Sermons That Work

For more than 20 years, Sermons That Work, a ministry of The Episcopal Church’s Office of Communication, has provided free sermons, Bible studies, bulletin inserts, and other resources that speak to congregations across the Church. Our writers and readers come from numerous and varied backgrounds, and the resources we provide are used in small house churches, sprawling cathedrals, and everything between.

Sermons for Holy Week and Easter 2024

Lectionary Calendar

Find this Sunday’s readings and more observances of the church year.

This Sunday’s Readings:
Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024

Sermons

We offer a large archive of sermons, as well as a new sermon every week.

This Sunday’s Sermon:
God Save the People, Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024

Bible Studies

Our weekly Bible studies are produced by our very own Episcopalian seminarians.

This Sunday’s Bible Study:
Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024

Bulletin Inserts

Weekly inserts teach about the theology, history, and people of The Episcopal Church.

This Sunday’s Bulletin Insert:
Palm Sunday (B) – Life Transformed, Week 6 – March 24, 2024

Lesson Plans

Find lesson plans written by experienced church teachers.

Old Testament Lesson Plan: Palm Sunday (B) – God Gives, God Opens, God Helps – March 24, 2024

Gospel Lesson Plan: Palm Sunday (B) – Walk with Jesus – March 24, 2024

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Upcoming Sermons

God Is Light, Easter 2 (B) – April 7, 2024

[RCL] Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 God is light and in God, there is no darkness at all. When we walk in the light that is…

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What Is Loved Is Resurrected, Easter Day (B) – March 31, 2024

[RCL] Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8 What is loved is resurrected. That is the proclamation of…

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Bright Threads, The Great Vigil of Easter (B) – March 30, 2024

[RCL] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8 A “dramatic” Easter sermon inspired by Mark 16:1-8, as told from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. I want to tell…

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The Identity of the Slain, Good Friday – March 29, 2024

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…

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Adaptation, Maundy Thursday – March 28, 2024

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…

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The Paradox of Judas, Wednesday in Holy Week – March 27, 2024

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…

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The Hero Revealed, Tuesday in Holy Week – March 26, 2024

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…

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To the End and Beyond, Monday in Holy Week – March 25, 2024

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…

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God Save the People, Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…

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Upcoming Bible Studies

Bible Study: Easter Day (B) – March 31, 2024

RCL: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18 Acts 10:34-43 This passage is part of the story of Peter and a centurion named Cornelius. Here, Peter is…

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Bible Study: Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024

RCL: Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 Isaiah 50:4-9 Biblical scholars largely place this passage within what is called “Deutero-Isaiah,” the second of three movements in the Book…

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Bible Study: Lent 5 (B) – March 17, 2024

RCL: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-13 or Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Even though the book of Jeremiah is set amid times of extraordinary suffering for the people,…

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Bible Study: Lent 4 (B) – March 10, 2024

RCL: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Numbers 21:4-9 The Book of Numbers recounts the 40-year-long journey of the ancient Israelites through the wilderness, toward the Promised…

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Bible Study: Lent 3 (B) – March 3, 2024

RCL: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Exodus 20:1-17 This week’s Old Testament reading begins with God reminding the Hebrew people that God has delivered them from…

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Bible Study: Lent 2 (B) – February 25, 2024

LCR: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:22-30; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 The one thing Abram has wanted since receiving the promise from God that he would be the…

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Bible Study: Lent 1 (B) – February 18, 2024

RCL: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 Genesis 9:8-17 The scale of this interaction between God and Noah is at once vast and intimate. We are reminded…

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Bible Study: Last Sunday in Epiphany (B) – February 11, 2024

RCL: 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 2 Kings 2:1-12 Elisha and the company of prophets knew the great prophet Elijah would leave them, that God…

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Bible Study: Epiphany 5 (B) – February 4, 2024

RCL: Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-12, 21c; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 Isaiah 40:21-31 In Isaiah 39, the prophet gave Yahweh’s judgment to King Hezekiah: Judah would soon be overtaken by…

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