Sermon Topic: Resurrection

The Meaning of Baptism

Date: February 20th, 1983  |  Scripture: 1 Peter 3:18-22  |  Topics: Ark, Baptism, Burial, Death, Judgment, New Life, Obedience, Ordinances, Resurrection, Symbolism, Truth, Water, cleansing

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the fiContinue Reading


The Living Presence

Date: April 3rd, 1983  |  Scripture: John 20:24-29  |  Topics: Easter, Eternal Life, Life, Resurrection, Tomb

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. ThContinue Reading


The Living Presence

Date: April 3rd, 1983  |  Scripture: John 20:19-29  |  Topics: Easter, Eternal Life, Life, Resurrection, Tomb

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unContinue Reading


How Can God Raise Me From the Dead?

Date: April 22nd, 1984  |  Scripture: John 11:21-26  |  Topics: Death, Heaven, Hope, Intellectuals, Lazarus, Resurrection

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. BelieveContinue Reading


Life Beyond Death

Date: May 27th, 1984  |  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-49  |  Topics: Critics, Death, Heaven, Life, Resurrection

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if ChrContinue Reading


Tormented in a Flame

Date: September 9th, 1984  |  Scripture: Luke 16:19-24  |  Topics: Choice, Death, Hades, Hell, Paradise, Poor, Rejection, Resurrection, Rich Man and Lazarus, thirst, torment

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in tormeContinue Reading


Tormented in a Flame

Date: September 9th, 1984  |  Scripture: Luke 16:19-24  |  Topics: Choice, Death, Hades, Hell, Paradise, Poor, Rejection, Resurrection, Rich Man and Lazarus, thirst, torment

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in tormeContinue Reading


The New Creation

Date: September 16th, 1984  |  Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5  |  Topics: Gap Theory, Millennium, New Creation, New Jerusalem, Re-creation, Regeneration, Renewal, Resurrection

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from theirContinue Reading


The New Creation

Date: September 16th, 1984  |  Scripture: Revelation 21:1  |  Topics: Gap Theory, Millennium, New Creation, New Jerusalem, Re-creation, Regeneration, Renewal, Resurrection

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.


The Christ of the Common Road

Date: April 7th, 1985  |  Scripture: Luke 24:13-35  |  Topics: Christ, Despair, Disciples, Emmaus, Encouragement, Hope, Resurrection

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one of them,Continue Reading