Sermons in the Year 2026
Ready to Welcome the Lord in 2026

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All Scriptures quoted in this article are from the New King James Version (NKJV), unless otherwise noted (https://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/).

Dear Church,

Today is the first day of the year 2026. Let us together offer words of thanksgiving to the God, for He has granted that all of us are still alive in this fleshly body to enter the new year 2026 together. This itself is a very precious New Year’s gift from our Beloved Father and a gracious and meaningful event for each of us.

• The first meaning—and certainly so—is that each of us still has good works that He has prepared for us, which we have not yet completed.

• The second meaning may be that we are not yet perfect before Him, and He still shows mercy, granting us the opportunity to be corrected.

God’s Word in Psalms 139:6 affirms, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.” God knows all things, and He has appointed the length of each person’s life on the earth, even before they were formed by Him in their mother’s womb. Therefore, we believe that God’s true people pass away only in two cases:

1. When they have fully completed all the good works that the God has prepared for them: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). To “walk in them” means to live in good works and to carry out the good works that the God has appointed beforehand for each person. According to the foreknowledge and will of the God, He has appointed different good works for each person, with differing amounts as well. Therefore, each person’s life on this earth is longer or shorter, corresponding to the time they need to complete their good works.

2. When they do not wholeheartedly carry out the good works that the God has prepared for them. In such cases, the God takes their life early so that they will not continue to fall, helping them still to be saved, as though through fire. This is better for them than allowing them to remain in lukewarmness, which would lead to falling away from grace. This is the great mercy of the God toward such people.

On another occasion, we will speak about the reasons why the God takes away the lives of those who do not belong to Him.

Today, as we together enter the journey of 2026, in addition to spending time worshiping, giving thanks, and honoring God together, we also need to set aside time for personal fellowship with the Triune God.

First, let us come to our Beloved Father, the God. We offer to Him our thanksgiving and praise for His mysterious providence and the abundant forgiveness He has granted us throughout the past year. We also reverently commit this entire new year to Him, earnestly asking Him to reveal His holy will and to continue to lead, provide for, and preserve us so that we may walk in holiness, without stumbling, throughout the year 2026.

Next, let us come to our Beloved Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to Him for His faithful companionship and for all the precious grace from Him that has upheld us. Through this, we have been able to overcome trials, prevail over temptation, and do good works according to His will. In the new year, we again ask Him to continue to walk with us, to pour out grace, and to grant us renewed strength each day.

Finally, let us come to the Comforter and the One who enlightens, the Holy Spirit. We give thanks and honor to Him for the seven ministries He has carried out for us throughout the past year. He has continually comforted, taught, guided, convicted concerning sin, borne witness, interceded, and bestowed gifts upon us [1]. Through Him we have peace, joy, contentment, and victory in the name of the Christ. At the same time, we earnestly ask Him to continue His work in us throughout the year 2026, and especially to keep our hearts ever watchful concerning the glorious return of the Christ.

The year 2026 brings us even closer to the coming of the Christ. With what has taken place in recent years, we see that 2026 may be a year marked by many major upheavals throughout the whole world in every aspect. Natural disasters, epidemics, famine, and wars will likely increase and become more severe, like the labor pains of a woman about to give birth (Matthew 24:8). These upheavals will lead to great instability in society, preparing the way for the formation of a global government. This will be the precondition for the revealing and enthronement of the AntiChrist together with its ten kings. Therefore, the year 2026 is a year with a high probability for the coming of the Christ. We have presented this high probability in detail in the message “The End Times and the Year 2027,” within the 2026–2027 time frame [2].

That was a sermon delivered on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2020, on January 25, 2020. Nearly six years have passed since we preached that message, and the world situation has become increasingly unstable. Now, we have together begun to enter that extremely important time frame. The 2026–2027 time frame may include such moments as when the Christ takes the Church out of the world, when the God revives the spiritual life of the people of Israel, and when the End Times begin.

We understand that the people of Israel entered into spiritual death when they rejected the Christ. They handed Him over into the hands of the Gentiles, causing Him to be crucified on the Passover in the year 27 [3]. Yet, because of the great mercy of the God toward them, He will restore them and grant them salvation, fulfilling His covenant with their forefathers—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This restoration was prophesied by Hosea:

“Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight.” (Hosea 6:1-2).

Hosea’s “two days” are precisely two thousand years, from the Passover in the year 27 to the Passover in the year 2027. For “with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (2 Peter 3:8).

The people of Israel were reestablished as a nation by the God on May 14, 1948. It is very possible that they will be spiritually resurrected by the God on the Feast of the Offering of the Firstfruits in the year 2027. At that time, the prophecy of Ezekiel will be fulfilled.

“Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it, says the Lord.'” (Ezekiel 37:12-14)

It is very possible that this will also be the day when the God seals the 144,000 from the twelve tribes of Israel (Revelation 7:4) in order to send them to preach the Gospel to the people of Israel during the End Times. Then, the End Times will take place.

If the Christ takes the Church out of the world in the year 2026, that would be a time occurring before the God restores the spiritual life of the people of Israel.

If the Christ takes the Church out of the world in the year 2027, that time may occur simultaneously with the time when the God restores the spiritual life of the people of Israel, or it may occur after that. If it occurs afterward, it could be during one of the appointed feasts of the year 2027: the Feast of Pentecost, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, or the Feast of Tabernacles. Regardless of whether the Christ takes the Church out of the world after the time when the God restores the spiritual life of the people of Israel, it will still be before the End Times begin. For the promise of the Lord Jesus makes it clear that the Church will not be present when the End Times begin:

“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” (Revelation 3:10)

It was the Lord Jesus Himself who called God’s people to live in watchfulness, keeping alert for His coming:

“Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.” (Matthew 24:42)

“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” (Matthew 25:13)

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” (Mark 13:33)

“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.” (Luke 12:35)

“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.” (Luke 21:34)

“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” (Revelation16:15).

