Sermon Clip Maker:
Your First 2 Sermons Free

Upload your full Sunday sermon. Our AI finds the best moments, adds captions, and delivers up to 5 ready-to-post clips per sermon, completely free for your first 2 sermons. No credit card needed.

Try it on your own sermon, the first two are free

First 2 full sermons free · No CC · Your clips, forever

What is a sermon clip maker, and why does free matter?

A sermon clip maker is software that takes your full-length sermon recording and automatically identifies the most shareable moments, a powerful quote, a compelling story, a convicting call-to-action, then exports those moments as short-form videos ready for social media. Instead of a volunteer spending Monday morning scrubbing through a 45-minute recording, the software does it in minutes.

The “free” part matters more for churches than for most content creators. Many churches operate with tight budgets, volunteer media teams, and limited time to evaluate new tools. Committing to a monthly subscription before seeing real results from your actual sermons, with your pastor's voice, your congregation's energy, is a hard sell to any church leadership team.

A genuine free trial, one that processes full sermons at full quality with no credit card, lets your team evaluate the actual output before any budget conversation. That's the only honest way to know if the tool works for your specific context.

What you get free

Nothing covers your video. No time limits. No card needed.

Up to 5 finished clips from each of your first 2 sermons
Auto-captions trained on religious vocabulary
9:16 vertical clips with speaker tracking
Nothing covers your video; free clips end with a 1.5 second sermon-clips.com card
Keep your clips forever, even if you don't upgrade
Church-native AI that understands sermon structure

Why generic free tools fall short

CapCut and iMovie mean scrubbing, cropping and captioning by hand every week. General AI tools like OpusClip are built for TikTok creators, they don't understand sermon structure, scripture references, or altar calls.

FeatureSermon Clips FreeCapCutOpusClip
Church-specific AI
Trained on sermons
Manual editing
General creator AI
Ready-to-post clips per sermon
About 5, fully automated
Manual, hours of work
3 to up to 5 clips
No credit card required
Full sermon free
Free tier
75 min/month
Pastor speaker tracking
Auto 9:16 reframe
Manual crop
Generic reframe
Religious vocab captions
Scripture-aware
Generic AI
Generic AI

How it works

Three steps. No timeline. No editing skills needed.

1

Upload your sermon

Upload an MP4 or MOV file, or paste your YouTube link directly. Any sermon length works.

2

AI does the work

Our church-native AI finds key moments, adds captions, and reframes to 9:16 vertical, about five minutes for a typical sermon.

3

Download and post

up to 5 clips ready for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook. Keep them forever.

How to choose a free sermon clip maker

Not every free tool delivers the same experience. Before you invest time uploading a sermon, here are the four things that actually separate church-ready software from generic video editors.

1. Does it understand sermon structure?

Generic AI clip tools are trained on YouTube vlogs and TikToks, they optimize for entertainment hooks, not teaching moments. A church-native tool knows the difference between an illustration, a scripture reading, and an altar call. That difference determines whether the clips it selects actually reflect your ministry.

2. Does it handle religious vocabulary in captions?

Auto-captions from general-purpose tools routinely mishandle words like “Philippians,” “Deuteronomy,” “righteousness,” or any pastor's proper name. Clips with misspelled scripture citations undermine trust. Look for a tool trained specifically on religious content.

3. Is the free trial actually free, no CC, full-quality output?

Some tools call something a “free trial” but require a credit card to start, add a watermark to every clip, or limit you to 30 seconds. If you can't evaluate the full output at full quality, you can't make a real decision. Look for a trial that processes a full sermon with no restrictions. Ours does, with one difference: free clips end with a 1.5 second sermon-clips.com card, and paid clips have none.

4. How many clips does it produce?

More isn't better, a pile of 30 mediocre clips still leaves someone on your team watching all of them to find the five worth posting. Look for a tool that does that editorial work for you: Sermon Clips delivers up to 5 clips per sermon, chosen from the full transcript and checked against the actual video frames, so every clip is one you'd actually post.

Common questions

Is it really free?

Yes. Your first 2 full-length sermons are processed with all features enabled, no credit card required. You get up to 5 clips per sermon, burned-in captions, and vertical formatting. Free clips end with a 1.5 second sermon-clips.com card.

What happens after my free sermons?

Paid plans start at $9.99/week, cancel anytime. You upgrade when you're ready, there's no pressure and no auto-charge. Your clips from the free sermons are yours to keep regardless.

How long does processing take?

About five minutes for a typical 45-minute sermon; a two-hour service takes closer to ten.

What formats are supported?

MP4, MOV, and direct YouTube URLs. If your church streams to YouTube, just paste the URL.

Do I own my clips?

Yes, always. Your content is yours, and we don't use it for training without permission. Nothing covers your video, but free clips end with a 1.5 second sermon-clips.com card. Paid clips have no card.

Start free. Upload your first sermon.

About 5 finished clips. Auto-captions. No credit card. See exactly what church-native AI delivers before you spend a dollar.

Start Free: Upload Your First Sermon