sermon

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Meanwhile, Sunday marked the first time the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally delivered an Easter sermon.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

It’s a sermon we’ve heard plenty of times before and possibly even delivered ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

"There was a lot of people, it was very solemn, and there was a beautiful sermon about hope. At least let us have that: hope," said local churchgoer Jean-Claude.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Toward the end of a 6-hour sermon, attendees offer “enough is enough” lists of their problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

And in the Dutch Reformed Church, a minister’s first sermon in his first church was the most solemn, joyous, emotional occasion that an unemotional people could conceive.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom