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  • Matthew Grise avatar

    Responding To The Resurrection

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Apr 9, 2009
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     | 5,221 views

    Matthew 28. The women, religious leaders, and some of the disciples each had a different response to the resurrection of Jesus.

    RESPONDING TO THE RESURRECTION MATTHEW 28 INTRODUCTION - If you have a Bible, turn to Matthew 28. - The date was around 33 A.D. The place was the city of Jerusalem in Israel. And the city had a certain “buzz” to it and was unusually full of people because the time to celebrate one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Allen avatar

    He Is Risen - [an Easter | Resurrection Day Sermon]

    Contributed by Bruce Allen on Apr 10, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 21,933 views

    HE IS NOT HERE ... HE IS RISEN!

    HE IS RISEN Luke 24:1-6a 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they* came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. 3 And they entered in, and found not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    If Christ Had Not Risen From The Dead : The Importance Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,891 views

    1. NO GOSPEL TO PREACH 2. OUR FAITH WOULD BE IN VAIN 3. THOSE WHO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL WOULD BE LIARS 4.NO SALVATION FOR OUR SOULS 5. THOSE WHO DIED IN CHRIST ARE LOST 6. BELEIVERS WOULD BE PITIABLE 7. NO NEWLIFE AND MEANINGLESS BAPTISM

    IF CHRIST HAD NOT RISEN FROM THE DEAD : UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION ************************************************************************************************* OUTLINE 1. THERE WOULD BE NO GOSPEL TO PREACH 2. OUR FAITH WOULD BE IN VAIN 3. ALL THOSE WHO PROCLAIM THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jason Tesser avatar

    The Resurrection : Does It Really Matter?

    Contributed by Jason Tesser on Apr 14, 2009
     | 3,930 views

    Does it matter if Christ really died and rose from the dead. Can’t we just believe in God and that is all that matters?

    The Resurrection Does it really matter? Read: I Co 15:1-11 Introduction. On Easter Sunday in almost every pulpit a sermon on the resurrection is preached. We are no exception. It is very likely that a Sunday like today, nearly 2000 years ago Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The Resurrection ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Smith avatar

    Jesus Calls His Shot

    Contributed by Bill Smith on Apr 6, 2010
     | 3,857 views

    What really happened that first Easter is that Jesus called his shot and made it

    April 4, 2010 John 20:1-18 A man is driving along a highway and sees a rabbit jump out across the middle of the road. He swerves to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately the rabbit jumps right in front of the car. The driver, a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulls over and gets out to see ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Resurrection Of Jesus

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 8, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,643 views

    The resurrection of Jesus 1. was physical. 2. is a mystery. 3. means hope.

    I had an interesting conversation on the phone with my mother a few years ago. She told me she had been going to a Bible study at her church, led by her pastor, and he was saying that it was Jesus’ body that was raised from the dead. She has been in the church most of her life, but somehow that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney Fry avatar

    Angels On Call

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,588 views

    Christ Died for all and wouldnt call the angels down to take salvation away - He is the Christ that takes the sins of the world away

    Angels on Call Matthew 26:47-56 The Adversary & Judas Become Associated Satan enters into Judas to betray Jesus (Luke 22:3) The betrayal and arrest of Jesus occurs in Gethsemane Jesus could have called seventy-two thousand angels to deliver Him (Matt. 26:53) Angels and Jesus Are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Come Forth! Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,105 views

    The Easter morning story

    Come Forth! Easter Sunday am We move from the realm of shadow, type, and prophecy, into the full sunshine of the presentation of the Son of God. The Old Testament speaks of him on every page, but speaks in shadows, in types, in symbols, and in prophecies---all looking forward to someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Adam Turner avatar

    Of First Importance

    Contributed by Adam Turner on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,431 views

    An Easter Sermon detailing why the resurrection is the most important event in history.

    Sermon: ILLUSTRATION - E.V. Hill story - Old 1800, “Get to the good news, preacher.” “That’s it! That’s the good news!” We’ve spent a lot of time examining who we are on the inside - looking past the facade’s that we place out there for others to see - and we’ve realized that we are in bad shape ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Ferber avatar

    God Said Yes!

    Contributed by Steven Ferber on Apr 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,783 views

    Easter is God's Yes to eternal life and personal transformation.

    It’s fun to look back at certain dates in history and see what happened. Let’s take today’s date, April 8th. April 8th, 1974, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career home run record by hitting number 715. April 8th, 1960, Mabry Harper caught a world record 25-lb. walleye in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Why Did Jesus Show The Empty Tomb?

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 18, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,407 views

    Easter Sunrise Service (shorter than normal) examining reasons why Jesus showed an empty tomb.

    EASTER SUNRISE 2012 - 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 20-22 Some time ago I had a lady ask me, “Brother Gene, why do we have to get early on Easter? Why do we have a Sunrise service?” Let’s think for a moment about the events leading up to this celebration. If you remember, Jesus and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Keith Broyles avatar

    How A Carpenter Became A Savior

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
     | 4,520 views

    Jesus' sacrifice to become the savior of the world.

    “Little Annie” was hopelessly insane. Well, that is at least what many of the people who were around her thought. As a young girl she was kept in a cage on the lowest level of a treatment facility for the mentally ill. In her day they could and did call it an asylum. Her doctors saw no ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Norwood avatar

    "Gifts From The Grave"

    Contributed by Paul Norwood on Apr 21, 2014
     | 4,362 views

    Five gifts given to God's children because of the resurrection or the empty tomb.

    “Gifts from the Grave” Text: Luke 24:1-8 I. Welcome II. Introduction When we lived in Hawaii, one of the great blessings was seeing these three cemeteries: Punchbowl; the Valley of the Temples; and the Arizona Memorial. We didn’t know anyone buried in these three locations but we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mari Larson avatar

    Resurrection Adrenaline

    Contributed by Mari Larson on Apr 23, 2014
     | 2,754 views

    Easter was a time of Adrenaline for the disciples, but the two walking to Emmaus missed it... until Jesus became known to them.

    When I told people about my family’s plans to spend a day at the Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course last month, some nodded, others gave a look of questioning, and a few responded with one word, “WHY?!” Researchers tell us that younger generations are drawn more than ever to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    The Testimony Of An Empty Tomb

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 28, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,466 views

    There is a tomb in a distant land with silent walls as well. If that tomb could speak to us what would it say? What would it tell us of the terrible – tragic – thrillingly triumphant events that transpired there some two thousand years ago?

    TITLE: THE TESTIMONY OF AN EMPTY TOMB SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 24:1-12 Have you ever stood and just looked at an old empty house in a neighborhood? Perhaps the doors stand ajar, sagging on hinges, loosened by the ravages of weather and time. Have you noticed the vacant stare of glassless windows? If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist