Sermon from St Andrews Church, Slip End, UK. Given by our future vicar Rev Lindsey Moss for Easter Sunday April 5th 2026
Acts 10 v 34-43
34
Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realise how true it is that God does
not show favouritism
35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears
him and does what is right.
36 You know the message God sent to the
people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus
Christ, who is Lord of all.
37 You know what has happened throughout
the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John
preached –
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who
were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
39
‘We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and
in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,
40 but God
raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be
seen.
41 He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God
had already chosen – by us who ate and drank with him after he rose
from the dead.
42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to
testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and
the dead.
43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who
believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.’
Matthew 28 v 1-10
1
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2
There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down
from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on
it.
3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as
snow.
4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became
like dead men.
5
The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are
looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here; he has risen, just
as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
7 Then go quickly and
tell his disciples: “He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you
into Galilee. There you will see him.” Now I have told you.’
8
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and
ran to tell his disciples.
9 Suddenly Jesus met them. ‘Greetings,’ he said.
They came to him, clasped his feet and worshipped him.
10 Then Jesus
said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee;
there they will see me.’