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Greetings, My name is Steven Lee, and I’m the founder of SermonAudio. What most people may not know is that I spent my childhood years growing up in Toronto, Canada, before heading off to Bob Jones University in the 1990s. And it is there, to this day,

It was a whirlwind of a trip. Last month, we sent a small team from America to begin the work of setting up the foundation of what would become The Vault UK, located in the Let the Bible Speak Centre, Northern Ireland. It's a first step, but an important

Humble Beginnings The name of Thomas Boston (1676-1732) is synonymous with Scottish preaching and piety. He lived during a spiritually difficult time in Scotland when the high tide of Reformation and Covenantal blessing had largely receded. Legalism and

Hello friends, I'm writing this note while waiting for our flight to the UK, where we hope to establish our fourth Vault site, this time in the UK. I'm traveling with two young men who will be doing much of the heavy lifting, and our Chief Architect will

A big change for user comments. It may not seem like a big change to most, but for the past 25 years, our staff has been moderating user comments for sermons, one comment at a time. Every comment was reviewed internally before it ever appeared publicly.

Introduction SermonAudio and Bob Jones University are cooperating in a mutually beneficial relationship to advance God's kingdom and to inspire the next generation. The Computer Science Department at Bob Jones University will be periodically hosting

The Vault coming to Northern Ireland. In the will of the Lord, another Vault site will soon be established in the United Kingdom at the LTBS Centre in Ahoghill, Northern Ireland. This will become our 4th Vault site, but this site in particular will play

Interact with sermons in natural language. We’re excited to share Ask the Puritans! — a new experimental project from SermonAudio Labs designed to help pastors, students, and historians interact directly with the rich resources of Puritan and Reformed

Sometimes it's the little things. We've just given our sermon player (in our opinion) a massive boost in usefulness and enjoy-ability. We now have a set of player panels that slide on and off the screen to reveal additional content if the sermon is part

Attention broadcasters! We have officially launched Smart Clips—our solution for discovering the best clips from your sermons and generating short form vertical content suitable for distribution on social platforms. This is all done using Vault AI and is

FEB 17-18 @ 7pm-7pm "I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry." Psalm 40:1 We received the GREEN LIGHT for a 24-HOUR global prayer meeting with the students at Bob Jones University in cooperation with SermonAudio during

How it began. In 2020, in the providence of God, a new friendship began. I met a man from Scotland whose love for Christ, his homeland, and Reformed and Puritan worship left a deep impression upon me. Yet his story is really part of a far greater one.

Join us LIVE for a new Bible study! Join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 10:45 ET for a special offering by SermonAudio in Spanish! SermonAudio is partnering with Dr. Sam Horn to bring you a series of Bible lectures and expositions from

One Sermon, Everywhere. We're thrilled to announce that your sermons on SermonAudio now integrate natively with Church Plant Media websites, at no extra cost. Church Plant Media is the leader in the custom church websites space, providing beautiful,

Greetings, We had what we can only call an explosive year in 2025. We must take a moment to reflect on how God has led us through the various twists and turns. Much like a climber who pauses to look back and see how far he has come, we find ourselves

An evening of thanksgiving. When the idea first came to light of having a special celebration of our 25th year, there was some debate as to whether it would seem too self-aggrandizing or at least be taken as such. Then upon further reflection, we decided

Global Sermons is finally here. We have officially launched Global Sermons with 46 languages—an entirely new service for our broadcasters on SermonAudio that facilitates translating sermons from any language into any other language using the latest in

On December 10, 2025, I had the extraordinary opportunity to address the entire student body of Bob Jones University at one of their chapel services. What does one say in just a few minutes of time allotted to thousands of young people? This was my great

Overview SermonAudio is a platform for preaching, whether it be audio or video. But increasingly, the transcript of a sermon is becoming increasingly important. There are a number of reasons why that is. People have always enjoyed having a printed

Our story, in writing. Discover the remarkable journey of how SermonAudio began with a young boy in the 1980s who fell asleep each night listening to cassette tapes of preaching—a simple beginning that would, by God’s providence, grow into a global

NOV 7 was our Independence Day. It's when we took a giant leap in cutting the cord with the cloud. Starting at 10pm the night before and concluding at 6am NOV 7, we brought the final major components of SermonAudio in-house into The Vault: our database,

The new Broadcaster Dashboard is here... We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the completely redesigned Broadcaster Dashboard — now live for all broadcasters on SermonAudio! This isn’t just a cosmetic refresh. It’s a total rebuild from the ground up

Attention users! We've recently launched Top Sermons—a popular feature from the legacy site that has been ported to the new site. On a platform hosting millions of sermons, this feature serves as a helpful guide for both first-time visitors and regular

New Book and Film to Mark 25th Anniversary As SermonAudio approaches its 25th anniversary, we are pleased to announce the upcoming release of The Story of SermonAudio—a beautiful, full-color book accompanied by a short film, both premiering in December

What happened? Charlie Kirk, a popular conservative voice and outspoken Christian commentator, was fatally shot in the neck by an assassin's rifle during a campus speaking event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. He had the ear of the youth.

