Liturgical Season

Sermons for Easter Sunday

6 sermons in the archive.

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Victory Through Humiliation

Hans-Erik Nelson · Luke 24:13–49 · April 5, 2026

You'll hear why the disciples on the Emmaus road missed the resurrection even though Jesus had predicted it three times, and what it looks like to stop seeking a Messiah who trades in worldly power.

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Death Is Not the Last Stop

Hans-Erik Nelson · Luke 24:1–12 · April 20, 2025

You'll hear why the resurrection isn't just a past event to celebrate once a year, but the opening move in the ongoing defeat of death, and what that means for the grief, fear, and unanswered questions you're carrying right now.

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Too Small a Thing?

Hans-Erik Nelson · Acts 10:34–43 · March 31, 2024

You'll hear a direct case for why the physical resurrection of Jesus is the load-bearing wall of Christian faith, and what it means that the same power behind that event is available for the dead places in your own life right now.

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Remember What You Forgot

Hans-Erik Nelson · Luke 8:1-3, Luke 24:1-5 · April 17, 2022

You'll hear why the women at the tomb came expecting a corpse, and what it means for you when darkness makes it hard to remember the promises you've already been given.

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Death Does Not Win

Hans-Erik Nelson · John 20:1-18 · April 4, 2021

You'll hear why the resurrection is more than a historical claim, and how the reality of it can hold you steady when a diagnosis, a loss, or your own mortality makes the future feel terrifying.

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He Knows Your Name

Hans-Erik Nelson · John 20:1-18 · April 12, 2020

You'll hear how a single word cut through Mary Magdalene's grief and confusion on the first Easter morning, and what it means that Jesus calls each person by name rather than through argument or explanation.