Sermons on Fourth Sunday Of Easter:

The Significance Of Palm Sunday

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 11, 2006

Palm Sunday often gets overlooked under the shadow of Resurrection Sunday. But it is very significant for four important reasons. Also - how do you act when Jesus approaches your life?

The Significance of Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11 (spread cloaks on road and cut branches from trees - Hosanna) Mark 11:7-10 (cloaks on road and leafy branches they had cut from the fields – Hosanna) Luke 19:37-40 (“disciples” praised the mighty works, stones would cry out) John 12:12-19 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Resurrection Sunday 2017 Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 17, 2017

How did Jesus build the disciples faith through the cross and resurrection?

Our God who brought Jesus Christ back to life is worthy of our worship; but, we will not worship God properly if we do not listen to His Words preserved for us in the Bible. To begin with, please open your Bibles to Acts 2…. Read along with me the proclamation of Jesus Christ starting with v21…. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Palm Sunday 2013

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 8, 2013

There would have been thousands (if not tens of thousands) on the road near the Mt. of Olives when Jesus approached Jerusalem. Not everyone there that day was having the best day ever.

Palm Sunday Dr. Mike Fogerson March 24, 2013 I 37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, Luke 19:37 (NKJV) A There would have been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:37

Denomination: Baptist

Easter: Now It Begins

Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Jul 29, 2009

A sermon emphasizing not the end that is Easter Sunday, but the beginning.

John 20:1-8 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Palm Sunday

Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 11, 2005

This sermon focuses on Palm Sunday

A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved Palm Branches to honor him, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15, Matthew 27:15-16, Luke 19:36, Matthew 27:15-27

Denomination: Baptist

Resurrection Sunday 2015

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 15, 2015

When we read the accounts of the resurrection of Jesus it seems as if His enemies believed He had risen and His followers did not. In this contemporary world many are trying to put Jesus back into the tomb and re-seal it with the stone of death!

Friday! Jesus is dead. The sinless Son of God given as a sacrifice for our salvation. He is dead. Not so fast, buddy! Jesus is ALIVE!!! Just three days after He was crucified and put into a guarded sealed tomb! And, we’ve got two amazing groups of people 1) His enemies who know He’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4

Denomination: Nazarene

Life In The Fourth Stanza

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

Meditation for November 25, 2007 singspiration.

This is the season of the song. What holiday, other than perhaps Easter, do we celebrate and remember with so much singing? Christmas carols and songs are a part of this holiday season. What would Christmas be like without the classic carols, “Silent Night” or” Away In A Manger?” Or the traditional ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time- 4th Sunday- Rejection At Nazareth: Be Not Crushed On Their Account !

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 29, 2022

“I appreciate your opinion and hope we’ll have your support in the next game.”

The Scripture passage Jesus just read from the prophet Isaiah dates back 700 years. Then Jesus, a local boy, a carpenter from a family of modest means, announces, in effect, that he was the Messiah sent from God. This is Jesus’ first messianic declaration. He is the long-awaited Christ, who would ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-19, Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Catholic

Preparing For Easter

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 20, 2011

Leading up to the crucifixion and death of Christ on the cross is perhaps one of the most important events to study in the Christian faith. But ... even with this knowledge, Sunday is STILL coming!

Preparing for Easter Luke 23:44-56 Introduction - Up to this point, we’ve seen several key events that surround this sacred time -- We’ve seen our Lord and Savior fulfill Zec 9:9 and ride into Jerusalem -- We’ve seen one of the 12 betray Him for 30 pieces of silver; the wage of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-56

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reflection Upon Easter

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 23, 2009

A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter, Series B.

7th Sunday of Easter May 24, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Almighty God, Creator of the universe, we give you thanks that you came among us in the person of your Son, Jesus the Christ, to reveal you grace ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: Lutheran

Risen King- Easter Series

Contributed by Rob Ketterling on Apr 14, 2015

Sermon for Easter Sunday, about Jesus as the Risen King

Easter 2015 Risen King, by Pastor Rob Ketterling We are here at River Valley and at all of our campuses, seven campuses, and I'm very excited to say the number seven, as we have our new Woodbury campus launching this weekend. And we are here to remember what Jesus did over two thousand years ...read more

Scripture: John 10:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

3rd. Sunday Of Easter, Year C Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 23, 2004

A sermon exploring the risen presence of Christ in the Church today.

Sermon for 3 Easter Yr C 25/04/2004 Based on Rev 5:11-14 & Jn 21:9-14 By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta Breakfast is—for a lot of health-conscious people—the most important meal of the ...read more

Scripture: John 21:9-14, Revelation 5:11-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Living In Two Worlds (Easter Sunday 2017).

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 14, 2020

Colossians 3:1 - 4 tells believers about how we live in two worlds because we are new creatures in Christ in the here and now who are not hindered by earthly things because we set our minds on the things above.

LIVING IN TWO WORLDS Text: Colossians 3:1-4 Phillips Brooks, the clergy man, former Bishop in the Episcopal Church and author of the Christmas hymn “O Little Town Of Bethlehem” also had something important to say about Easter. “The great Easter truth is not that we are to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: United Methodist

Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time, B-- My Inner Demons

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 26, 2023

The demon uses the object pronoun “us,” which is non-binary.

I saw a sweatshirt that said, “I Stopped Fighting My Inner Demons because I realized we’re On the Same Side.” Although most deviant behavior may be explained by natural causes, psychotics, for example, suffer from a loss of object reality while demons are separate spiritual beings. Psychology can ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Catholic

Prodigal Stories-- Fourth Sunday Of Lent Year C Readings

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 26, 2022

Now, what he had put his hopes in lay broken all over the floor.

John Claypool told a story about William Muehl of Yale Divinity School and something that happened in his family years ago when Dr. Muehl’s son was young. His five-year-old son made a clay pot for his dad one year in Vacation Bible School.? Open House night finally rolled around.? The little boy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Catholic