Sermons by Mark Adams

This week I discovered a very “tiring” fact.  I learned that people sleep much less in 2016 than they did in 1966—which you should know is the year Redland was founded.  In fact, every night we sleep an hour and a half less than people did back then. To put it more clearly: In the […]

1 – Therefore, holy brothers and sisters,who share in the heavenly calling,fix your thoughts on Jesus, Whom we acknowledge as our Apostle and High Priest. 2 – He was faithful to the One Who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. 3 – Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than […]

1 – We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 – For, since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3 – how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?This […]

I’m sure Jimmy Dean and John Stracener would both agree that the most important part of a house is its FOUNDATION. I mean if a house doesn’t have a good footing—-before long you begin to see things like this—-and this. Then in a few years, houses look like this—-and this—and this. Well, a good foundation […]

This week in my study I came across a list that tells how people in other countries around the world prepare for the New Year. Here’s what I found. In Siberia it is tradition to dive into a frozen lake while holding a tree trunk. I’m not sure why but that’s what they do. In […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1 – Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples. 2 – Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works! 3 – Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. 4 – Search for the Lord and for His strength; seek […]