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  • Andrew Chan avatar

    The Easter Story: What It Is

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,703 views

    The truth about what Easter is and it’s effect on us - 1. payment 2. assessment 3. love’s revelation 4. commitment 5. assurance

    The Easter Story: what it is 1 Peter 1:18-21 A couple of F-15’s are escorting a C-130 Hercules, and their pilots are chatting with the pilot of the transport to pass the time. Talk comes around to the relative merits of their respective aircraft. The fighter pilots contend that their airplanes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    From Passover To Easter

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 22, 2003
    based on 87 ratings
     | 11,766 views

    The feast of Passover foreshadowed Easter in several important ways.

    There are many kinds of sermons. One is the kind you hear from ministers on Sunday mornings. Another is what Saint Francis of Assisi was referring to, when he said, "Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words." Saint Francis, who lived in the thirteenth century, understood that those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Taylor avatar

    Easter And The Savior Of Today

    Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 5,652 views

    Many think of the resurrection as an event from the past that just gives us a hope of the future. It is so much more than that, and it is relevant to us in our daily lives.

    It is amazing how the unpredictable can terrify us. When things seem to be unsure, or we can’t possibly explain something, fear seems to set in. Most parents know what it is like to be terrified. Our children can come out with some of the most alarming, humiliating, or shocking things, all done ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Easter According To The Scriptures

    Contributed by Keith Wessel on Apr 13, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 6,247 views

    Easter sermon from the Resurrection Chapter of Scripture

    Easter 1996 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (Free Text) Easter According To The Scriptures My dear friends in Christ, all people for whom Jesus Christ died and rose again: The newsman reports on the TV: "According to one witness, "so and so" did "such and such", but other witnesses say that "it ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Day Before Easter

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 15, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 9,954 views

    The emotions felt by the disciples on the day before Easter mirror the way we react when we don’t understand what God is doing.

    What we celebrate today is the central, defining event of the Christian faith. On this day, for the last twenty centuries, Christians have gathered together all over the world, in remote villages and in crowded cities, in cathedrals and in rented schoolrooms, just as we are doing here this morning; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Divine Openings (Easter)

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 10,749 views

    Luke chapter 24 contains several divine openings which deal with the resurrection of Christ.

    DIVINE OPENINGS Luke 24:1-3, 13-16, 28-32 INTRO.- I Cor. 16:9 Paul said, “A great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” A GREAT DOOR HAS OPENED TO ME. Many times throughout our lives certain doors are opened to us. Doors of opportunity. ILL.- A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Why Easter Matters

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 29, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 6,461 views

    Easter matters because the Christian God has identified with our humanity.

    WHY DOES EASTER MATTER? EASTER SUNDAY, 2001 Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin tells the story about the late Senator Hubert Humphrey and Federal Judge Miles Lord. Humphrey and Lord were on a fishing trip in Northern Minnesota. While at a sporting goods store, the Judge noticed a tour bus from ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Easter - Preparation For Eternity

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 844 ratings
     | 127,854 views

    We dare not forget that this life is a preparation for eternity - an eternity in which we will be among the saved or the lost forever & ever.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2018) TEXT: 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Matthew 27:62-28:7 A. What a wonderful day this is! All over the world people are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, alive ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Ultimate Easter Egg

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,099 views

    The empty tomb of Jesus is God’s ultimate Easter egg!

    The Ultimate Easter Egg Luke 24:1-12 March 31, 2002: Easter morning Introduction Recently, an article was published that revealed the secrets of hidden “surprises” in computer software and video games. Programmers add these surprises to give the programs an added appeal. Some of the examples were ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Four Jewels Of Easter

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 23, 2001
    based on 681 ratings
     | 17,726 views

    Precious jewels are often deceptive. You have to grow in your appreciation of their quality before you really begin to see their value.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED IN 2021) TEXT: Acts 2:22 36 ILL. You probably don’t remember the name Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, nor should you. But during his day he was the 2nd most powerful man in the Soviet Union. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Easter - We Will Awake!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 12,892 views

    In this passage we see 2 different kinds of life, 2 different kinds of death, and 2 different kinds of resurrection.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. This is Easter, & today many churches are experiencing their biggest crowd of the year. I wonder why? Why do some people go to church on Easter when for the most part they never go to church at any other time of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Easter - Celebration Of Emptiness

    Contributed by Bob Groves on Feb 10, 2003
    based on 200 ratings
     | 13,499 views

    Easter Sermon

    Imagination is a Wonderful thing... Out of it we get – A FAT Man that delivers gifts... A RABBIT that lays/hides Eggs... A FAIRY that pays money for Teeth... WHY CAN’T WE Have an IMAGINATION? OF HOW GOOD LIFE REALLY CAN BE W/JC Or About HEAVEN... EASTER STORY HOPE in the MOST ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Easter Sunrise Service

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 5, 2002
    based on 180 ratings
     | 24,191 views

    A message for an Easter sunrise service

    I. THE EMPTY TOMB – Luke 24:1-12 II. THE ROAD TO EMMAUS – LUKE 24:13-35 A. Emmaus was about seven miles away. B. As they communed and reasoned Jesus drew near, but they didn’t know him. C. The disciples were: 1. Sad about the death of Jesus. 2. Disillusioned because they thought he had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Haugen avatar

    3 Easter B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on May 1, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 7,263 views

    In our worship Jesus comes among us and tells us "Peace be with You." Our worship reflects the events of the resurrection.

    3 Easter B Luke 24:36b-48 4 May 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen A young pastor was fishing for comments at the door following one of his sermons that he felt was particularly profound. One older man responded, “Sometimes we come to church because of the pastor and sometimes we come in spite of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    5 Easter B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on May 14, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 5,234 views

    Pruning is essential in gardening and in life. We are created to love and a pruned connection to the true vine results in the fruit of love.

    5 Easter B John 15:1-8 18 May 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen I don’t know a lot about vines and grapes. I have a brother who helps out in a vineyard near Victoria where he is learning about the wine business. He tells me that in the fall they prune the vine aggressively, down to just a main vine and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran