Sermons by Mark Adams

19 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 – But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 – For where your treasure […]

16 – “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.  17 – But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,  18 – so that it will not be obvious to […]

5 – “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.  6 – But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to […]

1st Timothy 4:7 – Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8 – For physical training is of some value, but Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Joshua 1:7 – “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful […]

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 […]

I have hiked to the top of Old Rag Mountain three times—each time many years ago, back in my youth ministry days. In fact, the first time I used a cell phone was from that rocky peak just east of the Skyline Drive. John and Sandy Forrer’s son Mark went with our group on one […]

When I visit someone’s HOME for the first time one of the first THINGS I look at is their bookshelf or shelves—and it’s not just because I like books. No—I look there because you can tell a lot about a person from the books they keep in their library. For example: If you look carefully […]

As most of you know I’m a “P.K.” — a P.reacher’s K.id. Any other P.K.’s here today? I’m sure you’ll agree that one thing we P.K’s have in common is that as kids we were constantly going to church. I mean, a P.K. spends more time at church functions than anything else. To give you […]

With the big snow of a couple weeks ago that caused us to cancel services and our Puerto Rico Mission Trip Share Service last week—I feel the need to remind you that we just started our year-long focus on neighboring—with sermons designed to prepare ourselves to answer questions about our faith—the questions raised by our […]

Jeremiah 9:23 – Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;  24 – but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord Who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; […]