Sermons on Apologetic For Resurrection:

Hope Is Kindled

Contributed by Malcolm Rogers on Apr 14, 2016

The Resurrection of Jesus gives hope. Hope to people who are crushed. Hope for our bodies and for this created world.

One of our boys talks in his sleep. We were on holiday, had been watching The Lord of the Rings, and were sharing a room in a B and B, when our comatose 12-year-old declared: ‘Don’t worry mummy. Hope is kindled!’ The resurrection of Jesus gives hope 1. It gives hope to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Anglican

Strange Witnesses

Contributed by Stephen Robinson on Apr 7, 2012

This sermon asks why Jesus chose strange witnesses to the miracles of his life and the reality of his resurrection, and encourages us to share witness this ourselves.

Introduction Mary Magdalene is stooped at the entrance of the tomb where the body of Jesus had been interred. Mary had seen that the seal had been broken because the great stone at the entrance had been rolled back. Mary had run home to tell the others this distressing news and there’d ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Hope Is Alive

Contributed by Stephen Evans on Apr 10, 2012

This message is a reminder that even though there are times when it seems that all hope is lost hope is alive in the Person of Jesus Christ.

Title: Hope Is Alive Text: Mark 16:1-8 Date: April 8, 2012 Place: Washington A/G Introduction I. A Man Named Jesus A. A multitude of Prophecies fulfilled in His peculiar birth 1. He was conceived by the Spirit 2. Born of a Virgin 3. The location and angelic announcements B. His life as a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

He Is Risen Indeed!

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Apr 12, 2012

Because God raised Jesus from the grave, we, too, can have victory over death.

He Is Risen Indeed! April 8, 2012 Easter Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Because God raised Jesus from the grave, we, too, can have victory over death. Focus Passage: Matthew 28:1-7 Supplemental Passage: Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Sunday! He Is Risen Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 6, 2012

An Easter Sunday Sermon. Adapted from The Story by Randy Frazee and Max Lucado.

The Story - 27 April 24, 2011 The first Easter Sunday was so good because that Saturday had been so bad. The enemies of Christ were confident they had put an end to this movement. His work was now a total failure. On Saturday Christ was in the grave. His life was over, His tongue had been ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-14, John 20:11

Denomination: Baptist

The Day Everything Changed

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 16, 2012

The Resurrection Day Changes Everything. God has planned for us something much better. He’s preparing us for a new world, a better world, a greater world. Jesus was the first fruit. His resurrection changes everything. His Church will be the next harvest.

The Day Everything Changed 04/04/10 AM Reading: Matthew 28:1-15 Introduction What a wonderful day this is, as all over the world people are acknowledging and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God, King of Kings and Lord of Lords! From the earliest times, Easter Sunday has been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Christ The Victor" Series

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 28, 2013

A sermon for Easter Sunday.

Mark 16:1-6 "24 Hours that Changed the World: Christ the Victor" It's not a mistake, the way the author of Mark's Gospel begins chapter 16. He says very clearly that "Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint Jesus' dead body." They ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

They Saw Much When They Saw Nothing

Contributed by Dave Martin on Mar 30, 2013

Easter, Resurrection

They Saw Much When They Saw Nothing Text: Luke 24:1-12 When the disciples were with Jesus, it seemed as if everything Jesus said to them went in one ear and right out the other. They never quite seemed to "get it" when Jesus was alive. They never understood about His Kingdom until after He was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is This Man? Easter Sunday

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 31, 2013

If you were to ask selected people on Resurrection Sunday, Who is This Man? These might be some answers you would receive

Who is this Man?: Easter Sunday (This message was written to pick up where the Good Friday Message left off. I started the service with the section and then after worship came back to the point Who Do You Say I am?) It’s a brand new day. The darkness of Friday has given away to the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Come And See! Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Apr 1, 2013

The heart of our faith is the reality of the resurrection. At the empty tomb three commands were spoken to the two women – “Do not fear – Come and see – Go and tell.” They apply to us today as well!

Come and See! - Matthew 28:1-10 - March 31, 2013 Series: Easter Sunday I’m going to read a few verses to you from the Gospel of Luke as we begin this morning, and as I read them, I invite you to simply listen to what is being said, and to try to grasp the impact that Jesus’ words ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: *other

Les Miz The Most Miserable Ones

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 24, 2013

Easter Sunrise sermon that reverses 1 Cor. 15:19

Les Miserables: The Most Miserable Ones 1 Corinthians 15:19 A long time ago an important battle was fought between the French and the English... at Waterloo. Gen. Wellington led the English and Gen. Napoleon led the French. It was in the days before the telegraph. The news of the battle was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 15:19

Denomination: Baptist

Signs Of Life

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014

Easter sermon. 5 basic signs of life that helped His followers see that Jesus, their hope and source of life, was no longer dead. 1. The Rock that Rolled. 2. Empty Tomb. 3. Empty Burial Clothes. 4. Two Angels. 5. Physical Appearance of Jesus to Mary

Signs of Life John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Easter-Its A Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by George Bannister on Mar 14, 2016

An encounter with the risen Christ is life-transforming. Meeting the risen Christ on the Emmaus road changed the perspective and actions of the two men in the Gospel account. Taking the Easter message to heart can do the same for his disciples today.

Text: Luke 24:13-35 Topic: “It’s A Matter of The Heart.” INTRODUCTION: A- Tell the Easter Story (Luke 24:1-12). B- Read the text (Luke 24:13-35). TS: What Easter means to you is “is a matter of the heart.” There is a three-step progression that will make it a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Supreme Fact

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Apr 5, 2021

Jesus' resurrection is the supreme fact in history and the supreme fact for every believer.

INTRODUCTION I’d like to start by telling you a bit about the time in my life after I became a Christian. I became a Christian when I was about ten. For a few years life went on much as before. Then I went on to secondary school. It was a private boarding school. When I started it was an ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12, 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

Because He Lives

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 16, 2022

On Easter Sunday we celebrate the central event of the Christian faith, the resurrection. We can live now and forever because He lives!

Because He Lives I. OPENING ILLUSTRATION: When It Was Dark I’m not quite sure how to say this. Many in the church have said that our faith is based on verifiable historical facts. It was a faith built upon evidence. Scholars like Josh McDowell wrote books like "Evidence That Demands A ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal