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 […]
Sermons
Week after week, Pastor Mark Adams brings his special touch to the sermons we hear. We are providing these messages here on our website as an extension of our ministry. You are welcome to use these messages without charge. Please do not sell or reproduce them without permission.
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. […]
Service of Thanksgiving and Praise
| Series: Thanksgiving Prayer | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: November 25, 2007 | Scripture Reference: Psalm 103:1; Psalm 100 |
h2>Scripture Psalm 103:1 – Praise the Lord O my soul and forget NOT all His benefits. Psalm 100:1 – Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 – Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. 3 – Know that the Lord is God. It is He Who made us, […]
Put on Perseverance
| Series: The Dress Code of a Christian | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 21, 2007 | Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 1:3-9 |
h2>Scripture 3 – His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness-through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness. 4 – Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and […]
Put on Self-Control
| Series: The Dress Code of a Christian | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: October 7, 2007 | Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 1:3-9 |
h2>Scripture 3 – His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness-through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness. 4 – Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and […]
Put on Knowledge
| Series: The Dress Code of a Christian | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: September 30, 2007 | Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 1:3-9 |
h2>Scripture 3 – His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness-through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness. 4 – Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and […]
Put on Goodness
| Series: The Dress Code of a Christian | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: September 23, 2007 | Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 1:3-9 |
h2>Scripture 3 – His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness-through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness. 4 – Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and […]
Put on Faith
| Series: The Dress Code of a Christian | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: September 16, 2007 | Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 1:3-9 |
3 – His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness-through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness. 4 – Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape […]