Sermons on Easter Week:

He Did It! He Actually Did It!

Contributed by Donald Hart on Apr 25, 2007

He did it! He actually rose from the grave!

Sermon by Donald R. Hart – Antioch Christian Church, Pittsburg, Missouri – April 8, 2007 (All quoted Scriptures are from the NIV unless otherwise noted) HE DID IT! HE ACTUALLY DID IT! (HE AROSE) Text: Luke 24:1-8; 45-49 INTRODUCTION We hear the phrase “He did it!” from a couple of different ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rock N Roll Ressurection

Contributed by Craig Smee on Apr 9, 2007

A Resurrection Sunday Sermon

The Rock ‘n Roll Resurrection VISITOR – TEACHER - RESURECTION If Jesus had only come to earth, He would merely have been a visitor - God on a holiday. If He had only died, He would merely have been a religious teacher - another Buddha or Mohammed. But He didn’t just come to earth, and He didn’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:14-17

Denomination: Christian Church

The Oppressed Savior Pp Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 21, 2008

The Savior was oppressed for us1

INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  Raise your hand if you have ever been unjustly accused of something?  Raise you hand if you have ever been punished for something you did not do?  If you had what was your natural reaction to what happened to you? Did you just sit idly by ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:7-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Never The Same Again

Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Apr 17, 2001

How Easter changed everything.... for good, for ever.

Never The Same Again Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 51-57 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO "You know, things have never been the same since." Ever heard words ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Our Risen, Redeeming And Returning Lord

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Apr 16, 2003

The resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ validates every cherished belief of our Christian faith.

OUR RISEN, REDEEMING AND RETURNING LORD "Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-6, 1 Corinthians 15:17

Denomination: Baptist

290 - The Risen Christ

Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004

The PURPOSE, POWER and PROMISE of the Risen Christ.

Illustrate Humor: An older couple had trouble remembering common, day-to-day things. They both decided that they would write down requests the other had, and so try to avoid forgetting. One evening the wife asked if the husband would like anything. He replied, Yes. I’d like a large ice-cream sundae ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting - Pentecost

Contributed by Graeme Lamb on Jun 1, 2006

A sermon for the period between Ascension Day and Pentecost

In many ways the period between the Ascension Day and Pentecost is a period of waiting for the church. I liken it to being in the third trimester of the pregnancy out of which the church is birthed. The first trimester is the period between the birth of Jesus and his death. The period during ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:15-26

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Empty Celebration

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 18, 2006

Easter message celebrating the significance of several empty things.

Empty Celebration (ILL) Empty Eggs – children given eggs and instructions to put something in the egg to illustrate new life in celebration of Easter and Spring – butterfly –flower – rock – empty We celebrate today the fact that the tomb was/is empty Matthew 28:1-10 1Now after the Sabbath, as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

My Redeemer Lives

Contributed by Scottie Pitts on Mar 28, 2002

Our hope for times of sorrow is in a redeemer who is alive!

What does Easter mean to you? A Sunday School teacher asked her students this question and one little girl answered: “Easter means that we will be eating egg salad sandwiches for the next two weeks.” Well, Easter certainly means more than that. Easter for us means the birth of hope in the ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:25-26

Denomination: Methodist

5 Blessings Of The Resurrection

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 7, 2007

The one who had opened blind eyes, made the lame to walk again, and the deaf to hear. The one who could raise the dead-was dead Himself! They placed Him in a tomb, sealed the door, and placed guards at the door. At that moment the devil rejoiced; he thoug

5 Blessings of the Resurrection Text: Matthew 28:1-8 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessing Series

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 5, 2008

This sermon deals with the blessing Jesus gave to the bread and wine, and is part of a Lenten semon series.

Blessing! Serm0800 Rev. Scott A. Bradford 3-9-08 Uvalde Matthew 26:26-29 Nancy and Terry seven year old granddaughter Natilee asked her mother “When am I going to be crucified?’ (She meant baptized). But a child’s insight goes deeper than we can ever see! What would it mean to give our life? What ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:26-29

Denomination: United Methodist

My Redeemer Lives

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 29, 2013

Easter means that our redeemer lives. A simple sermon about the meaning of Easter.

My Redeemer Lives Romans 3:23, 6:23 Job 19:25-27 Intro: What does Easter mean to you this morning. Yesterday, we had our annual Easter egg hunt for the children. We had a great time. Is that what Easter means to you? In our world today, it seems that egg hunts and bunny rabbits are what Easter is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Expressions Of Love

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 15, 2003

Jesus shows us in the Last Supper and in the Garden, four wonderful expressions of love.

As I recited from memory the following scripture, I also washed the feet of a male teen on stage for dramatic effect. It added greatly to the message. John 13 1It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:20-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Proof Positive Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 19, 2004

The Resurrection is the one doctrine that is central to the faith -- all our faith stands or falls on the reality of the resurrection.

Several years ago, I took a group of kids to a church camp. Now there were lots of great things about summer church camp. We had swimming and boating and hiking – and those were wonderful. But those weren’t the most memorable things of church camp. We had crafts and cookouts -- and those ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Celebration

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001

John mentions four people by name in his gospel account of the resurrection. Let’s look at them.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. Shohoiya Yokowai spent 28 years of his life in prison. It was not a prison of bars & locks & wardens, but a self-imposed prison of fear. He was a Japanese soldier on the island of Guam during WW2. And when the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-17, John 20:1-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