Sermons on A Easter 4:

The Power And Triumph Of Easter

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 12, 2009

God came a long, long way to enter our world, endure the cross and triumph over death. He did it for you.

Sermon for Easter Sunday – April 12, 2009 – The Power and Triumph of Easter The story of Good Friday and Easter is when you really pay attention, the most dramatic and intense story imaginable. It is a story of the world’s Creator having become a part of His creation. Look at your hands for a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:36-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Easter: He's Alive!

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 26, 2010

A short talk (plus a song I wrote in 1987) for the Easter School Assembly at St John's School Billericay, Essex, UK.

Now I don’t want you to think that I’m hooked on the X-Factor; but … I was thinking this morning about the welcome that the singing contestants get when they go back to visit their Secondary school. Stacey Solomon visited King Solomon High School in Ilford, and when she went on a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:52-53

Denomination: Anglican

Fresh Start - Easter

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 5, 2007

The Resurrection was the ultimate turnaround! This message is for many who have fallen and need to ’rise up.’ We can have a clean slate, a new plan, & a fresh start! Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

Fresh Start Proverbs 24:16 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/FreshStart.html A fresh start or a new beginning - it’s something we all need from time to time. So this Easter, as we revisit the greatest turnaround ever (Jesus’ victory over death), let’s do so not only looking at what happened that day, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:16, Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

God's Easter Gift

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 5, 2007

Easter sermon focusing on the gift (grace) of righteousness and life

God’s Easter Gift Romans 5:12-21 (The message was preceeded by "Amazing Grace/Your Grace Is Enough.") What does Easter mean to you? (Illus: I have a friend who was not raised in a Christian home. He had a hard time figuring out why they celebrated the holiday.) For the Apostle Paul, Easter ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Easter Son-Rise Series

Contributed by William Akehurst on Apr 7, 2007

EASTER SON-RISE A message for Easter. The hope we have in the resurrection, in Christ. This Easter Sunday is the first day of the rest of your life. Jesus wants it to be the first day of the rest of your ETERNAL life.

EASTER SON-RISE A message for Easter. The hope we have in the resurrection, in Christ. This Easter Sunday is the first day of the rest of your life. Jesus wants it to be the first day of the rest of your eternal life. Scriptures Referenced Dramatic Reading: Matthew 27:50-51, 54-66 Matthew ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Meaning Of Easter"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 20, 2011

Talks about why we celebrate Easter.

Resurrection Sunday – 2011 April 24, 2011 John 20:1-18 I woke up this week thinking about Easter and what it all meant. Easter marks the end of Lent, which is a forty-day period of fasting and prayer for a lot of people. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week, and it contains Palm ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Holiness

How To Prepare For Easter

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Mar 27, 2013

Perhaps you have read this over and over again without noticing that this event was even part of this ride of triumph...

How to Prepare for Easter Luke 19:28-19:44 How to Prepare for Easter Scripture: Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11 I want to share with you this morning three ways you and I can most effectively and meaningfully prepare for Easter. The first of these three suggestions is found in the example of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10-44

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Is Suppose To Hurt

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Mar 29, 2013

This is a Easter sermon dealing with the pain of Good Friday its connection with the pain of Easter and the Joy of the Resurrected Christ.

Easter moves us from Friday to Sunday, from death to new life. Friday, in Christian reckoning, is a null-point wherein the power of God is defeated by the empire of force. But the church has found in that Friday shut-down the transformative work of God. It is a Friday truth that suffering love ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: United Methodist

Easter On The Front Lines

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2013

What are our "front lines"? Jesus faced death, and His resurrection empowers us to face life.

Army Chaplain Edward Rogers, a Lutheran minister, served with the soldiers of the “Big Red One”, the First Infantry Division, in WWII. Like most chaplains, he saw a lot of troops come to him with complaints about the Army. Some chaplains hand out cards, “authorizing” 15 ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-17

Denomination: Congregational

The Positive Repercussions Of Easter Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Apr 11, 2013

A list of the positive repercussions of Easter

Text: 1 John 5:11-21 Title: The positive repercussions of Easter Introduction Everyone loves positive news. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 Maybe you are at a place in your life where you are longing for some positive news –If ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:11-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Christmas Comes At Easter Series

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012

At the first Easter we recognize many of the elements that we associate with our celebration of Christmas.

Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Christmas Comes at Easter” John 20:19-31 Introduction: In less than 2 months it will be Christmas again. It seems like this time last year we were thinking that. For many, Christmas is their favorite holiday. The reason they give is because they can ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Larger Message Of Easter

Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Apr 13, 2012

Placing the Easter Message in the larger context of the Gospel.

The Larger Message of Easter I Cor. 15:1-8 The first recorded action of the resurrected Jesus, outside of His appearances and guidance of the early Christian believer, was to a man named Saul. He was a brilliant Jewish scholar and an aggressive authority trying to stamp out this new group of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Energizes Christians!

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Apr 23, 2012

Easter Energizes Christians to courageously proclaim Christ, pray to him and live for him. Unlike today's energy drinks that eventually wear off, discover how Easter provides a continual source of energy for Christians. Based on Acts 12:1-19

Have you noticed the number of so-called “energy drinks” that are on the market these days? Some have some pretty interesting names like, “Full Throttle”, “Red Bull”, “Monster”. Their purpose is rather self-explanatory. They are supposed to be able ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-19

Denomination: Lutheran

The Larger Message Of Easter

Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Aug 26, 2014

Easter message; Based on the familiar hymn " One Day;

The Larger Message of Easter I Cor. 15:1-8 The first recorded action of the resurrected Jesus, outside of his appearances and guidance of the early Christian believer, was to a man named Saul. He was a brilliant Jewish scholar and an aggressive authority trying to stamp out this new group of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Empty Promises Of Easter

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jan 8, 2014

If you find the promises of God are just too good to be true then you need to understand what happen at the cross to understand that you are accepted only by your belief that Jesus rose from the tomb: and that is all.

Title: The Empty Promises of Easter Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 This sermon was delivered to the congregation in St Oswald’s, in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 31st March 2013. (A Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Episcopal