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What United Methodist churches preach about

What United Methodist churches preach about, from 3,745 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Faith & Civic Life, Bible & Exposition, Fear & Anxiety, Baptism & Communion. Compared with other churches they stand out for The Lord's Prayer, Disability & Belonging, Faith & Mental Health.

3,745 sermons32 churches2016–2026

These pages are built from sermons that United Methodist 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

Faith & Civic Life: 21% of United Methodist sermonsFaith & Civic Life21%Bible & Exposition: 19% of United Methodist sermonsBible & Exposition19%Fear & Anxiety: 17% of United Methodist sermonsFear & Anxiety17%Baptism & Communion: 17% of United Methodist sermonsBaptism & Communion17%Friendship & Belonging: 16% of United Methodist sermonsFriendship & Belonging16%Parenting & Children: 14% of United Methodist sermonsParenting & Children14%Creation Care: 13% of United Methodist sermonsCreation Care13%Faith & Doubt: 12% of United Methodist sermonsFaith & Doubt12%Evangelism & Mission: 12% of United Methodist sermonsEvangelism & Mission12%Advent & Christmas: 11% of United Methodist sermonsAdvent & Christmas11%Marriage: 11% of United Methodist sermonsMarriage11%Grief & Lament: 10% of United Methodist sermonsGrief & Lament10%

What sets United Methodist preaching apart

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

The Lord's Prayer: 4.5% of United Methodist sermons vs 0.9% elsewhereThe Lord's Prayer×5.2Disability & Belonging: 3.0% of United Methodist sermons vs 1.0% elsewhereDisability & Belonging×2.9Faith & Mental Health: 6.2% of United Methodist sermons vs 3.1% elsewhereFaith & Mental Health×2.0Dating & Godly Relationships: 3.7% of United Methodist sermons vs 1.8% elsewhereDating & Godly Relationships×2.1James: 1.1% of United Methodist sermons vs 0.4% elsewhereJames×2.4Service & Spiritual Gifts: 9.2% of United Methodist sermons vs 5.6% elsewhereService & Spiritual Gifts×1.7Parenting & Children: 14% of United Methodist sermons vs 8.7% elsewhereParenting & Children×1.6Indigenous Justice & Land: 1.0% of United Methodist sermons vs 0.5% elsewhereIndigenous Justice & Land×1.9Faith & Civic Life: 21% of United Methodist sermons vs 14% elsewhereFaith & Civic Life×1.5Baptism & Communion: 17% of United Methodist sermons vs 12% elsewhereBaptism & Communion×1.4

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (1,157 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (2,588). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

Prophecy & End Times: 0.5% through 2024 → 2.9% in 2025-26Prophecy & End Times×5.5Divorce & Broken Relationships: 0.8% through 2024 → 3.0% in 2025-26Divorce & Broken Relationships×3.8Daniel: 1.7% through 2024 → 4.6% in 2025-26Daniel×2.7Sin & Repentance: 5.0% through 2024 → 11% in 2025-26Sin & Repentance×2.2Creation Care: 7.1% through 2024 → 15% in 2025-26Creation Care×2.2Acts: 0.8% through 2024 → 2.2% in 2025-26Acts×2.9Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion: 5.3% through 2024 → 10% in 2025-26Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion×1.9Dating & Godly Relationships: 2.1% through 2024 → 4.4% in 2025-26Dating & Godly Relationships×2.1

Fading:

The Lord's Prayer: 12% through 2024 → 1.1% in 2025-26The Lord's Prayer×0.1Indigenous Justice & Land: 2.4% through 2024 → 0.3% in 2025-26Indigenous Justice & Land×0.1The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene): 3.0% through 2024 → 0.6% in 2025-26The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)×0.2James: 2.3% through 2024 → 0.5% in 2025-26James×0.2Worship & Praise: 12% through 2024 → 6.4% in 2025-26Worship & Praise×0.5Lent & Holy Week: 6.7% through 2024 → 4.1% in 2025-26Lent & Holy Week×0.6

Top themes year by year

Faith & Civic Life0%10%20%30%40%2018202120222023202420252026Faith & Civic Life 2018: 33%Faith & Civic Life 2021: 7.8%Faith & Civic Life 2022: 11%Faith & Civic Life 2023: 19%Faith & Civic Life 2024: 18%Faith & Civic Life 2025: 19%Faith & Civic Life 2026: 25%
Bible & Exposition0%10%20%30%2018202120222023202420252026Bible & Exposition 2018: 13%Bible & Exposition 2021: 9.2%Bible & Exposition 2022: 14%Bible & Exposition 2023: 11%Bible & Exposition 2024: 20%Bible & Exposition 2025: 28%Bible & Exposition 2026: 20%
Fear & Anxiety0%5%10%15%20%25%2018202120222023202420252026Fear & Anxiety 2018: 4.3%Fear & Anxiety 2021: 3.5%Fear & Anxiety 2022: 11%Fear & Anxiety 2023: 21%Fear & Anxiety 2024: 19%Fear & Anxiety 2025: 17%Fear & Anxiety 2026: 20%
Baptism & Communion0%5%10%15%20%25%2018202120222023202420252026Baptism & Communion 2018: 13%Baptism & Communion 2021: 6.4%Baptism & Communion 2022: 13%Baptism & Communion 2023: 22%Baptism & Communion 2024: 20%Baptism & Communion 2025: 21%Baptism & Communion 2026: 17%
Friendship & Belonging0%5%10%15%20%25%2018202120222023202420252026Friendship & Belonging 2018: 15%Friendship & Belonging 2021: 5.3%Friendship & Belonging 2022: 13%Friendship & Belonging 2023: 16%Friendship & Belonging 2024: 23%Friendship & Belonging 2025: 19%Friendship & Belonging 2026: 17%
Parenting & Children0%5%10%15%20%2018202120222023202420252026Parenting & Children 2018: 11%Parenting & Children 2021: 4.9%Parenting & Children 2022: 8.4%Parenting & Children 2023: 12%Parenting & Children 2024: 18%Parenting & Children 2025: 9.5%Parenting & Children 2026: 16%

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