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 2023

Lectionary Calendar

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

This Sunday’s Readings:
Lent 5 (A) – March 26, 2023

Sermons

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

This Sunday’s Sermon:
Death, Lent 5 (A) – March 26, 2023

Bible Studies

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

This Sunday’s Bible Study:
Lent 5 (A) – March 26, 2023

Bulletin Inserts

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

This Sunday’s Bulletin Insert:
Lent 5 (A) – Life Transformed: Week 5 – March 26, 2023

Lesson Plans

Find lesson plans written by experienced church teachers.

Old Testament Lesson Plan: Lent 5 (A) – Prophets Bring Hope – March 26, 2023

Gospel Lesson Plan:
Lent 5 (A) – Getting Free… – March 26, 2023

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Upcoming Sermons

In the Darkness, The Great Vigil of Easter (A) – April 8, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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The Hour Has Come, Good Friday – April 7, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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Remember, Maundy Thursday – April 6, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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Love and Betrayal, Wednesday in Holy Week – April 5, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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Let Go Into Jesus, Tuesday in Holy Week – April 4, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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Leave Her Alone. She Is Telling the Truth., Monday in Holy Week – April 3, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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Victory, Palm Sunday (A) – April 2, 2023

All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available as part of a downloadable compilation suitable for use with your congregation and small group, or by yourself as…

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Death, Lent 5 (A) – March 26, 2023

[RCL] Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 These long readings from John’s Gospel during Lent have a depth and a power to them that can, if we take…

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Confusion, Lent 4 (A) – March 19, 2023

[RCL] 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 This morning’s gospel reading is full of confusion. We have the event itself – Jesus spitting into dirt to make…

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Upcoming Bible Studies

Bible Study: Easter 6 (A) – May 14, 2023

[RCL] Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 Acts 17:22-31 In our first lesson this week, we are placed in the midst of the story as Paul, traveling…

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Bible Study: Easter 5 (A) – May 7, 2023

[RCL] Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 Acts 7:55-60 Today’s passage from the Acts of the Apostles opens with Stephen, who was previously said to have…

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Bible Study: Easter 4 (A) – April 30, 2023

[RCL] Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Acts 2:42-47 Matthias has just been named the twelfth apostle, and Christ has called the twelve into mission. The Holy…

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Bible Study: Easter 3 (A) – April 23, 2023

[RCL] Acts 2:14a,36-41; Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 This is part of Peter’s sermon at Pentecost. After the Holy Spirit has been poured out…

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Bible Study: Easter 2 (A) – April 16, 2023

[RCL] Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Acts 2:14a, 22-32 This is part of Peter’s first sermon, given at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit had just come…

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Bible Study: Easter (A) – April 9, 2023

[RCL] Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18 Acts 10:34-43 The Acts of the Apostles gives its readers a bird’s-eye view of the beginnings of Christian mission work.…

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Bible Study: Palm Sunday (A) – April 2, 2023

[RCL] Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 Isaiah 50:4-9a What could it mean to set one’s face like flint? Why would one do it? Flint is hard and…

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Bible Study: Lent 5 (A) – March 26, 2023

[RCL] Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Ezekiel 37:1-14 In addition to its inclusion in the fifth Sunday of Lent, this well-known passage also serves as one of…

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Bible Study: Lent 4 (A) – March 19, 2023

[RCL] 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 1 Samuel 16:1-13 This story places us in a precarious moment in the history of the Israelites. After much badgering,…

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