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Sermons on The Resurrection

Resurrection Sunday 2026, The Notable Absence of One Woman at the Tomb – Why?

Jesus was close friends with Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, who lived near Jerusalem.  Surprisingly, none of the gospel accounts name Martha or this Mary as being among the women who went to Jesus’ tomb after his burial.  As we look at the account of how about a week before His own death Jesus resurrected Lazarus from the dead, we can surmise why –…

Ought Not the Christ to Have Suffered These Things? Resurrection Sunday 2025 – Luke 24:1-47

On this Resurrection Sunday 2025, Pastor Kevin reminds us that Jesus died on the Jewish Feast of Passover, fulfilling God’s promise of deliverance from spiritual death for those who believe in Him.  He arose from the grave three days later on Jewish Feast of First Fruits as a guarantee of the believers’ future resurrection to eternal life.  “But now Christ is risen…

He Presented Himself Alive by Many Infallible Proofs – Acts 3:1-4:22

On this Easter Sunday, a day on which most of the Western church celebrates Jesus’ resurrection, Pastor Kevin reminds us that the essential foundation of biblical Christianity is the historical fact of Jesus’ rising from the grave three days after His crucifixion.  We see in Acts Chapters 3 and 4 and related Scriptures some of the many proofs of the resurrection, with…

John 11 – Personalizing the Resurrection

April 9, Resurrection Sunday, 2023 John 11 – This Sunday, when most in America are preoccupied with chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs, Pastor Kevin directs our attention to the real reason for today’s celebration – Jesus’ resurrection from the dead nearly 2,000 years ago, and he challenges us to personalize this historical fact for ourselves. His own resurrection was the fourth that…