Sermons on He Is Risen:

Mission: Possible--The Celebration Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Apr 26, 2016

The church celebrates its mission every time it gathers for worship, especially on Sunday, and especially on Easter Sunday. This Easter sermons reflects on the mystery that is the central celebration of the Church--the resurrection.

When I was a little boy, my grandmother had a large conch shell. I don’t know where that old shell came from. I’m not sure if she ever went to the beach, or if someone brought it to her from their beach trip. What I remember is holding that conch shell up to my ear and being told I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?

Contributed by Joseph Johnson on Oct 18, 2000

I went to Crown Hill Cemetary Thursday and walked around.

I went to Crown Hill Cemetary Thursday and walked around. Everywhere you look there are grave markers, tombstones, and monuments. As I walked through the cemetary I thought of members of the church whose graves are at crown hill Cemetary, and I thought about some of the words that I and others ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

The Empty Tomb Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 3 in series on Resurrection - what happened that morning chronologically, and what it all means to us.

Mark 16:1-8 – The Empty Tomb Milton Berle once told a story about hope. Four widows are playing cards in the retirement home they lived in. A good-looking older fellow walks in, bags under each arm. "What’s a good-looking man like you doing here?" one asks. "I’m moving in," he says. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Of The Cross

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 26, 2010

Funeral message for Mrs. Athelstein Coleman, whose hobby was working crossword puzzles: a play on "crossword" to say that the "word of the cross" means wisdom and strength.

It's not only what people do that interests me; it's also why they do it. When I see someone doing something over and over again, I want to know what that behavior means. If there is a pattern in someone's behavior, what does that pattern mean? Often you find that people do what they do, even ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Truly Love Me?

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 29, 2009

Easter 3(C) - Jesus asks: Do you truly love Me more than these? Do you truly love Me enough to follow?

“DO YOU TRULY LOVE ME?” (Outline) April 26, 2009 -- EASTER 3 -- John 21:15-19 INTRO: God’s great love at Easter still echoes in our ears every day. On that first Easter God’s angel announced: “He is not here, he has risen!” Those words echoed in the empty tomb. The women heard those ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-19

Denomination: Lutheran

Soldiers Hold Back The Flood Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003

Gods want to protect us against an enemy flooding our town.

We Were Soldiers Series "Soldiers Hold Back The Flood" 2 of 3 * Isaiah 59:19 (NKJV) March 30, 2003 Chester’s FBC Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: Flood video A Text: Isaiah 59:19 NKJV "So shall they fear The name of LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:19

Denomination: Baptist

Vision Of Christ Among The Lampstands Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 23, 2016

Suddenly he heard a voice behind him. When he turned around, he saw the Son of man Himself, in a form that radiated glory and standing in the midst of seven golden lamps, and immediately fell at His feet like one who had been shot.

By: Tom Lowe Date: 3-6-2015 ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:9-20

Denomination: Baptist

Believing Is Seeing

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 23, 2004

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter Jesus coming to the upper room

2nd Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 "Believing is Seeing"  "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

When The Stone Is Moved… And Life Is Opened

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Apr 14, 2023

When the Stone is Moved… and Life is Opened Brad Bailey – Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023

When the Stone is Moved… and Life is Opened Brad Bailey – Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 Today we gather around the event that opened up life as we know it. An event which shook every life around it... and broke out through the region...and ultimately across the whole world. And today... I want to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:14, Matthew 27:50-51, Romans 8:22, Romans 8:20, Revelation 21:3-4, Revelation 22:3, Luke 24:5-7, 1 Peter 1:3-4, Mark 16:1-7, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 1 Corinthians 15:26, 1 Corinthians 15:36-37, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 1 Corinthians 15:55  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Easter Message For Kids

Contributed by David Henderson on Apr 4, 2016

This message is brief and is for children on Easter morning.

Scripture: Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. John 20:10ff (NIV) I want you to stare at the picture on the wall for 15 seconds, then blink and look at the white wall beside it. What do you see? Did ...read more

Scripture: John 20:10

Denomination: Baptist

Burial Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Apr 16, 2022

Part 2 of the Death and Burial of Jesus. In this integrated gospel account, we see the activities surrounding the burial of Jesus’ body.

Burial Joseph from Arimathaea was a counsellor. He was a good and a just man who waited for the kingdom of God. He was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews. He hadn’t consented to the counsel against Jesus or the actions the Jews had taken. (Luke 23:50-51) As evening drew near, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:50-56, Matthew 27:57-66, Mark 15:42-47, John 19:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

Resurrection, Baptism And Union With Christ

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 7, 2020

An Easter Meditation.

RESURRECTION, BAPTISM AND UNION WITH CHRIST. Romans 6:1-11. Towards the end of the previous chapter, the Apostle Paul declared, ‘where sin abounded, grace did super-abound’ (cf. Romans 5:20). Paul opens chapter 6 with an emphatic negation of a conclusion that people were presumptuously ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"I Will Come Again"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 14, 2003

If we believe that He came, that He died, that He rose, that He ascended, then we must believe He will come again. He said so.

Most of what I want to say today is familiar territory to most of us. But I want to serve it to you afresh today for two reasons. The first is that there may be some, or even one here, to whom this will be new; and in that case, it is important, and more than that, my duty, to present it. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:3

Denomination: Orthodox

Jesus, The One Who Welcomes Us Home

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 3, 2015

Because we believe that God is sovereign, and because we believe that the risen Christ is living and that the power of the Holy Spirit continues to make all things new, we can affirm that we are being healed again and again.

Back in 1971, Gavin Bryars, one of England's leading musicians and composers, agreed to help his friend Alan Powers with the sound on a film that Powers was making about street people. He was filming in an area around London's Waterloo Station. He filmed various people living on the streets. He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Anglican

God Appoints His Servant To Hard Tasks!

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 16, 2024

As one who follows the Risen Lord, you may be assured that Christ has assigned you to do a particular task. And that task will require your finest effort, because God appoints His servant to hard tasks.

“The word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’ Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.’ But the LORD said to me, ‘Do ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Denomination: Baptist