Sermons on Easter Message:

What To Do, After Easter

Contributed by Harold Laubach Jr on Apr 13, 2013

Sermon on Following up with our life, after Easter is over. Acts 2 gives us the road map on what to do and when to expect those signs and miracles from God.

Here we are, two weeks after Easter, the crucifixion is over, the resurrection is over, sort of. At least all the celebration is over, too bad for that. We have studied about the Road to Emmaus and the two men who met Christ there. Those two men that were quiet, and heartbroken and thought that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Salvation Army

What Is Your Easter Mission?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 27, 2008

With this Vision for the Easter Mission, you will have a reason for being where you are. Peace, Joy & Hope was Christ’s Easter Mission for the World. What is your Easter Mission?

Opening Illustration: As a large crowd of Iboga Christians of Western Tanzania gathered to worship one Easter Sunday, a crazed mother lion was stalking their village. The crowd froze in fear. The village preacher encouraged them to pray to God, who locked the lion’s jaws for Daniel. Suddenly, a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:33-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believing Is... Devestating! (Easter) Series

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Apr 11, 2008

The Third Part of a Three Part Sermon Series leading up to Easter • Believing is… Seeing • Believing is… Finding • Believing is… Devastating

[John 20:1-18] - (1685) “Believing is… Devastating” Oops It has been… such a terrible three days. On Thursday… Jesus met with the twelve in the upper room. There he broke bread with them, and told them yet again… that he was going to die. Nobody really believed it… how could he? After all ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Easter 2011, Part 3

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 17, 2011

What is the price of a human being? Do we fully comprehend the cost that Jesus paid when suffering for our sins? We must; else His death is empty and without meaning.

Easter, Part 3 Matthew 27:22-31 Introduction - This morning we continue our 5 week mini-series on the Easter season - Over the past two weeks we’ve discussed the triumphant entry -- Understanding the response of a crowd who needed a Savior - And we’ve also covered the Lord’s Supper, final team ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:22-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wanted: Dead And Alive! - Easter

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 11, 2009

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

Scripture: John 20:31

Denomination: Baptist

A New Beginning: Easter 2014 Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 22, 2014

Third in a series on New Beginnings, this Easter tie-in is a three-point expository sermon focusing on broken hearts, burning hearts, and buoyant heart.

A New Beginning (Part 3) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/20/14 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 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-33

Denomination: Christian Church

Seventy Days To Prepare For Easter

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 2, 2023

Salt of the earth. That means we help our world attain its end, its goal at the end of the world.

Fifth Sunday in Course 2023 As a chemist, I find occasional use for those skills when reading the Sacred Scriptures. Today Jesus gives us a confusing chemical statement while He makes an important biblical statement. Neglect the chemistry for a moment. Everybody knows that sodium chloride is a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Psalm 112:4-9, Isaiah 58:7-10

Denomination: Catholic

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

Sixth Sunday Of Easter- Advocate

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 21, 2022

In Jewish thought, every commandment that one fulfills procures him one advocate.

A man named Norm Williams went to the library and requested two books by author Deborah Tannen, who is a communication researcher. One of her most popular books is titled “That’s Not What I Meant.” Another is titled, “You Just don’t Understand.” “What’s the first book?” the librarian ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-29

Denomination: Catholic

Easter Preparations - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Todd Blair on Apr 4, 2022

The circumstances around the death and resurrection of Jesus

If I were to ask most people how they are preparing for Easter, how do you think they might respond? Now, I'm not asking you. I'm asking most people in this world, not this godly, heaven-minded, holy and spiritual family of believers here this morning. But if I were to ask the common person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:27-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Easter Preparations - Part 4 Series

Contributed by Todd Blair on Apr 16, 2022

God works through miracles and providence.

4/17/22 Christ Fellowship Easter Prep -- Part 4 -- Matthew 28 Somebody define the word "miracle" for me. How would you describe what a miracle is? I googled it and it came up with this that I found interesting: "a miracle is a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Easter Preparations - Part 3

Contributed by Todd Blair on Apr 16, 2022

Palm Sunday Sermon

Have you ever done anything that you knew was going to be painful but would ultimately be for your benefit? Maybe you started an exercise program and you knew it would be difficult but you needed to get back in shape or lose some weight. Or maybe you underwent some surgery you knew you needed even ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Easter And Beyond -Embracing The Mission

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 21, 2022

Where do we go from here? After the resurrection, Jesus showed alive to the disciples for forty days and bodily ascended into the heavens. Now the followers of Jesus must embrace His mission and care for his Church.

Sermon – Easter and beyond - Embracing the Mission Scripture: Matt 28:18-20 “Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 20:28, Acts 1:4, Acts 1:8

Denomination: Methodist

Easter 2016: Empty Promises

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 22, 2020

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

Scripture: Romans 6:8-10, Romans 6:23, Colossians 3:13-14, John 20:5-7, Matthew 28:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

Balancing The Books - An Easter Sermon Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 16, 2017

Easter is all about "accounting". When most people think about going to heaven, they count their good deeds... but God doesn't do it that way. How do we prepare ourselves for standing before the one to Whom we must give an accounting?

OPEN: There’s been a story in the news recently about the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, otherwise known as HUD. Apparently HUD has had a problem balancing their books. It seems their books were off about (PAUSE) $516 BILLION dollars. Now that’s not an error of a few 100,000 dollars… or ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11, Hebrews 4:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