SERMONS ON THE RESURRECTION
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Questioning the Resurrection
by Tony Nester
Some people will spend Easter at a graveyard. Although a fresh grave is usually a site of sorrow, an established grave, well-kept and adorned with flowers, is often a source of comfort. Have you noticed that people like walking through cemeteries? They like to scan the epitaphs, to touch, even caress, the grave stones. I once observed a man who carried a lawn chair from his car and seated himself in front of grave stone. He was alone. The grave was not fresh. He was there, I guessed, to spend time remembering his wife. He wasn't crying. He wasn't gesticulating in any way. Just there. Just remembering. Just holding on. The scene...
Rejoicing in the Resurrection
by Rex Yancey
On February 27, 1991, at the height of Desert Storm, Ruth Dillow received a message from the Pentagon that no soldier's family wants to hear. Her son, Clayton Carpenter, had stepped on a land mine in the Persian Gulf and was killed. She wrote, ''I can't begin to describe my grief and shock. It was almost more than I could bear. For three days I wept. For three days I expressed anger and loss. For three days people tried to comfort me, but to no avail because the loss was so great.'' Then after three of the most difficult days of her life, the phone rang. The voice on the other end said, ''Mom, it's me. I'm alive.'' Ruth Dillow said, ''I couldn't believe it...
The Significance of the Resurrection (3 of 4)
by Chris Walls
The resurrection of Christ in history has been one of the most debated aspects of the bible. Historical fact proves that there was a man named Jesus that lived on the earth 2000 years ago. The problem has been with the claims of scripture and whether their claims of Christ life and ultimately His resurrection if they are true or not. Simon Greenleaf, a Harvard Law professor during the 1800's who wrote the book ''Rules of Evidence,'' which was the definitive book on evidentiary procedure in the courtroom at one time. This was the book that every lawyer learned how to collect and present evidence in the courtroom up until the early 1880's....
The Impact of the Resurrection
by William Wyne
Matthew 28:1-10 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, ''Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he[a] lay. 7 Then go quickly and...
The Remarkable Resurrection of Christ!
by Marvin D. Patterson
Thank you choir and praise team for leading us in worship and reminding us that we serve a risen King! Jesus rose from the dead so that you and I could live the abundant life here on this earth, and so that we could have eternal life in heaven with Him for all eternity. Maybe you are here this morning and you are at the end of your rope. You wonder if things will ever get any better in your life. The world says to tie a knot on the end of your rope and hang on! But friends, that is not much consolation when it seems that your whole life is caving in around you! It could be that you are scarred, worried, stressed out because of a sickness, a financial...
The Resurrection: Fable or Fact?
by Stan Coffey
I believe that Easter is the greatest time of the year for believers. Christmas is a joyous time when we celebrate the birth of Christ, but for me Easter is even more meaningful to those who believe upon Christ. There is always something special about Easter Sunday and I always have such a joy in my heart on Easter as I come to bring a message of hope, inspiration, and happiness. Praise God for Easter, Amen? Amen!! I love that old hymn that says, ''He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart, you ask me how I know...
Significance of the Resurrection
by Stephen Whitney
Easter Sermon: In 1991 Oliver Stone produced a movie about former President John F. Kennedy titled JFK. He fudged on the facts and then defended his actions by saying that what was really important was the story's ''mythic sense'' - or his interpretation of the facts. The historical accuracy didn't matter. Since the first century there have been people who say that the historical accuracy Jesus' resurrection is not important. They claim that Jesus rose spiritually, not physically from the grave. But the historical accuracy is crucial to the truthfulness of the Christian faith. The literal bodily resurrection supports the the sufficiency of Jesus...
Resurrection Power
by Jeff Strite
Women: are there times when your husbands don't seem to be paying attention? One man wrote: The ears are a marvelous creation: A piano has 88 keys, but each of your ears has a range of 1500 keys. They are so finely tuned that you can hear the blood running through your vessels. The outside of your ear can catch up to 73,700 vibrations per second He continued: My wife used to think I needed my hearing checked... there's nothing wrong with my hearing... I just don't listen to her. It's not that I don't love her... it's just that there's something else that has caught my attention that I regard as being more important...
Resurrection Proof: Jesus Is Lord
by Dick Onarecker
Easter Morning must feel similar to how Moses felt on the Mountain of God; Mt. Horeb. He saw a bush burning, but the bush was never consumed. The angel of the Lord appeared to Moses there and told Moses, ''...put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.'' When you and I celebrate the resurrection of our Savior we are on Holy Ground! Easter is a sacred celebration of the power of Christ. Why chills should run over your body just to think of this power. Thrills should burst from your soul as you realize what was done for you. This power of Jesus, available to shape...
Implications of the Resurrection
by Steve Jones
INTRODUCTION: It's Easter Sunday and unfortunately, we have overbooked our services today. Four of you will have to volunteer to leave...or else. That was a crazy news story from last week, wasn't it (Man dragged off overbooked United Airlines Flight on Monday, 4.10.17)? But we're here to talk about a different kind of news story and that is the news about the Resurrection of Jesus. I. THE RESURRECTION IS NOT FAKE NEWS Pt.1:16 ''For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.'' Have you heard of ''fake news?'' Fake news is not confined to politics, it happens...
