Managing Your Library

Every sermon starter you generate in SermonWise AI is automatically saved to your personal library. This article explains how to find, organize, and export your sermon starters.

Automatic Saving

When you generate a sermon starter, it is saved to your library automatically. You do not need to click a save button -- the outline is stored as soon as generation completes. If you are signed in, your library persists across devices and sessions.

If generation fails or times out, the outline is not saved (and it does not count toward your monthly limit).

Finding Your Sermons

Your sermon library is accessible from the SermonWise dashboard. Each saved sermon shows:

• The sermon title or theme
• The Scripture reference
• The theological tradition used
• The sermon method
• The date it was generated

Use the search bar to find sermons by title, scripture reference, or theme. You can also filter by tradition or sort by date.

Exporting Your Sermon Starters

SermonWise offers two export options for each sermon starter:

Copy to Clipboard

Click the Copy button to copy the full starter as formatted text. You can paste it directly into:

• Google Docs
• Microsoft Word
• Apple Pages
• Planning Center Services
• Any text editor or note-taking app

The copied text preserves the starter's structure, including headings, main points, sub-points, illustrations, and application questions.

Export to Word

Click Export to Word to download the starter as a .docx file. The Word document includes:

• A formatted title page with the sermon title, scripture, and tradition
• The full starter with proper heading levels
• Illustrations and application sections clearly labeled

The .docx format is compatible with Microsoft Word, Google Docs (via upload), and most word processors. This is the best option if you want to edit and shape the starter into your full sermon before preaching.

Tips for Getting the Most from Your Library

• Generate early in the week. Give yourself time to pray, exegete, edit, and personalize the starter before Sunday.
• Try different traditions for the same passage. If you have free starters remaining, generate the same passage with a different tradition to see alternative perspectives. This can enrich your sermon even if you preach from one tradition.
• Always use the starter as a starting point — never as a finished sermon. SermonWise gives you a strong, theologically grounded foundation. The best sermons come when you add your own exegesis, your own stories, your own voice, and your own pastoral knowledge of your congregation. The Spirit-led shaping for this Sunday and this people can only come from you.
• Save starters you do not use immediately. They make excellent foundations for future sermons on similar passages or themes.