Sermons on Graves:

Empty Graves And Second Chances Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Dec 27, 2020

Jesus can to show the way to the Father and He changed our future on the cross. Honor Christmas in our hearts. Try to keep it all year. Let the Spirt of God abide in our hearts and strive to do its work within you.

When we think of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” we automatically think of the three ghosts. What were their names, again? [Pause.] Actually, there were four ghosts, not three. The first ghost to appear was the ghost of Scrooge’s former business partner, Jacob Marley. Weighed down by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, John 3:16-17, Proverbs 3:11-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Lessons From A Grave Yard

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 27, 2020

There are some important lessons we can learn from Lazarus’ death and resurrection (resuscitation) – a. The Heart of the Church b. The Ministry of the Church and c. The Future of the Church

Scripture: John 5:21-29; John 11 Theme: Lessons learned from a Graveyard There are some important lessons we can learn from Lazarus’ death and resurrection (resuscitation) – a. The Heart of the Church b. The Ministry of the Church and c. The Future of the Church INTRO: Grace and ...read more

Scripture: John 5:21-29, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Nazarene

Life The Grave Could Not Keep

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 22, 2026

Death interrupts life, but God confronts it directly, restores what was lost, and promises a future where the grave does not prevail.

(A message centered on life, not escape.) Death is not something most of us think about very often—until it interrupts us. It interrupts a conversation that wasn’t finished. A relationship that still had words left unsaid. A life that was still in the middle of becoming something. Death rarely ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, John 11:25-26, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, Revelation 21:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Lo In The Grave He Lay Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 3, 2025

In 1st Corinthians 15 Paul says that the issues of first importance are the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. We hear a lot about the death of Christ, and the resurrection of Christ, but what about the burial? That's what we're looking at today.

Lo In the Grave He Lay Text: John 19:31-42 Every time I preach I have a couple of goals. First I want to faithfully, and correctly exposit the Word of God. It’s the Word, rightly proclaimed and taught that makes all the difference… Secondly, I always hope and pray that through the preaching of ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30-42, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Isaiah 53:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

He Rose From The Grave Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

This Easter sermon introduction reviews a series called "Against All Odds" based on Isaiah 53, highlighting the prophesied actions of the Messiah that were fulfilled by Jesus during Holy Week.

Good morning everybody! And Happy Easter! Are you ready to do some learning today? Pray with me: Lord Jesus, speak to me. Amen! Take out your notes and let’s learn together. For the past 5 weeks we’ve been in a series called Against All Odds. The series is based on a monumental chapter in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:10-11, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:19-23

Topics: Resurrection, Prophecy Fulfillment, Holy Week

Sermon Series: Against All Odds

Loose Him And Let Him Go!

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 26, 2017

This scene of Lazarus waddling out of the tomb in graves clothes is a picture of every new-born child of God, who, though alive from the dead, still needs assistance in throwing off the vestiges of the old life. They need our help!

LOOSE HIM AND LET HIM GO! John 11:1-44 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. I love little children – they see everything with ‘new’ eyes. We, as children of God, should have new eyes, fresh vision. 2. Sarah is a church member who likes to visit the elderly in a Senior Care Home. One day Sarah decided to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Assembly Of God

#65 Buried, He Carried My Sins Far Away Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 10, 2022

People love to fast forward through commercials during recorded TV shows and podcasts. That’s what we often do with the burial of Jesus. We focus on the cross and fast-forward to the resurrection. But the burial of Jesus is part of the Gospel.

#65 Buried, He Carried My Sins Far Away Series: Mark Chuck Sligh April 10, 2022 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Mark 15:42 INTRODUCTION Illus. – When I was a kid, the only kind of recordings we had were vinyl records. With modern inventions, like cassette tapes and 8-track tapes came an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Leave What Is Buried In The Tomb PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 20, 2024

Explores the power of Christ's forgiveness, urging believers to leave their sins buried and fully trust in the finality of God's forgiveness.

Good morning, dear friends. I am thrilled to be standing before you today, a fellow traveler on this road of faith - a road that often twists and turns, rises and falls, but always, always leads us back to the loving arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We gather here today, not as perfect beings, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 6:4

Topics: Leaving Sins, Graves

From Calvary To Victory Series

Contributed by Tamela Walker on Sep 12, 2023

The Trial, The Cross, The Grave, The Resurrection

Last week's message addressed The Anointing, The Entrance, The Garden, and the Betrayal, known as the beginning of the Holy Week, The Journey to the cross. Gave us a clear picture of Jesus as not only our Savior but also as a human. Now let us encounter this topic today From Calvary to Victory, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church Is Closed But The Grave Is Still Open!

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Apr 14, 2020

I delivered this sermon Easter Sunday 2020 at the height of the pandemic.

Title: “It’s Easter the Church building is Empty” Scripture: John 20 and various Type: Thematic Where: GNBC Easter 2020 Intro: Today is Easter Sunday 2020, and as such, it is in my opinion the most important day of the Christian calendar. This is the day we celebrate Christ’s triumph over ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Cross, The Grave, The Resurrection - He Is Alive! Series

Contributed by V. Wayne Malone, Sr. on Apr 6, 2010

God used the cross and the grave and took them from horrible to the most positive things that ever happened in human history.

The Cross, The Grave, The Resurrection HE IS ALIVE! 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Romans 6:4-9 INTRODUCTION First Corinthians is Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth. The church had been founded and established during Paul’s second missionary journey, and he is writing this letter to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beyond The Grave: The Truth About Death

Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Nov 1, 2024

What happens after death? What happens after death? It’s a question people from all walks of life and belief systems ponder.

Title: Beyond the Grave: The Truth About Death Key Text: Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 Introduction What happens after death? It’s a question people from all walks of life and belief systems ponder. The Bible provides profound insights into this question, and as Seventh-day Adventists, we hold to a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:7, Ecclesiastes 9:5-7

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Up From The Grave He Arose

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010

UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Luke chapter 23 verse 47 to chapter 24 verse 12 Ill: • In many countries when someone important dies; • The flags are lowered to half-mast. Ill: • When we remember the people who died in two world wars we observe a silence. • A mark of respect. We are breaking into the narrative ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Get Out Of Those Grave Clothes

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 22, 2005

Paul in these verses tells us how to walk in this new life. (Ephesians 5)

THE WALK OF PURITY "GET OUT OF THOSE GRAVECLOTHES!" TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:17-5:20 INTRODUCTION IN JOHN CHAPTER 11, WE READ OF THE ACCOUNT WHEN A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF JESUS’ DIED, LAZARUS. HE HAD BEEN SICK FOR A WHILE AND JESUS ARRIVED IN BETHANEY, WHERE LAZARUS LIVED FOUR DAYS AFTER HE HAD ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Up From The Grave He Arose

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and resurrection truths

‘Up From the Grave He Arose’ I can clearly remember singing these words to an old Easter hymn chorus, ’Up From The Grave He Arose’, as a young child in my Grandpa’s ‘Chapel’ on a hilltop in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania, and with the believing heart of a child I could see with my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

Denomination: Independent/Bible