Sermons on Easter 2:

Happy [orthodox] Easter!

Contributed by Simon Rundell on May 15, 2002

The difference in dating Western and Eastern Easter

In the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen (the organist strikes up the first line of “Jesus Christ is Risen today”) Yes, Happy Easter! Jesus Christ is risen today! Now, we know that the resurrection of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour is proclaimed each and every ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Epic Event - Easter

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 11, 2006

The Easter event is the lynchpin of history. God has given us hope for eternal life. In our culture there is a battle for the mind regarding this truth.

In Jesus Holy Name April 16, 2006 Text: John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday Redeemer “The Epic Event - Easter” If you visited the shopping mall this week end, would your visit there help you understand the meaning of Easter? Our culture definitely has an Easter holiday. You can buy ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

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

Pre-Easter Tensions Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 9, 2008

Step out onto the other side of Easter and into the shoes of the disciples. See how they might have experienced the tense moments leading up to the crucifixion, and how htey might have heard Jesus’ words from John Chapter 16.

Sermon for CATM – March 9, 2008 – Pre-Easter Tensions [Note: This sermon discusses some of the tensions leading up to the original crucifixion and how painfully difficult it was for the disciples to first hear the words from Jesus written in John 16:16-33. It has no happy ending and little Easter ...read more

Scripture: John 16:16-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

After-Easter Days Series

Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009

Easter morning, like the Indian summer of the year, has a tender veil of loveliness and mystery about it which links it with both worlds, and makes it a peculiarly appropriate pattern of a life hid with Christ in God. A classic sermon by A. B. Simpson.

"He showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God" (Acts 1:3). Easter morning is the beginning of a unique and most tenderly interesting portion of our blessed Saviour’s life. It is the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:3

Denomination: *other

Easter Sunrise Sermon

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009

This sermon is for Easter Sunrise... it focuses on the imagery of the rising of the sun/son.

“A Brand New Day” I ask this morning a very simple question. What is a sunrise? It’s not quite the simple question one might anticipate… for… when you get down to it… how do you actually define a sunrise… how do you pinpoint when a sunrise begins… or for that matter… when it ends? Think about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"This Side Of Easter"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 10, 2012

A sermon about witnessing to the power of the Resurrection through our giving.

“This Side of Easter” Acts 4:32-35 Have you ever played that game with someone, the one that goes: “If you won the lottery what would you do?” I did that one time with a buddy of mine in college. First he said he’d buy a Corvette for himself. Then, he went on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: United Methodist

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

The Right Side Of Easter

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Apr 9, 2009

Many Christians are living on the Calvary side of Easter. They live as if Jesus died for their sins (ie… they are saved) but without the power, the joy, the redemption and the transformation of Easter.

The Right Side of Easter Point of sermon: Many Christians are living on the Calvary side of Easter. They live as if Jesus died for their sins (ie… they are saved) but without the power, the joy, the redemption and the transformation of Easter. Sermon: Earlier we sang the familiar words, "Low in ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Reflection Upon Easter

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 23, 2009

A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter, Series B.

7th Sunday of Easter May 24, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Almighty God, Creator of the universe, we give you thanks that you came among us in the person of your Son, Jesus the Christ, to reveal you grace ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: Lutheran

The Good News Of Easter

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Apr 18, 2010

An Easter sermon preached 4/4/2010 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Big Cove Tannery and Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Little Cove (Late service). It talks about the importance of the resurrection.

Christ is Risen, He is Risen indeed! Alleluia! These are words that are so ingrained into us as 21st century Christians, that we almost recite them every Easter without much of a thought. Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is. But would you have believed that good news if you were at the empty tomb ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

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

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

Easter Is The Ultimate Celebration Series

Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Mar 30, 2021

Easter is the ultimate celebration of God's amazing love and grace! Thank God for the Christ, the cross, and the resurrection. Easter is the ultimate celebration—He is risen, He is risen indeed!”

Easter is the ultimate celebration of God's amazing love and grace! The most powerful truth in the entire world is contained in a single word—grace. The ultimate expression of God’s grace is the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ. “When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6, Romans 5:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational