Resources on easter

Resource Guide on Easter

The Easter morning service is a time of joy, celebration, and renewal. Even churches that do not customarily follow the church year celebrate this day as the culmination of all that the gospel is about. “The hopes and fears of all the years” culminate in the resurrection of Jesus Christ...

Contagious Forgiveness

Scott Hoezee | Center for Excellence in Preaching

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Commentary by Scott Hoezee on John 20:19-23, in which Jesus spreads forgiveness to the disciples, telling them to offer it to others. The joy of forgiveness makes it contagious.

John 20:19-23

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Easter, Pentecost, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit

Truly Known

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This sermon starter and commentary on John 20:1-18 reflects on the distance between being recognized and being known, suggesting that fully being known by God frees us to know and accept others.

John 20:1-18

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Easter, Hope, Resurrection, New Life

I've Just Seen Jesus

Sermons 4 Kids

Children's Sermon or Lesson

This sermon for children based on the resurrection story in John 20:1-18 says that "Some people don’t see Jesus because they are looking for him in the wrong places."

John 20:1-18

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John, Mary, Peter, Resurrection

It's Empty!

Sermons 4 Kids

Children's Sermon or Lesson

This Easter sermon for children uses a half-full glass as an object lesson on different ways Jesus' followers reacted to finding his tomb empty: in curiosity, in sadness, or in faith (John 20:1-10).

John 20:1-10

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Easter, Resurrection, Belief, Curiosity

Chosen to be Friends

Peter H Harries | Torch

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

In this homily on John 15:9-17, Acts 10:25-48, and 1 John 4:7-10, Peter Harries reflects on the Christian calling to friendship.

John 15:9-17; Acts 10:25-48 1 John 4:7-10

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Friendship, Friends Of God, Love To God, Love Your Neighbor

Praying Simply, Slowing Down, Looking Up

George Butterfield | Homiletic and Pastoral Review

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

Five homilies based on Proverbs 16:18, Luke 10:38-42, 12:13-21, Colossians 2:12-14, and other texts. They address themes of pride, praying simply, slowing down to hear God, faith and works, contemplation, the meaning of baptism, and holiness.

Proverbs 16:18; Luke 10:38-42, 12:13-21 Colossians 2:12-14

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Pride, Baptism, Martha, Mary

Thank You

Sermons 4 Kids

Children's Sermon or Lesson

This children's sermon encourages children to practice gratitude by giving thanks to God for the many blessings he bestows upon us each day.

Psalm 118:1

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Healing, Day, Gift, Thankfulness

We Are Not in Charge

Chelsey Harmon | Center for Excellence in Preaching

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Commentary on Galatians 3:1-14 by Chelsey Harmon, who reflects on our tendency—which Paul denounced—to take back responsibility for our own justification, which Christ has already accomplished on our behalf.

Galatians 3:1-14

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False Teachers, Truth, Justification, Righteousness

Putting on Christmas Clothes

Stan Mast | Center for Excellence in Preaching

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Commentary by Stan Mast on Colossians 3:12-17, which exhorts Christians to resemble, and rejoice in, Christ in the midst of life’s ordinary, messy circumstances.

Colossians 3:12-17

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Character, Incarnation, Joy, Virtue

Forever A God of Surprising Grace

Frederick J Gaiser | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Fred Gaiser offers commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34, reflecting on the nature and character of God that does not change from the Old to the New—God's grace to do the new thing, re-creating and breathing new life.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

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Forgiveness, Grace Of God, Recreation, New Life

Above all clothe yourselves with love

Marion L Soards | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Marion Soards comments that the admonitions in Colossians 3:12-17 for love, forgiveness, patience, compassion, and thanksgiving are based on the gospel of being raised with Christ and hidden with God (vv. 1-4).

Colossians 3:12-17

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Love, Gospel, Word, Forgiveness

Jeremiah Predicts a New Covenant

Doug Bratt | Center for Excellence in Preaching

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

A sermon starter by Doug Bratt for Jeremiah 31:27-34. In order for God to redeem humanity, he needed to do a wholesale renovation of the human heart, making each believer a living temple.

Jeremiah 31:27-34

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Forgiveness, Sin, Heart, Biblical Usage, Grace

Search Results for "easter" on Hymnary.org

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today©
Because He Lives©
I Know That My Redeemer LivesPD
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All the Children of the World

Sermons 4 Kids

Children's Sermon or Lesson

This sermon for children uses eggs of different colors as an object lesson for God's not showing favoritism but loving and offering salvation to all (Acts 10:34-36, 43).

Acts 10:34-36, 43

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Love, Jesus, Equality, Children

The New Covenant of Eternal Love

Margaret Odell | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Addressing the danger of anti-Semitism in the proclamation of the new covenant, this commentary notes that the Jeremaic covenant is not only discontinuous with the old, but is also continuous in its relationship to God's love.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

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Covenant, Jews, Israelites, God's Immutability

Discussion Questions for Easter Sunday

Anne Osdieck | The Sunday Website

Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck offers discussion questions for Easter Sunday focusing on Acts 10:34, 37-43, Colossians 3:1-4, Mark 16:1-7, and John 20:1-9.

Mark 16:1-7; John 20:1-9 Acts 10:34, 37-43

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Love, Compassion, Resurrection, Witness

Brought Back Home

Carolyn J Sharp | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Commentary by Carolyn J. Sharp on Jeremiah 31:7-14. Sharp explores Jeremiah's descriptions and promises of God's restoration of his people to the land. The restoration includes experiences of both jubilation and deep sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:7-14

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Lament, Joy, Restoration, Exile

A Radical Call

Scott Hoezee | Center for Excellence in Preaching

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

In this sermon starter on Colossians 3:1-11, Scott Hoezee observes that in a world full of shallow platitudes, Christ places a profound and radical call on our lives. Includes illustration idea.

Colossians 3:1-11

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Daily Living, Discipleship, Ethics, Spiritual Growth

New Covenant

Dennis Olson | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34 considers the new covenant as a re-written heart, the elimination of religious education (replaced by disciple-making), and the powerful actualization of forgiveness.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

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Forgiveness, Covenant, Heart, Discipleship

What's A Vice List For?

Daniel Schultz | The Christian Century

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Reflecting on the vice and virtue lists in Colossians 3:5, Daniel Shultz suggests that the important question is not “What are the rules?” but rather “Who are you?”

Colossians 3:5

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Vice, Virtue, Ethics, Identity

The Age to Come Is Here

Dennis Hamm | The Sunday Website

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

“The resurrection is not simply a proof that Jesus is truly son of God; it is also the sign that cosmic history has taken a new and fresh turn.” Dennis Hamm’s commentary on several resurrection texts.

Acts 10:34, 37-43

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Easter, Jesus, Resurrection, History Of Redemption

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