Sermons on Week Before Easter:

He Is Risen

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 10, 2015

Easter Sunday message and how we can identify with the risen Savior.

He is Risen! Selective Scriptures Introduction- Today we celebrate the most important event in the life of a believer, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. What separates the tortured and abused Christ from others that have died for a cause is that Jesus Christ was resurrected ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Denomination: Nazarene

What Are You Celebrating - Easter Vs Resurrection Sunday

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Apr 1, 2010

Many people celebrate Easter thinking they are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but truly they are being destroyed celebrating a false god. Not your traditional Easter sermon.

“What are you Celebrating” Resurrection Sunday vs. Easter By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Mark 16:1-6 “And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 4:6

Denomination: Apostolic

Status Pending

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 9, 2014

there are some have made a decision about the way their going.. and they think it's the right way..even though it's the furthest thing from the right way imaginable..

Status Pending Illus. A mother was busy making supper in the kitchen, and needing a can of tomato soup, she asked her 5 year old son to go into the pantry and get one for her. But the light in the pantry was out and he didn’t really want to go in there. "It’s dark in there and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resurrection Remembrances

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 12, 2009

What to remember about the celebration of Easter

EASTER SUNDAY 2009 “RESURRECTION REMEMBRANCES” LUKE 24:1-8 OPEN Do you ever have trouble with your memory? I heard about a preacher and his family who went on vacation one summer. They had determined that they would be in church on Sunday but when they got to their destination, they found ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's So Good About The Gospel (Easter Message)

Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 1, 2002

Four things that make the Gospel "Good News."

Introduction Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The Protestant Women of the Chapel voted to send you a get-well card. Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30. Good News: Your Chapel Council accepted your job ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Testimony Of An Empty Tomb

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 28, 2016

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

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Ain't Where I Left Him

Contributed by James Owens on Apr 4, 2010

This sermon deals with the empty tomb and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

“JESUS AIN’T WHERE I LEFT HIM!” TEXT: John 20:1-13 (NKJV) “On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

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

Contributed by Bruce Allen on Apr 10, 2009

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

Scripture: Luke 24:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Fourth Sunday After Easter (B C P). Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 29, 2025

Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

Psalm 66:16-20, Job 19:21-27a, James 1:17-21, John 16:5-15. A). OF ANSWERED PRAYER. Psalm 66:16-20. The testimony of the people of God is supplemented with the testimony of one believer: like a good old-fashioned evangelistic meeting, which not only has good preaching, but also individual ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 66:16-20, Job 19:21-27, James 1:17-21, John 16:5-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The House Of Bread Is Open”

Contributed by Sean Dees on Feb 7, 2020

There are two Sundays in a year that churches everywhere see an increase in attendance. Today being one of those days, the Sunday before Christmas and the other Easter Sunday.

There are two Sundays in a year that churches everywhere see an increase in attendance. Today being one of those days, the Sunday before Christmas and the other Easter Sunday. It is funny how people will only come to church on these days, for Christmas they come to hear a message on the birth of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Micah 5:2

Advent Week 1 - Go! And Hope In The God Of The Impossible - Luke 1:37 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 17, 2025

Advent begins with HOPE—not wishful thinking, not optimism, but confident expectation that God will keep His promises.

Advent Week 1 - Go! And Hope in the God of the Impossible - Luke 1:37 INTRODUCTION – ADVENT BEGINS WITH HOPE Advent is the season when the Church pauses to remember, reflect, and rejoice that God stepped into human history, wrapped Himself in flesh, and came to rescue us. Advent begins with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:37, Luke 1:26-38, Genesis 18:14, Isaiah 9:2-7, Jeremiah 32:17, Matthew 19:26, John 1:46  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Easter Egg Hunts Should Be Held In Graveyards Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 27, 2024

A lot of grumpy bunkem occurs in outraged articles in the press about how our country isn't like what is was in the "good ol' Christian days" - but these grumpy ol' codgers have forgotten the truth and joy of the Easter message!

What stories have you seen about Easter in the news? {take any suggestions} Two jumped out at me - and both of them were about Easter Eggs. In the first story a Doctor Andrew Kelso had written an article advising people not to scoff all their Easter Eggs in one go. There was an uproar. He can’t ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Mark 16:1-8, Isaiah 11:6-9

Denomination: Anglican

Things Jesus Left Behind

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Jan 13, 2012

What Jesus left behind was not about Him being absent minded. He did it on purpose

Things That Jesus Left Behind by Gerald Van Horn “If I go not away the Comforter will not come.” John16:7 What Jesus left behind was not about him being absent minded. He did it on purpose. Why would He leave things behind on this earth? We will attempt to explore this ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

My Lord And My God

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 8, 2015

Do you sit with Thomas, as one seeking? Do you sit with the others, still excited from the week before? Perhaps you sit on your own, neither excited nor doubting. May you proclaim as Thomas did "My Lord and My God". Updated March2021.

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four readings prior to the Message. The readings assigned for today are: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133:1-5; 1 John 1:1-2:2 and John 20:19-31 So here we are... One week ... after Easter. How has this week been ... for you? How are you this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Luke 11:9, Matthew 7:7, John 20:19-31, 1 Peter 1:8-9, 1 Peter 1:12, 1 Peter 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

The Entrance PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 4, 2024

This sermon explores the significance of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, emphasizing His humility, kingship, and the fulfillment of prophecy.

Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It's always a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, isn't it? As we assemble here, in this sanctuary, we are reminded of the warmth of fellowship, the strength of unity, and the power of the Word of God. We are a community bound not by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Topics: Easter