Preface: God's Word to Be Delivered in a Time of Great Transition (Professor Lim Hee-guk)
Preface: Before being a preacher, one must first be a Christian and stand before the Word (Pastor Ji-Hyeong)
2026 Sunday Worship Service Order (Jeongneung Church, Seoul)
Commentary on the Order of Worship_ "The Order and Commentary on Sunday Community Worship" Suggested by a Liturgy Scholar (Professor Myung-sil Kim)

Season of Advent, waiting for the birth of Christ

[2025]
First Sunday of Advent, November 30th
Second Sunday of Advent, December 7th

Third Sunday of Advent, December 14th
December 21st, Fourth Sunday of Advent

Christmas, the season of Christ's birth

December 25th - Christmas
December 28th - First Sunday after Christmas
December 31st - New Year's Eve, the night of Songgu and Youngshin

New Year and Season of Epiphany

[2026]
New Year's fabric on January 1st
January 4th, the second Sunday after Christmas/New Year's Day
January 6th Epiphany
First Sunday after Epiphany, January 11th
Second Sunday after Epiphany, January 18
Third Sunday after Epiphany, January 25th
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, February 1
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 8
February 15th, the last Sunday after Epiphany/Transfiguration of the Lord

Season of Lent, the Passion of Jesus

February 18th, Ash Wednesday
February 22nd, First Sunday of Lent
March 1st, Second Sunday of Lent/March 1st Movement Memorial Sunday
March 8th, Third Sunday of Lent
March 15th, Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 22nd, Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 29 Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday
Good Friday, April 3

The Season of Easter: The Resurrection of Jesus

Easter, April 5th
April 12th, Second Sunday of Easter
April 19th, Third Sunday of Easter/April 19th Memorial Sunday
April 26th, Fourth Sunday of Easter
May 3rd, Fifth Sunday of Easter/Children's Day
May 10th, Sixth Sunday of Easter/Parents' Day
May 17th, Seventh Sunday of Easter

Day of Pentecost and Season after Pentecost, the Day of Pentecost, the Spirit of Jesus

Pentecost, May 24th
First Sunday after Pentecost (May 31st)/Trinity Sunday
Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 7th
Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 14th
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 21
/6·25 War Memorial National Reconciliation Day
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 28
July 5th, the sixth Sunday after Pentecost/Thanksgiving Sunday
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 12th
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 19th
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 26th
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 2nd
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 9th/August 15th Liberation Day
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 16th
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 23
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30th
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 6th/Creative Council
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 13th
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 20th
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 27th

Season of Thanksgiving

October 4th, the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost/Thanksgiving Sunday
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 11th
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, October 18th
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, October 25th
/Church Renewal Sunday (Reformation Sunday)
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, November 1
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 8
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, November 15th
Sunday of Christ the King, November 22nd

『2026 Worship and the Pulpit』 Has Changed Like This!

ㆍ The order of worship for each week and the text commentary and sermon guide according to the church calendar/Bible are included together to ensure that ‘worship’ and ‘the pulpit’ are in harmony in name and reality.
ㆍ The reading of the psalms is presented together with the reading of the hymns according to the Bible so that the leader can choose the reading that suits the situation.
ㆍ The titles of the notes and sermon guides are indicated separately to fully reflect the author's intention.
ㆍ The sermon text is provided through comparison with the Korean Bible (Revised Version, New Translation Bible, New Hangul Bible) to enable a more faithful interpretation of the meaning of the original text.
ㆍ Includes Sunday sermons, seasonal sermons, and national holiday sermons from Advent (November 30, 2025) to the last Sunday of the 2026 church calendar (November 22).
ㆍ A separate section titled ‘Season of Harvest and Gratitude’ tailored to the Korean context.
The Korea Institute for Practical Theology (Chairman: Professor Lim Hee-guk) published “2026 Worship and the Pulpit According to the Church Calendar and the Bible” (Korea Christian Literature Society).
This book was first published in 1987 by pastors and theologians from across denominations who sought to revitalize the pulpit and worship of Korean churches. It is published every year at the end of October.

"2026 Worship and Pulpit" contains sermons for 52 weeks in chronological order according to the church calendar, from Advent in 2025 to the last Sunday of the church calendar in 2026 (Christ the King Sunday). It also includes commentaries and sermons that can be used for each holiday, Children's Day/Parents' Day, and major national commemorative days such as March 1st Independence Movement Day, April 19th Memorial Day, the Korean War, and August 15th Liberation Day.
We have designated a separate section, 'Season of Harvest and Thanksgiving,' specifically tailored to the Korean context, to assist in the preaching of Korean churches.

This book, which provides commentary on the Bible text and sermon guidelines (sermon composition) for each week according to the church calendar and Bible study, was written by approximately 90 professors and pastors in theological schools, including Professors Kim Hyeong-dong (Busan Theological University), Kim Hoe-kwon (Soongsil University), Bae Jeong-hun (Theological University), Yoon Cheol-won (Seoul Theological University), and Cha Jeong-sik (Hanil Theological University), as well as Pastors Bae Yo-han (Shinil Church), Lee Sang-hak (Saemunan Church), Ji Hyeong-eun (Seongrak Holiness Church), Kim Man-jun (Deoksu Church), and Jeong In-gyo (Gangnam Theological Seminary).

In particular, the order of the Sunday joint worship service of Seoul Jeongneung Church (Pastor Eunho Park) is presented as an example, and the theological meaning and recommended form of each order of worship are presented in detail through ‘Order and Commentary of Sunday Joint Worship Service’ by Professor Myeongsil Kim (Worship Studies) of Yeongnam Theological University.

Professor Lim Hee-guk, chairman of the steering committee of the Korea Institute for Practical Theology, said in the introduction, “A transformation of civilization is urgently needed for humanity, which is facing frequent natural disasters and a serious climate crisis,” and emphasized that we must face the anxiety and confusion brought about by the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI).
He also quoted Karl Barth's cry, stating that the essence of God's Word, which must be preached in this age of great transition, is revealed when we recognize and acknowledge the tension between what we "should" say as pastors and theologians and what we "cannot" say about God as human beings.

In his foreword, Pastor Jihyeong, the co-representative, reminded us of the spirit of a “church that is always reforming” and emphasized that “the essence of Christianity is the Word becoming life.”
He added, “Before a pastor can be a pastor, and before a preacher can be a preacher, he must first stand before the Word as a Christian.”

2026 Sermon Preparation Forum Held

To coincide with the publication of this book, the Korea Institute for Practical Theology held the '2026 Sermon Preparation Forum with the Korean Society of New Testament Theology' at Saemunan Church in Gwanghwamun (Pastor Sanghak Lee) on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, to help field pastors prepare their sermons.
This event was followed by lectures on “Understanding the Text and Sermon Preparation through Comparing Versions” by Professor Kwon Yeon-kyung (Soongsil University), “Introduction and Utilization of the Zurich Bible Commentary” by Dr. Lee Du-hee (Korean Bible Society), and “Order and Commentary of Sunday Joint Worship” by Professor Kim Myeong-sil (Yeongnam Theological University).
Following its launch in Seoul, the institute is now touring the provinces to hold similar events.