Day1 Weekly Podcast

Day1 Weekly Podcast

Discover a new source of inspiration each week with the Day1 Weekly Podcast, where a diverse cross-section of America's most compelling preachers from mainline Protestant churches share powerful messages of faith, hope, and love. For nearly 80 years, Day1—originally known as The Protestant Hour—has been a trusted voice in Christian broadcasting, offering spiritual guidance and hope to millions of listeners. Whether you're seeking Bible-based sermons, insights into Scripture, or practical ways to deepen your faith, Day1 provides a rich and engaging experience. Each episode features a thought-provoking message from a different preacher, accompanied by interviews that explore the sermon text and discuss how you can apply these teachings to your everyday life. Produced by the Alliance for Christian Media, Day1 is dedicated to sharing the hope of God’s love through podcasts, radio broadcasts, and online platforms. Tune in to discover how these inspiring messages can strengthen your faith and help you navigate a world in need of unity and hope.

Episodes

May 4, 2026 46 mins
Join us for Day1 Episode 4233 as Rev. Dr. Scott Rennie, Minister of St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, brings a message titled The Unknown God, based on Acts 17:22-31. Preaching for the 6th Sunday of Easter, he reflects on faith, mystery, humility, and the risen Christ who makes God known without removing wonder. This thoughtful sermon speaks to spiritual searching in a world hungry for certainty and control. Tune in for a...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4232 as Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, preaches Jesus Standing from Acts 7:55-60. On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, he reflects on the challenge of knowing when to sit, stand, or kneel in faithful response to the world around us. With humor, honesty, and theological depth, this sermon points to the Christ who does not remain distant, but stands with us. Tune i...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4231 featuring Rev. Jim Keat, Minister of Digital Worship & Education at The Riverside Church in New York City. In his sermon, “We Have To Read It Both Ways,” based on John 10:1-10, Jim reflects on abundant life, restored community, and the call to resist systems of death. In this Eastertide message for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, he invites us to practice resurrection here and now. Tune in for this th...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4230 with Rev. Katie Nakamura Rengers, Episcopal priest and preacher in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. In her sermon, What Are You Talking About?, based on Luke 24:13-35, she reflects on the road to Emmaus, resurrection hope, failure, attention, and the surprising ways Christ meets us in ordinary life. Set in the Easter season, this message invites listeners to bear witness to hope with honesty and coura...
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April 6, 2026 43 mins
Join us for Day1 Episode 4229 as Rev. Canon Louis C. “Skip” Schueddig, former Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Media, offers the sermon “The Resurrection: Love After Alleluia!” on John 20:19-31. On this Second Sunday of Easter, he reflects on Jesus breathing the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and calling the church into a life shaped by love, peace, and hope. This thoughtful Easter message speaks to fear, doubt, and...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4228 with Fr. Ronald Rolheiser of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, preaching The Resurrection: The Ultimate Meta-Narrative on Matthew 28:1-10. In this Easter Sunday message, Father Ron reflects on resurrection as the foundation of Christian hope, inviting us to become midwives of hope in a fearful and uncertain world. With wisdom, clarity, and spiritual depth, he connects the promise of ...
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March 23, 2026 46 mins
Join us for Day1 Episode #4227 with Rev. Enid Almanzar of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition in West Orange, New Jersey. In “Carriers of Destiny,” based on Matthew 21:1-11, she reflects on Palm Sunday through the humble donkey that carried Christ into Jerusalem. This sermon explores surrender, liberation, purpose, and the upside-down power of God’s kingdom as Holy Week begins. It is a thoughtful and timely word for listeners...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4226 as Rev. Mary Anona Stoops of North Decatur Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Georgia, brings a thoughtful message titled “Loving Life Without Rejecting Death,” based on John 11. In this Fifth Sunday in Lent sermon, she reflects on grief, truth-telling, and the kind of love that comes close to what hurts. Listen for Jesus’ tears, the call to “unbind,” and a hope that abides even in death’s shadow. Tune in...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4225 as Rev. Dr. Chelsea Yarborough of the Association of Theological Schools (Durham, NC) proclaims “Are You Ready to Witness a Miracle?” on Psalm 23:1-6. Listening to this familiar psalm in a fresh register, she invites us to ask who we’re following, where we find restoration in the valley, and how we learn to notice everyday grace. For the 4th Sunday in Lent (Year A), this message holds comfort and chall...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4224 as Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, proclaims the sermon “Leaving Your Water Jar,” based on John 4:25–30. Set on the Third Sunday in Lent, this sermon revisits Jesus’ transformative encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, exploring themes of truth-telling, liberation, and God’s relentless pursuit of relationship. With theological insight and pastoral depth, Lew...
