Sermons on Easter:

Anchors For Your Soul

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

Evangelsitic Easter message adapted from Lucado’s Book "Six Hours One Friday."

Anchors for Your Soul (1 Corinthians 15:3-5) (Easter, Hope, Resurrection) (Deductive) Lucado writes, Funny how Easter and taxs often fall on the same week. They did this year. I began this week with 2 major tasks Prepare an Easter Sermon and pay my taxes. With apologies to the IRS, one seems ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Rose Of Sharon

Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 20, 2002

This was an Easter Message given for a large group of teenagers.

The Rose of Sharon Selected Passages March 27, 2002 For this message there is a demonstration aspect that makes the message better understood. I used a single red rose for the main part of the message and slowly tore the petals off of the rose as I described the suffering of Jesus. At the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 5:8

Denomination: Church Of God

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016

Easter sermon that focuses on Jesus' question to Peter.

ENGAGE I want you to imagine for a moment that Jesus was standing before all of us here this morning and that He asked us the same question that He asked His disciples on their way to Caesarea one day: Who do you say that I am? My guess is that even here in this gathering where most of us have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Road From Unbelief To Faith

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Apr 19, 2020

I preached this sermon the week after Easter.

Title: “The Road from Unbelief to Faith” Scripture: Luke 24 Type: Expository Where: GNBC 4-19-20 Intro: In today’s passage, roads play a prominent role. Several individuals use a road to either explore evidence for faith in Christ’s resurrection or to actually meet with Christ. The famous ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

An Altogether New Reality

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 2, 2024

A sermon for Easter Sunday using the John text

March 31, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 20:1-18 An Altogether New Reality Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Mary went to Jesus’ tomb very early on that Sunday morning. She even beat the sun there. But when ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Believing Without Seeing Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 21, 2003

John writes his Gospel for the future generations of Christians.

Sermon for 2 Easter Yr B, 27/04/2003 Based on Jn 20:19-31 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson The coach for a little league team had not yet learned the names of all his players, so he called them by the numbers on their uniforms. When he yelled, “Number ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

The Gospel On Which I Stand

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Mar 3, 2004

The resurrection is the foundation on which the gospel is built and as long as we have this foundation, we are free from fear and have reason to hope. Found here in chapter fifteen are the reasons why I have taken my stand on the gospel of Christ.

THE GOSPEL ON WHICH I STAND © 2001 Mark Beaird Text: I Corinthians 15: 1-24 The Apostle Paul begins chapter 15 by addressing a group of Christians who had been hearing others teach that there was no resurrection of the dead. This was troubling to them for various reasons. If there were no ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Tomb Speaks Of Life

Contributed by David Anderson on Apr 21, 2001

The open tomb proclaims that death is defeated.

Easter SONrise Service “The Tomb Speaks of Life” Mark 16:1-7 CHRIST IS RISEN! He is risen as He said. This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ–grace, mercy and peace be unto you, fro God our Father, and our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

God Is With Us

Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012

Jesus Christ is with us to the end of the world. This is the gift of Easter.

Fairy tales and legends from the oldest times tell of the days when God walked among human beings. Those were splendid times, when one met a wanderer on the road who asked for lodging, then at home one recognized in this simple man the Lord God and was richly rewarded. Those were wonderful times, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:20, Matthew 28:20-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Lessons From Emmaus Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 14, 2001

Lessons we can incorporate into our lives from what Jesus taught the men on the road to Emmaus when they were confused and dismayed.

THERE ARE TIMES IN OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES WHEN THERE WILL BE CONFUSION, AND THE WAY OUT OF IT IS NOT SIMPLY TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF RIGHT AND WRONG, BUT A MATTER OF GOD TAKING US THROUGH A WAY THAT WE TEMPORARILY DO NOT UNDERSTAND. JUST BECAUSE WE DON’T ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-27

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Time For Healing Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 9, 2009

This is the 15th sermon in the series "Moving With God". This is also an Easter Sermon.

Sunday Morning April 12, 2009 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Moving With God (Exodus)” [#15] A TIME FOR HEALING Exodus 15:22-27 Introduction: Do you ever feel like you are on a roller coaster? You get started in a particular direction; but all of a sudden you feel ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

No Greater Love Series

Contributed by Bishop Raymond Allan Johnson on Mar 22, 2005

At Easter, God commends His love to us ... that Christ died for us, espite our sinful state

NO GREATER LOVE For God so loved the world … When I got ready to order the invitations for the Thirtieth Anniversary Service I was frustrated by the choices that were available to me from my printer. Every layout that had a Cross was a “crucifix:” all of them had a representation of Jesus, still ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: *other

The Reliable Resurrection

Contributed by Micah Fries on Apr 16, 2003

A sermon describing why Jesus’ resurrection must be trusted by believers and why it can be trusted by non-believers.

Introduction: A Sunday School teacher asked her class to write one sentence each on "What Easter Means to Me." One pupil wrote: "Egg salad sandwiches for the next two weeks!"... For each of us Easter carries a different meaning. Yet in all reality Easter is simply about the resurrection of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Denomination: Baptist

Why The Cost Makes All The Difference Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007

When things cost more for us, they mean more to us. Things make all the difference when we are changed, moved to laugh or cry, celebrated and sacrificed for. “Why The COST Makes All The Difference” explores the high cost Jesus paid and how we should respo

What Difference Does Easter Make? Easter/Lenten Series 2007. Sunday March 25th “Why The Cost Makes All The Difference” Do you have anything in your possession you wouldn’t give up, trade, or give away? Take a moment to write down an answer or two. If you were to arrive home and find it on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19

Denomination: Methodist

Celebrate Jesus

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 18, 2002

Jesus’ victory over death brings celebration to life! A message for Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday April 23, 2000 INTRODUCTION Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One minute he was peacefully perched inside his birdcage, and the next he was sucked in, washed up and blown over. His problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to vacuum out his bird cage. She ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