As most of you know, I grew up in Dover, Delaware. One unique thing about my home town—other than it being the capital of the first state—is the large population of Amish people who live near there. Of course, the unique thing about the Amish people is the fact that they choose to live in […]
Sermon Series:Living Close
Friends of a Different Color
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: March 18, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Revelation 7:9 |
Appraising the Family Silver
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: March 11, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Judges 14:6-12 |
As you may or may not know, every year I invite people to read through the Chronological Bible with me. As we read—if we feel so led—we swap e-mails in which we share questions or insights about each daily reading. One of the texts that almost always elicits questions is Leviticus 27. In these verses […]
Beyond Friends
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: February 25, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–43; John 12:1–11 |
About ten years ago Willow Creek Church in Chicago decided it was time to evaluate how they were doing as a mega-church when it came to helping their membership grow spiritually. So—they came up with what is called The Reveal Survey. A representative segment of the congregation took the survey and the leadership at Willow […]
BFFs
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: February 18, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Philippians 1-2 |
NOTE: I am indebted to Bryan Wilkerson for the inspiration of this morning’s sermon. There’s a famous speech in Shakespeare’s play Henry V. The setting is right before the battle of Agincourt. Henry is a young king, and he’s preparing to lead the army of England in battle against the vastly superior forces of France. […]
Drafting Buddies
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: February 11, 2018 | Scripture Reference: 1st Samue114:1–23; 17:1–58; 18:1–4; 20:1–15; 23:15–18 |
Elon Musk is 39 years old. He’s worth over 20 Billion dollars which makes him the 58th richest person in the world. And if that weren’t enough, Forbes magazine ranks Musk as the 21st most powerful person on the planet. His wealth and fame come from three major accomplishments. First, he was the co-founder of […]
A Tale of Two Women
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: February 4, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Ruth 1-4 |
I went to college in Florence, Alabama—and like all college students every summer I’d pack up and go home. I’d always get my night auditor job at the Holiday Inn back and would work all summer to save money for the next year’s tuition. I liked my summers. It was good to put away the […]
To Tell The Truth
| Series: Living Close | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: January 28, 2018 | Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:11-16 |
11 – Christ Himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 – to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 – until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness […]