Sermons on Resurrection Sunday:

Son Rise Service

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Apr 13, 2020

The resurrection of Christ was not the type of event that you celebrate once, but doesn’t change your life. It demands a change in your life. The Resurrection of Christ validates everything the Gospel claims about Christ, and it verifies everything Christ requires of us.

TITLE: SON RISE SERVICE SCRIPTURE: ST. MARK 16:1-8 Imagine the most important thing that could possibly happen to you in your life happens, but afterward, nothing changes. • You graduate from college, but instead of going out and securing a job, you just go home and continue to live with Mom ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Fiction Or Non-Fiction

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 13, 2001

An Easter Sunday Sermon

Luke 24: 1-11 "Fiction or Non-Fiction" True or False! Fact or Fiction! Fiction or Non-fiction! These are the questions which plague us this morning and which plagued the women and the disciples 2000 years ago on the first Easter morning. Had Jesus really risen from the grave? Did the women tell ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Nothing Is Lost Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Mar 9, 2023

The Fifth Sunday of the Lent

Nothing is Lost Scripture Ezekiel 37:12-14, Romans 8:8-11, John 11:1-45. Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, Of all the miracles that Jesus did, the raising of Lazarus ranks as the most astonishing one to the people of his time. According to the traditional Jewish belief, the soul of a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:12-14, Romans 8:8-11, John 11:1-45

Denomination: Other

I Am The Resurrection & The Life Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 15, 2017

In showing forth the implications of the Resurrection, in John 11:25-27, Jesus explains the 1) Reason (John 11:25) the 2) Reality (John 11:26) calls for a 3) Response (John 11:27) to the fact that He is the Resurrection and the Life.

One of the most unsettling aspects of death is that people have no control over it. As the writer of Ecclesiastes said: Just as “no one has authority to restrain the wind,” so also no one has “authority over the day of death” (Eccl. 8:8). When that day comes people are: “torn from the security of ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-27

Denomination: Other

Thirty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, C--The Sadducees

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 12, 2022

I believe the question I would have asked the Sadducees would be, “Was this woman taking out life insurance policies on all these husbands?”

One of my seminary professors said that it’s easy to remember who the Sadducees were because since they denied that there is a resurrection, they were “so sad you see.” The Sadducees were the ancient version of modern liberal theologians. They were anti-supernaturalistic. They only accepted the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Catholic

Easter Sunday: If Jesus Was Raised Then What Will You Do About It?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 11, 2009

If the resurrection is true, we need to do something about it! Respond to it. This is a fairly short talk encouraging first time commitments to Jesus

If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead then most of what we do as a Church is a waste of time. If Jesus Christ was not raised then my job is almost entirely meaningless and I am wasting my life away; but if Jesus Christ was truly raised then we have the most important message for the world, for ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Reformation Sunday

Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 22, 2009

A Sermon for Reformation Sunday - the last Sunday in October

At St. Columba’s United Reformed Church in Oxford, where I spent many happy years, the premises are a little bit old and rambling. In a far away corner, not often visited was a hidden away toilet. This was always known as the Calvinist toilet, because it was very dark and gloomy. It’s a sure ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pentecost Sunday

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 5, 2006

3 things the Holy Spirit accomplished at Pentecost.

PENTECOST SUNDAY May 15, 2005 Acts 2:1-12 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction The Fine Art of Doing Nothing The sign on the stage proclaimed: "The Motionless Man: Make Him Laugh. Win $100." The temptation was irresistible. For three hours boys and girls, men and women, performed every antic and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Pentecost Sunday

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Jun 13, 2008

Often we forget the Holy Spirit, today I want to look at the role of the Holy Spirit that we may meet the person of the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost Sunday 06-15-2008 Acts 2:1-37 INTRODUCTION Background • Old Testament – Pentecost was a festival where every Jew who lived within 20 miles was compelled by law to attend. • Pentecost means – “The Fiftieth” and was a celebration the fiftieth day after Passover. Pentecost had an: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-39

Denomination: Orthodox

The Evidence Demands A Verdict

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Apr 1, 2007

In our eagerness to embrace the risen Christ on Easter we need to remember that we can’t sneak around Calvary to get to the resurrection.

Additional texts: Isaiah (52:13-53:12); Psalm 22:1-21; Philippians (2:5-11) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. (Psalm 19:14) Today is really a ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Why Are You Crying?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 28, 2013

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

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Easter: Now It Begins

Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Jul 29, 2009

A sermon emphasizing not the end that is Easter Sunday, but the beginning.

John 20:1-8 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Palm Sunday

Contributed by David Trexler on Apr 12, 2011

Don’t we in the midst of our brokenness sometimes need to have our heads examined?

Sermon for Palm Sunday April 17, 2011 When living in Jasper Indiana my family and I collected cats. That’s right cats. We lived on three acres surrounded by thousands of acres of farm land. Therefore we encountered quite a few varmints such as snakes and mice. Hence cats. At one time I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-54

Denomination: Lutheran

Palm Sunday

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2023

this message emphasizes the importance of Palm Sunday as compared to Easter Sunday.

Here we are coming together on what is celebrated as the first day of Holy week. We called today Palm Sunday. The church attendance on Palm Sunday is usually not as numerous as the attendance will be on Easter Sunday. And yet today is the day that began the week of Jesus's final journey ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:9, Luke 19:30, Matthew 21:9, Psalm 118:26, Matthew 22:37-39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Saturday - The Day Of Darkness And Hopelessness Series

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 11, 2022

The biblical record of what took place on that Saturday between crucifixion Friday and resurrection Sunday is very brief. It was the Sabbath, and the disciples kept the Sabbath. There are important lessons for us to learn from what the disciples were surely going through on that dark Saturday.

A. There’s an old saying that goes “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” 1. The saying is meant to suggest that things always seem to get worse before they get better. 2. And the saying also suggests that the dawn will come, that we need to persevere through hard times, because things will get ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:55-56, Matthew 27:3-10, Matthew 27:62-66

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