One of Kevin Costner’s least popular films in recent years was THE POSTMAN, and although it didn’t do too well at the box office, I for one thought its plot line was pretty good. The film is set in the not too distant future in what is left of the United States after a limited […]
Sermons by Mark Adams
Philippians – The Joyful Letter
| Series: Philippians | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 15, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Philippians 1:1-11 |
What Is God Calling Redland to Be And Do in 2001?
| Series: Vision Sunday | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 8, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-33; Proverbs 29:18 |
Proverbs 29:18 – Where there is no vision, the people perish. Years ago a young black boy was growing up in Cleveland, Ohio in a home which he later described as “materially poor…but spiritually rich.” One day a then famous athlete by the name of Charlie Paddock came to his school to speak to the […]
Homosexuality: Combining Conviction With Compassion
| Series: Sacred Sex | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 1, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Romans 1:18, 21-32 |
18 – The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 – For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. […]
What Does the Bible Have to Say About Physical Intimacy?
| Series: Sacred Sex | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: September 17, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Genesis 2:18-25 |
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 man […]
Work – Turning Drudgery Into Fulfillment
| Series: -- | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: September 3, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Colossians 3:23-24 |
23 – Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 – since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Well, the summer of 2000 is pretty much over. In […]
The Whys and Hows of Waiting on God
| Series: -- | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: August 27, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Psalm 37:7; Psalm 27:14 |
Psalm 37: 7 – Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. (NIV) Psalm 27: 14 – Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. The place I least like to […]
Remembering the Right Things – The Parable of the Rich Fool
| Series: Parables | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: August 20, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Luke 12:16-21 |
A few months ago I heard the story of a man who was known-especially by his family-for his extreme ABSENTMINDEDNESS. The only GOOD thing about this was the fact that he was a college professor and, with apologies to Bill Stuart and Dale Smith, everyone tends to EXPECT professors to be absent-minded. Well, this guy […]
Whose Neighbor Am I? – The Parable of the Good Samaritan
| Series: Parables | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: August 6, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Luke 10:25-37 |
Several years ago I was asked to present a seminar dealing with the How-To’s of youth ministry to the summer missionaries who were assigned to serve in Maryland and Delaware. Now, summer missionaries are college students from across the U.S. who give up their summer break to do ministry of all kinds. They work at […]
Of Seed and Soil – The Parable of the Sower
| Series: Parables | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: July 9, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 |
You may remember my mentioning a couple of weeks ago the annual trips our family made when I was a child to visit my GRANDFATHER ADAMS, who was a farmer in Mississippi with a mile-long gravel driveway. Well, when I was a sophomore in college my grandad passed away after a long illness. For some […]
Far From Home – The Parable of the Loving Father, or The Waiting Father
| Series: Parables | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: June 25, 2000 | Scripture Reference: Luke 15:11-32 |
One thing you may or may not know about pastors is that we are ALWAYS on the look out for good sermon illustrations. We maintain this CONSTANT search because we know how valuable…how precious…a REALLY good story is when it comes to making a sermon understandable. I counted this week and discovered that in my […]