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SEXAGESIMA Isaiah 55:10–13 2 Corinthians 11:19—12:9 or Hebrews 4:9–13 Luke 8:4–15 Scripture Alone The Sower sows the seed of His Word (Luke 8:4–15). This Word is living and powerful (Heb. 4:9–13) to conceive new life in those who hear it. But the planting of Christ is attacked by the devil, the world, and the flesh. Satan snatches the Word away from hard hearts. The riches and pleasures of this life choke off faith. Shallow and emotional belief withers in time of temptation and trouble. But see how Christ bears this attack for us! Christ's cross was planted in the hard and rocky soil of Golgotha. A crown of thorns was placed upon His head. Satan and His demons hellishly hounded and devoured Him. Yet, through His dying and rising again, He destroyed these enemies of ours. Jesus is Himself the Seed which fell to the ground and died in order that it might sprout forth to new life and produce much grain. In Him, the weak are strong (2 Cor. 11:19–12:9). He is the Word of the Father which does not return void (Is. 55:10–13) but yields a harvest hundredfold.
The sermon from Sexagesima by Pastor Widmer.
Morning Prayer for Saturday, February 14, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima; Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs, 869, 885).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 108, 110Genesis 44:1-20, 30-34Matthew 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.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Saturday after Sexagesima.
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Saturday after Sexagesima.
Morning Prayer for Friday, February 13, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima; Absalom Jones, First African American Priest, 1818).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 107:1-22Genesis 43:1-10, 15-34Matthew 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.
Evening Prayer for Friday, February 13, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima; Absalom Jones, First African American Priest, 1818).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 107:23-43Jeremiah 432 Corinthians 11Click 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.
2 Corinthians 11: 19-33; 12: 1-9; Luke 8: 4-15; Haydock Commentary Please consider donating to help keep this podcast going by going to buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief Also, if you enjoy these episodes, please give a five star rating and share the podcast with your friends and family
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Friday after Sexagesima.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Friday after Sexagesima.
Morning Prayer for Thursday, February 12, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 106:1-18Genesis 42:1-28Matthew 2Click 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.
Evening Prayer for Thursday, February 12, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 106:19-48Jeremiah 422 Corinthians 10Click 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.
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Thursday after Sexagesima.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Thursday after Sexagesima.
Lutheran Preaching and Teaching from St. John Random Lake, Wisconsin
February 11, 2026
Morning Prayer for Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 105:1-22Genesis 41:1-15, 25-40Matthew 1:18-25Click 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.
Evening Prayer for Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 105:23-45Jeremiah 412 Corinthians 9Click 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.
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Wednesday after Sexagesima.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Wednesday after Sexagesima.
Morning Prayer for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima; Scholastica, Abbess, 543).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 103Genesis 40Matthew 1:1-17Click 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.
Evening Prayer for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima; Scholastica, Abbess, 543).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 104Jeremiah 402 Corinthians 8Click 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.
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Tuesday after Sexagesima.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Tuesday after Sexagesima.
2026-02-08 Sermon-Rev. Aaron Uphoff Sexagesima John 8:25-36
In this sermon for Sexagesima, Rev. David Buchs reflects on Jesus' parable of the sower and teaches us what God's Word is for: to prepare us to stand firm against the devil who accuses, the world that threatens, and our own flesh that entices. Christ trains us to listen intentionally—so that His Word takes deep root, exposes our sin without fear, and comforts us with forgiveness, courage, and hope.Sunday Worship – February 8, 2026Grace Lutheran Church | Little Rock, ArkansasSexagesima SundayKey themes from this sermon include: • Why Jesus wants us to listen actively—not passively—to God's Word • How Scripture prepares us for accusation, persecution, and temptation • The difference between the devil exposing sin to destroy, and Christ exposing sin to forgive • The promise that God's Word never returns empty, but bears fruit in faithful hearts#GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch #ArkansasFaith #LutheranSermon#Sexagesima #ParableOfTheSower #WordOfGod #ChristianPodcast#BiblicalTeaching #JesusChrist #Faith #LawAndGospel#ChristianPreaching #HearingTheWord #LutheranChurch
Evening Prayer for Monday, February 9, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 102Jeremiah 392 Corinthians 7Click 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 Monday, February 9, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 99-101Genesis 39John 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.
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Monday after Sexagesima.
