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  • Ronnie Miller avatar

    What Really Matters (Christmas Poem)

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Dec 15, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,263 views

    It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart

    What Really Matters It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart. Their credit cards were in the orange and checking account in the red in hopes that their rich uncle would soon be dead. Old Saint Nick sitting high on a mountain ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Free To Really Live (Easter Sunday)

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 128 ratings
     | 12,487 views

    Resurrection isn’t just about life after death; it is also about the promise of abundant life-now!

    [I have a tradition when preaching on Easter Sunday to insert "Christ Is Risen" as often as possible, to which the congregation respond, "Christ is risen indeed. Hallelujah!"] Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed!) Shouts of alleluia ring out; flowers adorn our sanctuary; people are dressed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Until The Lord Returns (Easter 2014)

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 28, 2014
     | 2,540 views

    I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

    Easter 2014 Until the Lord Returns April 20, 2014 Introduction: A I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 1 The sight is a skull-shaped cliff called Calvary & just a stone throws away from that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stolen Jesus "Easter Sunrise Sermon"

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Mar 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,354 views

    This is a Easter Sunrise sermon that looks at the idea that nothing can take jesus away from a true disciple.

    John 20:1-21 The Message (MSG) Resurrection! 20 1-2 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Easter: Hope Come Find It! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,968 views

    Have you ever had your hope in something crushed – filled with disappointment when you bit into it? Discovered that what you put your faith or trust in was hollow and or empty hope? Jesus proved on Easter that He is a Living Hope! So, embrace Him today and find Hope and even joy in the journey!

    Easter 2019: Hope come find it! Introduction: We challenged you today to come find hope and that is what we are talking about this morning – in the prayer time, in the worship time and in the testimony times – by the way there are more testimonies coming to show how people found a living hope ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Do We Respond To Easter? Series

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 7, 2022
     | 1,386 views

    John tells us that we respond to God's agape-love by loving one another with agape-love.

    How do we respond to Easter? (THIS WAS A TALK FOR A FAMILY SERVICE. IT HAS SOME POWERPOINT SLIDES TO GO WITH IT. IF YOU’D LIKE THEM, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT SIMON.BARTLETT@VIRTUALITY.CO) Two weeks ago was Easter Sunday and some of us were on holiday. But Easter Sunday wasn’t the END of Easter. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Entering Jerusalem

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 16, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,736 views

    Jesus entered Jerusalem that last week of His earthly life for all of us.

    Text: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the LORD!” (Luke 19:38) Praise is a wonderful thing. All of us like to receive praise because it uplifts us, making us feel worthy, important, respected and appreciated. It is also interesting to note that words of praise can come ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Preparing For Easter: The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 10, 2023
     | 1,985 views

    Jesus told this parable after the rich young ruler had come--and left. There was a lesson for the disciples and a lesson for us in this parable.

    (Full Disclosures: This message is based on a message preached at First Baptist Church, Chamois, MO, on 3-5-2023. This is not an exact transcription. Further, Sermon Central has a message based on this text called “Go Thy Way-The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard” but this is a completely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Starting Points To Experience Easter Series

    Contributed by Bumble Ho on Mar 29, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,530 views

    Since Jesus resurrected and is still alive today, we can experience Him the same way as Mary, the disciples and Thomas did. There are 3 ways to start experience Easter in our lives today: Love Jesus, Trust Him and Seek Him among His Followers.

    [Before the message, welcome the guests and instruct them to fill out the welcome cards (to be used at the ending invitation).] {Beginning: 1st hand vs. 2nd hand experience}[i] Good morning! With me up here are ML and MP. Both of them are best friend with one another; and both have a certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Easter Message: Where Are His Bones

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,299 views

    Easter Messages focusing on the fact that christ was crucified and He did rise from the dead.

    Easter 2007: Where Are His Bones? Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7; 11-15; Luke 24:36-43; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 Introduction Last month there was a TV special that appeared on the Discover channel that caused a lot of excitement. In this “documentary” the tomb of Jesus was supposed to have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What God Really Wants For Easter Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 5, 2024
     | 717 views

    The proud man standing in the front of that worship space seems to be praying to himself and patting himself on the back for his many good deeds.

    Saturday of the Third Week in Lent 2024 Today’s psalm, titled the Miserere in Latin, is about one-third of the way through the number of psalms in that book. I recall that in some religious communities, it is the last prayer of the day, sung or recited after Compline as the monks or nuns retire ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Kelly Benton avatar

    Easter - He Still Moves Stones

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Apr 21, 2011
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,691 views

    To invite the listener to give the stone of sin from his/her life to God and allow Him to take it away.

    VIDEO: “The Resurrection” (Ending scene from The Passion of the Christ) All across the country this morning, churches are packed to overflowing; it is Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus! -Easter is the queen of all Christian holy days! Christmas is the promise, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    No Fooling - Jesus Rose (Easter 2018)

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 6, 2018
     | 4,761 views

    Easter message focusing on Paul and Mary Magdelene

    Easter 2018 April 1, 2018 No Fooling . . . Jesus Rose! Maybe you’re one of the people who struggle with believing it. Maybe this crazy kind of miracle is out of your realm of believing and thinking. I’m with you. It sounds totally crazy and implausible. There are tons of theories about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    Preparing For Easter: They Came To See Jesus

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 22, 2023
     | 1,775 views

    Some Greeks came to Jerusalem to observe Passover. These men met Philip and asked him to introduce them to Jesus. The Lord's reply has a lesson for us even today.

    (Full disclosure: Sermon Central already has a message of mine based on this text called “Seven Sundays to Easter: ‘Sir, We Would See Jesus’”. This is a different message, based on a sermon preached at First Baptist Church of Chamois, MO on March 19. 2023. This message is not an exact ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Easter - Because He Got Up

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 30, 2013
     | 39,466 views

    this Easter message focuses on the simple reason why Christians walk the way we walk - it is because He got up!

    Because He Got Up! Scripture: Matthew 28:1-4; Philippians 4:13 Introduction: When I was a child Easter was about the new clothes, the Easter play and the annual Easter egg hunt. There was a lot of time and planning that went into those two events. Our Church would have sunrise services followed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational