Sermons on Border:

Free To Live The Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 1, 2004

Education, self-help books, and personal improvement efforts can make life richer and better. But nothing can do what God does when a person turns his or her life over to Jesus Christ. IN Jesus Christ, we can have victory in the fullest sense.

Free to Live the Life (Romans 8:1-4) 1. Once in a while you read a news story that makes you feel good: MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican boxing champion beat up and hospitalized a gunman who shot at him outside a gym in a crime-plagued city on the U.S. border. Prosecutors in Ciudad ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Grounded In Grace Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 27, 2004

I mentioned at the beginning that sometimes these passages relate to other passages in the future. I believe in this passage of 2 Samuel 9, we have a picture of how God treats us in His grace.

¡°Grounding Yourself in Grace¡± 2 Samuel 9:1-13 INTRODUCTION Many times in the Bible we can read stories and events and relate them to later stories and later events. There are parallels in the Old Testament that speak of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. I believe it is part of the Bible being ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Some Great Thing

Contributed by Greg Irby on Jan 30, 2009

Too often we look for dynamic things while God is using the common things.

Text: 2 Kings 5:13 (2 Ki 5:13) "And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?" Introduction: Notice: 1. CONDITION OF ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Two Words: Faith And Grace Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 15, 2013

This is the ninth message in a series over the first five chapters of the book of Romans. this message examines the importance of faith and grace.

Have you ever lost your faith? Maybe we should phrase it this way, have you felt your faith begin to get shaky? A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: Have Faith in God. Then to his dismay the card ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Two Charismatic Leaders

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 15, 2014

To find out more about how to find and offer our gifts, our charisms, we should only consider Luther and Peter.

Solemnity of Ss Peter & Paul 2014 Come, Holy Spirit Five hundred and four years ago, a young priest from Germany made a pilgrimage on behalf of his religious community to Rome. He was poorly matched to the priesthood. He had been studying rhetoric and preparing to become a lawyer when his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:15-20

Denomination: Catholic

Who Is This Man? Who Are You?

Contributed by Frank Janzow on Oct 30, 2014

We explore Jesus’ identity in Mark's Gospel, invite people to take a fresh look at him and his baptismal identity, at our identity, and at the anointing of power we receive in Christ for a life of purpose in a world that tries to steal our true identity.

Epiphany 1 Mark 1:4-11 In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there is a famous line: What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet. His point? A rose is a rose. Who we are is more important than what we’re called. Still, a good name ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Jehovah Shammah, God Is There Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Feb 17, 2015

The names of God: God always exists, He will provide, He is our healer, and our banner, he will sanctify us and He is our peace. But how do we know? I mean, the Bible says all of these things (and more!), but how can we really know?

Jehovah Shammah: God is There For the past six weeks we’ve learned about the names of God. God always exists, He will provide, He is our healer, and our banner, he will sanctify us and He is our peace. But how do we know? I mean, the Bible says all of these things (and more!), but how can we ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 48:30-35, Exodus 23:20, Exodus 33:14-17, Colossians 1:19-22, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Would We Recognize Jesus?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 7, 2015

A sermon about seeing Jesus in the other.

"Would We Recognize Jesus?" Luke 24:13-49 When I owned a rock and roll tee-shirt shop in a mall, I decided to start "cooling it" on the heavy metal music in the store as I was no longer selling those kinds of tee-shirts and I was having an amazing experience of falling back in love with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-49

Denomination: United Methodist

What Can Man Do? (Wcmd)

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Apr 12, 2015

God's blessings bestowed upon man, not enjoyed to the extent of His will for man's striving on earth is plagued with modern issues---the same issues that plagued man in early years, taxation shows the struggle of man in God's plan on earth.

What Can Man Do? (WCMD) by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (April 12, 2015) “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27

Denomination: Friends

"I Will Not Believe" Series

Contributed by Tim May on Apr 13, 2015

When Thomas says, “I will not believe what he is really saying is I want to believe I just have a different set of criteria than the one you are offering me.

INTRODUCTION: Nobody likes to be perceived as being naive or gullible. - My experince at RAF Greenham Common - Having sailors stand the Mail Buoy Watch - Sending my brother to get a can of dehydrated water. When Thomas says, “I will not believe what he is really saying is I want to believe ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-31

Denomination: Methodist

The Church's Justification

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

THE CHURCH'S JUSTIFICATION

THE CHURCH'S JUSTIFICATION Numbers 23:1-24: Introduction Israel's wilderness ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 23:1-24

Denomination: Holiness

Faith To Persevere

Contributed by David Mcnally on Mar 3, 2012

Jeremiah is called the 'prophet of doom' but his contemporary Habakkuk is 'a prophet of grace'. God IS in control; persevere in the faith.

Text: Habakkuk 3 verses 17-19 Sermon – The faith to persevere. Habakkuk, his name probably means ‘one who embraces or clings’ lived in Judah towards the end of Josiah’s reign (640-609BC) and his prophecies are generally dated a little before or after the battle of ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Studies In Genesis: Chapter 47 Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 18, 2011

This is a study of the book of Genesis. Genesis and Revelation are two of the most disputed books in the Bible. The premise of this study is the foundation of creation.

Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. The major influence for me on this study of Genesis is The Genesis Record by Henry Morris. Genesis 47:1. Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 47:1-31

Denomination: Church Of God

Barnabas, A Christian Example

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Nov 9, 2010

An example for every Christian, Barnabas is an often overlooked figure crucial to the early church effort. He led others to Christ and brought glory to His name, what better can be said of someone?

BARNABAS INTRODUCTION 1. Barnabas is a wonderful character in the Bible 2. This study has been rewarding study and I pray it will benefit you TRANSITION: To begin, let's examine: I. Who is Barnabas? A. According to Acts 4:36, his name was Joseph &he was a Levite, the priestly tribe 1. He was ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

(Pre)election Thoughts 2016

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 17, 2016

The purpose of this sermon is to lay out some thoughts from the Biblical perspective and to encourage our congregation to find out where candidates stand on these vital issues and to take their beliefs into the voting booth with them.

1 Corinthians 6:9-20 – please look this up in your Bibles. We will read this passage in a moment … Did you know that there is an election coming up? Did you know that there are more than two people running for office? When all of the mudslinging is set aside do you know what they ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:5-15

Denomination: Nazarene