What Christian / non-denominational churches preach about

What Christian / non-denominational churches preach about, from 7,785 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Bible & Exposition, Friendship & Belonging, Crucifixion & Atonement, Salvation & Grace. Compared with other churches they stand out for Acts, Holy Spirit, Matthew.

7,785 sermons86 churches2016–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Christian / non-denominational 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: 36% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsBible & Exposition36%Friendship & Belonging: 15% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsFriendship & Belonging15%Crucifixion & Atonement: 15% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsCrucifixion & Atonement15%Salvation & Grace: 15% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsSalvation & Grace15%Evangelism & Mission: 15% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsEvangelism & Mission15%Fear & Anxiety: 14% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsFear & Anxiety14%Baptism & Communion: 14% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsBaptism & Communion14%Sin & Repentance: 14% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsSin & Repentance14%God the Father / Creator: 14% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsGod the Father / Creator14%Worship & Praise: 13% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsWorship & Praise13%Marriage: 13% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsMarriage13%Faith & Doubt: 12% of Christian / non-denominational sermonsFaith & Doubt12%

What sets Christian / non-denominational preaching apart

Filled dot: Christian / non-denominational; open dot: all other churches. The multiple is how much more often Christian / non-denominational sermons take up the theme.

Acts: 5.3% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 2.0% elsewhereActs×2.6Holy Spirit: 12% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 5.6% elsewhereHoly Spirit×2.1Matthew: 4.1% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 1.8% elsewhereMatthew×2.3Proverbs: 1.7% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 0.6% elsewhereProverbs×2.9The Kingdom of God: 7.8% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 3.6% elsewhereThe Kingdom of God×2.1Psalms: 1.7% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 0.7% elsewherePsalms×2.6Luke: 2.9% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 1.3% elsewhereLuke×2.3Elijah: 2.6% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 1.1% elsewhereElijah×2.3The Cost of Discipleship: 3.0% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 1.4% elsewhereThe Cost of Discipleship×2.2Prophecy & End Times: 4.7% of Christian / non-denominational sermons vs 2.3% elsewhereProphecy & End Times×2.0

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (2,898 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (4,887). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

Romans: 1.7% through 2024 → 4.6% in 2025-26Romans×2.7Matthew: 2.1% through 2024 → 5.2% in 2025-26Matthew×2.5Revival & Renewal: 0.9% through 2024 → 2.8% in 2025-26Revival & Renewal×3.0Sin & Repentance: 8.4% through 2024 → 17% in 2025-26Sin & Repentance×2.0Suffering & Perseverance: 4.8% through 2024 → 9.3% in 2025-26Suffering & Perseverance×1.9Hope & Encouragement: 6.2% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Hope & Encouragement×1.9Salvation & Grace: 9.8% through 2024 → 18% in 2025-26Salvation & Grace×1.9Acts: 3.2% through 2024 → 6.5% in 2025-26Acts×2.0

Fading:

Advent & Christmas: 9.8% through 2024 → 5.2% in 2025-26Advent & Christmas×0.5Racial Justice: 2.4% through 2024 → 1.3% in 2025-26Racial Justice×0.5Worship & Praise: 15% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Worship & Praise×0.8

Top themes year by year

Bible & Exposition0%10%20%30%40%50%201620182020202220242026Bible & Exposition 2016: 29%Bible & Exposition 2017: 35%Bible & Exposition 2018: 48%Bible & Exposition 2019: 46%Bible & Exposition 2020: 35%Bible & Exposition 2021: 22%Bible & Exposition 2022: 20%Bible & Exposition 2023: 22%Bible & Exposition 2024: 33%Bible & Exposition 2025: 31%Bible & Exposition 2026: 44%
Friendship & Belonging0%10%20%30%40%201620182020202220242026Friendship & Belonging 2016: 18%Friendship & Belonging 2017: 15%Friendship & Belonging 2018: 17%Friendship & Belonging 2019: 32%Friendship & Belonging 2020: 19%Friendship & Belonging 2021: 7.3%Friendship & Belonging 2022: 6.8%Friendship & Belonging 2023: 14%Friendship & Belonging 2024: 15%Friendship & Belonging 2025: 19%Friendship & Belonging 2026: 18%
Crucifixion & Atonement0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Crucifixion & Atonement 2016: 11%Crucifixion & Atonement 2017: 20%Crucifixion & Atonement 2018: 17%Crucifixion & Atonement 2019: 15%Crucifixion & Atonement 2020: 15%Crucifixion & Atonement 2021: 7.6%Crucifixion & Atonement 2022: 7.2%Crucifixion & Atonement 2023: 10%Crucifixion & Atonement 2024: 16%Crucifixion & Atonement 2025: 15%Crucifixion & Atonement 2026: 18%
Salvation & Grace0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Salvation & Grace 2016: 3.2%Salvation & Grace 2017: 9.1%Salvation & Grace 2018: 16%Salvation & Grace 2019: 12%Salvation & Grace 2020: 15%Salvation & Grace 2021: 6.1%Salvation & Grace 2022: 8.2%Salvation & Grace 2023: 11%Salvation & Grace 2024: 16%Salvation & Grace 2025: 11%Salvation & Grace 2026: 19%
Evangelism & Mission0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Evangelism & Mission 2016: 11%Evangelism & Mission 2017: 7.6%Evangelism & Mission 2018: 12%Evangelism & Mission 2019: 20%Evangelism & Mission 2020: 14%Evangelism & Mission 2021: 7.6%Evangelism & Mission 2022: 5.9%Evangelism & Mission 2023: 10%Evangelism & Mission 2024: 17%Evangelism & Mission 2025: 20%Evangelism & Mission 2026: 18%
Fear & Anxiety0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Fear & Anxiety 2016: 21%Fear & Anxiety 2017: 17%Fear & Anxiety 2018: 28%Fear & Anxiety 2019: 20%Fear & Anxiety 2020: 14%Fear & Anxiety 2021: 4.7%Fear & Anxiety 2022: 6.0%Fear & Anxiety 2023: 11%Fear & Anxiety 2024: 16%Fear & Anxiety 2025: 20%Fear & Anxiety 2026: 16%

Christian / non-denominational churches on Divining

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Other denominations

Unitarian UniversalistBaptistUnited MethodistUnited Church of ChristEpiscopalAfrican Methodist EpiscopalUnityLutheranCatholicOrthodoxPresbyterianJewishMennonite

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