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Israel Trip 2025
Dec. 1-12 • Air travel, all land travel, lodging, all entrance fees, breakfast and dinner daily,...
Church Advance HQ
Helping advance your church in the areas of preaching, outreach, leadership, and more.
Cutting It Straight Events
The goal of this conference is to train, model, and promote expository preaching. There will be...
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Recommended Reading for Pastors
Part of a Q&A from one of Bryan's college classes. Connect with Bryan at...
Best Entertainment of 2024
Bryan and Luke discuss their favorite movies, TV series, and live events of the year. View their...
Best Books of 2024
Bryan and Luke discuss their favorite books of the year. View their full list at...
Hello 2025
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Christmas Preaching
Preparing seasonal sermons. Connect with Bryan at https://BryanSamms.com/Connect Connect...
Preaching Through Genesis
Bryan reflects on his 22 years of preaching experience, discussing the evolution of his approach...
Welcome to Bryan Samms
A native of Charleston, West Virginia, Bryan loves fishing, coffee, preaching, and his family. He and Angie have five kids – Adrianna, Brent, Blake, Ashley, and Braxton. Bryan has been in preaching ministry since 2002 and has been lead pastor of River City Baptist Church in Jacksonville, since 2016. He has earned a DMin from Pensacola Theological Seminary.