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Today is day 7 and we are continuing the section on Salvation with question 7. 7. Why does God save you? Because he loves me, God saves me from sin and judgment, so that I may love and serve him for his glory. (Psalm 98; Isaiah 42:5–9; John 3:17; Romans 5:8–10; 2 Corinthians 5:18–21; Ephesians 1:3–14) Our prayer today is the Collect from the Second Sunday of Christmas found on page 601 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019). If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism. Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS. Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Mary Did You Know? Luke 2:41-52 The Second Sunday of Christmas Sunday, January 4, 2026 Ashley Cleveland, Pastoral Associate Church of the Redeemer, Nashville, TN www.Redeemer-Nashville.net
The Rev. Elizabeth Marie Melchionna
Morning Prayer for Monday, January 5, 2026 (The Second Sunday of Christmas).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 12-14Genesis 5John 3:22-36Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.
Second Sunday after Christmas/EpiphanyScripture Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12
A homily delivered by Fr. John Trammell on Sunday, January 4, 2025, the Second Sunday of Christmas. The lectionary texts for the day were Jer 31:7-14 Ps 84 Eph 1:3-14 Luke 2:41-52
A sermon by the Rev. Canon Salmoon Bashir on the Second Sunday after Christmas (January 4, 2026) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
The Rebirth of Wonder | A Sermon for Epiphany In this sermon, we reflect on The Rebirth of Wonder and the invitation of Epiphany to see the world—and God's work within it—with renewed awe, curiosity, and openness. This sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Lewis Galloway on January 4, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, on the Second Sunday of Christmas and Epiphany. The scripture readings for this message are Isaiah 60:1–6 and Matthew 2:1–12. Drawing from the story of the Magi, this sermon suggests that anxiety often takes root when wonder is lost—and that God does not always relieve our fear by giving us certainty, but by giving us light enough for the next faithful step. Epiphany invites us to follow that light, even when the path leads beyond what we can control or fully understand. Wonder widens our vision, restores imagination, and opens us again to trust that God is still at work in the world and in our lives. In this message, we explore: How wonder expands faith when anxiety narrows it The Magi as models of curiosity, courage, and attentiveness Following God's light without needing certainty or control Epiphany as an invitation to ongoing discovery and trust Whether you are joining us from Charlotte or beyond, this sermon offers a thoughtful and hope-filled reflection on how God's light restores wonder—and how wonder, in turn, helps steady anxious hearts and reorient us toward hope. Subscribe for sermons, reflections, and stories from First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. Topics: Epiphany sermon, wonder and anxiety, rebirth of wonder, Matthew 2 sermon, following the star, Christian hope, light of Christ
Bishop Jeff preaches, The Second Sunday after Christmas Day
January 4, 2026 - The Second Sunday after Christmas - Fr. Graham Marsh by All Souls' Episcopal Church
Send us a textA Land Called Homily is where you'll find the weekly talks given by David Chatel at St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. This episode is from the Second Sunday of Christmas and based on Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a. For more content and information, visit www.davidchatel.com. Thanks for listening!
Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table's worship service on January 4, 2026, (Second Sunday after Christmas).
Join us for this second week of Christmastide as we continue to dwell upon the mystery of the Incarnation of Christ. Text: John 1:1-18
Lead Pastor Ashley Mathews preaches from the Gospel of Matthew on The Second Sunday of Christmas.
Sermon delivered by Fr. John Crews on Sunday, January 4, 2026.View Transcript:https://bit.ly/Sermon_2026-01-04_The-Second-Sunday-after-Christmas_Fr-John
Learn more about St. Michael's at www.st-michaels.org.
Evening Prayer for Sunday, January 4, 2026 (The Second Sunday of Christmas).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 15-16Jeremiah 3Galatians 4Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.
Morning Prayer for Sunday, January 4, 2026 (The Second Sunday of Christmas).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 8, 11Genesis 4John 3:1-21Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.
This is Wade's sermon at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI for the the Second Sunday after Christmas. We'd love to have you join us at Resurrection for a Sunday Divine Service sometime at 9am. As always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you'd like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com.
Join hosts Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson for Sermon Brainwave as they explore the readings for the Second Sunday after Epiphany (January 18, 2026). This episode examines how John the Baptist serves as the primary witness to Jesus' identity in John's Gospel, highlighting the importance of testimony and discipleship.The hosts dive deep into John 1:29-42, examining how John the Baptist functions not as the one who baptizes Jesus, but as the testifier and witness to who Jesus is. Unlike the Synoptic Gospels where Jesus performs signs before people follow him, in John's Gospel, people are drawn to Jesus simply because of who he is—revealed through testimony. The conversation explores the significance of the "Lamb of God" title, connecting it to Passover imagery and God's provision and protection throughout Israel's history.The hosts discuss how this passage invites contemporary disciples to consider: What have you seen? What will you see? And to whom will you testify? They emphasize that in John's Gospel, revelation comes not primarily through divine acts but through Jesus' identity being witnessed to and shared among people. The episode also explores translation challenges in Psalm 40's opening ("I waited and waited") and the communal nature of spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians.This is the first of four consecutive weeks featuring readings from 1 Corinthians, offering preachers an opportunity to develop a thematic series during this short Epiphany season (only four Sundays this year).
Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 After the wise men had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called my son." When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead." Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And after being warned in a dream, he went away to the district of Galilee. There he made his home in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He will be called a Nazorean."
Sunday, January 4, 2026
The sermon from the Second Sunday after Christmas by Pastor Atkinson.
