SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Easter Story:

showing 2,401-2,415 of 98,181
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Scott Sharpes avatar

    What Will You Find When You Look For Jesus?

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,619 views

    Finding the meaning of the empty tomb. In my darkness, would God’s presence break through? How can I celebrate Easter, when I’m living Good Friday. Out of the ashes of life, you can still find Jesus. These questions are answered as we look for the mes

    Title: What Will You Find When You Look For Jesus?04/20/03 West Side Text: Matthew 28:1-10 A.M. Service ~ Easter Sunday Purpose: To find the meaning of the empty tomb *******************************************************Introduction Did you see the story on CNN this past Sunday of the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Nazarene

  • John Hamby avatar

    Why Is The Resurrection Important?

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 26, 2016
     | 13,950 views

    Why is an event that took place over 2,000 years ago so important in our fast paced technically advanced age?

    Why Is the Resurrection Important? 1 Corinthians 15:13-28 I want to welcome you here on this beautiful Easter morning. We sometimes call this Sunday, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    What's In A Name Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,872 views

    The name Jesus means, "God Saves." The name declares who Jesus is and what Jesus was born to do. Jesus saves us from our sins, but also for an abundant life.

    Luke 2:21-40 “What’s In A Name?” INTRODUCTION Names are very important to us. We are often admonished by parents to, “keep the family name,” which is translated, “don’t do anything stupid or illegal.” Some people go through life struggling with the name they were given, like the character in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Edward Frey avatar

    Jesus' Empty Tomb Is A Place Of Life

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,574 views

    Easter morning injects a rock-solid conviction that our sins are forgiven.

    Some call it coffin commercialism. Those who want to make a final statement about their life can now choose customized, personalized, caskets to tell their story. Business is thriving at the Whitelight Casket Company of Dallas, which has introduced the “art casket” for those who wouldn’t be caught ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    Resurrection: Redemption Ratified

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 3,909 views

    The doctrine of the resurrection is vitally important to everything we believe concerning the Savior and salvation, and this message seeks to show why that is so.

    Resurrection: Redemption Ratified Text: Matt.28: 1-8; I Cor.15: 14 Intro: What a wonderful time of year is spring. Everything around us begins to awaken from its winter sleep, and bud forth with new and vibrant life. Spring is my mother’s favorite season. She gets all enthused when the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "What It Means To Be Thirsty"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 12, 2004
    based on 70 ratings
     | 14,724 views

    Are we really spiritually thirsty enough to seek the Lord?

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches March 14, 2004 Third Sunday of Lent “What Does it Mean to be Thirsty?” Isaiah 55:1-9 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever received an invitation to go somewhere or do something, and you didn’t respond to it? Maybe you got a phone call and you said, “I’ll have to check my ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Danny Pinksen avatar

    Joy

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 14,752 views

    How one can expereince the same joy the disciples felt on the first Easter Sunday morning.

    TITLE: “JOY! (Easter)” INTRODUCTION: ILLUS: A missionary had arrived in a small Chinese town. After she arrived, she soon noticed that a gang of bandits had just destroyed the little town and everything in it. Then a native Christian, showed the missionary the ruins of his home; a burnt roof and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Holiness

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Promise Of Life

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 6,451 views

    The risen Christ gives the power to live and be whole.

    I am captivated by the scripture which says, “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6). Then Paul says, “For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Power You Already Have

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 15, 2005
    based on 43 ratings
     | 7,857 views

    We are victorious through Christ. The same power that raised Jesus to life is at work in our lives. So let us BELIEVE in His power and ACT UPON it.

    Eph 3:20-21 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Theme: Verse 18 I pray also that the eyes of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Jesus, The Living Saviour

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 19,515 views

    What if there is no resurrection? It means death has won and there is no life. It means darkness reigns and there is no hope. But Christ has been raised, therefore now we have God’s gift of life and hope.

    [I’ve taken some points in this sermon from Rodney Buchanan’s sermon ‘Jesus, the Living Savior’ at SermonCentral.] BUDDHA’S FINGERS In 1981 there was a devastating flood in central China. During the flood an ancient pagoda collapsed at Famen Temple. A few years later, archaeologists were ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Hope Is In Bloom Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,987 views

    Easter morning sermon on the hope that Jesus gives us. Also the start of a series on the Resurrection.

    1 Peter 1:3-4 – Hope is in Bloom Let’s read our passage for today, 1 Peter 1:3-4, paying close attention to the idea of life in v3. As I was preparing for this message last week, I was thinking about this Easter lily that I bought Michelle. We both love these flowers. They are really ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    The Legacy

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 7, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,159 views

    A sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter

    6th Sunday of Easter John 14:23-29 "The Legacy" John 14: 23* Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24* He who does not love me does not keep my words; and the word which you hear is not ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Carl Kolb avatar

    What Does The Resurrection Mean?

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,353 views

    A resurrection Sunday message.

    1 Corinthians 15:12-20 "What Does the Resurrection Mean?" • Every year thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps, passing the "stations of the cross" to stand at an outdoor crucifix. One tourist noticed a little trail that led beyond the cross. He fought through the rough ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Peace Of His Presence Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 12, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,577 views

    Jesus’ presence brought assurance to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Their heart-breaking condition was transformed into a heart-burning experience.

    Luke 24:13-35 The Peace of His Presence Jesus is alive and well. But this truth does not sink in well when we are depressed. Here we read of 2 disciples - v. 17 their faces downcast... naturally, after see their Master tortured and died on the cross, and now they heard news that his body was ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ken Harris avatar

    "He Has The Keys 2" Series

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Aug 5, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,765 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to encourage believers to place all of their TRUST AND CONFIDENCE in Jesus who has the keys to open and shut the doors of hell and death.

    Matthew 27:51-54 Revelation 1:17-18 5 August 2007 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fort Ord Chapel Seaside, California & Community Missionary Baptist Church Pacific Grove CA BIG IDEA: PUT YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE in Jesus who has the keys to open and shut the doors of hell and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal