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  • Michael TKACHUK avatar

    Seventh Sunday After Easter Series

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on May 17, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,169 views

    Jesus constantly prays for us in the Holy of Holies. We too can reciprocate by constantly praying to God.

    The Church today honors the sacred memory of the 318 great fathers who gathered in the city of Nicaea for the First Ecumenical Council. This occurred in the year 325 AD. One of the most important things that happened at that gathering was putting into exact terms the Christian belief in Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Bradley Hall avatar

    We Need The Easter Eggs

    Contributed by Bradley Hall on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,738 views

    Easter is the celebration of an impossible miracle. We forget this at our peril.

    As people of faith have been saying for centuries, “The Lord works in funny ways.” I mean, REALLY funny. In my case, God actually set me about the task of watching my DVD of Woody Allen’s ANNIE HALL at about one in the morning when I knew good and well I had to get up and go in to the hospital at ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Palm Sunday 2025

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Apr 15, 2025
     | 378 views

    Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey to the cheers of the crowd.

    What an Entrance! Luke 19: 28-44 Palm Sunday Pastor Jefferson Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 04-13-2025 What an Entrance! In college, I went to a comedy concert on campus with Michael Winslow (Police Academy) and Jay Leno. When it was time for Jay to take the stage, the lights went down ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Before It’s Too Late

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 19, 2018
     | 6,741 views

    As a spiritual people it is important for us to realize the spiritual signs of the times that we are living in. By the time that Jesus arrived the Jews fell into a kind of spiritual numbness that led to complacency. For them it was just another day.

    Before it’s too Late Luke 12:54-59 54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Believing Is... Devestating! (Easter) Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Apr 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,040 views

    The Third Part of a Three Part Sermon Series leading up to Easter • Believing is… Seeing • Believing is… Finding • Believing is… Devastating

    [John 20:1-18] - (1685) “Believing is… Devastating” Oops It has been… such a terrible three days. On Thursday… Jesus met with the twelve in the upper room. There he broke bread with them, and told them yet again… that he was going to die. Nobody really believed it… how could he? After all ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Easter: What Really Matters

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 22, 2012
     | 3,888 views

    In our disconnected overloaded world, reconnect with what is really important.

    What Really Matters Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 – Brad Bailey Intro – On that first morning... when the first lives discovered that Jesus had risen… it ripped thrugh them…right down to the core of their souls. And soon it would rip right through human history… ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Easter Sunday, Year C. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 12, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,476 views

    April 20th, 2025.

    Isaiah 65:17-25, Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:14-24, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18, Luke 24:1-12. A). NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH. Isaiah 65:17-25. “Behold,” says the LORD, “I create new heavens and a new earth” (Isaiah 65:17). The word for “create” is the same as in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Thornton avatar

    Following Jesus To The Cross #3 - Dead Man Walking Series

    Contributed by Mark Thornton on Nov 21, 2001
    based on 265 ratings
     | 24,108 views

    This is the third message in a series that looks at Jesus final few days before He was crucified. This message considers the anxiety that Jesus was feeling and how He faced His fears on the way to the cross.

    INTRODUCTION If you were given a choice, how would you Choose to Die? -- In an accident - quick & relatively painless? -- In your sleep? -- Surrounded by your friends and loved ones? Of course, none of us are given the choice of how we die -- we don’t know until the moment comes. Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • David Anderson avatar

    Easter And Something's Breaking Through

    Contributed by David Anderson on May 5, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,500 views

    Life and Salvation broke out on Easter morning showering the Saints of God with life and hope.

    Sermon: "Something’s Breaking Through" Isaiah 35:4-10; John 20:1-9 + + + Something’s breaking through... Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Easter And Beyond -Embracing The Mission

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 21, 2022
     | 1,877 views

    Where do we go from here? After the resurrection, Jesus showed alive to the disciples for forty days and bodily ascended into the heavens. Now the followers of Jesus must embrace His mission and care for his Church.

    Sermon – Easter and beyond - Embracing the Mission Scripture: Matt 28:18-20 “Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Easter: "God Will Make A Way”

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 31, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,715 views

    This Easter, see and hear the way God has made for you. As we enter this time celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, which the world calls Easter, we see this theme of God making a way for humanity to live in His presence for all eternity in heaven.

    Easter: “God Will Make A Way” Watch on YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IOxYxyTII2E As I was thinking about what to say on this day that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I remembered what the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. “For I delivered to you first of all that ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Fifth Word: Suffering Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 48,623 views

    Jesus uttered seven short phrases on the cross before he died. This sermon briefly examines the fifth word that Jesus uttered, which was a word of suffering, found in John 19:28.

    Introduction It is often profitable to study the last words of dying men. Many sermons have been preached on the last words of Jesus. As he hung on the cross on that first Good Friday he uttered seven short sentences or phrases. We usually call these “the seven last words of Christ.” For the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Gerald Manning avatar

    What Easter Means To Me

    Contributed by Gerald Manning on Apr 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,303 views

    "What Easter Means to Me" is a short from the heart sharing that covers six points: Excitement, anticipation, Surprise, Theology, Expectation, and Renewal.

    WHAT EASTER MEANS TO ME 4-4-12 Bluefield VA UMC Lenten Service 1. Easter means EXCITEMENT about an EMPTY TOMB! I don't know about how it was for you, but when I was a very young fellow, Easter was a very important holiday. Now, I didn't know about the crucifixion, or the resurrection. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Seventy Days To Prepare For Easter

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 2, 2023
     | 1,488 views

    Salt of the earth. That means we help our world attain its end, its goal at the end of the world.

    Fifth Sunday in Course 2023 As a chemist, I find occasional use for those skills when reading the Sacred Scriptures. Today Jesus gives us a confusing chemical statement while He makes an important biblical statement. Neglect the chemistry for a moment. Everybody knows that sodium chloride is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Before It’s Too Late

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Feb 15, 2017
     | 11,445 views

    We can easily forget the importance of time in our lives and how a single moment in time can change our lives for eternity. We can become overwhelmed by the fast pace of our lives and the world forgetting that the next world is just a breath away.

    Before it’s too Late Luke 12:54-59 New International Version (NIV) 54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed