Dr. Herb Adams in a suit and tie, seated in his study in front of shelves of books

From the pulpit of Carolina Baptist Church

Timeless Truths the preaching of Dr. Herb Adams

Sermons Dr. Adams preached at Carolina Baptist Church, recorded on VHS tape in the 1980s and 1990s. His family is restoring them one tape at a time, so the Word he preached can keep reaching hearts.

From the pulpit

Rejoice Though

1 Peter 1:3-9 · Sunday morning, April 22, 1990 · 48 minutes

"Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory."1 Peter 1:8

Living between the resurrection and the rapture, believers face fiery trials, and can still rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

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The Library

Every message

New sermons are added here as each tape is restored.

1990

Rejoice Though

1 Peter 1:3-9 · Sunday morning, April 22, 1990

Living between the resurrection and the rapture, believers face fiery trials, and can still rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

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Resurrection Facts

1 Corinthians 15:1-20 · Easter Sunday morning, April 15, 1990

Like the Waterloo message half-hidden by fog, Calvary looked like defeat until the empty tomb. But now is Christ risen.

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Separation

March 18, 1990

Being restored

Altogether Lovely

Song of Solomon 5:8-16 · Sunday evening, February 11, 1990

The week of Valentine's Day, Dr. Adams shows how the Beloved of Song of Solomon 5 pictures Christ, and asks the church to send Jesus a valentine.

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Two Beggars

Luke 16:19-31 · Sunday morning, about 1990

One begged on this side of eternity and found mercy. The other never had to beg here, and now begs forever for a drop of water.

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1989

The Stirred Spirit

July 9, 1989

Being restored

Give Him Thanks

October 1989

Being restored

The Test of Endurance

October 1989

Being restored

The Healing Tree

October 1989

Being restored

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman

2 Kings 4 · 1989

Being restored

The Church & Its Obligation

1989

Being restored

Date unknown

When Jesus Looked 'Round About

Date unknown

Being restored

Card Catalog

Find a message by Scripture

Open a drawer to see the sermons Dr. Adams preached from that book.

Portrait of a young Herb Adams in a suit and tie
As a young man
His U.S. Marine Corps identification card
U.S. Marine Corps

About Dr. Adams

A faithful servant of the Lord

To his church he was Dr. William H. Adams. To nearly everyone else he was Herb, and to his grandchildren he was Papa. He preached the Bible plainly, from the King James Version, with a pastor's warmth, a ready story, and every so often a song.

  • BornOctober 28, 1928
  • ServedUnited States Marine Corps
  • PastoredCarolina Baptist Church
  • Went homeFebruary 13, 2020

These recordings come from his family's collection of thousands of VHS tapes. Each one is transcribed, cleaned up, and edited down to his preaching before it is shared.

"God's still on the scene. He's still able."

From "Two Beggars"