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  • Jody VanSickle avatar

    Easter: Now It Begins

    Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Jul 29, 2009
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     | 7,131 views

    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Race To The Tomb

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 31, 2010
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    All of us are running in this world. Some are running to God, some trying to run away from Him. How far will they go? We should be running in a spiritual way. All our focus needs to be on the tomb where Jesus rose to new life and will take us with him to

    Opening illustration: I think of Eric Liddell. The movie Chariots of Fire depicts how his sister Jenny tried to persuade Eric to give up his running, and go to China with her to be a missionary. He said, "No, God has made me fast and called me to run." It would have been wrong at that point to be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Empty Promises - Easter

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 31, 2010
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    How can God fill you up if you are not empty first? God allows emptiness in your life for one reason - You are empty - Now God has the opportunity to fill you up.

    I was assigned to retrieve box number 673 A. I took my little pink piece of paper with my assignment for the afternoon - find box #673 A, Humana Hospital, February 1970. I had just started to working at this medical file warehouse and so I naively thought that the boss was starting me off slow, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "The Hinge Of History"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 31, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,224 views

    The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the hinge upon which the history of civilization swings. What are we to make of this? What are we to do about it?

    John 20:1-18 By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN “The Hinge of History” In my parents house there is a map of the history of the world, and it’s a BIG map. It wasn’t created by a specifically Christian publishing house; I believe it was put ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    The Message Of The Empty Tomb Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 1, 2010
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    The women who followed Jesus discovered that the tomb was empty. Peter and the beloved disciples confirmed their discovery. For the rest of their lives, these people discovered how the empty tomb opened up God's kingdom to them.

    John 20:1-18 “The Message of the Empty Tomb” INTRODUCTION Occasionally a Good Friday situation slips into our lives. These are situations that appear to be hopeless and beyond God’s power—times when we wonder if there will ever be life after death. For some Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Blessings Of The Early Riser"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 2, 2010
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    Three Blessings for the devoted Christian

    “Easter Sunrise Service – 2010” “Blessings of the Early Riser” 1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James Owens avatar

    Jesus Ain't Where I Left Him

    Contributed by James Owens on Apr 4, 2010
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     | 6,786 views

    This sermon deals with the empty tomb and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    “JESUS AIN’T WHERE I LEFT HIM!” TEXT: John 20:1-13 (NKJV) “On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jesus Calls His Shot

    Contributed by Bill Smith on Apr 6, 2010
     | 3,611 views

    What really happened that first Easter is that Jesus called his shot and made it

    April 4, 2010 John 20:1-18 A man is driving along a highway and sees a rabbit jump out across the middle of the road. He swerves to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately the rabbit jumps right in front of the car. The driver, a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulls over and gets out to see ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Seasons Of Hope

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Apr 7, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,273 views

    God wants to resurrect hope in your life today!

    Seasons of Hope Intro: It seems that one of the vital components of this life we live is the ability to hope and to dream. You might call it having ambition, aspiration, vision, plans, goals, endeavors, or whatever, but it usually starts very early in life. Even as children we dream of the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    In His Risen Presence

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 8, 2010
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    The resurrection bings his Risen presence, peace, purpose and faith into our lives.

    THE RESURRECTED LORD – TO BE IN HIS PRESENCE. The 1st day of the week it all started normally with the disciples locked away in a house in Jerusalem in despair of their long expected Messiah dead & the subsequent fear of reprisals from their fellow countrymen who sought to crucify ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mary Magdalene - From Sinner To Saint

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 20, 2012
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    When Mary Magdalene encountered Christ, it transformed her from a sinner to a saint. Are we willing to allow God to do the same with us?

    TAS and WSSM 22-07-2011 Sermon Today is the Feast of St Mary Magdalene. She has a special place in the history of the church as Mary Magdalene is honored as one of the first witnesses of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Ta Da! Christ Is Risen! (Easter Season)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 25, 2013
    based on 75 ratings
     | 37,662 views

    A teacher asked " What do you think were Jesus first words when He came out of that tomb?" A little girl shouted excitedly "I know,!" "Bethany what did he say." Extending her arms high into the air she said: "TA DA! Beloved TA DA Christ has risen!

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day are: Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2.14-24 ; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 and John 20:1-18. A Sunday School teacher had just finished telling her third graders about ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Theresa Ratliff avatar

    Unexpected Jesus

    Contributed by Theresa Ratliff on Mar 25, 2013
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    Do our expectations of who Jesus should be keep us from seeing who he really is?

    Maybe it’s just me, but there’s something about this story that has always bothered me. How on earth could Mary Magdeline, who has been one of Jesus’s closest friends, look right at him and doesn’t recognize him? Isn’t that like…the president of the George ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Why Are You Crying?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 28, 2013
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    Sermon for Easter Sunday, Year c, 2013

    John 20: 1 – 18 / Why Are You Crying? Intro: It was right before Easter in a science class when a young female student asked the professor what he was going to do over Easter. He responded by saying the Easter story was a myth, there is no God and there’s no way a person rises from ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Restoring The Garden"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,093 views

    A sermon for Easter Sunrise.

    John 20:1-18 "Restoring the Garden" The great dividing line in history, the moment when before turned into after, is not the BC and AD division... ...it is not even the page that separates the Old Testament from the New Testament. The Great Dividing Line in History is Before the Resurrection ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist