For the week of January 12, 2026
MONDAY
Day One: God Be Blessed!
Sermon Focus: We’re called to live our everyday, ordinary lives from the Truth of the Resurrection.
Truth: 1 Peter 1:3-5 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Sermon Point: How often do we acknowledge our Father in heaven this way? How often do we appreciate what an amazing God we have – truly grasping how immeasurably fortunate we are to have Him as our God? That He chose us! A God who would send His one and only Son, in the flesh, to pay the penalty for our sin so we could be reconciled to the Father.
Sermon Reflection: How might you grow in a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the Trinity this year – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
Application: Praise God today for the Good Father that He is – and share this song with someone who needs the reminder and encouragement today: Good Good Father by Chris Tomlin
Kingdom Prayer Focus:
1. Pray through this slide – thanking our Three-In-One God for Who He is and all He has done, is doing, and will do in all of our lives.
2. Pray by name for those people you know who outwardly reject Jesus; ask God to give you opportunities and courage to share your faith with them in winsome ways throughout this coming year.
TUESDAY
Day Two: A Living Hope
Sermon Focus: We’re called to live our everyday, ordinary lives from the Truth of the Resurrection.
Truth: 1 Peter 1:3-5 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Sermon Point: Because of our sin, we all deserve eternal destruction – eternal separation from our Holy God. BUT…because of God’s great mercy and out of His kindness, we don’t get what we deserve. Despite our sin, God offers us salvation – a new life in Christ! Being born again is something God causes. It’s something that happens to us, and we can’t help but respond in repentance. And this is HUGE, because being born again is what’s necessary to be a citizen in God’s Kingdom…and our citizenship in heaven is what gives us hope here and now! No matter what comes our way in this world, we always have Living Hope – a joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation!
Sermon Reflection: How does knowing that our new birth is entirely rooted in God’s mercy – not our efforts – reshape the way we see ourselves and others?
Application: Spend some time in repentance and consecration today. Remember the depths from which you have been rescued – receive and rejoice in His grace and forgiveness once again – and recommit yourself in humble obedience to His service.
Kingdom Prayer Focus:
1. Pray that we would become a church that is deeply grieved by our sin – and that we would live lives of continual repentance.
2. Thank God for our citizenship in heaven and pray that our joyful expectation of eternal salvation would give us hope here and now.
WEDNESDAY
Day Three: Through Christ’s Resurrection
Sermon Focus: We’re called to live our everyday, ordinary lives from the Truth of the Resurrection.
Truth: 1 Peter 1:3-5 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Sermon Point: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is vital for God’s beloved children to be Born Again to a New Life in Christ. His shed blood on the cross is what justifies us and makes us right before God AND His resurrection is what makes us Born Again to a New Life in Christ! Yes, Christ died…but He’s risen! So that means we serve a living Christ, not a dead one. And His resurrected life is what empowers our resurrected life. That’s the role of the indwelling Holy Spirit – forming the resurrected Christ within us.
Sermon Reflection: How does Jesus’ resurrection actively shape your thoughts, your behavior, and your hope for what is possible in and through your life?
Application: In light of this Truth about the resurrection, identify one decision you would make differently today/this week? Then take that next step toward Christ!
Kingdom Prayer Focus:
1. Praise God that though we were once dead, He made us alive in Christ by grace through faith!
2. Pray for FM – that together, we would be shaped by the reality of Jesus’ resurrection, responding to all our circumstances through the lens of resurrection power.
THURSDAY
Day Four: The Inheritance Awaiting Us
Sermon Focus: We’re called to live our everyday, ordinary lives from the Truth of the Resurrection.
Truth: 1 Peter 1:3-5 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Sermon Point: As God’s beloved children, we have something far better than cash, beach houses, a great gun collection or an amazing car to look forward to one day – those things do nothing but rot over time anyway. No, we have an inheritance waiting for us that is eternal, permanent, lasting, inexhaustible! And it’s kept in heaven for us! If God says it’s there, it’ll be there, because His Word is True. It never fades away. It’s all part of that living hope – that joyful and confident expectation of our eternal salvation!
Sermon Reflection: What would/should change in our posture toward wealth, suffering, uncertainty, or even waiting if we truly believe our inheritance is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading?
Application: Give something away today (time, money, possession, attention) as a reminder that your true treasure is secure in heaven.
Kingdom Prayer Focus:
1. Thank God for a future inheritance in Christ that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading and ask Him to help you rest secure in that Truth today.
2. Ask God to show you where your hope lies in earthly security, identity, or success; pray for freedom from anxiety tied to those false hopes and for the grace to believe His promises AND REPENT!
FRIDAY
Day Five: Guarded Through Faith
Sermon Focus: We’re called to live our everyday, ordinary lives from the Truth of the Resurrection.
Truth: 1 Peter 1:3-5 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Sermon Point: Not only is our eternal inheritance being guarded, but you are too! How? Through faith – belief, and behavior. Belief in Jesus (His death and resurrection) and behavior that’s obedient to Him. That’s why we thank God every day for such a priceless gift – it’s the very mechanism through which our salvation unfolds. By grace through faith we have been saved (justified), we’re being saved (sanctified), and one day, we will be saved (glorified) – guarded each and every step along that narrow, well-lighted path until we receive the inheritance that awaits us!
Sermon Reflection: Where do you see God’s guarding presence in your life right now? How might you lean more fully into faith (belief and behavior) as the Holy Spirit faithfully walks you toward your future salvation?
Application: Be filled with the Spirit today (see Ephesians 5:18-21 – give thanks, praise, submit to one another) and put on the full armor of God (see Ephesians 6:10-20). And then go – in His strength – and make disciples!
Kingdom Prayer Focus:
1. Praise and thank God today for the priceless gift of faith – the mechanism by which our salvation unfolds! Do so with your words, your posture, your facial expression…with the totality of your being!
2. Pray that God would reveal to you any areas of unbelief in your life that you might repent of, believe what is true, and then walk in step with that Truth – for God’s glory alone.