18 – This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 – Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her […]
Sermons by Mark Adams
Why Did He Come to the People He Did?
| Series: Why the Nativity? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 27, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:28-25 |
Why Did He Come as a Baby?
| Series: Why the Nativity? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 24, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Luke 2:15-20 |
A couple weeks ago while I did a few of my treadmill runs, I watched an inspiring movie called The Guardian. I say ?inspiring? because the subjects of the film are the real live heros who serve in the United States Coast Guard as rescue swimmers. Every day these brave men and women board helicopters […]
Why Must Jesus Come Again?
| Series: Why the Nativity? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 13, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Acts 1:6-11 |
6 – When they met together, they asked Him, ?Lord, are You at this time going to restore the kingdom of Israel?? 7 – He said to them: ?It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority. 8 – But you will receive power when […]
Why Did Jesus Come the Way He Did?
| Series: Why the Nativity? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 6, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Galatians 4:4-7 |
4 -When the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 – to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 -Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit Who calls out, ?Abba, […]
Why Did Jesus Come?
| Series: Why the Nativity? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: November 29, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-21; John 10:10 |
Matthew 1:18 – This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 – Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose […]
A Service of Thanksgiving and Praise
| Series: Thanksgiving | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: November 22, 2009 | Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 |
1 Thessalonians 5:16 – 18 – Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God?s will for you in Christ Jesus. If you?ve read Daniel Defoe?s classic book, Robinson Crusoe, then you know that shortly after Crusoe was shipwrecked on his lonely island, he took a sheet of parchment and […]
Profiting from Prophecy
| Series: Daniel | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: November 15, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Daniel 7-12; Revelation 1:3 |
In 1991 a new kind of ?how-to book? appeared on the shelves of local bookstores. I?m referring to the DUMMIES series. How many of you have read one? I don?t know if you realize it or not but when these books first came out, many book retailers refused to carry them because they thought the […]
The Lions in Daniel’s Den
| Series: Daniel | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: November 8, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Daniel 6 |
Toward the end of the 19th century, an elderly man and his wife arrived by train in the city of Chicago. It was a stormy night and their train had been delayed so it was after midnight when they finally arrived at a downtown hotel they hoped would have a vacancy. The young clerk on […]
The Handwriting on the Wall
| Series: Daniel | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 25, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Daniel 5 |
Have you ever wondered where cliches originate?you know, where we got phrases like: ?Sleep tight and don?t let the bed bugs bite? I don?t know about you but I?ve found that answering that kind of question can be very interesting?and I?ll use this popular night-time farewell as an example. ?Sleep tight and don?t let the […]
Great is Thy Faithfulness
| Series: Communion | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 18, 2009 | Scripture Reference: Lamentations 3:19-23 |
Most mornings I begin my day with a walk. After a steaming mug of coffee Sue and I briskly walk the streets and cul de sacs of our hilly neighborhood?and as we walk, we pray. We pray for our children; we pray for our nation; we pray for the completion of the ROC; we pray […]