> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lightloop.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sermons

> Build an entire teaching or presentation in one item — mixed slides of scripture, notes, and media, advanced manually from the iOS Remote.

<Note>
  Sermons require the latest **Apple TV app** and **iOS Remote** updates. Update both before using this feature.
</Note>

A **Sermon** (also great for any teaching, talk, or presentation) is a single media item that holds an ordered list of mixed **slides** — text/notes, scripture, full-screen media, and intentional blank slides. A pastor or presenter can build the whole message in one place, then advance through it slide-by-slide from the iOS Remote during the service.

Think of it as a lightweight presentation deck purpose-built for LightLoop: it lives in your Media Library, drops into any playlist, and renders natively on Apple TV (including TV Wall mode).

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## What a Sermon contains

A Sermon item is made of **slides**, each one of these types:

* **Text** — a heading/reference plus body text (your teaching points, quotes, or notes), styled with the sermon's text theme. Select text to apply **bold, italic, or underline** (or use ⌘B / ⌘I / ⌘U) — the formatting shows on the Apple TV program output
* **Bible** — scripture pulled from the [Bible integration](/integrations/youversion) (reference + verse text), added straight into the flow
* **Media** — a full-screen image, video, or audio slide (no text) that scales to fit with an optional blurred fill
* **Blank** — an intentional empty slide (shows the sermon's **Title media** if one is assigned, otherwise black)

Sermon-level settings:

* **Background media** — an image or video shown behind every **text** slide
* **Title media** — a graphic shown on **blank** slides (e.g. a sermon title card or logo)
* **Reference & Text styles** — font, size, color, alignment, shadow, stroke, and text background (same engine as Songs and Bible)

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## Creating a Sermon

1. In the **Media Library**, choose **New Sermon** from the new-media menu
2. The **Sermon Builder** opens automatically and creates the item
3. Build your slides (below), then changes save automatically (or press **⌘S**)

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## Building slides

Use **Add Slide** (text) or the **＋ Add ▾** menu for the other types:

* **Add Media (library)** — pick an existing image/video/audio from your Media Library
* **Upload media** — drag files in or pick from your computer; they upload to your library and drop in as media slides
* **Add Bible** — search a reference (e.g. `John 3:16-18`), pick the verses, and they're inserted as scripture slides
* **Add Blank Slide**

New slides and dropped files insert **right after the selected slide** (not at the end).

### Reordering & editing

* **Drag** the handle to reorder slides — the list auto-scrolls when you drag near the top or bottom
* **Duplicate** or **delete** any slide
* **Drop files between slides** — dragging files over the slide list shows a green insertion line; an "Importing…" placeholder appears while each file uploads
* **⌥ + Return** while editing a text slide splits it at the cursor into a new slide below — handy for breaking a pasted block into several slides

### Media slide options

For image/video/audio slides:

* **Blur fill** — fills the 16:9 frame with a blurred copy behind the contained media
* **End behavior** (video/audio) — **Stop**, **Loop**, or **Advance** to the next slide when playback ends
* **Mute** (video/audio)
* **Trim** — set in/out points with the inline player so only a segment plays on Apple TV

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## Add to a playlist

Click **Add to Playlist** in the Sermon Builder header to drop the sermon into one of your playlists without leaving the editor. Sermons behave like any other media item — reorder them, add them to feeds, and share them with your team.

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## On the Apple TV

Sermons render natively on Apple TV:

* **Text / Bible slides** display over the background media with your reference and body styling
* **Media slides** play full-screen (scaled to fit, with optional blur fill and your trim/loop/advance settings)
* **Blank slides** show the Title media (or black)

In **TV Wall** mode, a sermon's text slides drive the lower-third quadrant, media slides show full-screen, and the Stage quadrant shows a confidence view with the current and next slide (including a thumbnail + filename for upcoming media slides).

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## On the iOS Remote

In **Control Mode**, tap a sermon to expand its slides into a sub-grid. Each slide shows a thumbnail — text slides over their background, media slides as fit-to-frame thumbnails. Tap any slide to jump to it; the large preview and Stage view mirror exactly what's on screen, so you can confidently advance through the whole message.