Sermon delivered by Fr. John Crews on Sunday, February 8, 2026.View Transcript:https://bit.ly/Sermon_2026-02-08_Sexagesima-Sunday_Fr-John
Lutheran Preaching and Teaching from St. John Random Lake, Wisconsin
February 8, 2026
Morning Prayer for Sunday, February 8, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 95-96Genesis 38:1-26John 20Click 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.
Evening Prayer for Sunday, February 8, 2026 (The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalms 97-98Jeremiah 382 Corinthians 6Click 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.
Given on Sexagesima Sunday, 2026.
Sexagesima
Father Tomlinson preaches the homily on Sexagesima Sunday.
Can We Lose Our Salvation? | Christ For YouText: Luke 8:4–15 | The Parable of the Sower (Sexagesima & The Baptism of Gloria Kerstein) Can a baptized Christian fall away?If faith can be lost, how does it happen?If Christ saves by His Word, what keeps you from drifting?And when you feel yourself slipping, where do you go?Jesus answers with the Parable of the Sower. The seed is the Word of God, and the soils are hearers. Some lose the Word because the devil snatches it. Some believe for a while, then testing scorches what never sank deep. Some slowly suffocate as life, comfort, and a crowded calendar choke the Word out without a fight. The warning is real: salvation isn't something you keep in your pocket while you live as if Christ doesn't matter.But the comfort is stronger: the Sower does not stop sowing. Christ keeps His people by giving what He promises, again and again, through preaching, forgiveness, and His gifts. This sermon was preached at the Baptism of Gloria Eve Kerstein, where God put His Name on her and gave her salvation. And the Church's task is simple: keep bringing her, and you, back to the Word that saves and sustains.Subscribe & Share:Spotify: Christ For YouPortuguês: Cristo Para VocêWebsite: ZionWG.orgLooking for a Lutheran Church near you? Support the preaching of God's Word
2 Corinthians 11: 19-33; 12: 1-9; Luke 8: 4-15; Haydock Commentary Please consider donating to help keep this podcast going by going to buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief Also, if you enjoy these episodes, please give a five star rating and share the podcast with your friends and family
Sermon XIII, taken from "Sermons for Sunday", a compilation of homilies by St. Alphonsus Liguori (+1787) Please consider donating to help keep this podcast going by going to buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief Also, if you enjoy these episodes, please give a five star rating and share the podcast with your friends and family
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for Sexagesima, the Second Sunday before Lent.
The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for Sexagesima, The Second Sunday before Lent.
4 And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude. 5 The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it. 8 And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. 10 To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand.[10] "Seeing they may not see": See the annotation, Mark 4. 12. 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 And they by the way side are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved. 13 Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away. 14 And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit. 15 But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.Mark 4[12] "That seeing they may see": in punishment of their wilfully shutting their eyes, (St. Matt. 13. 15,) God justly withdrew those lights and graces, which otherwise he would have given them, for their effectual conversion.
A Sermon for Sexagesima Luke 8:4-15 by the Rev'd Dr. Matthew Colvin Inspired by Pastor Bill's saga of his war against the churchmice, I will now confess my sins to you all in the matter of my backyard, with apologies to Isaiah the prophet. In 2021, we bought a house in Port Alberni. It met all my criteria: lots of room inside, an attractive appearance, a good view of the valley, and the tiniest yard of any house on the block. Because I am not a gardener. But when I moved in, I discovered that it has five fruit trees at the top of a very sloping yard. But did I dig around them or make a wall or a winepress or a tower, like the song of the Vineyard in Isaiah chapter 5? No, I neglected them and let a huge mass of Himalayan blackberry brambles grow up around them. And I let the pear tree get so heavy with fruit that one of its main branches snapped off in the wind. And I didn't do a good job of picking the fruit, so that many apples and pears and plums fell down among the blackberries to become attractants for raccoons and bears. And what did I do instead? I bought solar panels for my house, and tile and hardwood floors, and a light-up number sign that doesn't even work properly. Judge now, between me and my fruit trees. What more could have been done for them that I have not done? Well, quite a lot, actually, and Lord willing, this will be the year to eliminate the blackberries. I have sinned against heaven and against my fruit trees. Our gospel lesson this morning is the parable of the soils. The term parable is from the Greek παραβάλλω, to put side by side for comparison, to make an analogy. It is one of about forty that Jesus tells in his public