Sermons by Mark Adams

I don’t know if you realize it or not but today is Reformation Sunday. It’s given that designation because it is the closest Sunday to Reformation Day-October 31-that day in 1517 when Martin Luther started the great reformation by nailing his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg-criticizing, among other things, […]

Several years ago I remember reading that some scientist had determined that the human body is worth very little because once you removed the water all you would have left is a few bucks worth of ordinary chemicals. You’ve probably heard that story yourself. This week I read about another scientist named David Sadoof-a professor […]

19 – My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, 20 – for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21 – Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and […]

I haven’t checked the stats on this but I believe our nation’s most visited national parks are those that contain the battlefields of the Civil War. I do know for a fact that hundreds of thousands of Americans visit Gettysburg every year and I imagine the same is true of other battlefields like Shiloh, Antietam, […]

1 – James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2 – Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 – because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 – Perseverance must finish […]

One of the consequences of being a sinful-and therefore flawed-human being is forgetfulness. I mean, no matter what our age, all of us have what are known as “senior moments” when our memories fail us. Think of it. How many times have you met someone you haven’t seen for a long time-someone you know very […]

One of our favorite family restaurants is Cracker Barrel. In fact we like it so much we keep a map in our glove compartment that tells where every Cracker Barrel is located and we often use it to plan our stops when going on vacation.Now, in my opinion there are lots of things to like […]

One thing that stood about to me as we ministered in Nairobi this summer was all the examples we saw of that nation’s crumbling infrastructure. I mean-as beautiful as Kenya is, there is SO MUCH wrong there! The unemployment rate is over 50%, which makes it impossible for the government to help the tens of […]

I won’t ask for a show of hands but I imagine that most of us have had conversations with friends or co-workers or even family members-conversations in which we were challenged to authenticate our faith…times we were told to somehow VERIFY the existence of the God we claim to know and serve. Perhaps people have […]

Leo Tolstoy wrote what the Encyclopedia Britannica describes as “one of the two or three greatest novels in world literature”-War and Peace. But he also wrote a book in 1879 called A Confession, which tells the story of his search for meaning and purpose in life. Rejecting Christianity as a child, Tolstoy left his university […]