11 January 2026
10:30 | 
Posted by
Dr Platts |
Isaiah 42:1-9
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
Thus says the Lord:
Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry out or lift up his voice
or make it heard in the street;
a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth,
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to idols.
See, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth, I tell you of them.
Acts 10:34-43
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
Peter began to speak to those assembled:
in the house of Cornelius.
“I truly understand that God shows no partiality,
but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right
is acceptable to him.
You know the message he sent to the people of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.
That message spread throughout Judea,
beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced:
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power;
how he went about doing good
and healing all who were oppressed by the devil,
for God was with him.
We are witnesses to all that he did
both in Judea and in Jerusalem.
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,
but God raised him on the third day
and allowed him to appear,
not to all the people
but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses
and who ate and drank with him after
he rose from the dead.
He commanded us to preach to the people
and to testify that he is the one ordained by God
as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him
that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Matthew 3:13-17
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan,
to be baptized by him.
John would have prevented him, saying,
“I need to be baptized by you,
and do you come to me?”
But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now,
for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.”
Then he consented.
And when Jesus had been baptized,
just as he came up from the water,
suddenly the heavens were opened to him
and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove
and alighting on him.
And a voice from the heavens said,
“This is my Son, the Beloved,
with whom I am well pleased.”
