old_contents: from datetime import date
  
  from django.shortcuts import render
  
  from mezzanine_sermons.models import Sermon, SermonSeries
  
  
  def sermons(request):
      """
      Displays home sermon page containing:
      - today's sermon (if available)
      - past 5 sermons (if available)
      - next 5 sermons (if available)
      - sermon series list (if available)
      """
      sermon_today = Sermon.objects.filter(date=date.today())
      sermons_pastfive = Sermon.objects.filter(date__lt=date.today())[:5]
      sermons_nextfive = Sermon.objects.filter(date__gt=date.today())[:5]
      context = {'sermon_today': sermon_today, 'sermons_pastfive': sermons_pastfive,
                 'sermons_nextfive': sermons_nextfive}
      return render(request, 'mezzanine_sermons/upcoming_and_recent_sermons.html', context)
  
  
  def sermon_series_list(request):
      """
      Displays page containing list of all sermon series (if any)
      """
      sermon_series = SermonSeries.objects.filter()
      context = {'sermon_series': sermon_series}
      return render(request, 'mezzanine_sermons/sermon_series_list.html', context)
  
  
  def single_sermon_series(request, series_id):
      """
      Displays all the sermons from a given series
      """
      series = SermonSeries.objects.get(id=series_id)
      sermons = Sermon.objects.filter(series=series).order_by('date')
      context = {'series': series, 'sermons': sermons}
      return render(request, 'mezzanine_sermons/single_sermon_series.html', context)
  
new_contents: from datetime import date
  
  from django.shortcuts import render
  
  from mezzanine_sermons.models import Sermon, SermonSeries
  
  
  def sermons(request):
      """
      Displays home sermon page containing:
      - today's sermon (if available)
      - past 5 sermons (if available)
      - next 5 sermons (if available)
      - sermon series list (if available)
      """
      sermon_today = Sermon.objects.filter(date=date.today())
      sermons_pastfive = Sermon.objects.filter(date__lt=date.today())[:5]
      sermons_nextfive = Sermon.objects.filter(date__gt=date.today())[:5]
      context = {'sermon_today': sermon_today, 'sermons_pastfive': sermons_pastfive,
                 'sermons_nextfive': sermons_nextfive}
      return render(request, 'mezzanine_sermons/upcoming_and_recent_sermons.html', context)
  
  
  def sermon_series_list(request):
      """
      Displays page containing list of all sermon series (if any)
      """
      sermon_series = SermonSeries.objects.filter().order_by('-start_date')
      context = {'sermon_series': sermon_series}
      return render(request, 'mezzanine_sermons/sermon_series_list.html', context)
  
  
  def single_sermon_series(request, series_id):
      """
      Displays all the sermons from a given series
      """
      series = SermonSeries.objects.get(id=series_id)
      sermons = Sermon.objects.filter(series=series).order_by('date')
      context = {'series': series, 'sermons': sermons}
      return render(request, 'mezzanine_sermons/single_sermon_series.html', context)
  
subject: Change ordering of sermon_series