Sermons on Mattityahu 27:40:

The Great Resurrection Debate.

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Feb 12, 2006

The Life and death of Jesus is documented in records from the Roman Library, The Jewish Sanhedrin Records and even the Records of the Islamic Koran.

The Great Resurrection Debate. I watched a program the other night featuring the Resurrection. On this program were theologians, debating weather the Resurrection of Jesus was real or a spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:24-50

Denomination: Pentecostal

Three Glances Of Christ (Short Homily)

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 25, 2011

Christ is on that cross for six hours and we can imagine that during the time he endured that suffering his gaze must have fallen upon the people gathered at the foot of the cross. What did He see as he glanced at them. Message in Lent.

The theme that has run through this Lenten Series .....is the cross. And Beloved ......through the cross .....the love and grace of God ..... was displayed. (Pause) The image which I would suggest to you this day.....is that of Christ ..... upon the cross. He is on that cross for six hours ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-49, Matthew 27:35-50

Denomination: Anglican

Friday: Crucifixion

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 20, 2016

Friday: Crucifixion - Matthew chapter 27 verses 32-56 - sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). He did not have the strength to carry his cross (vs 32-33) (2). He did not accept the cup (vs 34-37) (3). He did not come down from the cross (vs 38-44) (4). He did not know the Father (vs 45-49) (5). He did not die in defeat (vs 50-54) SERMON BODY: Ill: • In the book ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32-56

Denomination: Brethren

What Went Through His Mind?

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 22, 2016

Inductive sermon focusing on what went through Jesus' mind at each stage of His crucifixion... YOU!

WHAT WENT THROUGH HIS MIND? MATTHEW 27:27-50 [EASTER SUNDAY 2016] THREAD: WHAT WENT THROUGH JESUS’ MIND THE WHOLE DAY HE WAS CRUCIFIED? Matthew 27:27-31 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Easter - "good Friday" Service

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 24, 2016

This is a dramatic Service based upon some of the “Stations of the Cross.” Partially adapted from a Service originally developed by Richard J. & Charlene E. Fairchild, Version 2.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK THE WAY OF THE CROSS - An Easter Season - "Good Friday" Service (The original concept and some of the wording were adapted from a longer and more detailed dramatic presentation developed by Richard J. & Charlene E. Fairchild. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-66, Mark 15:1-47, Luke 23:1-56

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Focus The Cross

Contributed by Neil Stich on Aug 3, 2012

The power of Christ's forgiveness is found in His suffering on the Cross. Even as those around Him were mocking Him, He was still filled with compassion for them. Are we any different than those who stood at the foot of the Cross and mocked Jesus? Hi

Our focus the cross Matthew 27: 38 – 43 I’m a people watcher. When traveling, a layover at the Airport is not a point of misery---but an opportunity to observe the differences in people--- the way they look, the way they dress, their fashion statements--- Parents dealing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:38-43

Denomination: Baptist

A Close Look At The Cross

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 27, 2013

Take a close look at the Lord’s: 1. Serenity (vs. 11-14). 2. Purity (vs. 15-24). 3. Loyalty (vs. 25-31 & 38-44). 4. Destiny (vs. 33-37). 5. Majesty (vs. 45-54). 6. Victory (vs. 50-53).

A Close Look at the Cross Matthew 27:11-54 Sermon by: Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 25, 2012 (Revised from sermon preached at McClendon Baptist Church - April 1, 2007) *Today we will look at the darkest day in human history, the day when the holy Son of God was nailed to a cross ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-54

Denomination: Baptist

The Miracle Of The Cross Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 20, 2012

The cross symbolizes how God can take all the bad things in our lives, and transform them into something good.

INTRODUCTION It’s been a hot, hot summer! Tyler usually averages five days a year where the temperature goes above 100 degrees. This summer we set a new record with 47 consecutive days over 100. How hot is it? Potato farmers are digging their potatoes out of the hot ground and you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-54

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Crossed Eyed Christain

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012

The collision at the cross was so powerful that the sky darkened and the Earth shook.

Matthew 27:36-54 Psalm 85:10 Large Hadron Collider (LHC) (The world’s largest and highest-energy partial accelerator.) It is located on the Swiss border near Geneva. The racetrack is 17 miles long and 575 feet underground. There were fears that black-holes would form and destroy the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:36-54

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Reason For His Coming

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 13, 2024

Matthew led us to see the heart of Jesus for our salvation. Jesus chose not to defend himself, endured the mockery of men, and died to pay the price of our sins.

Matt 27:27-44 THE REASON FOR HIS COMING We’ve just read a very painful text in the Bible, of an innocent man being mocked and crucified. • It was not supposed to be because Jesus did nothing wrong. He was sinless and righteous but He has chosen not to defend Himself. • We have the sinless being ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-44, Isaiah 53:5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Veil Was Torn Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Dec 17, 2024

Today we are in part 2 of 3-part series titled: “Were you there”?

Quick recap of last weeks message: Began on Friday, with Martha serving Jesus and disciples supper, and Mary anointing Jesus’ feet in Bethany. Jesus foretold His death. As Jesus and the disciples approach Jerusalem, He sends a couple disciples to get a donkey, and a couple disciples to secure a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-61

The Book Of Lamentations – Part 10 – A Defeated Nation Mocked And Hissed At – God’s Word Never Returns Empty - Chapter 2:15-17 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 21, 2025

The enemy mocking and hissing at a defeated and downtrodden people was the delight of passers-by, but persecuted Christians suffer that today increasingly. It’s an ugly world when sin is in control. Wickedness these days is galloping. Do not oppose the Jew or Israel.

THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS – PART 10 – A DEFEATED NATION MOCKED AND HISSED AT – GOD’S WORD NEVER RETURNS EMPTY - CHAPTER 2:15-17 Jeremiah is sometimes called “the weeping prophet,” and I like to think of him as one of the most passionate writers in the Old Testament, in fact, in all of scripture. ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 2:15, Matthew 12:30, Matthew 27:39-40, Hebrews 12:2-3, Jeremiah 18:15-16, Jeremiah 19:8, Zephaniah 2:15, Zechariah 14:9, Zechariah 14:16, Genesis 12:1-3, Job 27:23, Lamentations 2:16, Genesis 12:2-3, Genesis 15:17-18, Lamentations 2:17, Psalm 138:8, Exodus 14:13, 2 Timothy 3:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Last Confession

Contributed by Shingirayi Gwete on Nov 21, 2020

A sermon based on the last words spoken by two criminals that were nailed next to Jesus Christ

The Last Confession Before James W. Rodgers was executed by a firing squad, he was made a final statement requesting that he may be given a bulletproof vest. Rodgers had been convicted by the State of Utah (USA) for murder and was sentenced to death. His request for a bulletproof vest can be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:39-42, Luke 23:32-33

Denomination: Adventist

The Man In The Wheelchair Who Changed My Life Though I Never Met Him.

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 18, 2020

How Tim Zingale, forced out by his church because of his disability, became used by God in amazing ways. A sermon on Philippians 2.

............. “For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pressure” Phil 2:13 I’d like to talk to you about someone really special to me - though I have never met him. You know him too, though you don’t know you know him and you have never met him. His ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13, Matthew 27:40, 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Anglican

How Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 8, 2020

How do you go from deep despair to the heights of joy? Psalm 22 holds the key.

“ … when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered [Jesus] wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among themselves by casting lots; then they sat down there and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32-46

Denomination: United Methodist