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  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    "Return From The Dead" Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2016
     | 4,445 views

    Whether we are or are not convinced that Christ rose from the dead does not affect the reality of the Resurrection. But if we accept its reality by faith and live consistently in light of it, it changes our lives like nothing else can.

    "Return from the Dead" (John 20:19-29) [note: this is a revised sermon from my 2003 sermon, "Back from the Dead."] 1. For a lot of kids, Easter is about eater eggs and candy. Boy 1: "How did you get that bruise on your arm?"
Boy 2: "I ate some Easter candy." Boy 1: "Eating Easter candy ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    New Heavens And A New Earth.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 25, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,437 views

    The marks of the new Jerusalem will be rejoicing, longevity, security, satisfying work, fellowship with God, and peace.

    NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH. Isaiah 65:17-25. “Behold,” says the LORD, “I create new heavens and a new earth” (Isaiah 65:17). The word for “create” is the same as in Genesis 1-2. But this is something “new,” which stands in contrast to “the former” things which “shall not be remembered nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus In The Midst: The Upper Room.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 10, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,764 views

    Trying to understand Jesus without the Scriptures is futile, and comprehending Scripture without Jesus opening our understanding is impossible

    JESUS IN THE MIDST: THE UPPER ROOM. Luke 24:36-48. What a scene met the two from the Emmaus Road upon their return to Jerusalem! The dejected church was now declaring its Easter message: “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.” To which they added their own testimony of the risen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    'lessons On The Resurrection" 1 Cor. 15 Pt 15 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,121 views

    Paul speaks of the resurrection of Jesus, the resurrection of the dead and the resurrection of the body to remind us that this life is not our final destination – Heaven is!

    Lessons on the Resurrection On the lighter side of life: Are you over-saved? Thesis: Paul speaks of the resurrection of Jesus, the resurrection of the dead and the resurrection of the body to remind us that this life is not our final destination – Heaven is! Scripture Text: 1 Cor. 15 (Listen to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Cookout For A Dropout

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 12,392 views

    A sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Easter

    3 Sun Easter. John. 21:1-19 " A Cookout for a Dropout"   A shrewd worldly agnostic and a Christian clergyman, dressed in modest clerical suit, sat at the same table in the Pullman dining car. They were waiting for the first course at the dinner, a delicious Hudson River shad. Eying his companion ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Resurrection

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Apr 11, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 8,837 views

    Transformed from larva to dragonfly! A Sermon for EASTER.

    I don`t know where the following story came from, so I can`t acknowledge it properly. All I know is that, very simply, it tells us a great deal about Easter and life after death. "A large family of larvae were living at the bottom of a pond. One day they held a meeting to talk about a problem ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Friends

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 11,903 views

    A Sermon for the 6th Sunday after Easter

    6th Sunday of Easter John 15: 9-17 "Friends"   9 ¶ As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus, The Son Of God

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 234 ratings
     | 22,863 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday after Easter

    4th Sunday of Easter John 10: 22-30 "Jesus, the Son of God"  "It was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem; it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered round him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Peace Be With You"

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 12,147 views

    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter Thomas

    2nd Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 "Peace Be with You" "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Do You Do With An Empty Tomb? Series

    Contributed by Paul Newell on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 12,997 views

    Short sermon to conclude an Easter Family Service.

    What Do You Do With An Empty Tomb? Easter 2008 Message This short message comes at the end of a four part skit that will interlace our Easter Service. The skit is entitled: Deuce Montana and the Adventure of the Empty Tomb. The skit is simply an illustration of the Bridge or Steps to Peace With ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Sign Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,823 views

    A sermon to focus on the cross leading up to Easter.

    “Series – A Date with Destiny” Pt. 1 - The Cross John 19:17-18 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: 18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. First: I. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are You Crying?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 28, 2013
     | 4,478 views

    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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    Bearing Fruit By Remaining Connected

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 3, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,272 views

    5th Sunday of Easter, Year B

    John 15: 1 – 8 Bearing Fruit By Remaining Connected Intro: Staying connected is a big thing in today’s world. We have cell phones, email, skype, facebook, twitter, and all sorts of “social media” the intent of which is to keep us connected. As important as these ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "The Burning Church"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,996 views

    The church needs to burn again. An Easter sermon

    And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. 15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Centrality Of Love

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,024 views

    First Sermon of a post-Easter series on love.

    (Slide 1) A song from the 1950’s said that “Love is a many splendored thing.’ I would also suggest that love is a very resilient thing as the following situations reveal. First, the resiliency of love reveals itself in the story of two newlyweds. Now prior to the marriage the groom was ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God