Hope & Encouragement in sermons

Sermons on this theme talk about hope, encouragement, do not lose heart, light in the darkness, better days, hold on, take heart, a living hope. Part of Human Experience & Emotion. Least common in Orthodox churches (0.0%).

Year by year

By denomination

Preached alongside

Themes that share a sermon with Hope & Encouragement more often than chance (×2 = twice as often as in sermons overall).

Churches that preach it most

• Wilton Congregational Church, UCC 57% of 49 sermons
• Wavelengths: A WUU Podcast 38% of 133 sermons
• MOUNTAIN HOME CHURCH OF CHRIST 36% of 33 sermons
• VCF Cambria 36% of 33 sermons
• PORT TOWNSEND TRINITY 32% of 34 sermons
• The Glade Church Sermons 31% of 35 sermons
• Evangelical UCC 30% of 33 sermons
• SOUTHLAND CHRISTIAN CHURCH 30% of 33 sermons
• RIDGECREST BAPTIST CHURCH 29% of 99 sermons
• FORTIFIED HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 29% of 41 sermons
• MCC United Church of Christ in the Valley 28% of 58 sermons
• Saint David's (Sherman's) UCC 28% of 40 sermons

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