Sermons on In Adam:

Rediscovering The Prophetic - Martin Luther King Jr

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on May 20, 2008

A call to be prophets to our generation in the way God worked through Amos & MLK jr - to rediscover God’s absolute priorities for our Churches

Rediscovering the prophetic - MLK Amos 5:1-24 I watched a BBC programme about Martin Luther King Junior (MLK) a couple of months ago now presented by Oona King a past Labour MP in London (before she lost her Bethnal Green & Bow seat to the controversial George Galloway). She seemed to want to ...read more

Scripture: Amos 5:1-24, Amos 5:1

Denomination: Methodist

The Fields Are White Unto Harvest

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on May 25, 2008

The harvest is waiting for us - but will get out there to risk being in the harvest field?

So Jesus sends His disciples out to the mission field. Luke 10:2 tells us that ‘He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’ You know people this gospel truth remains, nothing has changed. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Measuring Love

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 15, 2008

A family all age address about the 3 little words God wants us to hear.

Yr A Lent 2 - Measuring love John 3:16-17 Talk #1 – 3 little words There are you know 3 little words that we use quite a lot – we say them to our partners, our children, our parents, our friends. They are 3 of the most used words in the world – anyone guess what they are? Yes I love you. The ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Methodist

Just A Woman

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 19, 2008

Jesus met the woman at the well & showed us how to communicate with those outside, & what we have to offer - a past, future & present in Him

Just a woman John 4: 4-26 I know as a man this is going to sound patronizing & that’s not my intent, but it’s hard being a woman isn’t it?! It’s something often men haven’t even noticed, but praise God we are getting more educated. I have done enough funerals to know that it used be even ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-26

Denomination: Methodist

Palm Sunday - All The Way

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 22, 2008

Everybody that first Palm Sunday misunderstood what was going on. Will we see the real Jesus or go along with the crowd & see Jesus like the latest political hero?

Palm Sunday - All the way John 12: 12 - 19 Obviously when you made your way here today you knew that we would be thinking about Palm Sunday, so it is no surprise that our reading retells the story of that amazing day. I chose to focus though on John’s story because of the text we have today ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Methodist

Easter Day - Family Worship 2008

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 22, 2008

All ages service where I want to think about some of the mistakes made on first Easter day so we don’t make them too, because ‘Jesus isn’t dead He is alive.

Easter day - Family Worship 2008 Mark 16: 1-8 Service to begin with challenge to children & adults that every time I say ‘Jesus isn’t dead’ they have to shout out loud ‘No He’s alive’. Talk #1 A quick quiz to begin - hands up if you know who Orville & Wilbur Wright were? Yes the Wright ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Easter Day

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 22, 2008

Mark’s original ending has been seen as controversial yet it is so powerful & real & full of challenge.

The Easter resurrection story in Mark offers us a different slant in a way on old story. It offers us an ending where the feeling is not spontaneous joy & praise, but fear & confusion & doubt. It is a ending that has troubled the Church for generations, indeed it made the people who put together ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Easter - Ghosts

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 22, 2008

A message thinking about life, death, resurrection & ghosts because that lie the devil has used about Jesus not being really alive but just a ghost must be dispatched back to hell.

Ghosts Luke 24:36b-48 Perhaps because we hear this Easter story so often we loose some of the power. We loose something of the sense of how fantastic & ridiculous an idea this truly is - Jesus dead now alive. How can that be because dead people stay dead, we all know that to be true don’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:6-48

Denomination: Methodist

Pentecost Tongues

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 25, 2008

A message about why the Spirit gave those first Christians the ability to speak in other languages.

Pentecost #3 - Tongues Acts 2:1-21 Some people find the story of Pentecost quite difficult & disturbing - why? I think because the Bible says that the Holy Spirit (HS) came & the disciples heard saw & experienced the HS. They are all gathered on the day of Pentecost in prayer & HS came both ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Methodist

The Vision Thing

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 25, 2008

An ecumenical message in 2 parts for Pentecost - my last one in my last appointment.

Pentecost 2006 Ecumenical Service : The Vision thing CTW – Acts 2:1-13 PP 31 Come on & celebrate PP 35 Father God Prayers Wildfire x2 Reading - Isaiah 43:14-21 Talk 1 PP 69 Holy Spirit we welcome you Testimony – Good news slot?? The Peace Jane - Father Spirit Jesus Reading -2 Corinthians ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

Is It Nothing To You?

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 25, 2008

Good Friday address with the text - Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around & see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was inflicted on me, that the Lord brought on me in the day of His fierce anger”

In parts Matthew’s passion & death narrative is read throughout the service which had the sermon very near the end & was followed with an extended period of silence. Text - Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around & see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Maundy Thursday - Judas & Peter

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 26, 2008

A message for Maundy Thursday which compares Peter & Judas.

(Matthew 26: 17 – 35 or John 13) Text - Luke 22:31-32 (NRSV) ‘Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers & sisters.’ We focus today maybe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:17-35

Denomination: Methodist

What More Shall I Want?

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 9, 2018

An Adaptation of the 23rd Psalm: This message serves as a reminder that we are sheep and it is our responsibility to follow the shepherd in every aspect of our journey even when the road becomes rough in our lives.

Introduction Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd… This morning I want to break this first verse up so that we can get a better grasp as to what the Psalmist David was saying. The passage starts with The LORD – The first thing to note is the source of David’s comfort. It is ‘The LORD’ who is his ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11, Hebrews 5:12-14, Romans 8:29, Psalm 37:23-25, Revelation 21:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

I Want More

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 9, 2018

This message gives listeners the tools to Live Life More Abundantly!

Today as we look at John 10:10, we notice that Jesus felt compelled to teach the people how to discern between a thief and a good shepherd. He spends a lot of time in the early verses of John chapter 10 doing this and clearly distinguishes himself as the Good Shepherd. In verse 10 he warns that ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:3, Psalm 23:1, Psalm 23:3, John 4:14, John 13:13, Ephesians 2:14, Hebrews 13:6, Jeremiah 50:6, 1 Timothy 1:1, John 9:38, John 9:35, 1 Corinthians 1:30, John 4:13, John 9:10, John 9:1-5, John 10:10, 2 Peter 3:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Be Grateful

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 9, 2018

This message intends to show how great and awesome God is in our lives, therefor we should show our gratefulness towards him.

Psalm 100:1-5 (A Psalm of Praise.) If I could take anything away from this passage of scripture it would be these few things: 1. JOY “Make a joyful noise unto to the Lord, all you lands!” Psalm 100:1 (NKJV) Our lives are meant to be a joyful call to God. God wants us to get excited about who He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5, Psalm 23:1-3, Romans 11:36

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist