A structured audit of modern American sermons measured against four independent axes: fidelity to Jesus's teachings in the Gospels, bias-bearing or harmful rhetoric, factual accuracy of empirical claims, and whole-Bible engagement (cherry-picking and unacknowledged canonical tension).
Source & methodology: github.com/chicks/whosaid
Eight pastors on the same topic (end times / eschatology). Scorecard matrix with reach stats, CN-marker matrix, per-axis drill-downs, factual-claim verdict distribution.
Side-by-side calibration of the three sermons that came back severe on Axis 2 (Hibbs, Hagee, Howerton). Marker-by-marker comparison with supporting quotes; reach-weighted severity ranking.
Pre-COVID vs. post-Oct-7. Both sermons severe on Axes 2 & 4. CN markers doubled from 4/8 to 8/8 — new categories appearing: dominionism, civil religion, ethno-cultural undertones, strongman-affinity. The eschatology was always severe; the political-authoritarian framing is what escalated.
Same pastor, same topic (end-times), 5.8 years apart. Axis-severity deltas, CN-marker deltas, headline-quote comparison. Key finding: content-tone on end-times preaching shows relative stability; the real transformation is channel reach (~5,500× growth).
Sorted by aggregate severity across the four axes. Click a sermon title to open the full audit report.
| Pastor | Sermon | Reach | A1 Jesus | A2 Bias/Harm | A3 Facts | A4 Whole Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pastor John Hagee Cornerstone Church |
Pastor John Hagee - "The End of Days" 2025-06-18 |
497K views ~22K/wk |
severe | severe Severe xenophobic and anti-Muslim framing paired with authoritarian political di |
moderate | severe |
Pastor Jack Hibbs Calvary Chapel Chino Hills |
The Stage Is Being Set For The End Times! 2026-02-26 |
809K views ~10K/wk |
severe | severe Severe anti-Muslim and political-enemy rhetoric |
moderate | severe |
Pastor Josh Howerton Lakepointe Church |
When Will Jesus Return? 4 Predictions About the End Times 2026-04-12 |
153K views ~26K/wk |
moderate | severe Severe anti-Muslim eschatology |
moderate | severe |
Dr. Robert Jeffress First Baptist Dallas |
LIVE: "Are We Living In The End Times?:What Are The Major Events Of Th 2023-12-03 |
16K views ~16K/wk |
moderate | moderate Moderate — specific-group rhetorical use + civil religion adjacency |
moderate | severe |
Pastor Greg Locke Global Vision Bible Church |
Last Days, Last Call: God’s Instructions to the Church 2026-02-09 |
2.2K views ~3.5K/wk |
moderate | moderate Low-moderate; mostly jeremiad register |
moderate | moderate |
Pastor Steven Furtick Elevation Church |
What Comes After | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church 2022-07-31 |
732K views ~28K/wk |
moderate | low Largely absent |
moderate | moderate |
Pastor John MacArthur Grace Community Church |
The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 1 (Revelation 21:1–3) John MacA 2026-04-16 |
8.0K views ~8.0K/wk |
moderate | low Largely absent |
moderate | moderate |
Bishop T.D. Jakes The Potter's House |
The King is Coming - Bishop T.D. Jakes | The Pacemaker Series 2020-05-30 |
461K views ~30K/wk |
low | moderate Moderate — supersessionism and gendered framing |
low | moderate |
Earlier audits on different topics, kept for reference. Not part of the focused end-times comparison.
| Pastor | Sermon | Axis 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pastor Douglas Wilson Christ Church (speaking at Pentagon prayer meeting convened by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth) |
Remarks at the Pentagon Prayer Meeting 2026-02-16 |
severe — Severe Christian nationalism in its high-church form |
| Bishop T.D. Jakes The Potter's House |
Sticks & Stones - Bishop T.D. Jakes 2026-04-05 |
low — Largely absent |
| Pastor Steven Furtick Elevation Church |
It Still Works | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church 2026-04-19 |
low — Largely absent |
| Dr. Robert Jeffress First Baptist Dallas |
Genesis: Retracing Our Spiritual Roots | Dr. Robert Jeffress | Ap 2026-04-20 |
moderate — Moderate — jeremiad and contempt rhetoric; no identifiable-g |
| Pastor Douglas Wilson Christ Church |
Coming of Age and Life Between the Sexes #2 | Douglas Wilson 2026-04-20 |
moderate — Moderate misogynistic framing; patriarchal essentialism as d |
Each sermon is audited along four axes:
Low (low) — Few findings or isolated tensions; sermon is largely aligned on this axis.
Moderate (moderate) — Multiple substantive findings, or a directional concern without extreme content.
Severe (severe) — Content with significant reach × specificity × harm potential; high-confidence assertions targeting identifiable groups or populations.
Every flagged finding includes the pastor's direct quote with a timestamp, and the specific biblical passages it sits against. Contrast is two-panel (Axis 1: Pastor | Jesus) or three-panel (Axis 4: Pastor | Jesus | Wider Bible). The audit's credibility depends on the evidence doing the work, not the auditor's prose.