Most pastors will tell you that they have more difficulty preparing the Easter sermon than any other sermon throughout the year. In part, crowds are big, probably twice what they are on a typical Sunday. The music is sensational.
Expectations are high.
People want something dynamic, exciting, moving, inspiring, worthy of a Hollywood production. The pressure's on on Easter morning. It's difficult also because, for some in the congregation, Easter may be the only week all year long that they make it to worship on Sunday morning. So, we preachers know our responsibilities as we try to find time to go to our study and begin the task. We start to prepare.