ministry, and indeed, the telling of parables seems to have been Jesus' signature or hallmark device. It is a form of speech that has its origins in situations where the teller needs to speak carefully because he faces danger from someone powerful. Aesop's fables were originally devised as a way for a slave to speak to his master: “No, sir, I wasn't talking about you and your slave. It was just a story about a lion and a fox.” Telling parables is therefore a valuable tool in Jesus' toolbox as he is leading a kingdom movement that is an affront to the authorities. He has a fine line to walk: how to attract followers of his movement while not bringing the authorities down on him until his hour has come. Doing miracles is always somewhat risky for this reason: indeed, his first miracle at the wedding of Cana is wrung out of him by his mother, and he rebukes her with the words, “τι εμοι και σοι” — which is best translated, “What do you have against me?” Why are you trying to get me in trouble by making me reveal myself by doing a miracle. In order to launch his kingdom movement and win followers before laying down his life in Jerusalem, Jesus has to be careful and speak in such a way that he doesn't give any rope to the spies that might hand him over to Herod and the Romans. So Telling parables is a way to do that. Notice that after he tells his parable of the sower, Jesus' final words to the crowd are, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” – a challenge to the listeners, implying that if you do not have understanding, it is because you are lacking “ears”, i.e. the ability to understand. It punctuates the parable with a finality and a challenge. It is rather similar to the challenge in the book of Daniel “Let the reader understand” – the astute reader, the gleg reader, the reader who can read between the lines. Now, to the parable. It is a parable about plants. Ever since the last chapter of the book of Jonah, plants have been a treasured object lesson for the people of God. There are many features that makes them an attractive metaphor: their slow growth, their dependence on their environment, the patient work with which they must be reared and cultivated, their greenness as a manifest index of their health, their relation to water and to soil, their ability to suffer cutting and burning, and above all, the fruit they bear. For plants are in many ways like human beings: both have the ability to flourish and to be productive, and that is the goal, the well-being, the health and salvation of both plant and human. In the Bible's stories about fruit and crops, it is always God who figures as the farmer or gardener or landowner. He is the one who plants the vineyard, sows the seed, grafts wild branches, and prunes to encourage more fruit. And it is always Israel that is his “pleasant plant”, his field of wheat, his fig tree, his vine which he brought out of Egypt and planted, his trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord. In nearly every God-and-Israel plant image, there is a focus on the necessary and vital connection between Israel and her Lord. The righteous Israelite is like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf does not wither. You do not support the root, but the root supports you, says Paul in Romans 11. There is a theme in the Bible that runs from the garden of Eden with its four rivers and its tree of life, to the trees planted by the rivers in the New Jerusalem in Revelation 22, whose leaves are for the healing of the nations. The plant near the river - in Eden, in the New Jerusalem, in Psalm 1, in Jeremiah 17 - is Israel connected to her God, nourished on his kindness and hesed as a plant sucks up life-giving water with its roots. And the parable of the sower is another of these agricultural metaphors. But it is best understood in connection with three other parables — two others by Jesus (the Wheat and the tares and the parable of the Wicked Vinedressers), and one from the Old Testament, Isaiah 5's song of the vineyard. To help you see the repreated pattern here, I'd like to show you some diagrams that express the plot of these stories. First, the parable of the soils from today's gospel reading: farmer —-> fruit ——> himself | fertility —> seed fruit ——> himself | tower, etc —> vineyard fruit ——> himself | messengers —> tenants fruit (grain) ——> himself | planting —> harvest
Fr. David Nix's sermon from 2 Cor 11-12 and Lk 8 on why must we suffer well to prepare for Lent and heaven. Thanks to my donors who keep this free for everyone.
Evening Prayer for Saturday, February 7, 2026 (Eve of the Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany: World Mission Sunday, or Sexagesima).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 94Jeremiah 372 Corinthians 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.
The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for the Monday after Sexagesima.
Lutheran Preaching and Teaching from St. John Random Lake, Wisconsin
February 7, 2026
Pr. Heath Curtis, author, “Telling People What to Think” The Small Town Lutheran Church & Pastor Telling People What to Think LCMS StewardshipThe post Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (1 Year Lectionary): Sexagesima – Pr. Heath Curtis, 2/2/26 (0332, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Sexagesima, Luke 8:4–15. ----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.