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  • Bob Groves avatar

    Easter - Celebration Of Emptiness

    Contributed by Bob Groves on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 200 ratings
     | 13,410 views

    Easter Sermon

    Imagination is a Wonderful thing... Out of it we get – A FAT Man that delivers gifts... A RABBIT that lays/hides Eggs... A FAIRY that pays money for Teeth... WHY CAN’T WE Have an IMAGINATION? OF HOW GOOD LIFE REALLY CAN BE W/JC Or About HEAVEN... EASTER STORY HOPE in the MOST ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Keith Wessel avatar

    Easter According To The Scriptures

    Contributed by Keith Wessel on Apr 13, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 6,156 views

    Easter sermon from the Resurrection Chapter of Scripture

    Easter 1996 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (Free Text) Easter According To The Scriptures My dear friends in Christ, all people for whom Jesus Christ died and rose again: The newsman reports on the TV: "According to one witness, "so and so" did "such and such", but other witnesses say that "it ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Day Before Easter

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 15, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 9,876 views

    The emotions felt by the disciples on the day before Easter mirror the way we react when we don’t understand what God is doing.

    What we celebrate today is the central, defining event of the Christian faith. On this day, for the last twenty centuries, Christians have gathered together all over the world, in remote villages and in crowded cities, in cathedrals and in rented schoolrooms, just as we are doing here this morning; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Divine Openings (Easter)

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 10,675 views

    Luke chapter 24 contains several divine openings which deal with the resurrection of Christ.

    DIVINE OPENINGS Luke 24:1-3, 13-16, 28-32 INTRO.- I Cor. 16:9 Paul said, “A great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” A GREAT DOOR HAS OPENED TO ME. Many times throughout our lives certain doors are opened to us. Doors of opportunity. ILL.- A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Why Easter Matters

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 6,399 views

    Easter matters because the Christian God has identified with our humanity.

    WHY DOES EASTER MATTER? EASTER SUNDAY, 2001 Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin tells the story about the late Senator Hubert Humphrey and Federal Judge Miles Lord. Humphrey and Lord were on a fishing trip in Northern Minnesota. While at a sporting goods store, the Judge noticed a tour bus from ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Roger Haugen avatar

    3 Easter B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on May 1, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 7,205 views

    In our worship Jesus comes among us and tells us "Peace be with You." Our worship reflects the events of the resurrection.

    3 Easter B Luke 24:36b-48 4 May 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen A young pastor was fishing for comments at the door following one of his sermons that he felt was particularly profound. One older man responded, “Sometimes we come to church because of the pastor and sometimes we come in spite of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Roger Haugen avatar

    5 Easter B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on May 14, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 5,174 views

    Pruning is essential in gardening and in life. We are created to love and a pruned connection to the true vine results in the fruit of love.

    5 Easter B John 15:1-8 18 May 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen I don’t know a lot about vines and grapes. I have a brother who helps out in a vineyard near Victoria where he is learning about the wine business. He tells me that in the fall they prune the vine aggressively, down to just a main vine and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Roger Haugen avatar

    7 Easter B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on May 29, 2003
    based on 115 ratings
     | 13,701 views

    Have you ever had anyone tell you they are praying for you? Jesus is praying for you asking protection and sanctification.

    7 Easter B John 17:6-19 1 June 2003 Rev. Roger N. Haugen Have you ever had someone tell you they are praying for you? Likely we all have had people pray for us, but it is different when someone tells you they are praying for you. It might happen when you are going through a difficult time with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    The Wrong Side Of Easter

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,336 views

    There are two sides of the Easter story. The side of darkness and death and the side of resurrection and life.

    THE WRONG SIDE OF EASTER Mark 16:10 INTRO. Here are the followers of Jesus "weeping and mourning" but just fifty days later they would be in great joy, singing psalms and telling of their great experiences with Christ. The difference is as dramatic as the reason. That is, in our text, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Keith Foskey avatar

    "The Case For Easter”

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Mar 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,345 views

    Stage a courtroom drama concerning the case for the resurrection of Jesus and help affirm the belief of the listener

    “The Case for Easter” 1st Peter 3:15 OBJECTIVE: To stage a courtroom drama concerning the case for the resurrection of Jesus and help affirm the belief of the listener INTRODUCTION: With all of the focus that the film “The Passion of the Christ” has given the crucifixion of Jesus, it can become ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Brent avatar

    "Remember" An Easter Sermon

    Contributed by Robert Brent on Jul 28, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 11,115 views

    Oh how quickly we forget. Even as beleievers we can quickly forget the promises of God in the midst of testing.

    “Remember” [Luke 24:6] “He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee...” (Luke 24:6) The old adage states, “Oh how quickly we forget.” I was relieved to find out that I’m not the only one who forgets things. Everyone does at one time or another, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dana Chau avatar

    Receiving The Peace Of Easter Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 13, 2004
    based on 69 ratings
     | 5,642 views

    Learn why the peace of God can be so easily received.

    Happy Easter everyone! I came across an imagined conversation between two Roman soldiers guarding Jesus’ tomb on that first Easter morning. Each had his cup of coffee in hand. Moments before the angel appeared, one soldier said to the other, “Cheer up, it’s Sunday morning. The way I see it, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tex Cox avatar

    Easter Sunday 2004

    Contributed by Tex Cox on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 11,380 views

    To get us started off for the morning, I would like to share a few things that you should never do in Church:

    Easter Sunday – April 11, 2004 To get us started off for the morning, I would like to share a few things that you should never do in Church: 6. Never ask an usher to break a $20. 5. Never do a cannonball in the baptismal tank. 4. Never hold a church business meeting on Super Bowl ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Sares avatar

    The If/Thens Of Easter

    Contributed by Mike Sares on Oct 3, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
     | 13,506 views

    The consequences of the resurrection for a young adult audience – the outline of which is largely "borrowed" from Bill Hybels at the Willow Creek website.

    The If/Thens of Easter by Mike Sares It’s Easter time. Time to eat all the candy and marshmallow eggs. Time to pig out. There’s gotta be a nicer word for pig out. A euphemism, as it were. Hey, try to think up a nicer word for euphemism. And while you’re at it, think up a shorter word for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tommy Hames avatar

    Easter Sunrise Service

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 5, 2002
    based on 180 ratings
     | 23,497 views

    A message for an Easter sunrise service

    I. THE EMPTY TOMB – Luke 24:1-12 II. THE ROAD TO EMMAUS – LUKE 24:13-35 A. Emmaus was about seven miles away. B. As they communed and reasoned Jesus drew near, but they didn’t know him. C. The disciples were: 1. Sad about the death of Jesus. 2. Disillusioned because they thought he had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist