Easter: Living Life in the Future Tense
Easter, observes this sermon, puts us in the future tense, giving us a new beginning, a new sense of purpose, and the hope of victory.
Holy Week: The Healing of Malchus’ Ear
"Here, in a small unplanned moment of grace within a tide of evil, lies the whole of our lesson today. Christ stood among His enemies, the power of evil strong in the air, and in the very midst of their attack on Him He healed an enemy's wound." This Easter sermon reflects on the healing grace of God.
Easter: It Is Finished (John 19:28-30)
This Easter sermon invites us to newness of life. Jesus' words from the cross, It is finished" meant not that his life was over, that everything would go back to the same old pattern. Instead, His work was accomplished; everything was different. That for which He had come was completed.
Dramatic Monologue: Today You’ll Be with Me
Imagine Good Friday from the point of view of the mother of one of the crucified criminals. In this first-person sermon, the Gospel of Easter dawns in the midst of one woman's tragedy.
Easter: Learn to Live by Dying!
He died so we might live. Yes, but He also died so we might die -- die to personal ambition, to success, to happiness, to personal rights. No one is as free as the person who has said "yes" to death and now walks in resurrection living. If you really want to live, challenges this Easter sermon, try dying!
Easter: Is Resurrection a Laughing Matter? (Acts 17:22-32)
What should be our response to the Easter message of the resurrection? This sermon suggests laughter! Laughter that celebrates God's reversal of death and rejoices in victory!
Dramatic Monologue: Personalities of the Passion: Mary Magdalene
This first-person sermon tells the Easter story from the perspective of one who was forever changed by Jesus, Mary Magdalene.
Easter: History’s Greatest Event: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
The Gospe of Easter is not something to be handled haphazardly. It's the most important news one can ever receive. You and I need to be reminded frequently what it's all about. This sermon remembers the basics.
Easter: Easter is a Joke! (Text: Ads 2:12-24)
This sermon invites us to picture Easter as a gigantic joke, a joke played by God on the devil. While there are a lot of things in our world to be sad about, Easter proclaims that life is not ultimately a tragedy, but a comedy, a story whose ending comes out right.
Holy Week: Hurry, the Dead Raiser is Coming!
A detailed portrait of Jesus as he entered Jerusalem on a donkey, this sermon tracks the path of events that led from Palm Sunday to Good Friday.