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  • Charles Whitmire avatar

    What's The Big Deal About Easter?

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Mar 26, 2008
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    This is a seeker sort of Easter message looking at Peter

    So what’s the big deal about Easter? Three Canadian blondes died and found themselves standing before St.Peter. He told them that before they could enter the Kingdom, they had to tell him what Easter represented. The first blonde said, “Easter is a holiday where they have a big feast and we give ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Empty Or Full, It Does Make A Difference

    Contributed by R. Wayne Hagerman on Apr 1, 2008
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    The Resurrection of Jesus and His empty tomb are the hingepoints of our Christian belief system. Without them, it is all for nothing!

    John 20; 1 Corinthians 15 Empty or Full? It Does make a difference! There are four major Religions and thousands of smaller ones in this world today. The four largest are Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, & Hinduism. Of these and all the others, only one claims a living God, a living Savior, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Arley Ellingson avatar

    Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin

    Contributed by Arley Ellingson on Apr 2, 2008
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    Jesus wants us to know he is coming back!

    I’d like for you to venture back w/ me this morning to those minutes, hours and days just prior to the resurrection of our Lord. What was it like & what were those who loved Jesus feeling? He had, after all just been killed in a most gruesome fashion: hanging on a cross. It was now their ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus' Empty Tomb Is Life Changing

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 3, 2008
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    Easter / Resurrection Sunday (B) - Jesus’ empty tomb is life changing. See how people come to the empty tomb. See how the people leave the empty tomb.

    JESUS’ EMPTY TOMB IS LIFE CHANGING (Outline) March 23, 2008 – EASTER SUNDAY - John 20:1-8 INTRO: Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! This simple statement of fact is the bold confession of our Christian faith. Jesus’ empty tomb stands in contrast to the graves of everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jordon LeBlanc avatar

    The Triumph: Celebrating Christ's Victory On Easter

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Apr 5, 2008
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    Sharing in the Triumph of Christ on Easter

    I heard a story this week that I wanted to share with you. It’s about a little boy named Philip. Philip was born with Down syndrome and as an eight-year old, had a hard time finding acceptance, even in the Sunday school class he attended. Through some creative intervention, though, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    A Race To Believe

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 5, 2008
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    Has it been a struggle for you to put faith in Jesus Christ? Have you found yourself wanting to believe wanting to live like a believer only to surrender your faith behind a locked door? Escape to the tomb!

    A Race to Believe He is Risen and today we celebrate the greatest miracle, the greatest gift and clearly the single most important act that demonstrates Jesus is the living God. The restoration of a personal relationship with God the Father is accomplished by the resurrection from the dead to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Believing Is... Devestating! (Easter) Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Apr 11, 2008
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    The Third Part of a Three Part Sermon Series leading up to Easter • Believing is… Seeing • Believing is… Finding • Believing is… Devastating

    [John 20:1-18] - (1685) “Believing is… Devastating” Oops It has been… such a terrible three days. On Thursday… Jesus met with the twelve in the upper room. There he broke bread with them, and told them yet again… that he was going to die. Nobody really believed it… how could he? After all ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I Have Seen The Lord

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jul 21, 2009
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    Peter and John returned to their homes after seeing the empty tomb. Mary Magadalene, on the other hand, tarried at the tomb longing to see Jesus. As a result she could proclaim to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord."

    I Have Seen the Lord Introduction Good to be back from vacation- and yes, contrary to last weeks speaker, I did take a vacation. I do understand where Pastor Jay is coming from- many Christians do not have a sense of laboring in the fields or building God’s Kingdom. I do believe it is good to ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jody VanSickle avatar

    Easter: Now It Begins

    Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Jul 29, 2009
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    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

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    A Slow Fade In Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 19, 2008
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    The reality of the resurrection dawned slowly on those involved. Each was missing a crucial piece of the story. How does Jesus put the story of His new life together for you?

    In broadcasting or film making there are several types of ways of getting from one scene to another. Two of the most common are a cut and a fade. In a cut one scene is suddenly replaced with another. In a fade one scene fades out to black and is then slowly replaced with another that fades back up ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    No One Comes Back From The Dead

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 23, 2008
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    Proof of the Resurrection.

    We demand evidence when we are accused of almost anything. If you have ever had a car wreck with someone else, you know how quickly the blame game starts but usually the evidence can prove who was really at fault. The best part about a car wreck is how the other person reacts, regardless of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Is The Resurrection Real?

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 27, 2008
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    A message that answers the skeptics question about Jesus’ resurrection.

    IS THE RESURRECTION REAL? John 20:1-18 INTRO: In today’s modern religion and the modern life of our times there is much disbelief that Christ was resurrected and lives today. Today, we want to look at what the Bible says about the resurrection and what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Haraldsen avatar

    What Are You Looking For?

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jan 23, 2009
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    The Resurrection should challenge our thinking and decision process about what is the most important truth and experience in life to pursue.

    Read - 20:1-15a "Who is it you are looking for? What a question – immediately after His miraculous Resurrection, immediately after overcoming the death sentence of the world’s most powerful government, Jesus responds to Mary Magdalene’s question with one of his own, “Who is it you are looking ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Hedberg avatar

    Shift - Creation Care

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Oct 18, 2007
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    Could it be that Jesus’ resurrections was meant to not only give hope to humanity but also to the rest of his creations?

    I want to begin this morning in John 20. John 20 is text that we most commonly read on Easter Sunday. It is John’s account of Jesus’ resurrection. In John chapter 20, we have Mary Magdalene going to the tomb where Jesus was buried early in the morning to anoint the dead body of Jesus with burial ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Anne Robertson avatar

    While It Was Still Dark

    Contributed by Anne Robertson on Oct 30, 2006
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    The greatest miracles are often done in the darkest times, when no one knows and no one is watching.

    WHILE IT WAS STILL DARK TEXT: John 20:1-18 For those of us who practice Christian faith, the resurrection is the central, monumental event of history. Whether you’re the type of Christian that looks at it as historical reality or the type of Christian that sees it as a story of only spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist