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Sermons on Easter
This Sunday is Easter Sunday, so I thought we would do a special message on the resurrection of Jesus and the initial responses that Sunday when Jesus arose from the dead. There is a very interesting, neat episode that takes place with 2 disciples on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Our text for this…
This Sunday is Palm Sunday, so I thought we would break away from our Hope Deferred series to talk about the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem on a humble donkey. Our text for this story is in Luke 19:29-44 where Luke presents the background, and the story, as well as the numerous responses to…
This Sunday, we will do an Easter message from the Apostle Paul’s resurrection text in 1 Corinthians 15:1-20. In this passage we will look at the importance of the resurrection. Here the Apostle Paul is addressing the ones in the church of Corinth who were doubting the bodily resurrection of Jesus. I want us to…
This Sunday, we will do an Easter message from the gospel of Matthew and focus on the cross and celebrate the Lord’s supper. Our text for this communion service is Matthew 16:21-23. In this text we have Jesus turning to a more personal ministry with His disciples away from a more public ministry. He begins…
This Sunday, we celebrate Resurrection Sunday. For our message, I want to look at the resurrection story from all 4 gospels. How do we put in order all the information each gospel writer gives? It’s an interesting study to see how they fit together, and to see how each person responds to the miracle of…
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…
This Sunday is Resurrection Sunday and we want to look at how we can make the resurrection real to us. While we know the facts about the resurrection and how it is so significant to our faith, I wonder do we really understand the power and help that is available to us on a day-by-day…
This Sunday, since it is Palm Sunday I thought we might do a special message for this week and next before returning to our series in the gospel of John. This special message takes us to Matthew 21:1-11, where Jesus sets in motion the events that lead to His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. It begins…
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,…