We're in Canada! We are building our next Vault site in Canada! After our first few visits, the cluster is online and operational, but it's just the first step. Next step will be to ship and install a fully replicated copy of the entire sermon library in

Welcome to Coins! It's an easy way to earn credits to reduce or even eliminate your monthly bill by simply referring SermonAudio to other like-minded churches. In addition to credits being applied to your account, any church that signs up using this link

GIVE US ONE MINUTE OF YOUR TIME. Watch our 60-second promo for SermonAudio and please share the new WELCOME MAT to churches that are not yet broadcasting with us. www.sermonaudio.com/join Over the last 25 years, we've been on a mission. A mission to

Attention all broadcasters! A sermon series is an easy way to group sermons together with a series name, description, and unique album artwork. A sermon series can also be classified as a proper podcast with just a few additional details. We've made it

Finding the needle in a haystack. Finding what you want in the world's largest sermon library can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack—well, we just made the SEARCH process faster and more enjoyable! It's fast because it's all

Attention everyone, One of the most popular ways people have accessed sermons on SermonAudio over the years has been by Scripture. They want to go to a passage and listen to sermons on a particular verse. We've always had that capability, sort of. But

Attention all users! We're happy to announce a completely refreshed native SermonAudio app available for the Amazon Fire Tablet family of products! Listen to sermons, watch videos, enjoy the 24x7 radio, and tune into live webcasts on SermonAudio --

Artificial Intelligence is controversial. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is regarded as perhaps the most significant technological advancement since the advent of the Internet itself. But with such a powerful tool, there are always strong positives and

UK Motion made and received. A Motion recognizing the work of SermonAudio has been tabled and received support in the UK Parliament (the House of Commons). Early Day Motions are formal means by which Parliament can raise awareness on particular issues or

Massive update to live webcasting. The biggest update to our live webcasting platform ever has now been released with tons of rich new functionality! It's easy to use, beautifully implemented, and just works on all platforms. Entirely reengineered from

An Audiobook Initiative Gem. Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is something historic. The complete works of John Knox are available for the first time in the audiobook format! Our team has been working aggressively on his entire works—an

The sad reality. Vacant pulpits are a sad reality. But equally sad is the fact that many able preachers and retired pastors are willing, yet unconnected, to churches in need. Our directory of self-published vacant pulpits exists to help make an

Full-transcript sermon search is here! We’re thrilled to unveil one of the most powerful features ever released on SermonAudio: every sermon fully transcribed and searchable! No one else is doing this at this scale. For some time now, we’ve been auto

Attention everyone, To date, we have almost 3 million sermons in our repository which makes us the largest library of free audio and video sermons from thousands of faithful churches worldwide. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. On the one hand,

The other day, we finally and officially removed the original SermonAudio app from the App Store. It's the end of an era. You'll need to download the NEW APP—read on! Fifteen years ago, we launched the original SermonAudio app—v1.0 hit the App Store on

We're keeping busy. There's a lot that goes on here every single day, and one of the annoying things about fast-paced development is that it can often go unappreciated. Here's a summary: Global Sermons is around the corner. Our development team presented

Attention broadcasters! At SermonAudio, we're not just about audio & video. We’re continually striving to provide our broadcasters with powerful tools that help communicate the gospel in every format. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a brand-new

Version v3.1.50 Sermons by Scripture fixes Dark mode fixes Various audio and video player fixes Various comments fixes Better language settings and filtering Ignore network related sentry errors Version v3.1.48 Turns out we still had more work to do,

Attention broadcasters! Our popular feature called Cross Publish just got more powerful—now enabling the optional upload of full-length sermons to Facebook and YouTube! Spread the net even wider to ensure that your sermons are seen on social media sites

Attention all users! We're happy to announce new and easy way to listen to sermons, watch videos, and tune into live webcasts on SermonAudio -- instantly! All from the convenience of your living room television. It's our completely rewritten SermonAudio

Unlimited uploads for your sermons. We love sermons, and SermonAudio is purpose-built for sermons. That’s why managing your sermon library is one of the most important and seamless experiences we offer. Whether you’re uploading your first sermon or your

Update on The Vault and Site development. We have more or less completed setting up SITE #2. This second site for the Vault is much smaller than our Greenville location on the campus of Bob Jones University, but it plays a vital step in our mission to

Attention everyone! We’re thrilled to announce our Auto-Play feature which will automatically proceed to the next sermon in a series so you can enjoy seamless, uninterrupted sermon playback for both audio and video formats. No more manually selecting the

Gospel of John Re-launch! We're living in a world that is sinking in disinformation, deepfakes, and outright deception. We cannot tell what is true and what is artificial anymore. In the midst of this sea of lies, it seems that more than ever there is a

Attention everyone! Video playback on SermonAudio just got a very nice upgrade! You can now enjoy a tiny video preview thumbnail as you scrub through the timeline. It's 100% automatic, it works on all 600,000+ existing videos in our library, and it works