Lent & Holy Week in sermons

Sermons on this theme talk about lent, ash wednesday, holy week, palm sunday, maundy thursday, forty days, the wilderness, giving up for lent. Part of Seasons & the Church Calendar. Least common in Orthodox churches (1.3%).

Year by year

By denomination

Preached alongside

Themes that share a sermon with Lent & Holy Week more often than chance (×2 = twice as often as in sermons overall).

Churches that preach it most

• UU Groton 24% of 37 sermons
• REIDLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 24% of 50 sermons
• FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DECATUR 22% of 50 sermons
• Paul R. Hinlicky 22% of 32 sermons
• Church of the Three Crosses UCC/UMC 21% of 42 sermons
• FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - STATESBORO 20% of 89 sermons
• MOUNTAIN HOME CHURCH OF CHRIST 18% of 33 sermons
• Houston Mennonite Church 18% of 97 sermons
• FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF AUSTIN 17% of 35 sermons
• UU Chelmsford 17% of 48 sermons
• COLLIERVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 17% of 48 sermons
• UU Clearwater 17% of 103 sermons

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