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He Has Risen - Easter 2012

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 8, 2012

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How important is it to the Christian faith that Jesus is not in that tomb?

Dakota Community Church April 8, 2012 He Has Risen Matthew 28:1-7 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7

Denomination: Mennonite

Life After Easter: Bewildered Or Bewondered?

Contributed by Ryan Sato on Apr 2, 2005

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After the resurrection, the followers of Jesus were in a harried state. Some of them were on the run, others were simply trying to make sense of what had happened. In the midst of our life circumstances, how does the Resurrected Christ make himself real

Opener: I hope you had a bad Easter….I know you think I should be saying “I hope you had a good Easter”…but for today’s sermon, it might be better for you if you had a bad Easter. Because when you think back to the first Easter, the disciples weren’t gathering together early on Sunday, excited ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

A Reflection For Easter Sunday: A Celebration Of Resurrection!

Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Apr 8, 2009

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We travel with Mary, Peter and the beloved disciple from the darkness to the wonder and light of Resurrection: from Good Friday to Easter Day!

John 20:1-8 A REFLECTION FOR EASTER SUNDAY: A Celebration of Resurrection! We travel with Mary, Peter and the beloved disciple from the darkness to the wonder and light of Resurrection: from Good Friday to Easter Day! ------------------------------------------ I wonder if you ever ask yourself ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-8, John 20:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Believe The Good News Of Easter

Contributed by Paul Sizemore on Sep 28, 2016

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Our Easter joy is not always immediate. It certainly wasn't immediate for Jesus' first disciples either. Even the empty tomb and the angel's proclamation left them bewildered. It was in remembering Jesus' own words that the Spirit brought them to faith.

“Why Believe the Good News of Easter,” Luke 24:1-12, Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 Brothers and sisters, you probably know that this coming Friday is “April Fools’ Day;” a day that is always celebrated every year on the first day of April. It’s a day, when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Easter: Having A Paschual Overview Of Life

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 10, 2017

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Without a viewpoint which holds together both the pain of the cross and the joy of the resurrection, caregivers risk being overwhelmed and burning out.

Easter Sunday The difference Easter makes "At the death of Nikita Khrushchev, the former leader of the Soviet Union many years ago, a humorous story circulated in political circles. The Communist party that had cast Mr. Khrushchev aside was uncomfortable with the idea of burying his body on ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

Easter An Empty Tomb Not Empty Promises Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 13, 2017

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“He’s alive, the tomb is empty. Jesus is alive. He has risen from the grave”

Easter an empty tomb not empty promises It’s Easter Sunday evening on the 16th April 2017, but I want you to imagine it’s very early on the first Easter Sunday Morning, nearly 2000 years ago. Imagine you are one of the disciples of Jesus and you wake up in a cold sweat remembering the horror of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:25, Romans 6:3-11, Mark 16:1, John 20:1-2, Mark 16:5-7, Matthew 28:8-10, Luke 24:13-34, John 20:29, Philippians 3:10 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Road To Emmaus- Post Easter 2017

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Apr 23, 2017

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A look at Jesus' interaction with his followers on the road after his resurrection

----The road to Emmaus--- Luke 24:13-35 I want to talk to you today about roads We all have traveled many roads in our life times Some rough- some easy- but many roads just the same Sometimes we set off on a trip that we are dreading Anxiety about what the end of the road will bring Only to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Reclaiming Easter: Startled By Christ's Love

Contributed by David Ferguson on Apr 10, 2014

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People all around us need compassionate ambassadors of Christ’s love. They need Bible verses with skin on!

Introduction: It’s on this day, that we celebrate the startling love of Jesus from Calvary and the message of hope from the Garden Tomb. Calvary and the empty tomb bring us hope in our darkest hours, hope for life now and life eternal. Jesus did amazing things while He was here on earth. He ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:5

Denomination: *other

The Road To Easter Runs Through A Cemetery

Contributed by Mari Larson on Apr 23, 2014

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Good Friday was a necessary part of the Easter journey. The sermon shares a Leonard Sweet story about bell-ringing. (Each person who came to worship received a bell as they entered.)

They thought it was over. Jesus was dead and buried. The religious folks sighed with satisfaction. His followers wept in grief. But they were wrong! They were all wrong! From this side of Easter, we can call Friday “Good” because we know that it was not over, all had not been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Warm And Comfortable The Day After Easter

Contributed by James Kirkland on Apr 30, 2014

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The resurrection did not end on Monday. The events of Sunday continue 24/7 in our lives. We need to remember yesterday, so we can grow today and tomorrow. The two men on the road to Emmaus needed to remember yesterday so they could Jesus today.

Warm and Comfortable the Day after Easter? It is getting to the point that we may need to turn the A/C on during the day, but the evening air might be a little cool. As we kick off our shoes and reach for the newspaper or maybe a cup of hot chocolate we get that comfortable cozy feeling. We are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Nazarene

Until The Lord Returns (Easter 2014)

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 28, 2014

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I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Easter 2014 Until the Lord Returns April 20, 2014 Introduction: A I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 1 The sight is a skull-shaped cliff called Calvary & just a stone throws away from that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:11

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrate: What A Difference Easter Makes

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 28, 2016

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Christians have a reason to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, because it is the defining moment of Christianity.

Celebrate: What A Difference Easter Makes 3/27/2016 Luke 24:1-12 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Our video reminds us that the heart of Christianity is not on Good Friday, but on the Sunday that is coming. We all need Jesus Christ to die for our sins on the cross, but the resurrection of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Easter Advent 2 - A Day Of Hope

Contributed by Damien Saylor on Mar 30, 2020

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In the midst of the pandemic, In the midst of Jesus being crucified, where do you find Hope?

Sermon- Easter Advent 2 - 2020 - Hope - How often do we step back & look at how great our God is? - In looking at second day of Advent for Easter, this day stands for Hope. - As Jesus was going to the moment He was going to be Flogged By Rome, then crucified, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:17-18, Psalm 62:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Breakthrough From The Grave - Easter Sunday! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 10, 2020

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The truth of Easter is there - aint no grave that can hold Jesus down and if He walked out of the grave so can we walk out of the grave!

Video Illustration: What Easter is All About – Skit Guys! Life can begin again is the truth shouting from the empty tomb of Jesus today. Jesus’s resurrection proves that life can begin again and that your seemingly dead or lifeless life can be brought back to life. Easter is all about Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26, Luke 1:37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Easter Is A Matter Of Life And Death, And Life!

Contributed by Mark Van Cuylenburg on Apr 13, 2020

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Jesus, The King Of Love, lived and died for us and then He lived again, and confirmed what we should already have known, that death is not final.

Thank God for God, thank God for Jesus, thank God for The Cross, and thank God for the death of Jesus Christ upon it, because He died as an atonement sacrifice for my sins and for your sins, so that we do not have to die. Because, brothers and sisters in Christ, we have discovered the truth. The ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, 2 Samuel 24:17, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11-15, John 5:24, Romans 6:23 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

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