Sermons by Mark Adams

If you’re our guest this morning, I need to let you know that we are in week 3 of a 31-week study of the entire Bible using a book prepared by Randy Frazee called The Story. The Story is a condensed version of the Bible organized in 31 chapters—or stories. It’s Scripture arranged chronologically with […]

Genesis 12:1 – The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. 2 – “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 […]

One night last week Daniel and I “metroed” into D.C. to see the final installment of the Batman trilogy at the I-Max theater that is in the Smithsonian. It was the first TRUE I-Max film I’ve seen and we had a great time. The screen was six stories high. When Batman flew his hovercraft I […]

This morning I want to begin my sermon by showing you a clip from one of my favorite movies. I’m referring to the second installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Two Towers. As I’m sure you know this movie is based on the books of J. R. R. Tolkein—books that illustrate that […]

This week I read a story about a local fitness center that was offering $1,000 to anyone who could demonstrate that they were stronger than the owner of the place. Here’s how it worked. The owner—who was himself a real muscle man—would squeeze a lemon in his bare hands until all the juice ran into […]

In his new book, Cast of Characters Lost and Found, Max Lucado writes: Tourists travel to Molokai—a ruby on the pearl necklace of the Hawaiian Islands—for its quiet charm, gently breezes, and soft surf. But Father Damien came for a different reason. He came to help people die. He came to Molokai because leprosy came […]

On Friday, June 29th of this year, Sue and I enjoyed dinner in the home of Carl and Lora Conner and several other Redland friends. The occasion was Ann Eubanks’ birthday. We left the Connor’s house about 10PM—at almost the same moment that the now infamous Derecho storm hit—and I remember how odd that it […]

Romans 15:20 – It has always been my ambition to preach the Gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. 21 – Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.” I have […]

1 John 5:11 – And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 – He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I guess it comes as no surprise when I tell you […]

Genesis 2:18 – The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 – Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the […]