Sermons on Easter

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The Illegal Trials of Jesus, Matt. 26: 57-68

This Sunday, we take a break from our series in finishing Ruth and the gospel of John and focus on the cross and celebrating the Lord’s supper.  Our text for this communion service is Matthew 26:57-68.  Here we want to examine the illegal trials of Jesus after His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane.  The religious leaders, ironically, are…

The Motivations of the Resurrection: 1 COr. 15: 35-58

This Sunday, resurrection Sunday, we will be looking at 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, and preaching on the motivations of the resurrection.  Paul is explaining to these Corinthian believers who were having a hard time understanding the resurrection from the dead.  So he begins in this chapter explaining the resurrection of Christ, of the dead, of Christians,…