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Year A Christmas Second Sunday After Christmas

Year A Christmas Second Sunday After Christmas
Year A Christmas Second Sunday After Christmas (grayscale)

Scripture

Testament: Old Testament

Book: Jeremiah

Chapter: 31

Verse: 147.13

Lectionary

Year: A

Season: Christmas Season

Week: Second Sunday After Christmas

Church bulletins by Ronn Kerr

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Lectionary Meaning

Theological Focus

As the Christmas season nears its end, we return to the profound depths of the Prologue. This is a time for contemplative lingering on the magnitude of the Word made flesh. We transition from the narrative of the birth to the theological significance of Christ’s identity as the revelation of the Father.

Scriptural Connection

The text emphasizes that from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. It invites us to consider how the Incarnation continues to unfold in the daily rhythms of our lives. We are called to recognize the glory of God not just in a stable, but in the ongoing presence of Christ in the world.

Sermon Ideas

Focus on the phrase grace upon grace. How does the reality of Christ’s presence provide an inexhaustible resource for the coming year? Encourage the congregation to see the sacred in the ordinary. A pastoral hook could be The Fullness of Time, reflecting on how God fills our emptiness with divine life and truth.