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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Easter - Are You The King Of The Jews?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 31, 2001
    based on 376 ratings
     | 34,492 views

    As Jesus stands before Pilate there are 4 questions that arise. And as we search for the answers to those questions, I believe we’ll see the love of God at work for you & for me.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2015) A. This morning I am going to be reading from the 15th chapter of Mark. This is the chapter that deals with the trials of Jesus before Pilate, & then His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Easter 2016: Empty Promises

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 22, 2020
     | 5,669 views

    On the first Easter Sunday, instead of promises full of emptiness, God gave us emptiness that is full of promise. There are at least three of them—an empty cross, empty clothes, and an empty cave. It is the very fact that each of these is empty that assures us that God’s promises are not.

    EASTER: EMPTY PROMISES Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 3/27/2016 I just want to take a moment to thank everyone for choosing to spend Easter morning with us here at the Grove. Whether you’ve been coming to the Grove all your life, or this is your first time visiting, or you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Easter: Father, Forgive Them!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 726 ratings
     | 118,422 views

    It was not just once that Jesus prayed this prayer. Again & again He prayed, "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing." But I wonder if we understand what He was praying for?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: Luke 23:32 34; Acts 3:17 19 ILL. Jamestown, VA, was the first permanent English settlement in the new world, & some of their religious practices were rather interesting. For instance, they had 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Lou Butterfield avatar

    He Is Alive! The Resurrection! Easter!

    Contributed by Lou Butterfield on Mar 31, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,772 views

    The resurrection morning - just an ordinary day, a horrible day, a sad day, then the ordinary became the extraordinary, He is Alive!

    He is Alive! The Resurrection! Easter! For many it was just another day. Perhaps the Sun was shining, birds singing, Just an ordinary day. Men were off to work; fields, fishing, hunting, Carpenters had things to build, day laborers worked at whatever they could find, others were off to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Kuzma avatar

    Easter ... Based On A True Story

    Contributed by Paul Kuzma on Apr 22, 2007
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     | 4,487 views

    Easter is based not only on a true story, but on YOUR story.

    I. INTRODUCTION A. We all love a true story, don’t we? 1. It explains our fascination with reality TV shows ... we want to know what it’s really like behind the scenes of anything we think might be interesting. B. I know for me, I love a true story ... I like to read, and much prefer true ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Wanted: Dead And Alive! - Easter

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 79 ratings
     | 11,452 views

    The ones who wanted Him dead were afraid that He was alive, and the ones who wanted Him alive assumed He was dead! But no one was neutral about Jesus. ’Cross Examination’ style investigation of the facts of the case. Link to text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

    Wanted: Dead AND Alive John 20:31 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Wanted.html No one was neutral that day about Jesus. They either wanted Him to be dead or to be alive. Even after He arose, all that the leaders of the land had to do in order to squelch Christianity was to produce the dead body, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Easter - Recovering Our Hope

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Apr 5, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,018 views

    Today's Sermon looks at the tragedies of life and how the resurrection of Jesus Christ brings hope in the midst of the tragedies. It also looks at the three main responses that people have to whatever tragedy they face.

    Easter - Recovering Our Hope Luke 24:1-12 {Audio File: https://mega.nz/file/WBcx2AbK#lkq3b11I5onRsoada81vmyg6mGCGBmH11OX0qZ8JY0k} With this new pandemic that is sweeping across the globe, the coronavirus, all our lives have been drastically changed, and the changes that have taken place are ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Todd Blair avatar

    Easter Preparations - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Todd Blair on Apr 4, 2022
     | 1,303 views

    How not to be a Pharisee

    Before I start my message this morning, I want to run something past y'all and see what you think. I'm thinking we could start a new type of ministry for our church. I'm thinking we could minister, as we do, to the poor, the addicted and the incarcerated but also add a new ministry to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    "How To Share The Joy Of Easter”

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 5, 2025
     | 186 views

    Today is Happy Palm Sunday.

    “How to Share the Joy of Easter” “They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel.’" John 12:13. Intro: Today is Happy Palm Sunday. We remember, this day because it is the first day of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Ascension / What Does This Mean?

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on May 26, 2017
    based on 23 ratings
     | 17,412 views

    Every time Martin Luther would read the Scriptures he would ask the age-old question: "What does this mean?" We proclaim: "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!" So Beloved, "What does the Ascension of Jesus mean"? Updated May 2018.

    Every time ... Martin Luther would read the Scriptures he would ask the age-old question: ...... "What does this mean?" I pray ... that you too .... Will ask that same question .... every time you read a portion of God's word, ......or meditate on the truth ... of the Scriptures. "What does ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Easter Sunday, Year A. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 24, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,646 views

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Danny Moss avatar

    Who Is Jesus Christ, Really? Series

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Feb 25, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,006 views

    This series will trace the events, personalities, and meanings associated with the final days of Jesus Christ on earth. This is sermon No. 1 in my series on the last days of Jesus Christ on earth.

    Who Is Jesus Christ, Really? Sermon No. 1 (Day 1 of Passion Week: A Day of Celebration & Rejection) Texts: Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 Focal passage: Luke 19:29-44 "And when he had thus spoken, he went ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr John Singarayar SVD avatar

    Jesus' Death: A Human Meaning Series

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Feb 20, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,098 views

    In this reflection, we delve into the depth of Jesus' sacrifice and its implications for individuals and society at large.

    Jesus' Death: A Human Meaning Scripture: John 18:1-40; John 19:1-42 Introduction: In this reflection, we delve into the depth of Jesus' sacrifice and its implications for individuals and society at large. Reflection Good Friday, the solemn day marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    5 Easter, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on May 12, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,109 views

    Branches (people) that do not bear fruit and the love commandment.

    Sermon for 5 Easter Yr B, 18/05/2003 Based on I Jn 4:19-21; Jn 15:6 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson “Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.” (Jn 15:6) “We ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    7 Easter, Year B Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on May 25, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,366 views

    A sermon on for 7 Easter.

    Sermon for 7 Easter Yr B, 1/06/2003 Based on I Jn 5:9-13 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Our personal beliefs, the convictions we have, are very important because they determine how we will act. A secretary at a church tells of one afternoon when she ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran