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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
A sermon for Easter.
“Hope in the Midst of Despair” John 20:1-18 When you encounter the living Jesus, in the midst of despair, everything changes. In our Gospel Lesson for this morning, we are confronted with a rollercoaster of emotions. Our story begins in darkness. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb while it ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Denomination: United Methodist
Mary Magdalene was the first person the resurrected Jesus appeared. What can we learn from her moments at the tomb?
INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • EASTER SUNDAY! CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD! • In our Spring into Life series, we have been examining some of the lives Jesus touched during His ministry to see how those lives were never the same! • Today we take you to an interesting woman who was ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
beauty can be found in emptiness.
“The Beauty of an Empty Tomb” John 20:1-20 At the height of operation Desert Storm, about 25 years ago, parents and loved ones received some of the worst news possible. I recently read the story of one family whose son had been sent into battle-and they received news that his life had been taken. ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-20
Denomination: Baptist
Believing in the unbelievable is almost impossible unless you serve an unbelievably Great God!
Please open your Bibles to John 20:1-18 which we will read in a few minutes. Do you trust the Bible? Do you believe the Bible? When the Bible says that Jesus: - Was born of a virgin … do you believe it - Lived a sinless life … do you believe it - Performed miraculous signs pointing to His deity, ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18, Luke 23:55-56, John 19:38-42, Luke 1:1-4, 1 John 1:1-4, Romans 10:9-10, John 3:16-18, Matthew 22:37-38 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Nazarene
The dictionary defines the word “superlatives” as “an expression of the highest degree of something.” The Easter story is full of superlatives. This sermon examines three of them.
Superlatives of the Easter Story Chuck Sligh April 1, 2018 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to John 20. INTRODUCTION Illus. – A little boy had a tendency to exaggerate things in order to get ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18, Luke 7:37-50
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
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, 1 Corinthians 15:32-34, John 20:1-16
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY LOOKED DISMAL, BUT SUNDAY'S ON THE WAY
SUNDAY’S ON THE WAY INTRO: SUNDAY’S ON THE WAY! Are you living in a NEVER-ENDING THURSDAY struggling to make it while your world seems to be falling apart? Are you living in an ENDLESS FRIDAY watching your hopes and dreams slowly die? Are you living in a DARK, DEPRESSED SATURDAY? Your will ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-10
Denomination: Pentecostal
Jesus gained the strength in Gethsemane which propelled Him forward to endure the cross. The final victory was in the Garden Tomb where He overcame death for all of us.
1. Appearance A man was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane stopped in Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft, the plane would re-board in 50 minutes. Everybody got off the ...read more
What are we to make of the Resurrection?
“The Hinge of History” John 20:1-18 In my mom’s house there is a map of the history of the world, and it’s a BIG map. It wasn’t created by a specifically Christian publishing house; I believe it was put out by National Geographic, and fairly recently. Anyhow, on this map, the history of the ...read more
John 20:1-23 shows us what really happened on the day Jesus arose and why it really matters.
Introduction I am doing a short series by looking at three of Jesus’ final days from the perspective of an eye witness, the apostle John. Thursday night, we looked at the night Jesus served. Friday night, we looked at the day Jesus died. Today, we will look at the day Jesus arose. The material for ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-23
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
By prayer, fasting and giving we wear away our protective ego so that the grace of Christ can seep into or flood our souls and bring us to new life.
Easter 2019 Scarification and Resurrection It’s been years since I made a loaf of bread, or cinnamon rolls, but I do remember the leavening. I recall taking warm water and adding a package of Fleishmann’s yeast and then mixing in the flour and salt and oil. You have to knead–that’s spelled with a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, John 20:1-9, Acts 10:34-43
Denomination: Catholic
Mary Magdalene had to answer 3 questions on Easter morning, the same questions we all must ask.
Sermon 5: Easter Questions 82 Hours: Countdown to the Resurrection Chuck Sligh Preaching April 21, 2019 TEXT: John 20:1-18 – “The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and ...read more
Part 4 of this series examines how Thomas refused to believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. This example also defined how Christians today are being compromised due to a lack of knowledge and beliefs.
Compromised Christianity Part 4 Seeking Jesus Conclusion Scriptures: Acts 17:11; John 20:1-29 This will conclude my series titled “Compromised Christianity.” On this Easter morning we will once again look at Thomas who after hearing that Jesus had risen from the dead doubted. His initial ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:11, John 20:1-29
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What goes through the mind of the Apostle John as he arrives at the empty tomb on that Easter morning?
On the Road with Jesus: John John 20:1-9 and other selections from the book of John and gospel accounts April 21, 2019 – Easter During this Lenten season we have been on the road with Jesus. It has been a unique look at Jesus from those that he came in contact with. We have heard from his ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-9
Denomination: Friends
The empty tomb reminds us of God's Power, Priority and Presence in our lives.
EASTER Back in 1922 a British archaeologist named Howard Carter became famous when he discovered the intact tomb of King Tutankhamun, a young Egyptian pharaoh who lived and ruled in about 1332 BC. Other tombs in Egypt had been found before this, but what made this tomb so unique was the fact that ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-8
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
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