16 – I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you. 18 – I will not […]
Sermons on John
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Who or What is the Holy Spirit?
| Series: Questions Neighbors Ask | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: February 24, 2019 | Scripture Reference: John 14:16-20 |
God’s Gift of Jesus is INDESCRIBABLE
| Series: The Gospel According to Christmas | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 24, 2018 | Scripture Reference: John 3:16 |
Have you ever seen or experienced something that was indescribable—something so beautiful that words fell short? Maybe it was a sunset Or the first time you saw your newborn son or grandchild. Perhaps words failed you the day of your wedding when you looked and saw your bride coming down the aisle. Maybe you couldn’t […]
Mary Magdalene—The First Easter Sermon
| Series: Connecting With People of the Bible | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: November 11, 2018 | Scripture Reference: John 20:1-18 |
1 – Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 – So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the […]
Beyond Friends
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: February 25, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–43; John 12:1–11 |
About ten years ago Willow Creek Church in Chicago decided it was time to evaluate how they were doing as a mega-church when it came to helping their membership grow spiritually. So—they came up with what is called The Reveal Survey. A representative segment of the congregation took the survey and the leadership at Willow […]
The Case for Belief
| Series: The Case for Christ | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: April 9, 2017 | Scripture Reference: John 3:16-21 |
16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son,that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 – For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 – Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, […]
The Bread of Life
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 24, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 6:30-35; 47-51 |
Food is a big deal in our culture. According to the USDA, between ages twenty and fifty the average person spends about 28,000 hours eating. That’s over three years—more than ten percent! If you doubt that statistic think about it—our daily schedules are often planned around mealtimes. Business deals are made by people who “do” lunch […]
The True Vine
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 20, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 15:1-17 |
Two days ago one of the most talked about movies EVER premiered—Star Wars VII – The Force Awakens. How many of you have seen it? I’m trying not to covet! One thing that if find interesting is that this seventh installment in the Star Wars saga takes place 30 years after the events of its […]
The Good Shepherd
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 13, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 10:11-15, 18 |
Have you ever watched the news—as it showed people caught in a flash flood or involved in a huge car wreck—or running from a burning home—and wondered how YOU would handle that situation? I mean: Would you know how to treat a snake bite while on a hike? If you were lost in the woods […]
The Light of the World
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 6, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 8:12-59 |
William Dix was a successful insurance salesman who lived in Glascow, Scotland in the last part of the 19th century. When he was only 29, Dix was stricken with a near fatal illness that left him confined to his bed for an extended period of time. These long bed-bound months caused him to fall into […]
Words of Victory
| Series: Final Words | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: April 5, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 19:29-30a; Luke 23:44-49 |
On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, delivered the longest inaugural speech on record. It contained over 9,000 words—which equals about five or six Sunday sermons! President Harrison must have been VERY impressed with the comments he prepared for that day because, in spite of the fact that […]