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Palm Sunday Resources for Pastors: Sermon Ideas, Guides, & Liturgy
Complete Palm Sunday resources: sermon guides, commentary, illustrations, & liturgy for celebrating Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week.
Updated for Palm Sunday 2026
Palm Sunday (Mar. 29, 2026) begins Holy Week by remembering the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. This page gathers The Pastor's Workshop's Palm Sunday sermon and service planning resources in one place, including our guides on common Palm Sunday passages and links to sermon and liturgy resources by organized by theme.
Services on Palm Sunday are often a favorite for children and letting them join in waving palm fronds during a procession is a great way to include them in worship. Full palm leaves are fantastic to use where available, but most churches in the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere will probably find it much more practical (and economical) to use strips of palm fronds. These can be held or folded into crosses and when dry, they keep well as a reminder of Palm Sunday (and can be used to create the ashes for Ash Wednesday—for more Ash Wednesday resources, see our Ash Wednesday Guide).
Sermon and Liturgy Resources by Theme
Sermon resources accessible to all paid subscribers. Liturgy requires Complete Package subscription.