Prelude to the Resurrection
by Robert Dawson
One dad shares this story about an aquarium he bought for his two-year old daughter. We went to the pet store to pick out four fish for the tank. One fish died not long after setting up the tank, thankfully, while little Sara was at her grandparent's house. The mother gave the fish a proper burial at sea and did not tell my daughter about it. A few weeks after the first fishy funeral little Sara found one of her other fish dead. The fish was caught in one of the fake plastic bushes. She wanted to tell daddy so my wife called me at the office. In her two-year-old way, she told me that her fish had died and she found it in the bushes. She said...
Resurrection Celebration (28 of 52)
by Christopher Harbin
We get too easily distracted in our Easter and Christmas celebrations that we often forget what it all means. We forget the reasons we celebrate as we get caught up in rehearsing events of long past, the grief and shock experienced by the disciples, and preparing our feasts and family gatherings. We know that Easter is about much more than those things. We talk about its implications to a life in eternity. We discuss the centrality of the Easter story to the entire issue of salvation. We seem to forget, however, that it should make a difference in our daily activities, purposes, priorities, and how we relate to one another. It is almost as...
The Resurrection
by Jesse Hendley
In First Corinthians chapter 15, the Apostle Paul presents to us the fact that this is the major truth in the Bible. The Christ that died is alive. He arose again from the deed. Now there were certain Corinthian Christians there, people in the church at Corinth who evidentlywere saying there isn't any resurrection. Verse 12 is the key to this chapter. He says, "How say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?"Now to refute that, we've already talked about the gospel that Paul preached and that the gospel included Christ dying, being dead and rising again the third day, all according to the Scriptures. Now we begin with verse 5...
Jesus and His Resurrection (12 of 13)
by Donald Cantrell
A family was watching a movie of the life of Jesus on television. Their six-year-old daughter was deeply moved as the film realistically portrayed Jesus' crucifixion and death. Tears ran down the little girl's face as they took Him from the cross and laid Him in a borrowed tomb. She watched as a guard was set. Suddenly, a big smile broke on her face. She bounced up on the arm of the chair and said with great anticipation, ''Now comes the good part.'' Yes, indeed, this is the good part. The resurrection of our Lord changes everything! The body of Buddha was cremated and relics were placed in monuments and people visit them...
The Gifts of the Resurrection
by Curt Dodd
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, ''They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!'' So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips...
The Resurrection of Christ
by Chris Walls
The resurrection of Christ is what I would consider one of the most important doctrines in the Christian life. There are so many things that hinge on a proper view of the resurrection in the life of the Christian. If there is no resurrection of Christ then we just have another world religion. There are many things that separate Christianity from other world religions. But, the physical resurrection of Christ is one of the biggest things that separate us from other religions. The resurrection makes Christianity what it is! "All evidence of the New Testament goes to show that the burden of the good news or gospel...
The Resurrection of Christ
by Jerry Branch
Jesus and Mohammed have shaped the course of history and the destiny of men and women for over two millennia. Christianity and Islam are currently the largest religions with a following of 1.8 billion and 1 billion respectively. No other religion in the world comes close to achieving such numbers. These are the only two religions that have a global presence. While some would point to the similarities of Jesus and Mohammed I want you to consider some differences. First of all they do not belong to the same period of history. Mohammed lived about 600 years after Jesus Christ. Jesus had no earthly father. Mohammed did. Jesus had...
There Is More - The Resurrection
by Jerry Watts
It was on Feb. 27, 1991, at the height of Desert Storm, that Ruth Dillow received a very sad message from the Pentagon. It stated that her son, Clayton Carpenter, Private 1st Class, had stepped on a mine in Kuwait and was dead. Ruth Dillow later wrote, ''I can't begin to describe my grief and shock. It was almost more than I could bear. For 3 days I wept. For 3 days I expressed anger and loss. For 3 days people tried to comfort me, to no avail because the loss was too great.'' But 3 days after she received that message, the telephone rang. The voice on the other end said, ''Mom, it's me. I'm alive.'' Ruth Dillow said, ''I couldn't...
The Life Changing Power of the Resurrection
by Ernest Easley
As you're turning to Acts 26, I want to tell you about three pastors who were discussing what they wanted said at their funeral. Frankly, my wife Julie and I recently had the same conversation: who will speak at MY funeral. After discussing a few names, she blurted out, ''I want to speak at your funeral. I have a lot to say.'' I said, ''Honey, that wouldn't be a good idea. I'm sure you will be too emotionally distraught to speak at my funeral.'' Without blinking an eye, said, ''No. I don't think so. It's settled. I'm speak.'' Now let me say to you, when it's time for my funeral, don't feel obligated to attend if you've got something else to do that day....