Second Sunday of Christmas; Sermon based on Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12. Preached at The First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn (https://linktr.ee/firstchurchbrooklyn). Podcast subscription is available at https://cutt.ly/fpcb-sermons or Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4ccZPt6), Spotify, Amazon....This item belongs to: audio/first-church-brooklyn-sermons.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Evening lessons: Psalms 15, 16; Jeremiah 3; Galatians 4. Lord, who shall dwell in your tabernacle? Or who shall rest upon your holy hill?
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Second Sunday after Christmas Day.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Second Sunday after Christmas.
Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring January 4, 2026 Listen to Rev. Tom’s sermon here! The post Second Sunday of Christmas appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.
Gospel Reading: John 1:1-18 This January, we are joined by Rev. John Corgan.
Second Sunday after Christmas January 4, 2026 Christ the Savior Is Born - The Dawn of Redeeming Grace Sermon based on John 1:14-18 https://stpeterchurchmodesto.org/
Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-14 | Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a | Matthew 2:1-12 | Psalm 84:1-8. Preached for the Second Sunday after Christmas (2026-01-04).
Rev. Steven Breedlove // Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84; Ephesians 1:3-14; Luke 2:41-52
Evening Prayer for Saturday, January 3, 2026 (Eve of the Second Sunday of Christmas).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 10Jeremiah 2:1-22Galatians 3Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.
Morning lessons: Psalms 8, 11; Genesis 4; John 3:1-21. O Lord our Governor, how excellent is your Name in all the world; you have set your glory above the heavens.
John's Gospel starts at a different scale than Matthew's and Luke's (Mark's just sort of starts with no nativity or infancy narrative). John starts at the beginning of creation with "He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being" (1:2-3). While Matthew and Luke "zoom in" on Jesus and the Holy Family, John "zooms out." What can we make of this difference? What does it mean to have, as some scholars have called it, a cosmic Christ? And, maybe most centrally to the Jesus movement, what does it mean that this Cosmic Christ lived among us in our very flesh and blood? Christmas is almost over, but the questions it raises are not. So, join Jonathan and Seth as they talk about them together. Thanks for being with us! We hope the joy of Christmas carries with you throughout the year. Although we know that Christmas brings with it lots of complicated emotions, we hope joy is the lasting one.
Peter Bender of The Concordia Catechetical Academy Concordia Catechetical AcademyThe post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning According to Luther's Catechisms: Second Sunday of Christmas – Pr. Peter Bender, 12/31/25 (3651) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Join us for Episode 4215 of Day1 as Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams, senior pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta and a leader at Georgia Tech, brings a challenging and timely message. In “Comfortable Space, Corrupt Spirits,” based on John 2:13–14, Dr. Williams explores Jesus cleansing the temple as a call to confront comfort, convenience, and consumer faith. Set in the season of the Second Sunday after Christmas and the Holy Name of Jesus, this sermon invites us into holy discomfort that leads to transformation. Tune in for this powerful message of conviction and renewal.
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Second Sunday after Christmas, which are Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a, Matthew 2:13-15,19-23, or Luke 2:41-52, or Matthew 2:1-12.
Common Table's November 23, 2025 sermon. Second Sunday of Advent - Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 // Oh, The Places You'll Stay w/Drew WillsonO come, O come Emmanuelthat mourns in lonely exile here...On Christ the King Sunday (the final Sunday of the Christian year) we read the words of the prophet Jeremiah to God's people exiled in Babylon. Though they'd love to come home, God encourages them to stay! Together, we ponder the strength to stay in difficult places in light of that well-known promise:"For I know the plans I have in mind for you; plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope." -- Jeremiah 29:11
Common Table's December 7, 2025 sermon and bonus song. Second Sunday of Advent - Ezekiel 37:1-14 // Good Bones w/Drew Willson with a bonus song written and performed by Drew Willson called Good Bones.The ancient prophet Ezekiel finds himself in a valley of dry bones, and we ponder the desolate places we find ourselves today. Can these bones live? Let's listen to recover a life-giving word for ourselves and our world.
Send us a textJoin Fr. Aaron & Marissa Burt for this week's episode, in which they consider the readings for the second Sunday of Christmas: Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84 Ephesians 1:3-14; Luke 2:41-52. They discuss the Lord's generosity as seen in abundant feasting, provision of shelter & spiritual inheritance and consider 12 year-old Jesus' time in the temple. Notes:--Dwell App--Prayers of the People for Christmas--2019 Book of Common PrayerThe Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection, by: Robert Farrar CaponThe Bible ProjectChristmas: Season of Life and Light, by: Dr. Emily Hunter Mcgowin1:02 Collect1:44 Jeremiah 31:7-1420:06 Psalm 8430:38 Ephesians 1:3-1440:00 Luke 2:41-52 Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Holy Innocents & the Second Sunday after Christmas, Matthew 2:13–18. ----more---- Host: Fr. Jason Braaten Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen ----more---- Become a Patron! You can subscribe to the Journal here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/subscribe/ You can read the Gottesblog here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/ You can support Gottesdienst here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/make-a-donation/ As always, we, at The Gottesdienst Crowd, would be honored if you would Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support.
Second Sunday of Advent Reading I: Isaiah 11:1-10 Reading II: Romans 15:4-9 Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 Support CTK at LSU: www.ctklsu.org/give
Second Sunday in Advent - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran Fairhope LCMS
Morning Prayer for Saturday, December 13, 2025 (The Second Sunday in Advent; Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 107:1-22Sirach 49Revelation 5Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.