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Weekly Nurture Devotion
January 4: Second Sunday of Christmas
Read John 1:1-18
John’s gospel does not have a story of Jesus’ birth. Instead, it identifies Jesus as the Word who has been active since the beginning and who begam human and lived among humans showing them God’s grace. Some didn’t recognize him or accept him. How does your life show that you recognize Jesus? How do you reflect Jesus’ gift of grace to the world?
Worship -January 4 at 10:00 am
We welcome you to in-person or online worship services in the Sanctuary on
Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Sallie Daughtery will be at the pulpit this Sunday. The Sermon is
“ The Word and the Light ”.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds as we hear your word read and preached. May this good news transform us and guide us, as we seek to follow the babe born in Bethlehem. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT Isaiah 60:1-6
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth and thick darkness the peoples, but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together; they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried in their nurses’ arms. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you; the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.
NEW TESTAMENT John 1:1-9, 10-18
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 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 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ ”) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
THE WORD OF THE LORD!
Thanks be to God!
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Upcoming Events
HOLY COMMUNION will be celebrated this Sunday, January 4, 2026. For those who will not be able to attend in-person worship, please take time during the coming week to prepare for the Sacrament.
FOOD OFFERING SUNDAY is also this Sunday. Don’t forget that each Communion Sunday is “Food Offering” Sunday. You may leave your offering in the red wagon in the Narthex. All the collected food will go to Heart & Hand.
RLPC HANDWORK FOR MISSION will resume their weekly meeting on Thursday, January 8.
Urgent need for food!
Heart and Hand Food Pantry has an urgent need for food. They are asking for our assistance.
Their needs list follows:
Fruit, Rice, Beans, Jelly, Ravioli, Spaghetti Noodles, Crackers, Soup, Jiffy Mix, Ramen Noodles, Chicken Noodle Soup, or any other canned or boxed food.
There is also an urgent need for diapers of all sizes.