3rd Sunday after Epiphany

Lectionary & Scripture Texts

• Vanderbilt RCL: Third Sunday after the Epiphany (printable PDF)
• The Lectionary Page (texts & collect: Epiphany 3A)
• Episcopal Church Lectionary – Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A
• Disciples of Christ – RCL readings (see January 25, 2026)

Study & Commentary

• Working Preacher: Commentary on Matthew 4:12–23 (Epiphany 3A)
• Center for Excellence in Preaching: Matthew 4:12–23 – RCL Epiphany 3A
• SALT Project: “The Reign of Heaven” (Matthew 4:12–23 & Isaiah 9:1–4)
• Christian Century: “The healing after the calling” (Epiphany 3A)
• Monday Meditation (Gary Neal Hansen): Matthew 4:12–23

Sermons & Homiletical Reflections

• A Sermon for Every Sunday: Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A – Matthew 4:12–23
• Interrupting the Silence (Michael Marsh): “Rethinking Repentance” (Matthew 4:12–23)
• St. Patrick’s Episcopal, Lebanon: Epiphany 3A Sermon (Matthew 4:12–23)
• Episcopal “Sermons That Work”: Repent, Look for Signs of the Kingdom, & Follow Jesus (Epiphany 3A)
• Pastor Dawn Hutchings: “Following Prostitutes and Christ” (Epiphany 3A)

Worship & Liturgy

• UMC Discipleship: Lectionary Planning Notes – Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A
• UMC Discipleship: Liturgical Resources for Epiphany 3A
• Life in Liturgy: Epiphany 3A / Ordinary Time 3A – Prayers & Liturgical Texts
• re:Worship: Prayers of the People for Epiphany 3A

Art & Visual Resources

• Stushie Art: Ordinary 3A / Epiphany 3A – Art, Bulletins, & Coloring Pages
• Stushie Art: Jesus Calls the Fishermen (Matthew 4:12–23) bulletin art
• Paramentics: “The Light That Shines in the Darkness” (Epiphany 3A art set)

Note: Some art resources require a subscription, license, or purchase for congregational use.

Podcasts & Audio

• Pulpit Fiction: Epiphany 3A – Matthew 4:12–23, Isaiah 9:1–4, 1 Corinthians 1:10–18, Psalm 27
• Working Preacher Sermon Brainwave #884: Third Sunday after Epiphany (Ordinary 3A)