage, Dr. Sams educates us with historical background, showing us that the parable Jesus told was a mirror of current events, but with a "kingdom of heaven" twist. By using current events, Christ creates a new, profound layer of understanding. In this parable, Christ proves himself to be not a typical king. But what does that m...

The two shortest parables Jesus shares with his disciples pack a great deal of truth. On the surface, Christ shows us how the kingdom of heaven is priceless. Both parables reflect that. But there is one crucial difference. Watch or listen while Dr. Sams shines a fresh light on Christ's words showing us what (and who) the kingdom of heaven is. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day...

So much confusion exists over what it means to be born again. A cultural understanding has taken root that most of us find unfavorable. But where does this term "born again" come from? Dr. Sams takes us through Christ's initial encounter with Nicodemus, where the term is first used. The real meaning is a challenge to all our assumptions, all our basic understandings of what it means...

So much confusion exists over what it means to be born again. A cultural understanding has taken root that most of us find unfavorable. But where does this term "born again" come from? Dr. Sams takes us through Christ's initial encounter with Nicodemus, where the term is first used. The real meaning is a challenge to all our assumptions, all our basic understandings of what it means...

In an intense passage of scripture, we explore a parable of hypocirsy - where a slave is forgiven a large debt, yet refuses to forgive a small debt he is owed by another. Dr. Sams show us how we place ourselves in a debtor's prison of our own making by forcing others to "pay their debt" in an infinite variety of ways. But Christ invites us to forgive others their debt, as He has for...

Dr. Sams shares his personal testimony in showing us what it means to enter the kingdom of God. In showing us, Drew reminds us that there is no way to earn heaven by living well. Christ Himself *is* the way. As we make Him our Lord, He justifies our entry into the kingdom. It is the best news. Watch, and be reminded how good God is. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, w...

Dr. Sams shares his personal testimony in showing us what it means to enter the kingdom of God. In showing us, Drew reminds us that there is no way to earn heaven by living well. Christ Himself *is* the way. As we make Him our Lord, He justifies our entry into the kingdom. It is the best news. Watch, and be reminded how good God is. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, w...

Dr. Sams, in his opening sermon of the new "Thrive" series, differentiates between firsthand accounts and secondhand accounts of the kingdom of God. Description is just an entry point. Christ goes further by demonstrating the kingdom with signs and miracles. But the true gift is our invitation to transition from experiencing a secondhand account to experiencing a firsthand account of the...

On the surface, the Scripture for today's message seems simple. Choose Life. But by misunderstanding "life", we are tricked into choosing death. We chase after things we think will give us life. They do not. We place faith in them, and they fail us. To contrast this, Dr. Sams shows us how this Scripture points to Christ: The Way, The Truth, and The Life. God is our everlasting life....

On the surface, the Scripture for today's message seems simple. Choose Life. But by misunderstanding "life", we are tricked into choosing death. We chase after things we think will give us life. They do not. We place faith in them, and they fail us. To contrast this, Dr. Sams shows us how this Scripture points to Christ: The Way, The Truth, and The Life. God is our everlasting life....

Bel Air Church Sermons Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

The most difficult struggle in life is being a Christian. Very little is done to become a Christian, but to become more like Christ, to be identified as one of His followers, is arguably the greatest challenge we will face in life. Dr. Sams reminds us how important our Church community is in supporting us through life storms. We are Jesus to each other, filled with His Spirit, empowered to bring H...

The most difficult struggle in life is being a Christian. Very little is done to become a Christian, but to become more like Christ, to be identified as one of His followers, is arguably the greatest challenge we will face in life. Dr. Sams reminds us how important our Church community is in supporting us through life storms. We are Jesus to each other, filled with His Spirit, empowered to bring H...

Pastor Care Crawford exhorts us to draw near to Christ, to abide in Him. To bring Him to the center of our thought-life is essential to abiding in Christ. Abiding is not about including more religious activities or trying to be a better person. It is simply about spending time with Christ, practicing the basics of Christian living - reading scripture, prayer, regular (but simple) adoration of what...

Dr. Sams uses his personal experience with (believe it or not) black widow spiders to show us how we as people can link together to contribute to the strength and fortitude of our community. We each are "living stones" according to Scripture, unique and perfectly engineered to fit in the Body of Christ. This truth is crucial to our own spiritual health and the health of the Church. How d...