Sermons by Mark Adams

A couple of weeks ago our family used some movie coupons we had received as a Christmas gift to go see the new Nicolas Cage film: Family Man. Now, there were a couple of scenes at the beginning of the movie that I could have done without but all in all it was a very […]

As most of you know, many years ago I graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Within those hallowed halls I earned a Masters Degree in Divinity. Now, when you finish your seminary studies they give you two things. First of all, as you walk across the stage at your graduation ceremony […]

In his book, You Can Make A Difference, Tony Campolo tells the true story of two men who were traveling together on a train out of Victoria Station in London. Twenty minutes into their journey, one of the men had an epileptic seizure and if you’ve ever seen this happen they you know how frightening […]

John 1:1-5 1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 – He was with God in the beginning. 3 – Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 – In Him was life, and that […]

I’m not sure-but I believe the film that FIRST put Steven Spielberg on the map, so to speak, was: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.I saw it at it’s debut a couple decades ago with several of my college buddies and I remember that we were very impressed with it’s special effects for they were […]

A few hours before a church’s annual Children’s Christmas Pageant was to begin, a worried mother called the church office. She reported that her little son, who was to play the part of JOSEPH that night, was sick with the flu, and could not be there for the performance. Well, something had to be done. […]

26 – In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 – to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 – The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! […]

1 – If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 – then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3 – Do nothing out of […]

27 – Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel, 28 – without being frightened […]

Victor Frankl was a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and as such was well-acquainted with suffering and deprivation. For years he saw life at its worst. He observed that some of his fellow prisoners survived the horrors of prison camp while others did not and he became curious as to why […]