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Martin Luther King Sermons Archive

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8 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 1954–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/martin-luther-king-sermons-archive.html

“Account to backfill Martin Luther King's speeches and sermons, even though his church content doesnt host it.”

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Jan 26, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Sep 28, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968Week of Apr 8, 1968 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min1967Week of Aug 14, 1967 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Aug 21, 1967 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min1966196519641963196219611960195919581957Week of May 13, 1957 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min195619551954Week of Nov 8, 1954 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 15, 1954 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 8 of 3752 weeks across the span (0%).

How this church compares

Against other baptist and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensityabout the same
The peaks run about the same than peers, about the same than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Faith & Civic Life 11Racial Justice 8Immigration & Refuge 7Church Life & Membership 4Peace & Nonviolence 3Friendship & Belonging 3Poverty & Compassion 3Stewardship & Giving 3

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Alabama 1Mississippi 1Congress 1Certain Rich Man 1Voting Rights Act 1Africa 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Alabama
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Mississippi
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Congress
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Certain Rich Man
Jesus: Life & Teachings
1 sermons
Voting Rights Act
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Show all 6 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

MLK The Other America
appears in 2 different topics
Martin Luther King Jr., Why Jesus Called a Man a Fool August 27, 1967
appears in 2 different topics
May 1957 MLK Give us a ballot
appears in 2 different topics

Sermons included

Sep 29, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenGender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & Belonging
Jan 29, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic LifeChurch Life & Membership
Apr 9, 1968 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Faith & Civic LifePeace & NonviolencePoverty & Compassion
Aug 27, 1967 · reason and sound thinking
Jesus: Life & TeachingsFaith & Civic LifeSuffering & Perseverance
“If you read that parable you will discover that the central character in the drama is a certain rich man.”
Aug 14, 1967 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
“In 1964, the Civil Rights Bill came into being after the Birmingham Movement, which did a great deal to subpoena the conscience of the Lord's segment…”
May 16, 1957 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeSalvation & GraceFaith & Civic Life
“And although they outlawed in Alabama and other states, the fact still remains that this organization has done more to achieve civil rights for Negro…”
Nov 15, 1954 · hope and light, the beloved community
Christ the KingCrucifixion & Atonement
Nov 12, 1954 · power between ideas

How this website compares

What this church’s own website says, compared with other churches. See every church in the Church values report, or what this means for your church.

Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 0
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one’s site couldn’t be read when we checked.
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