From 2b5618a4dab8c08fc0128efc5f817a0abf383139 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joshua Ryder <ryderjj89@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 00:17:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix sermon selection to exclude future dates - show most
 recent sermon up to today

---
 pages/index.vue | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pages/index.vue b/pages/index.vue
index 010a819..b9311e8 100644
--- a/pages/index.vue
+++ b/pages/index.vue
@@ -103,10 +103,26 @@ const { data: archivedSermons } = await useFetch('/api/sermons?includeArchived=t
 
 const selectedSermonSlug = ref('')
 
-// Get most recent non-archived sermon
+// Get most recent non-archived sermon (closest to or on today's date, not future dates)
 const mostRecentSermon = computed(() => {
   if (!activeSermons.value || activeSermons.value.length === 0) return null
-  return activeSermons.value[0]
+  
+  const today = new Date()
+  today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0)
+  
+  // Find the sermon with the most recent date that is not in the future
+  const validSermons = activeSermons.value.filter((s: any) => {
+    const sermonDate = new Date(s.date + 'T00:00:00')
+    sermonDate.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0)
+    return sermonDate.getTime() <= today.getTime()
+  })
+  
+  // If no valid sermons (all are future dates), return the earliest future sermon
+  if (validSermons.length === 0) {
+    return activeSermons.value[activeSermons.value.length - 1]
+  }
+  
+  return validSermons[0]
 })
 
 // Get archived sermons only for the previous sermons dropdown