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01/16/2026

“We’re in a crisis of calling.”

In this interview clip from Episode 4217 of the Day1 Radio Show and Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime speaks with Rev. Tyler Tankersley about what Millennials and Gen Z are facing as they discern a call to ministry. He reflects on changing vocational paths, distrust of institutions, and the urgent need to cultivate calling with hope and integrity.

Watch the clip and listen to the full conversation here:
https://day1.fm/4217

How is your church or community nurturing a sense of calling among Millennials and Gen Z today?

01/15/2026

“The most pervasive myth in our culture right now is the myth of self-sufficiency.”

In this interview clip from Episode 4217 of the Day1 Radio Show and Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Tyler Tankersley reflects with Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime on why self-sufficiency can dim our spiritual lives and why the Christian tradition points us beyond ourselves toward “light from light.”

Watch the clip and then listen to the full episode here:
https://day1.fm/4217

Where do you notice the myth of self-sufficiency shaping faith, leadership, or ministry today?

01/14/2026

God calls us beloved before God calls us useful.

This week on the Day1 Radio Show and the Day1 Weekly Podcast, we hear a timely word for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, a season that invites us to reflect on calling, light, and identity. In Episode 4217, Rev. Tyler Tankersley reminds us that before productivity, before achievement, before usefulness, there is grace.

Listen now and reflect on where God may be naming you anew in this season of light:
https://day1.fm/4217

How does remembering that you are beloved reshape the way you live and serve?

01/13/2026

This week on the Day1 Radio Show and the Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Tyler Tankersley, senior pastor of Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, brings a sermon rooted in Isaiah 49:1–7 titled “Servants of the Secret Fire.”

Preaching into a season shaped by weariness and uncertainty, Rev. Tankersley reflects on cing, identity, and what it means to carry God’s light in a world marked by exile and discouragement. Drawing on the servant songs of Isaiah, he reminds us that identity precedes activity, and that God’s work in us is never finished.

Listen now and reflect on where God may be widening your imagination and renewing your sense of call:
https://day1.fm/4217

Where do you sense God calling you to bear light beyond yourself?

01/12/2026

PREACHERS AND TEACHERS — As you prepare to preach and teach this week, explore these exclusive Day1 sermons and reflections to bring new depth and insight to your ministry.

LITURGICAL DATE: Second Sunday after Epiphany – Year A
CALENDAR DATE: Sunday, January 18, 2026

PS: Each Monday at 7am, a new sermon resource from Frederick Buechner is posted here:
https://www.frederickbuechner.com/weeklysermonillustrations

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ISAIAH 49:1-7
🔗 ON Scripture: The Bible – An Unexpected Servant: The Leadership of Pope Francis – Lynn Huber

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PSALM 40:1-11
🔗 Patience – The Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel

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1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-9
🔗 Our Hope, God’s Faithfulness – Bishop Kenneth Carter

🔗 Weekly Sermon Illustration: He Will Strengthen You – The Rev. Frederick Buechner

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JOHN 1:29-42
🔗 Who Wants to Be an Evangelist? – The Rev. Pam Driesell

🔗 Two Powerful Stories and a Distraction – The Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls

🔗 Pursuing the Prophetic – The Rev. Dr. Bill J. Leonard

🔗 Come and See What Found Me! – Bishop Kevin Strickland

🔗 ON Scripture: Work, Identity, and God’s Beloved – Mihee Kim-Kort

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Let these Epiphany sermons and reflections support your preparation and deepen your proclamation. Share with colleagues, reflect together, and consider how God’s call is being revealed anew in your context.

01/12/2026

The Day1 Radio Show is airing today on local stations across the country.

This morning’s episode invites listeners to reflect on baptism, identity, and the grace that holds us before we ever get it right. It is a word shaped by scripture, tradition, and deep pastoral wisdom.

Listen on the radio today, or stream the full episode on YouTube. You can also explore the extended conversation on the Day1 Weekly Podcast.

Watch and listen here: https://youtu.be/BRrsymOBG7Q

Join us for episode 4216 where we welcome back for a second week, Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams, Senior Pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church ( ...

01/11/2026

In this sermon clip from Episode 4216 of the Day1 Radio Show and Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams reflects on the meaning of baptism and Christian identity.

