sermon
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On Tuesday, pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have delivered his last sermon.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Congregants, calling themselves walking worshipers, strolled through the streets surrounding the shuttered church as they followed along with the sermon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
She had her Christmas Day sermon to write.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, Sunday marked the first time the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally delivered an Easter sermon.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
As the Presbyterian preacher commenced his sermon, I was puzzled by the behavior of Mr. French Gordy, who sat with Miss Sarah in front of us, smelling of soap as usual.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The pastor possesses the charisma of an American televangelist, with expressions that shift dramatically with the tone of his sermons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
By 1904, the congregation’s old guard had dismissed his preference for sermons presented in English rather than Yiddish, which many of their immigrant family members still preferred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The church has continued to gather online and sometimes replays Wang's recorded sermons to its members.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
The sermon slouched along as sermons will when every single soul in the building is wishing that the ushers would start passing around cool glasses of lemonade.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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