Jay Sampson

Teaching Elder at Heritage Church, Shawnee, Oklahoma

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Jay Sampson is the Teaching Elder at Heritage Church in Shawnee, Oklahoma where he pastors literally tens of people every week. A father of three and aspiring fantasy baseball champion, Jay has been teaching at Heritage since 2007. Weekly podcasts can be found at www.heritageshawnee.org.

How Disobedient Kids Taught Me About God's Love

There are many ways in which having children is a refining process of God that I never expected.

How Disobedient Kids Taught Me About God's Love

5 Things Your Pastor Wants for Christmas (but Probably Won't Spell Out for You)

What might be on the "unpublished wish list" of pastors this Christmas? Not trinkets, or even things for themselves.

December 20, 2018

5 Things Your Pastor Wants for Christmas (but Probably Won't Spell Out for You)

5 Options for Settling Differences with Your Pastor

If we take a moment to consider the root of our disagreement we may discover that our differences are simply preferences and not primaries.

5 Options for Settling Differences with Your Pastor

A Box of Stuff I Never Did

Lessons learned in a pile of what I almost finished

September 21, 2016

A Box of Stuff I Never Did

Of Guilt, Grace and Greater Affection

How to respond when we're "too easily pleased"

January 27, 2015

Of Guilt, Grace and Greater Affection

What I Learned from One Mysterious Missing Mutt

My family has a "dog." Actually, she's more like an anti-dog. But when she went missing, she taught me a great lesson about God's family.

September 24, 2014

What I Learned from One Mysterious Missing Mutt

7 Things I've Learned in 7 Years as a Pastor

I pray that what follows may benefit the pastors among us as well as those who love and support them.

7 Things I've Learned in 7 Years as a Pastor

Do You Have the Gift of Kingdom Vision?

Jesus held up “Magic Eye” pictures. On the surface his parables looked like one thing. But behind it there was a bigger picture.

Do You Have the Gift of Kingdom Vision?

Think You're Anticipating Christmas? Consider Simeon & Anna

You want Christmas anticipation? Consider those who stood some 7 centuries removed from Isaiah's prophecy that "a child has been born."

December 22, 2013

Think You're Anticipating Christmas? Consider Simeon & Anna

Thanks for Tomatoes

My son had tomatoes on his plate. This was not an oversight by his parents nor was it a punishment. He gave thanks. As should I.

November 22, 2013

Thanks for Tomatoes

For Lasting Victory Over Weeds, Deal with the Soil

The morality I was practicing was not lawn care but merely weed maintenance.

October 24, 2013

For Lasting Victory Over Weeds, Deal with the Soil

Trying To Catch With No Glove

Having protection for battle is of no use if it's not worn.

Trying To Catch With No Glove

Rule by Consent of No One

How does democratic government relate to the governing of the Kingdom?

October 31, 2012

Rule by Consent of No One

Cutting the Edges

When wanting to be seen reveals what is not seen

September 19, 2012

Cutting the Edges

Dandelions of Depravity

Lessons learned while not enjoying lawn work

Dandelions of Depravity

"This Is Not The Sinner You're Looking For..."

Defense by deflection postpones the glory of grace

"This Is Not The Sinner You're Looking For..."

When Grace Wore a Badge

How being dead to rights can lead us to life in grace.

When Grace Wore a Badge

Spiritual Olives

What to do when you lose sight of your guide on the quest to understand Truth

February 23, 2012

Spiritual Olives