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February 23, 2026 43 mins
Join us for Day1 Episode 4223 with Rev. Dr. Jake Myers of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. In his sermon “Make Me a Blessing” on Genesis 12:1–4, Jake explores God’s call to Abram as a summons into movement—away from sameness and toward a life that becomes blessing for others. In this Second Sunday in Lent message, he invites us to consider how faith is formed through going, disorientation, and trust. Tune in and let th...
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Join us for this week’s Day1 Classics episode, Episode 4222, featuring Rev. Dr. Charles P. Price of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. In “Christ’s Temptations and Ours,” based on Luke 4:1-13, Price explores Jesus’ wilderness testing and the temptations that still press on human life—comfort, power, and the lure of self-justifying martyrdom. Set in the 1st Sunday in Lent (Year A), this sermon invites honest faith, ethical courage...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4221 with Bishop A. Robert “Rob” Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire in Concord, NH. In “Living a Transfigured Life in Jesus,” preached on Matthew 17:1-9, Bishop Rob reflects on the mystery of Christ’s transfiguration and what it means to live from our identity as God’s beloved. This Transfiguration Sunday message invites us to follow Jesus down the mountain into lives of courage, service, a...
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Join us for Day1 Episode 4220 as Rev. Dalton Rushing, Senior Pastor of Decatur First United Methodist Church in Decatur, Georgia, proclaims “Connected to the Depths of God,” a sermon grounded in 1 Corinthians 2:1–12. Preaching for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Rev. Rushing reflects on faith when God feels distant, the limits of human wisdom, and the gift of intimacy with God through the Holy Spirit. This thoughtful and accessibl...
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January 26, 2026 52 mins
Join us for Day1 Episode 4219 with Rev. Rebekah LeMon of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA. In her sermon, “Be Humble Walking,” she preaches on Micah 6:1-8, inviting us beyond easy religious talk and into faithful living. With clarity and warmth, she explores justice, kindness, and the humility that keeps us moving with God—especially when arrogance is loud and truth feels fragile. Set in the season after Epiphany, this me...
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Join us for Episode 4218 of Day1 as Rev. Dr. Aimee Moiso of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Kentucky, preaches “Transformational Foolishness” from 1 Corinthians 1:10–18. Preaching on the Third Sunday after Epiphany (Year A), Dr. Moiso reflects on unity, division, and the paradoxical wisdom of the cross. Drawing from her expertise in preaching and ecclesial life, she invites listeners to consider how God’s wisdom res...
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Join us for this week’s Day1 episode #4217 featuring Rev. Tyler Tankersley, senior pastor of Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In his sermon, "Servants of the Secret Fire," based on Isaiah 49:1–7, Tankersley explores identity, calling, and the quiet fire God places within God’s people. Preached during the Second Sunday after Epiphany, this message reflects on light, exhaustion, vocation, and hope in a weary a...
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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 in Atlanta and a leader in theological education and engineering. In his sermon, “Why was Jesus Baptized Only Once?”, based on Matthew 3:13–17, Dr. Williams explores baptism as a once-for-all declaration of identity rather than a ritual needing repetition. Preached for the Baptism of th...
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Join us for Episode 4215 of Day1 as Rev. Dr. Damon P. Williams, senior pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta and a leader at Georgia Tech, brings a challenging and timely message. In “Comfortable Space, Corrupt Spirits,” based on John 2:13–14, Dr. Williams explores Jesus cleansing the temple as a call to confront comfort, convenience, and consumer faith. Set in the season of the Second Sunday after Christmas and...
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December 22, 2025 42 mins
Join us for Day1 Episode 4214 as Rev. Jamie Butcher of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Atlanta brings a thoughtful and timely sermon titled “Praise Through the Haze.” Drawing on Psalm 148, Rev. Butcher explores how all creation is called to praise God, even amid disorientation, grief, and ecological loss. Preached on the First Sunday after Christmas, this message connects the wonder of the season with honest lament, eco-grief, and ...
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