Make every sermon come out your way
If you preach expository, in one big idea, for about thirty minutes, you shouldn't have to say so every week. Save your sermon format once and Aligned shapes every draft that way — and stops asking about format and length.
About 3 minutes Works on the free planUpdated September 29, 2026
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1/7 · In Brain, open Sermon Format
Good to know
- Want something different this week? Say so in the request — “outline only” or “a shorter one this week” — and that request wins.
- When a sermon's quick questions come up, leave Save for all future sermons switched on and your answers are saved here for you.
- Sermon Format is yours alone: each leader on your team saves their own.
If it’s not working
It says “Couldn't save — try again.”
Press Save sermon format again. Your choices stay on the page, so nothing needs redoing.
It still asks me about format or length before a sermon
Aligned may have filled in some choices from sermons already in your Brain. They look the same as your own picks, but they don't stop the questions. Tap each one off and on again (or pick another), then press Save sermon format.
It still asks a question or two before a sermon
Sermon Format answers the format questions. A request with no passage or topic can still bring up a quick question — answer it, or press Skip, just go.
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Next, you might want to
- Write this Sunday's sermonGo from a passage or topic to a full sermon draft in your tradition, ready to shape.
- Answer or skip the questions before a draftHandle the quick setup card Aligned shows before writing, or tell it to stop asking.
- Make Aligned sound like youGive Aligned your website and your sermons so every draft sounds like you and believes what your church believes.