Sermons on Easter Day:

Easter Joy: Celebrating The Resurrection SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023

An engaging Easter Sunday sermon, inspired by 'The Story' from Randy Frazee and Max Lucado, celebrating the joy and hope brought by the Resurrection.

The first Easter Sunday was great because the previous Saturday had been terrible. The enemies of Christ thought they had put an end to his movement. They believed his work was a failure. On that Saturday, Christ was in the grave. His life was over, his voice silenced, and his miracles ceased. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-14

Topics: Easter, Resurrection

"The Week After Easter"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 25, 2014

Three Things the Early Church Did following the Resurrection

“The Week After Easter” April 27, 2014 Acts 1:1-14 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-14

Denomination: Holiness

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

Easter Changes Our Lives

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 3, 2002

Easter reveals the one big problem of man and the one big blessing for man.

1 Cor 15:1-6 EASTER CHANGES OUR LIVES PRAISE THE LORD! We rejoice today because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead! 1 Cor 15:3-4 CHRISTIANITY IN ONE LINE: 3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died FOR our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Sermon For The Seventh Sunday Of Easter

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 19, 2007

What is the significance of celebrating the 7th Sunday of Easter, after we celebrate our Lord’s Ascension?

7th Sunday of Easter, May 20, 2007, “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Almighty God, we give you thanks for revealing yourself to us through your Son, Jesus the Christ. We confess our faith in his saving power, and ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26, 1 John 17:20-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Easter Through The Disciples Eyes Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Jul 28, 2006

This is part one of a five week sermon series leading up to Easter

The Next 5 weeks we are going to be looking at the Easter story in the Bible As we do we are going to focus on different people who were involved in the actual events that took place 2000 years ago. It was a very busy last week in Jesus’ life, so there is no way that we can look at this last week ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-2

The Tale Of Two Rooms

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2006

A 2006 post-Easter sermon

(1) When failure strikes, where do you go to regroup? I asked that question to several persons this week and here is what some of them said: (1A) One of them offered several different groups of people but ultimately said, “I drop to my knees, and pour my pain before the throne of God, and ask for ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Church Of God

Easter: Guaranteed Good News Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

I don’t pretend to understand everything that happened to Jesus before His resurrection, I do know this: several hours after their respective deaths, Jesus escorted a pardoned criminal inside the very gates of paradise.

Good morning to you and Happy Resurrection Day to you all! Easter is special day and we are so glad to have you join us. Most Sundays I am looking at nothing but a camera these days. But not this Sunday (show pics of people’s printed pics on the pews)! What a welcome sight. Many of you are new to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-49

Denomination: Baptist

Easter 2023: Four Gardens

Contributed by James Jackson on Apr 10, 2023

On Easter, we always talk about the Garden tomb. But there are three other gardens in Scripture, and all four of them are important in the Great Big Story of God's redemption.

Four Gardens: John 20:1-18 Easter 2023 Good morning, and Happy Resurrection Sunday! Please open your Bibles to John 20, but for now just put your bookmark there, because we are actually going to be going through the whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. But don’t worry, I will still have you ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Matthew 26:36-46, John 1:1-5, Revelation 22:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Joy: Easter, 2003

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Apr 28, 2003

Do you ever feel like this? Emptiness? Exhaustion? Feeling trapped? We’ll meet two people in the Bible who felt this way. But because they met the Risen Jesus, they found joy. And you can, too!

(I used several ideas from Rick Warren’s Easter messages over the last few years for this message. Thanks, Rick! 1980 people attended our services and 63 people prayed to recieve Christ at CVCC this Easter!) * * * I’ve lived in NE Ohio 17 years and I’ve personally talked to hundreds of people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Sunday, Year A. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 24, 2023

APRIL 5th, 2026.

Jeremiah 31:1-6, Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:14-24, Colossians 3:1-4, Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18, Matthew 28:1-10. A). AN EVERLASTING LOVE. Jeremiah 31:1-6. The book of Jeremiah is mostly, but not exclusively, a book about God’s judgment. The painful ‘rooting out, pulling down, destroying, and ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:1-6, Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:14-24, Colossians 3:1-4, Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18, Matthew 28:1-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Easter: "God Will Make A Way”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 31, 2024

This Easter, see and hear the way God has made for you. As we enter this time celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, which the world calls Easter, we see this theme of God making a way for humanity to live in His presence for all eternity in heaven.

Easter: “God Will Make A Way” Watch on YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IOxYxyTII2E As I was thinking about what to say on this day that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I remembered what the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. “For I delivered to you first of all that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:17, Genesis 22:8-14, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 7:25, Isaiah 48:16, Isaiah 53:11-12, Jeremiah 2:36, John 14:6, John 1:1-14, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9, Romans 8:2-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Putting The Easter Back Into Christmas

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 26, 2003

Jesus came at the right time. We need to be careful not to bi-pass Bethlehem.

Putting the Easter Back in Christmas, Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts I’ve been reading about how Japan celebrates Christmas, which has become a major event over there. They put up decorations, exchange presents, send cards, sing yuletide songs, decorate ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4

Denomination: Congregational

What Happens After Easter? Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 28, 2008

What is the church going to do after Easter? We find there is a time for waiting, wondering and working!

What Happens After Easter? And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Easter All About

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 5, 2004

A look at the real meaning of Easter. A devotional for the church newsletter.

What is Easter All About? 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 March 2004 We have candy coated Easter, literally. We have made Easter about candy filled baskets, colorful plastic eggs, chocolate surprises and cute little bunnies. Is this what Easter is really all about or is there something more than we should ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Denomination: Church Of God