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What Baptist churches preach about

What Baptist churches preach about, from 6,663 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Bible & Exposition, Salvation & Grace, Crucifixion & Atonement, Worship & Praise. Compared with other churches they stand out for Romans, Holy Spirit, Genesis.

6,663 sermons57 churches2016–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Baptist 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: 49% of Baptist sermonsBible & Exposition49%Salvation & Grace: 21% of Baptist sermonsSalvation & Grace21%Crucifixion & Atonement: 21% of Baptist sermonsCrucifixion & Atonement21%Worship & Praise: 19% of Baptist sermonsWorship & Praise19%God the Father / Creator: 17% of Baptist sermonsGod the Father / Creator17%Evangelism & Mission: 17% of Baptist sermonsEvangelism & Mission17%Sin & Repentance: 16% of Baptist sermonsSin & Repentance16%Holy Spirit: 15% of Baptist sermonsHoly Spirit15%Friendship & Belonging: 15% of Baptist sermonsFriendship & Belonging15%Spiritual Growth: 13% of Baptist sermonsSpiritual Growth13%Faith & Doubt: 12% of Baptist sermonsFaith & Doubt12%Baptism & Communion: 12% of Baptist sermonsBaptism & Communion12%

What sets Baptist preaching apart

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

Romans: 6.0% of Baptist sermons vs 1.4% elsewhereRomans×4.4Holy Spirit: 15% of Baptist sermons vs 5.3% elsewhereHoly Spirit×2.8Genesis: 5.0% of Baptist sermons vs 1.6% elsewhereGenesis×3.2Salvation & Grace: 21% of Baptist sermons vs 8.0% elsewhereSalvation & Grace×2.7Exodus: 2.5% of Baptist sermons vs 0.7% elsewhereExodus×3.6Crucifixion & Atonement: 21% of Baptist sermons vs 8.3% elsewhereCrucifixion & Atonement×2.5Acts: 5.7% of Baptist sermons vs 2.1% elsewhereActs×2.8Bible & Exposition: 49% of Baptist sermons vs 20% elsewhereBible & Exposition×2.5Covenant: 1.9% of Baptist sermons vs 0.5% elsewhereCovenant×3.8Matthew: 4.7% of Baptist sermons vs 1.7% elsewhereMatthew×2.8

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (4,466 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (2,197). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

Shame & Guilt: 2.2% through 2024 → 5.7% in 2025-26Shame & Guilt×2.6Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion: 3.7% through 2024 → 7.6% in 2025-26Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion×2.0Grief & Lament: 3.9% through 2024 → 7.9% in 2025-26Grief & Lament×2.0Noah & the Flood: 2.2% through 2024 → 4.8% in 2025-26Noah & the Flood×2.2Sin & Repentance: 12% through 2024 → 23% in 2025-26Sin & Repentance×1.8Marriage: 7.5% through 2024 → 14% in 2025-26Marriage×1.9Matthew: 3.6% through 2024 → 7.1% in 2025-26Matthew×2.0Creation Care: 7.1% through 2024 → 13% in 2025-26Creation Care×1.9

Fading:

Advent & Christmas: 8.6% through 2024 → 5.6% in 2025-26Advent & Christmas×0.7Corinthians: 3.0% through 2024 → 2.3% in 2025-26Corinthians×0.8

Top themes year by year

Bible & Exposition0%20%40%60%80%201620182020202220242026Bible & Exposition 2016: 71%Bible & Exposition 2017: 58%Bible & Exposition 2018: 71%Bible & Exposition 2019: 54%Bible & Exposition 2020: 52%Bible & Exposition 2021: 32%Bible & Exposition 2022: 40%Bible & Exposition 2023: 54%Bible & Exposition 2024: 58%Bible & Exposition 2025: 58%Bible & Exposition 2026: 59%
Salvation & Grace0%10%20%30%40%50%201620182020202220242026Salvation & Grace 2016: 45%Salvation & Grace 2017: 33%Salvation & Grace 2018: 34%Salvation & Grace 2019: 23%Salvation & Grace 2020: 19%Salvation & Grace 2021: 12%Salvation & Grace 2022: 16%Salvation & Grace 2023: 22%Salvation & Grace 2024: 28%Salvation & Grace 2025: 26%Salvation & Grace 2026: 28%
Crucifixion & Atonement0%10%20%30%40%50%201620182020202220242026Crucifixion & Atonement 2016: 46%Crucifixion & Atonement 2017: 21%Crucifixion & Atonement 2018: 27%Crucifixion & Atonement 2019: 19%Crucifixion & Atonement 2020: 20%Crucifixion & Atonement 2021: 15%Crucifixion & Atonement 2022: 17%Crucifixion & Atonement 2023: 23%Crucifixion & Atonement 2024: 24%Crucifixion & Atonement 2025: 26%Crucifixion & Atonement 2026: 26%
Worship & Praise0%5%10%15%20%25%201620182020202220242026Worship & Praise 2016: 8.9%Worship & Praise 2017: 16%Worship & Praise 2018: 9.9%Worship & Praise 2019: 10%Worship & Praise 2020: 15%Worship & Praise 2021: 20%Worship & Praise 2022: 22%Worship & Praise 2023: 17%Worship & Praise 2024: 16%Worship & Praise 2025: 16%Worship & Praise 2026: 19%
God the Father / Creator0%10%20%30%40%201620182020202220242026God the Father / Creator 2016: 39%God the Father / Creator 2017: 21%God the Father / Creator 2018: 30%God the Father / Creator 2019: 17%God the Father / Creator 2020: 18%God the Father / Creator 2021: 11%God the Father / Creator 2022: 12%God the Father / Creator 2023: 15%God the Father / Creator 2024: 17%God the Father / Creator 2025: 20%God the Father / Creator 2026: 22%
Evangelism & Mission0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Evangelism & Mission 2016: 29%Evangelism & Mission 2017: 20%Evangelism & Mission 2018: 23%Evangelism & Mission 2019: 14%Evangelism & Mission 2020: 17%Evangelism & Mission 2021: 10%Evangelism & Mission 2022: 10%Evangelism & Mission 2023: 18%Evangelism & Mission 2024: 24%Evangelism & Mission 2025: 23%Evangelism & Mission 2026: 23%

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Share of transcribed sermons on Divining with at least one chapter on a theme, from Divining’s topic segmenter; 2016 to Nov 2026. Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Site map · Divining: a deeper search for meaning · build_seo_pages v0.0.1