What Orthodox churches preach about

What Orthodox churches preach about, from 305 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Prayer & Devotion, Bible & Exposition, Joy & Gratitude, Crucifixion & Atonement. Compared with other churches they stand out for Prayer & Devotion.

305 sermons2 churches2021–2026

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

Browse Orthodox sermons

Most-preached themes

Prayer & Devotion: 61% of Orthodox sermonsPrayer & Devotion61%Bible & Exposition: 7.2% of Orthodox sermonsBible & Exposition7.2%Joy & Gratitude: 6.9% of Orthodox sermonsJoy & Gratitude6.9%Crucifixion & Atonement: 5.2% of Orthodox sermonsCrucifixion & Atonement5.2%Baptism & Communion: 4.9% of Orthodox sermonsBaptism & Communion4.9%Forgiveness & Reconciliation: 4.6% of Orthodox sermonsForgiveness & Reconciliation4.6%Parenting & Children: 4.3% of Orthodox sermonsParenting & Children4.3%Jesus: Life & Teachings: 3.9% of Orthodox sermonsJesus: Life & Teachings3.9%Faith & Doubt: 3.6% of Orthodox sermonsFaith & Doubt3.6%Salvation & Grace: 3.6% of Orthodox sermonsSalvation & Grace3.6%Holy Spirit: 3.6% of Orthodox sermonsHoly Spirit3.6%Worship & Praise: 3.3% of Orthodox sermonsWorship & Praise3.3%

What sets Orthodox preaching apart

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

Prayer & Devotion: 61% of Orthodox sermons vs 7.1% elsewherePrayer & Devotion×8.6

Top themes year by year

Prayer & Devotion0%20%40%60%80%20212022Prayer & Devotion 2021: 62%Prayer & Devotion 2022: 66%
Bible & Exposition0%1%2%3%4%5%20212022Bible & Exposition 2021: 3.6%Bible & Exposition 2022: 4.9%
Joy & Gratitude0%2%4%6%8%20212022Joy & Gratitude 2021: 5.1%Joy & Gratitude 2022: 6.3%
Crucifixion & Atonement0%2%4%6%20212022Crucifixion & Atonement 2021: 2.2%Crucifixion & Atonement 2022: 5.6%
Baptism & Communion0%1%2%3%20212022Baptism & Communion 2021: 2.9%Baptism & Communion 2022: 2.8%
Forgiveness & Reconciliation0%1%2%3%4%5%20212022Forgiveness & Reconciliation 2021: 4.3%Forgiveness & Reconciliation 2022: 3.5%

Orthodox churches on Divining

Other denominations

Unitarian UniversalistChristian / non-denominationalBaptistUnited MethodistUnited Church of ChristEpiscopalAfrican Methodist EpiscopalUnityLutheranCatholicPresbyterianJewishMennonite

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