The Holy Spirit, through the Apostle Paul and the Apostle Peter, also reminded and called God’s people:

“And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.” (Romans 13:11-12)

“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13)

“But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.” (1 Thessalonians 5:4-6)

“But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.” (1 Peter 4:7)

The verb “watch” in Matthew 24:42, 25:13, and 1 Corinthians 16:13 is precisely the verb used to describe the act of a soldier keeping guard. It involves being alert and observant in order to detect the approach of the enemy or to notice an awaited event, such as reinforcements or supplies. God’s people are called by Him to be watchful and to observe the times in order to recognize the signs and anticipate His coming. Although no one knows the exact day or hour of the Lord’s return, we can know the time frame of His coming. So, what is that time frame? The Scriptures give us an important key: the appointed feasts of the God.

We know that the day the Christ comes to take the Church out of the world must be a day appointed by the God. We also know that the seven feasts of the God represent seven “appointed times,” each typifying the spiritual ministries that the Christ will carry out for the Church and for the people of Israel in the New Testament era. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the coming of the Christ for the Church will occur on one of God’s appointed feasts.

Every major event in the salvation plan—Christ’s birth, His death, His resurrection, and the descent of the Holy Spirit—has been perfectly fulfilled in these feasts. Thus, we have a solid basis to believe that the final event for the Church will also follow the same pattern.

The Feast of Trumpets, with its prophetic significance as the sounding of God’s trumpet (1 Thessalonians 4:16) and as a solemn holy day echoing a momentous event, is often seen as having the clearest and most direct significance for the coming of the Christ. However, the other feasts can also find fulfillment in His coming.

• The Passover, which typifies the Christ completing His sacrificial death for the redemption of the Church, could also be the time when He takes the Church out of the world, completing the redemption of God’s people’s fleshly bodies from death.

• The Feast of the Offering of the Firstfruits, which typifies the resurrection of the firstfruits, is very fitting for the Christ to take the Church out of the world and present it to the God, as the firstfruits of humanity’s redemption.

• The Feast of Unleavened Bread, which typifies the holy life of those who have received God’s salvation through the Christ’s sacrificial death, is also appropriate for the Christ to bring the Church out of the world into full holiness.

• The Feast of Pentecost, the day the Church was born, could also be the day when the Christ takes the Church out of the world.

• The Day of Atonement, which typifies the completion of atonement, is likewise fitting for the fleshly bodies of God’s people to be resurrected or transformed, delivered from death as the penalty of sin on the body.

• The Feast of Tabernacles, which typifies God dwelling with mankind, is also appropriate for the event of the Church being taken out of the world to dwell with the Lord forever.

Therefore, in this year 2026, at each of the feasts in the first part of the year, let us be earnest, prepare ourselves, and be ready to go with the Christ. But if the Christ has not come during those feasts, then our anticipation will reach its peak at each of the feasts in the latter part of the year, beginning with the Feast of Trumpets.

The Feast of Trumpets is especially anticipated because of its unique and irreplaceable nature. Among all of God’s feasts, it is the only feast centered on the sounding of the trumpet, which serves as its defining sign (Leviticus 23:24). The trumpet is not merely a ritual; it is the very soul of the day—a solemn proclamation by sound of an appointed time. This is what makes the Feast of Trumpets prophetically align so wonderfully and perfectly with the promise of the Church being taken up by the sounding of God’s trumpet (1 Corinthians 15:52). Therefore, it deserves to be the highest focal point of our anticipation.

Dear Church,

In this momentous year of 2026, let us live in the posture of:

• A gentle traveler, unentangled with the world.

• A faithful steward, wisely managing everything the Lord entrusts.

• A passionate lover, eagerly longing for the glorious encounter with our King.

Each passing day is a precious opportunity for us to prepare ourselves and help others prepare as well. May it be that on the day the Christ appears, each of us can present completely the good works that the God Himself has prepared for us to accomplish.

May the Word of God sanctify us and strengthen us. May we all stand firm in faith and remain faithful to the Lord until the day Christ returns. May the love, grace, and fellowship of the Triune God—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit—cover all of you. Amen!

Timothy Christian Huynh
Priscilla Christian Huynh
01/01/2026

Notes:

[1] The Holy Spirit comforts: John 14:16. The Holy Spirit teaches: John 14:26; 16:13-15. The Holy Spirit guides: John 16:13a; Romans 8:14. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin: John 16:8. The Holy Spirit bears witness: Romans 8:16; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30; 1 John 5:9. The Holy Spirit intercedes: Romans 8:26-27. The Holy Spirit gives gifts: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.

[2] https://preachingfromthebible.net/067-the-end-of-the-world-and-the-year-2027/

[3] https://preachingfromthebible.net/the-day-of-the-lords-death-and-the-day-of-the-lords-resurrection/

About Using “God” or “the God” and “holy spirit”

Wherever the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts of the Bible use a definite article with a noun to denote GOD, we translate it into English as “*God” or “the God” to refer to God the Father. We understand that “God,” without a definite article, was used as a collective noun for all and any of the three Persons of the Godhead. And “God,” with a definite article, was used to refer to God the Father.

In the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, the term “holy spirit” (πνευματι αγιω) without the definite article “the” (το) is used to denote the power of God, which is given by God the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit” (το πνευματι το αγιω) is God, and “holy spirit” (πνευματι αγιω) is the power that comes from God.