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  • John Gaston avatar

    The Inescapable Resurrection

    Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 19, 2025
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    The Resurrection was inescapable because Death had no legal right to hold Jesus. Jesus was the Creator, He predated death, and God the Father had prophesied that Jesus would rise. It’s fulfillment was inescapable!

    THE INESCAPABLE RESURRECTION Mt. 28:1-7; Lk. 24:36-44 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Five-year-old Brian had a pivotal verse to recite in an Easter program: “He is not here, he is risen” (Luke 24:6). Unfortunately, he could not remember what to say, and the director had to quietly remind him of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    The Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 11,894 views

    This is part 5 in a series I did on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    June 15, 2003 John 11:1-44 “The Resurrection and the Life” INTRO Our text for the morning is John 11; we have a lengthy section of text, and so I’ve asked the Praise Team to help me with the reading of the Scripture this morning. If you’d like to turn in your Bibles and follow along, that’d ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Frank Lay avatar

    A Monologue On The Resurrection

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Mar 4, 2005
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    Let’s look at what really happened on that day of resurrection. No single Gospel account gives us the full account of the resurrection, but if we look carefully at all of them then we might be able to harmonize the events of Resurrection Day. Let’s see

    A MONOLOGUE ON THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST We call it Good Friday today. However, for the first followers of Jesus it was the darkest day they had ever experienced. Their Lord had been taken from them and had been crucified on a Roman cross, and buried before sundown. For them it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Hostetler avatar

    The Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Mar 20, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,159 views

    We celebrate the most shocking event in human history, an event that was dramatized in the theatrical release, The Son of God.

    If you were to ask people, “What is the most important day of the year for Christians?” what response would you get? Probably most would respond, “Christmas.” It certainly looks that way, not only in our culture, but in our churches. And I don’t want to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    The Reality Of The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 9, 2012
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,545 views

    Is the Resurrection believable and what does it matter?

    The Reality of the Resurrection The Resurrection is Evidenced by Facts The Empty Tomb The Tomb was Secured The Disciples were Scared The Effects on the Lives of the Disciples The Resurrection is Essential to Living Life Eternal The Resurrection is Essential to Living Life Now Slide Video – ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dean O'Bryan avatar

    Resurrection Reality

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Mar 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,827 views

    Easter sermon based on Christ raising Lazarus from death.

    Trinity Baptist Church Easter, March 23, 2008 Resurrection Reality John 11:1-46 (Opening Illustration and material from Ray Pritchard) When Barry Grunow left for work that Friday morning, he had no idea he’d never return home. It was the last day of school at Lake Worth Community Middle School, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Resurrection Confidence Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 26, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,787 views

    Since Christ is raised from the dead, live your life with confidence: Be confident that your faith is useful; your witness is true; your sins are gone; your loved ones are safe; and you are truly blessed as a believer in Jesus Christ.

    Some time ago, a cartoon appeared in Leadership Journal that shows a couple leaving church and shaking hands with the pastor. The man says to the pastor, “You're in a rut, Reverend. Every time I come here, you preach about the Resurrection.” (Wendell Simons, The Best Cartoons from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    The Resurrected Lord.

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,533 views

    This sermon looks at the resurrection and the implications for believers and non believers in his presence.

    THE RESURRECTED LORD – TO BE IN HIS PRESENCE. • SET THE SCENE THE RESURRECTION MORNING It was the first day of the week the resurrection morning, the disciples were locked away in a house in Jerusalem in fear of the fellow countrymen the JEWS. For the disciples it is the fight or flight ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Flowers avatar

    The Meaning Of Resurrection Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 20, 2010
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    For Easter 2010, Dave teaches that the meaning of Easter is that the love of God will always prevail. This is part 1 in series, Love Never Dies.

    The Meaning of Resurrection Love Never Dies, prt. 1 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 4, 2010 Easter, 2010. Jesus lives! That is what we celebrate today – our belief that Jesus was dead and is alive again. We believe that because Jesus lives, we also can have life ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Terry Blankenship avatar

    The Hope In The Resurrection

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,112 views

    Hope and Change? It can only come through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What kind of hope do believers really have in Christ and His resurrection?

    Hope in the Resurrection Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    What If There Was No Resurrection

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,725 views

    Without the resurrection our faith rests only on a great deception

    ENGAGE This morning, we celebrate what is undoubtedly the most important event in the history of the world – the resurrection of Jesus. But I’d like you to imagine with me this morning what your life would be like today if there had been no resurrection on that first Easter morning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Heidebrecht avatar

    The Joy Of The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 15,153 views

    This sermon was written as part 2 of 2 for Easter Sunday 2007. Part 1 was delivered at the Sunrise service, part 2 at the second service.

    Easter Sunday - Part 2 Recap part 1: Hope of the Resurrection: 1Peter 1: 3-5 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    Resurrection Wonder

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 25, 2011
     | 4,596 views

    I took an article by Tim Woodroof titled "Resurrection Wonder" and made it into this sermon.

    Introduction: A. This week as I prepared for this sermon, I received an email from Tim Woodroof with an article he had written several years ago called “Resurrection Wonder.” 1. I was so inspired by the article that I turned it into this sermon. B. The story is told of a man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim Smith avatar

    The Power Of The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 12,450 views

    This sermon looks at the power of the resurrection on Easter morning and beyond

    The Power of the Resurrection Matthew 28:1-10 and Philippians 3:10 On Feb. 27, 1991, at the height of Desert Storm, Ruth Dillow received a message from the Pentagon. Her son, Clayton Carpenter, Private 1st Class, had stepped on a mine in Kuwait and was killed. She wrote, "I can’t begin to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rev. Duraimony Dickson avatar

    Hope Of Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Apr 22, 2022
     | 1,596 views

    Resurrection means you've died and came back to life. The resurrection is the event that changed all of history. Because when Jesus had come back to life, it changed everything.

    He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee. - Luke 24:6 Today we will meditate on the title of “Hope of Resurrection.” How the resurrection gives us hope. When Jesus Christ was crucified in 33 AD, there were only about 120 followers. They were meeting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational