Sermons on the easter story:

Easter - Fact Or Fiction? The Cure For Doubt

Contributed by Don Schultz on Mar 28, 2002

Thomas doubted. We doubted. What’s the cure?

John 20:19-31: Easter – Fact of Fiction? The cure for doubt. “The Easter story is nothing but a myth,” Tom’s high school teacher announced to his class a few days before Easter break. “Jesus not only didn’t rise from the grave,” he continued, “but there’s no God in heaven who would allow his ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

"The Place Of A Skull..." By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Apr 6, 2006

Calvary is at the crossroads of history & eternity. Mark called Calvary, Golgatha. Located outside the city gates were a gathering worth looking at together!

Preached @ Dinsmore Baptist Church Dr. E. Winson Butler, Senior Pastor Introduction I am not sure myself exactly how it works, but, it is amazingly accurate if I have to say myself! Recently, a dear and close personal friend from Ok (Andy) sent to me the results of a case study on stress level ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:20-32

Denomination: Baptist

Come Forth! Series

Contributed by C Vincent on Jul 6, 2009

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

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Easter 2023: Four Gardens

Contributed by James Jackson on Apr 10, 2023

On Easter, we always talk about the Garden tomb. But there are three other gardens in Scripture, and all four of them are important in the Great Big Story of God's redemption.

Four Gardens: John 20:1-18 Easter 2023 Good morning, and Happy Resurrection Sunday! Please open your Bibles to John 20, but for now just put your bookmark there, because we are actually going to be going through the whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. But don’t worry, I will still have you ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Matthew 26:36-46, John 1:1-5, Revelation 22:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Reflections On Easter Is A Matter Of Life And Death, And Life!

Contributed by Mark Van Cuylenburg on Apr 18, 2020

The promises God made to men in The Old Testament all come true. The promises that Jesus makes to men in The New Testament all come true.

Draft Sermon 19th April 2020 Reflections on Easter, a matter of life and death, and life. This is the Sunday after Easter Sunday Resurrection Day and for the disciples of Jesus it's been a very busy couple of weeks. Firstly they followed faithfully behind Jesus as He rode into the city of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:2, John 14:2-3, Revelation 1:7-8, Mark 13:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

Listen, What Do You Hear

Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 11, 2002

An Easter Sunday Sermon

Easter Sunday Matthew 28:1-10 Listen, What do you Hear 1* ¶ Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre. 2* And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Seven Sundays To Easter: In The Garden Of Gethsemane Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 11, 2021

Jesus and the Eleven Disciples left the upper room and walked over to the Garden of Gethsemane. There Jesus prayed earnestly to the Father. Even though the disciples had come along with Him, our Lord was probably never so alone as He was at this time.

Introduction: Jesus and the eleven disciples finished their time in the Upper Room. Judas Iscariot had left them so he could betray Jesus to the chief priests and others. He missed out on the truths which our Lord shared with the others in John 14-16, and the Lord’s beautiful beyond words in John ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-50

Denomination: Baptist

The Coming Of The King Series

Contributed by Greg Lindsey on Mar 7, 2020

A Journey Through the Larger Story of the 66 Books of the Bible

ILLUST> So hey there, good to see you and welcome to this place called DCC. What a crazy weekend it has been already! We had our backpack bash yesterday which was absolute chaos, but thousands of people were fed, thousands of kids had lots of fun and received free loaded backpacks and the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-23, Matthew 5:43-47, Colossians 2:13-17

Do You Believe? (Easter 2008)

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Mar 23, 2008

Do you believe the story of the resurrection? Or, do you doubt like Thomas did?

Easter 2008 John 20:24-29 Introduction Risen slide Matthew 28:6 says, “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Jesus Christ is alive!! Hallelujah!! Go with me in your bibles to John, Chapter 20 Today we celebrate Easter Sunday A time when excitement should take the place of the same ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mountain Top. The Dream. Easter Is Coming

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 4, 2015

Using a story format - this sermon uses the eyes of Martin Luther King to explore the Easter message

He opens his bible. A special bible given to him by his mother on the day he got his doctorate. “Doctor Martin Luther King Jr” In the background he hears Coretta in the background putting the children to bed as he opens his bible to John chapter 20 verses 1 to 18 and begins to prepare ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Rescue Begins Series

Contributed by Greg Lindsey on Mar 7, 2020

A Journey Through the Larger Story of the 66 Books of the Bible

So hey there, good to see you and to have you with us as we continue on in this series that we doing called Route 66, a series that we are doing because we believe that just like a journey to the west on the actual road Route 66 led many to a better life, a journey through the larger story told in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:3-5, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 16:2-4, Exodus 14:10-22

"Simeon’s Story Is Our Story”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 23, 2024

One of my favorite characters of the Christmas story is Simeon. He heard the "voice of Jesus" by the Holy Spirit. When you hear the Spirit give you a direction, you are hearing the voice of Jesus. The scriptures can also be "a voice of Jesus" (Jesus Speaks Leonard Sweet)

In Jesus Holy Name December 29, 2019 Luke 2:25-26 Christmas I “Simeon’s Story is Our Story” One of my favorite characters of the Christmas story is Simeon. We meet Simeon on the day Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for his consecration ceremony, as required by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-26, Luke 2:25-30

Denomination: Lutheran

Remedy Part 1: The Remedy For Hopelessness Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Apr 14, 2009

Easter Message 2009: Our lives are filled with hopelessness as a result of our sin. God provides the remedy through Christ’s death and resurrection.

REMEDY The Remedy for Hopelessness “The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.” -Robert Flatt Intro: So, here we are at Easter 2009. Nearly 2,000 years have passed since Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:24-28

Denomination: Church Of God

Christ Is Risen!

Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 19, 2018

The Easter story calls us to follow in the footsteps of the women who were the first to encounter the risen Jesus: in seeking his presence day by day, in worshiping him as our Lord and Savior, and in going out to call people in.

[Sermon preached on 1 April 2018, Easter Sunday / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] “Were you there when they crucified our Lord?” It is a rhetorical question. Of course, we were not there when they crucified our Lord. The drama that we watched at the beginning of the service gives us some idea of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Do You Believe In The Resurrection?

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 5, 2007

A sermon for the 6th Sunday after Epiphany A sermon on the Second Lesson

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany 1 Corinthians 15: 12-20 Luke 6:17-26 "Do You Believe in the Resurrection?" 12* Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13* But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Denomination: Lutheran