Sermons on Matthew 27:1-33:

"The Crucifixion; More Than An Easter Message”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 2, 2021

Today church I want to talk to you about the importance of the cross, and how the Crucifixion is more than an Easter Message. We as the church have found ourselves forgetting about the importance of the cross and the blood that was shed on Calvary.

Intro: Today church I want to talk to you about the importance of the cross, and how the Crucifixion is more than an Easter Message. We as the church have found ourselves forgetting about the importance of the cross and the blood that was shed on Calvary. We have limited the message of the cross to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:22-26

Simon Of Cyrene Helps Jesus Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2022

We don’t know if Simon complained all the way to Golgotha, or recognized Jesus and was glad he had helped, but his name--unlike most of those minor players in the Gospel drama-- has come to us.

Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus (Those of us who have had the privilege and honor of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land always make Jerusalem part of the holy time. There, although the Jewish Temple has been replaced by a grand mosque, we can see the very places we read about in the New Testament, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, Mark 8:31-34, Matthew 16:24-26, Romans 16:13, John 12:32-33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Falls Again--For Us Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2022

Lord, You feel abandoned. Yet You are committed to Your path, to Your Father’s will. You can’t do it but You must do it. And all of us are the beneficiaries.

Jesus Falls Once Again (Those of us who have had the privilege and honor of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land always make Jerusalem part of the holy time. There, although the Jewish Temple has been replaced by a grand mosque, we can see the very places we read about in the New Testament, the actions ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:15, Psalm 37:23-24, Matthew 27:31

Denomination: Catholic

Have Nothing To Do With A Just Man!

Contributed by Boniface Simiyu on Feb 6, 2022

There are dire consequences for our actions against those heaven considers ''just men", even in our thoughts towards them there can be consequnces.

Matt 27:19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. Pilates wife sent a message to him and it was a very clear message. She had had a dream and in that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:19, 2 Samuel 6:21-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"the Cross Of Jesus Christ!"

Contributed by Grady H Moore on Feb 25, 2022

The story of the cross of Christ is the very heart of Christianity! The cross is the power of God unto salvation and it must be preached.

To be sure, the story of the cross is a very intense and brutal story. But the cross must be preached. It is the power of God that saves. I. Notice the Cross was a place of SHAME. The Bible tell us, “Jesus endured the cross.. despising the shame.” Here are 3 examples of the shame Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:26-31

Near The Cross — Far From The Blood Series

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 27, 2016

The greatest shock may be in this picture of Calvary is that you might see your face in that crowd… your attitude, your experience with the cross, your activity around that cross but lacking any true meaning.

INTRO: 1. In the past few weeks in our series "Encountering the Cross" we have again and again revisted the tramatic, devestating events that Jesus endured for us surrounding the Cross. a. But, although the scene was gruesome, the atmospherearound the foot of the cross is far from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:33-49

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Am Barabbas Series

Contributed by Jay Tigner on May 7, 2016

Jesus was killed while Barabbas, the genuinely guilty, was set free. This is a picture of salvation in that Jesus died so we, the guilty, may be set free.

The Irony of Good Friday… I am sure that the irony that reveals itself in the fact that we refer to today as Good Friday does not escape our minds. From the perspective of all who bore eyewitness to the events that transpired during the 24 hours of that first Good Friday, it was anything ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Politician's Qualifications

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 26, 2015

To help in deciding whom to vote for in this coming election 2016. The one that considers himself to get benefit from and declares himself innocent is the one that you will not vote for.

I. EXORDIUM: Who are you voting for? One that is not interested in profit and one who wants to save lives. Matthew 27:24 II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To help in deciding whom to vote for in this coming election 2016. The one that considers himself to get benefit from and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

There’s No Do-Over In Life

Contributed by Steve Taylor on Sep 1, 2018

The Bible has countless stories of men and women that made mistakes just like us. Some of them are the same mistakes we continue to make right now.

Have you ever thought about all the sin in the world and wondered how you could survive in so much temptation? Let’s take that a bit further. Let’s examine our transgressions. AMEN • Have you ever done something in your life and you regretted it the moment you did? • Have you ever let sin creep ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Psalm 86:5, Exodus 3:9, Psalm 51:1-4, Matthew 27:3, Luke 23:34  (view more)  (view less)

The Great Sin Of Presumption

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 11, 2018

This message warns of the great danger in taking too much for granted

I. "KEEP THY SERVANT ALSO FROM PRESUMPTUOUS SINS; LET THEM NOT HAVE DOMINION OVER ME; THEN SHALL I BE UPRIGHT, AND I SHALL BE INNOCENT FROM THE GREAT TRANSGRESSION" A. Our text makes it crystal clear; 1. That the Psalmist considered the sin of presumption a most serious sin 2. He linked the sin ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:16, Matthew 27:1-5, Acts 5:1-11, 1 Samuel 15:1-35, 1 Kings 13:8-25, Luke 17:26-30, Genesis 6:1-12, Hebrews 10:26-29, Matthew 7:21-26, Acts 12:21-23, Exodus 5:1-3, Deuteronomy 17:12, Exodus 21:14, Numbers 15:28-31, Psalm 19:13, Hebrews 6:4-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

From Death To Life Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 28, 2018

There's a repetitive theme in Scripture: heroes and heroines of the Bible seemingly all go through the process of being given a vision by God, followed by the death of that vision, and ultimately the rebirth of that vision. How did that pattern apply to Jesus and how does it apply to us?

OPEN: (We showed the image of a fallen tree (https://imgur.com/iP32qff) I saw this picture on the internet about a month ago and it took me a while to realize what I was looking at. Obviously the tree has been uprooted and it’s lying on the ground with its dead limbs extending along the ground. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:33-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Sacrificial Lamb Of God

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 13, 2018

The Meaning of Easter

Easter Message/Devotion For: April 22, 2018 Reading: Matthew 27:1-66, 28:1-20 The Sacrificial Lamb of God We’ve been talking about darkness and sin a lot lately, haven’t we? We have also been talking a lot about the light that shines through that darkness for all who seek it. Let’s begin our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:63-64, Mark 15:42-47, Matthew 28:1-20, Matthew 27:1-66

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On The Way Road To Death

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 15, 2018

The trial of Jesus.

ON THE WAY ROAD TO DEATH Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Cross Of Pain, Cross Of Life

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Mar 24, 2018

Sometimes its difficult to really realise the pain and the suffering that Jesus went through on the cross for US! There is art in the form of paintings and sculpture that depicts the crucifixion in some theological aspect rather than reality.

CROSS OF PAIN, CR0SS OF LIFE During these 2 weeks leading up to Easter called passion tide we focus our thoughts and minds to Jesus’s life and in particular His Sufferings. All too often we do not realise the dreadful suffering that Jesus went through on our behalf. The film the Passion of ...read more

Scripture: John 19:23-30, Matthew 27:33-54, Mark 15:25-39, Luke 23:33-47

Passover Jesus To Pilate

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Mar 24, 2018

How much do we really understand about the context behind the trial and death of Jesus. Why were the Jews so insistent that Jesus should be put to death and what's more by the hated Romans?

Passover Jesus to Pilate It is the feast of the Passover in the city of Jerusalem around AD30. The city is full of pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean world to attend this great national festival when they celebrated their release from slavery in the land of Egypt. Now they were effectively ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:11-26, Luke 23:1-25