Sermons on Easter Effects:

Easter's Surprises

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001

What God does is eternal -- We are surprised by significance. What God does is impossible -- We are surprised by power. What God does is unexpected -- We are surprised by joy.

I will never forget walking into the funeral home several years ago to meet with the family who had just lost a 40-year-old son and husband. He was not dressed in a typical suit, but a pair of bib overhauls and a dirty ball cap. He had died of a heart attack, but in the pocket of his ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Personalizing Easter Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 18, 2021

The Bible says you were/are spiritually dead. What does this mean? It means you have no spiritual energy to pursue God. You are spiritual DOA – you are dead on arrival in your spiritual life.

Happy Palm Sunday to all of you! We celebrate the day Christ entered Jerusalem with shouts of Hosanna ringing in the air. As much as I admire Martin Luther King Jr., there are not even two people who gather every Sunday to celebrate him. But over one hundred million will gather together to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Easter People

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 27, 2024

The Easter people are people who believe and follow Jesus' teachings.

John 20:1-18 Easter People Easter People Pope John Paul 11 said “We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!” • Christians believe they are Easter people because the resurrection of Jesus shows that suffering, disappointment, and death can be transformed into new life. 1. The Easter ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Easter Sunday

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Mar 27, 2024

There are three resurrection moments in Scripture.

Easter Sunday March 31, 2024 There are three resurrection moments in Scripture. 1. The resurrection of Jesus. John 20:1-7 NIV 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 ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-7, Revelation 20:11-12, Colossians 3:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Cry Of Easter Series

Contributed by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel on Mar 28, 2024

The cry of Easter is the celebration that fills us with hope for fresh starts. It represents the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the assurance of everlasting life. Easter also symbolises the triumph of good over evil and the promise of redemption for all believers

The Cry of Easter Written by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel. March 27, 2024 Mark 15:7-15 INTRO: The cry of Easter is the celebration that fills us with hope for fresh starts. It represents the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the assurance of everlasting life. Easter also ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:7-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Hope Of Easter

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 3, 2024

2 points. 1). The Resurrection. 2). The Life (Seedthought and story of Brandon from Larry Barber, Grief Counselor; Biblical exposition from Chuck Guth's article in Decision Magazine April 1999 entitled, "Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life) Used for a SonRise Service Easter 2024

HoHum: Larry Barber is a grief counselor in Texas and he tells the following story from a children’s grief group: As the circle of eager children and their family members prepared to enjoy the company of fellow mourners in fun activities, I asked the group to share any exciting news that was ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Easter Hope

Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023

This is my sermon for Easter 2023 There is a teaching sheet at the end of the text

"Easter Hope" John 20:11-18 A sermon for 4/9/23 Resurrection Sunday Pastor John Bright John 20 “11 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:11-18, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 1 Peter 1:3-5, Luke 8:2

Denomination: Methodist

Easter Expectations

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 14, 2023

This is a message I preached along with our Easter program, I wanted to build the excitement of Easter, relating how the first Easter brought this expectation.

INTRODUCTION: Happy Easter to you! We are so glad you came to worship with us today. Please turn in your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke. As we read about the disciples and what they expected on that first Easter morning, we should ask ourselves, “What are our Easter expectations?” Text: Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12, John 20:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Sunday Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 6, 2023

The very first person to confess Jesus as Son of God after the crucifixion was the very person who crucified him.

Easter Sunday 2023 Matthew 27:51-54 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:51-54, John 20:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Instructions For Easter Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 6, 2023

Both the Angels and Jesus give us instructions on what to do with Easter: accept Jesus for ourselves; go and tell others of our salvation in Christ, and then rejoice!

ALLELUIA! HERE THE GOOD NEWS! JESUS CHRIST HAS RISEN FROM THE DEAD JUST AS HE SAID HE WOULD! SIN IS DEFEATED AND DEATH HAS BEEN CONQUERED. THE WORK OF JESUS CHRIST ON EARTH CAN NOW BE SUMMARIZED INTO ONE WORD – VICTORY! THE DEATH OF JESUS ON THE CROSS WAS, IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, A VICTORIOUS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10, Acts 2:24, Isaiah 25:7-8, 1 Corinthians 15:55, Colossians 1:22, Colossians 2:13-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Experiencing Easter!

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Apr 4, 2021

An analysis of the of the subjects, signs, sayings, and the sightings of Our Risen Savior, will prayerfully move us beyond the historicity of Easter, and into the experience of the reality of Easter!

John 20 (NIV) 1 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 out of the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-31

Easter Is Everything

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 5, 2021

Because Easter is everything, Jesus must be everything to you.

The word “everything” refers to “something that is extremely or most important.” If you believe someone or something is everything, you’re saying that person or that thing is most important in your life. Barry White made these words popular in a song from 1974: “My first, my last, my everything ...read more

Scripture: John 20:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Joy

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Apr 14, 2021

Easter Joy is the joy felt when realizing the power of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Easter Joy Psalm 30 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Let us begin by my asking you a question. What brings you the most joy in your life? (Pause) That does not seem on the surface to be a difficult question, or is it? You may have many joys in your life that may immediately come to mind. Perhaps it was ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Easter Triumph Series

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on May 3, 2021

Revelation chapter one gives an interesting view of Jesus' death. He was born with a specific mission and vision which includes His early deathj

Easter Triumph Revelation 1:12-20 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw aseven golden lampstands; 13 and ain the middle of the lampstands I saw one blike 1a son of man, cclothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:12-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Easter Is A Verb

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 8, 2022

How will your life be different with Christ eastering in you?

The Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote a poem with the line, “Let him easter in us.” Easter is something that happens to us. It’s a verb, from the darkness into light. Mary Magdalen has been eastered- freed by Jesus. Simon Peter has been eastered. The wisdom and joy of a person ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Catholic