What African Methodist Episcopal churches preach about

What African Methodist Episcopal churches preach about, from 1,402 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Bible & Exposition, Evangelism & Mission, Crucifixion & Atonement, Salvation & Grace. Compared with other churches they stand out for Angels & Spiritual Warfare, Ephesians, James.

1,402 sermons4 churches2021–2026

These pages are built from sermons that African Methodist Episcopal churches publish online and Divining transcribes. Each number is the share of sermons with at least one chapter on that theme.

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Most-preached themes

Bible & Exposition: 51% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsBible & Exposition51%Evangelism & Mission: 23% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsEvangelism & Mission23%Crucifixion & Atonement: 21% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsCrucifixion & Atonement21%Salvation & Grace: 21% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsSalvation & Grace21%Sin & Repentance: 21% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsSin & Repentance21%Holy Spirit: 18% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsHoly Spirit18%Marriage: 18% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsMarriage18%Friendship & Belonging: 17% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsFriendship & Belonging17%Baptism & Communion: 17% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsBaptism & Communion17%Worship & Praise: 17% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsWorship & Praise17%Fear & Anxiety: 16% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsFear & Anxiety16%God the Father / Creator: 15% of African Methodist Episcopal sermonsGod the Father / Creator15%

What sets African Methodist Episcopal preaching apart

Filled dot: African Methodist Episcopal; open dot: all other churches. The multiple is how much more often African Methodist Episcopal sermons take up the theme.

Angels & Spiritual Warfare: 2.5% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 0.4% elsewhereAngels & Spiritual Warfare×6.5Ephesians: 2.1% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 0.3% elsewhereEphesians×7.2James: 2.3% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 0.4% elsewhereJames×5.2Holy Spirit: 18% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 6.3% elsewhereHoly Spirit×2.8Matthew: 6.1% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 2.0% elsewhereMatthew×3.0Covenant: 2.4% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 0.7% elsewhereCovenant×3.6Luke: 4.3% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 1.5% elsewhereLuke×2.9Acts: 6.6% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 2.4% elsewhereActs×2.7Romans: 5.1% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 1.9% elsewhereRomans×2.7Mark: 3.0% of African Methodist Episcopal sermons vs 1.0% elsewhereMark×3.0

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (237 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (1,165). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

James: 0.0% through 2024 → 2.7% in 2025-26JamesnewLoneliness & Isolation: 0.0% through 2024 → 2.1% in 2025-26Loneliness & IsolationnewSuffering & Perseverance: 3.4% through 2024 → 10% in 2025-26Suffering & Perseverance×3.1Luke: 1.3% through 2024 → 4.9% in 2025-26Luke×3.9Names & Titles of God: 0.4% through 2024 → 2.4% in 2025-26Names & Titles of God×5.7Shame & Guilt: 1.7% through 2024 → 5.4% in 2025-26Shame & Guilt×3.2Jesus: Life & Teachings: 3.0% through 2024 → 8.4% in 2025-26Jesus: Life & Teachings×2.8Lent & Holy Week: 2.1% through 2024 → 6.3% in 2025-26Lent & Holy Week×3.0

Fading:

Angels & Spiritual Warfare: 5.5% through 2024 → 1.9% in 2025-26Angels & Spiritual Warfare×0.3Church Life & Membership: 18% through 2024 → 8.8% in 2025-26Church Life & Membership×0.5Corinthians: 4.6% through 2024 → 2.0% in 2025-26Corinthians×0.4Faith & Mental Health: 3.4% through 2024 → 1.4% in 2025-26Faith & Mental Health×0.4Faith & Civic Life: 15% through 2024 → 8.6% in 2025-26Faith & Civic Life×0.6Revival & Renewal: 4.2% through 2024 → 2.2% in 2025-26Revival & Renewal×0.5

Top themes year by year

Bible & Exposition0%20%40%60%20222023202420252026Bible & Exposition 2022: 32%Bible & Exposition 2023: 43%Bible & Exposition 2024: 56%Bible & Exposition 2025: 50%Bible & Exposition 2026: 52%
Evangelism & Mission0%10%20%30%40%50%20222023202420252026Evangelism & Mission 2022: 12%Evangelism & Mission 2023: 40%Evangelism & Mission 2024: 29%Evangelism & Mission 2025: 20%Evangelism & Mission 2026: 25%
Crucifixion & Atonement0%5%10%15%20%25%20222023202420252026Crucifixion & Atonement 2022: 12%Crucifixion & Atonement 2023: 21%Crucifixion & Atonement 2024: 16%Crucifixion & Atonement 2025: 20%Crucifixion & Atonement 2026: 23%
Salvation & Grace0%10%20%30%20222023202420252026Salvation & Grace 2022: 20%Salvation & Grace 2023: 26%Salvation & Grace 2024: 23%Salvation & Grace 2025: 20%Salvation & Grace 2026: 21%
Sin & Repentance0%5%10%15%20%25%20222023202420252026Sin & Repentance 2022: 17%Sin & Repentance 2023: 14%Sin & Repentance 2024: 14%Sin & Repentance 2025: 18%Sin & Repentance 2026: 24%
Holy Spirit0%5%10%15%20%25%20222023202420252026Holy Spirit 2022: 22%Holy Spirit 2023: 7.1%Holy Spirit 2024: 11%Holy Spirit 2025: 20%Holy Spirit 2026: 18%

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