What Presbyterian churches preach about

What Presbyterian churches preach about, from 300 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Bible & Exposition, Baptism & Communion, Friendship & Belonging, Worship & Praise. Compared with other churches they stand out for Bible & Exposition, Jesus: Life & Teachings, Holy Spirit.

300 sermons1 churches2020–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Presbyterian 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: 43% of Presbyterian sermonsBible & Exposition43%Baptism & Communion: 18% of Presbyterian sermonsBaptism & Communion18%Friendship & Belonging: 17% of Presbyterian sermonsFriendship & Belonging17%Worship & Praise: 14% of Presbyterian sermonsWorship & Praise14%God the Father / Creator: 13% of Presbyterian sermonsGod the Father / Creator13%Faith & Doubt: 13% of Presbyterian sermonsFaith & Doubt13%Sin & Repentance: 13% of Presbyterian sermonsSin & Repentance13%Evangelism & Mission: 12% of Presbyterian sermonsEvangelism & Mission12%Salvation & Grace: 12% of Presbyterian sermonsSalvation & Grace12%Joy & Gratitude: 11% of Presbyterian sermonsJoy & Gratitude11%Fear & Anxiety: 11% of Presbyterian sermonsFear & Anxiety11%Marriage: 11% of Presbyterian sermonsMarriage11%

What sets Presbyterian preaching apart

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

Bible & Exposition: 43% of Presbyterian sermons vs 24% elsewhereBible & Exposition×1.8Jesus: Life & Teachings: 7.0% of Presbyterian sermons vs 3.7% elsewhereJesus: Life & Teachings×1.9Holy Spirit: 11% of Presbyterian sermons vs 6.6% elsewhereHoly Spirit×1.7The Kingdom of God: 7.0% of Presbyterian sermons vs 4.3% elsewhereThe Kingdom of God×1.6Baptism & Communion: 18% of Presbyterian sermons vs 12% elsewhereBaptism & Communion×1.5God the Father / Creator: 13% of Presbyterian sermons vs 9.6% elsewhereGod the Father / Creator×1.4Spiritual Growth: 10% of Presbyterian sermons vs 8.0% elsewhereSpiritual Growth×1.3Sin & Repentance: 13% of Presbyterian sermons vs 9.9% elsewhereSin & Repentance×1.3Worship & Praise: 14% of Presbyterian sermons vs 11% elsewhereWorship & Praise×1.2Salvation & Grace: 12% of Presbyterian sermons vs 9.8% elsewhereSalvation & Grace×1.2

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (65 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (235). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

Sin & Repentance: 0.0% through 2024 → 16% in 2025-26Sin & RepentancenewMarriage: 0.0% through 2024 → 14% in 2025-26MarriagenewSpiritual Growth: 0.0% through 2024 → 13% in 2025-26Spiritual GrowthnewThanksgiving & Harvest: 0.0% through 2024 → 11% in 2025-26Thanksgiving & HarvestnewHope & Encouragement: 0.0% through 2024 → 8.9% in 2025-26Hope & EncouragementnewEvangelism & Mission: 1.5% through 2024 → 15% in 2025-26Evangelism & Mission×10.0Church Life & Membership: 1.5% through 2024 → 10% in 2025-26Church Life & Membership×6.6Faith & Doubt: 3.1% through 2024 → 15% in 2025-26Faith & Doubt×5.0

Fading:

Worship & Praise: 20% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Worship & Praise×0.6

Top themes year by year

Bible & Exposition0%10%20%30%40%50%20222026Bible & Exposition 2022: 35%Bible & Exposition 2026: 47%
Baptism & Communion0%5%10%15%20%20222026Baptism & Communion 2022: 12%Baptism & Communion 2026: 17%
Friendship & Belonging0%5%10%15%20%20222026Friendship & Belonging 2022: 3.8%Friendship & Belonging 2026: 20%
Worship & Praise0%5%10%15%20%25%20222026Worship & Praise 2022: 23%Worship & Praise 2026: 12%
God the Father / Creator0%5%10%15%20%20222026God the Father / Creator 2022: 3.8%God the Father / Creator 2026: 15%
Faith & Doubt0%5%10%15%20%20222026Faith & Doubt 2022: 3.8%Faith & Doubt 2026: 15%

Presbyterian churches on Divining

Other denominations

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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