When it comes to illustrating Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross, one of the most popular stories to use is the legendary tale of the bridge engineer and his son. It’s dramatic and emotional. It’s a story that breaks my heart every time I read it. I’m sure you’ve heard me use it, perhaps more […]
Sermon Series:Christmas B.C.
The Night
| Series: Christmas B.C. | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 24, 2007 | Scripture Reference: Luke 2:1-7 |
The Place
| Series: Christmas B.C. | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 23, 2007 | Scripture Reference: Micah 5:1-5 |
A couple weeks ago Sue and I watched a very inspiring movie that we both enjoyed thoroughly entitled "Freedom Writers," and, like most inspiring films, it’s based on a true story. In the movie Hillary Swank plays a young teacher named Erin Gruwell whose first teaching job is at Wilson High School in Los Angeles. […]
The Names
| Series: Christmas B.C. | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 16, 2007 | Scripture Reference: Isaiah 9:1-7 |
Do you know what an APTRONYM is? I don’t remember covering this in ENGLISH class when I was in high school or even in college, but one of the benefits of weekly sermon preparation is that you are always learning new things, and here’s what I learned this week about APTRONYMS! An APTRONYM is a […]
The Promise
| Series: Christmas B.C. | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 9, 2007 | Scripture Reference: Genesis 3:1-24 |
This week I came across a story about a man who was a very qualified TV meteorologist but for some reason he did a terrible job when it came to actually forecasting the weather. In fact, he became something of a local joke when a newspaper began keeping a record of his repeated faulty predictions. […]