“We go under in death, and we come up in resurrection. In those sacred waters, we declare before heaven and earth that we belong to God.”

Listen to the full sermon: https://day1.fm/4216

01/09/2026

In this interview clip from this weekend's episode of the Day1 Radio Show and Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams speaks honestly about grace, baptism, and the fear that our failures might undo God’s love.

“Nothing can separate you from the love of God.”

Reflecting on conversations about re-baptism, he reminds us that God’s love is not conditional, unstable, or withdrawn when we fail. It is steady on our good days and our bad days.

Where do you find yourself needing to remember this promise today?

Listen to the full episode: https://day1.fm/4216

01/08/2026

In this interview clip from Episode 4216 (airing this Sunday) of the Day1 Radio Show and Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams of Providence Atlanta challenges us to think differently about love, grace, and Christian commitment.

“Loving that joker where they are, as opposed to loving them where you want them to be.”

This is a word about relationships, forgiveness, and the kind of love God shows us every day.

Listen to the full sermon: https://day1.fm/4216

01/07/2026

“Baptism is about identity, belonging, and divine claim.”

This week on the Day1 Radio Show and Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams reflects on the Baptism of the Lord with a powerful sermon titled “Why Was Jesus Baptized Only Once?” drawing from Matthew 3:13–17.

In this message for the Baptism of the Lord and the First Sunday after Epiphany, we are invited to remember that baptism is not something we repeat, but something we live into again and again.

How does remembering your baptism shape the way you begin a new year?

Listen here: https://day1.fm/4216

01/06/2026

This Sunday on the Day1 Radio Show and the Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams of Providence Atlanta in Southwest Atlanta returns for a second week, and invites us to reflect on baptism, identity, and belonging.

In his sermon, "Why Was Jesus Baptized Only Once?," Williams explores Matthew 3:13–17 and reminds us that baptism is not something we repeat to fix ourselves, but something we remember to ground ourselves in who God has already claimed us to be.

Listen to Episode 4216:
https://day1.fm/4216

01/06/2026

PREACHERS AND TEACHERS — As you prepare to preach and teach this week, explore these exclusive Day1 sermons and reflections to bring new depth and insight to your ministry.

LITURGICAL DATE: Baptism of the Lord - Year A
CALENDAR DATE: Sunday, January 11, 2026

PS: Each Monday at 7am, a new sermon resource from Frederick Buechner is posted here:
https://www.frederickbuechner.com/weeklysermonillustrations

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ISAIAH 42:1-9
🔗 When It is Time to Leave – The Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20024e9/when_it_is_time_to_leave

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PSALM 29
🔗 Psalm 29: First Sunday after Epiphany and the Baptism of Christ – The Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann
https://day1.org/articles/5ff34ef46615fb6944000001/walter-brueggemann-psalm-29-first-sunday-after-epiphany-and-the-baptism-of-christ

🔗 The Banana Slug, the Leaves, and the Triune God – The Rev. Dr. Greg Cootsona
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/60a3f5706615fb80b400000e/greg-cootsona-the-banana-slug-the-leaves-and-the-triune-god

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MATTHEW 3:13-17
🔗 Tattooed for Life – The Rev. Dr. Debra Samuelson
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003ffe/debra_samuelson_tattooed_for_life

🔗 Secret Identity – The Very Rev. Barkley Thompson
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20037a1/secret_identity

🔗 The River – The Rev. Dr. Bill J. Leonard
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2002c33/the_river

🔗 Jesus' Baptism--Hope for the World – The Rev. Olu Brown
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5dfd037a6615fbb18f000018/olu-brown-jesus-baptismhope-for-the-world

🔗 Water That Renews Us – The Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/63a31ccf6615fb53ef000058/charles-qualls-water-that-renews-us

🔗 Whispered in Your Ear – The Rev. Martin Copenhaver
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf200351a/martin_copenhaver_whispered_in_your_ear

🔗 ON Scripture: Baptism, Righteousness, and the War on Poverty – Roger Nam
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003806/on_scripture_baptism_righteousness_and_the_war_on_poverty_a_2014_epiphany_matthew_31317_by_roger_nam

🔗 ON Scripture: Baptism and Hope for the New Year – Jim Kast-Keat
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2004039/on_scripture_baptism_and_hope_for_the_new_year_matthew_31317_by_jim_kastkeat

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