Sermons of C. F. W. Walther

• The Heavenly Minded Christian in His Earthly Calling
  Luke 5:1-11. 5th Sunday after Trinity, 1865
  
  
• The Restoration of the Divine Image Through Christ
  Mark 7:31-37. 12th Sunday after Trinity, 1846
  
  
• The Daily Renewing of the Christian in the Image of God
  Ephesians 4:22-28. 19th Sunday after Trinity, 1841
  
  
• Man's Working Together With God After Conversion
  II Corinthians 6:1-10. 1st Sunday in Lent, 1855
  
  
• The Folly of Those Who Serve God But Do Not Want to Serve Him Alone
  Matthew 6:24-34. 15th Sunday after Trinity, 1850
  
  
• The Disastrous Results of Despising God's Law
  Matthew 22:34-46. 18th Sunday after Trinity, 1844
  
  
• How We Must Receive God's Word to Be Saved
  Luke 8:4-15. Sexagesima Sunday, 1845
  
  
• Hearers But Not Doers of the Word Deceive Themselves
  James 1:22-27. 5th Sunday after Easter, 1849
  
  
• The Attitude of Most Men Toward God's Invitation to His Heavenly Marriage
  Matthew 22:1-14. 20th Sunday after Trinity, 1846
  
  
• Three signs of Having the True Faith
  I Corinthians 15:1-10. 11th Sunday after Trinity, 1841
  
  
• The Love Toward God
  I John 4:15-21. 1st Sunday after Trinity, 1841
  
  
• God's Wrath on the Children of Disobedience After Christ's Reconcilation
  Ephesians 5:1-9. 3rd Sunday in Lent, 1869
  
  

Addition Sermons
(Translated by Rev. Donald E. Heck)

• The Judgment of the Sheep Over Their Shepherds
  Matthew 7:15-23. Eighth Sunday after Trinity
  
  
• The Special Comfort of Private Absolution
  Matthew 9:1-8. Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity
  
  
• They Err who Deny Preachers the Power to Forgive Sins
  John 20:19-31. First Sunday After Easter
  
  
• The Keys of Death and Hell, the Real Fruit of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
  Revelation 1:18. First Sunday After Easter
  
  
• The Greatness and Glory of the Office of the Gospel Ministry
  2 Corinthians 3:4-11. Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
  
  
• The Ascension of Jesus Christ a Sure Foundation of Our Faith
  Mark 16:14-16. Ascension Day
  
  
• Why Dare and Can We Never Give Up the Church's Struggle for the Pure Doctrine?
  Jude 3. Reformation Day, 1876
  
  
• Christ's Ship on the Sea of Galilee, a Picture of the Church of Our Times
  Matthew 8:23-27. Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
  
  

• Introduction
  
  
• Meditation 1, True Confession of Sin
  An Acknowledgment of a Fault Heals It
  
  
• Meditation 2, An Exercise of Repentance From our Lord's Passion
  Behold the Suffering Christ!
  
  
• Meditation 3, The Benefits of True Repentance
  “Repent: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,” says Christ
  
  
• Meditation 4, The Name of Jesus
  What can be sweeter than the Name of Jesus!
  
  
• Meditation 5, An Exercise of Faith From the Love of Christ in the Agony of Death
  To me the Grace of Jesus is of Infinite Value
  
  
• Meditation 6, Consolation for the Penitent Soul, From the Passion of Christ
  The Cross of Christ is our Crown
  
  
• Meditation 7, The Fruit of our Lord's Passion
  The Passion of Christ is my hope
  
  
• Meditation 8, The Certainty of our Salvation
  A Good Hope cannot be Confounded
  
  
• Meditation 9, Loving God Alone
  May Love Bind Thee Fast to the Lord
  
  
• Meditation 10, Our Reconciliation with God
  Christ Hath Paid my Debt of Sin
  
  
• Meditation 11, The Satisfaction for our sins
  The Death of Christ is the Life of the Godly
  
  
• Meditation 12, True Faith -- its Nature and Properties
  True Faith is Living and Victorious
  
  
• Meditation 13, The Spiritual Marriage of the Soul with Christ
  Christ is the Spouse of the Soul
  
  
• Meditation 14, The Mystery of the Incarnation
  Christ’s Cradle glows with a Heavenly Light
  
  
• Meditation 15, The Saving Benefits of Christ's Incarnation
  Let us be deeply grateful for the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus
  
  
• Meditation 16, The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly
  What is God to the soul? He is its Light, its Healing Balm, its Bread of Life
  
  
• Meditation 17, The Benefits of Baptism
  Baptism is a Holy Washing
  
  
• Meditation 18, The Saving Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ
  The Flesh of Christ is Life to the Soul
  
  
• Meditation 19, The Mystery of the Lord's Supper
  To Stand in Wonder Before it, not to Pry into it, is Truest Wisdom
  
  
• Meditation 20, A Serious Preparation for the Holy Supper
  Be thou a worthy guest of Christ in His Holy Supper
  
  
• Meditation 21, The Ascension of Christ
  To Ascend with Christ is our Blessed Privilege
  
  
• Meditation 22, The Holy Spirit
  God seals His elect with His Holy Spirit
  
  
• Meditation 23, The Dignity of the Church
  The Church is Christ’s Bride
  
  
• Meditation 24, Predestination
  We are Chosen in Christ
  
  
• Meditation 25, The Saving Efficacy of Prayer
  Our Sighs Pierce the Heavens
  
  
• Meditation 26, The Guardianship of Angels
  Saints have their guardian angels
  
  
• Meditation 27, The Wiles of the Devil
  Who knoweth the cunning of a demon?
  
  
• Meditation 28, General Rules for a Godly Life
  A Godly Life is the Wisest Life
  
  
• Meditation 29, False Security
  False security is death
  
  
• Meditation 30, The Imitation of Christ
  Let Christ be the Rule of thy Life
  
  
• Meditation 31, Self-denial
  Self-indulgence is Denial of Christ
  
  
• Meditation 32, True Peace of Soul
  The Mind that Rests in the Lord is at Peace
  
  
• Meditation 33, Purity of Conscience
  A Conscience void of offence is light to the Soul
  
  
• Meditation 34, The Cultivation of True Humility
  What is Man? What is a Bubble? They are alike Nothing.
  
  
• Meditation 35, Avoiding Avarice
  Who is a Really Poor Man? The Avaricious Man.
  
  
• Meditation 36, True Charity
  Love is the Seal of the Saint!
  
  
• Meditation 37, Chastity
  Christ’s Mind is the Abode of Purity
  
  
• Meditation 38, The Transitoriness of Life
  What is Human Life?
  
  
• Meditation 39, The Vanity of the World
  The Eternal Transcends the Temporal
  
  
• Meditation 40, The Advantages of Temptations
  The Palm Tree Grows Upward in Spite of Weights and Hindrances
  
  
• Meditation 41, The Principles of Christian Patience
  Patience will triumph at last
  
  
• Meditation 42, Perseverance in Overcoming Temptation
  A hope fixed in God will never fail us
  
  
• Meditation 43, The Daily Consideration of Death
  To Meditate upon Death is Life
  
  
• Meditation 44, Consolation in the Death of Friends
  To Die is Gain
  
  
• Meditation 45, The Last Judgment
  Regard with wholesome fear the tribunal of Christ
  
  
• Meditation 46, The Desire for Eternal Life
  Always Look Upward, O My Soul
  
  
• Meditation 47, The Beatific Vision of God in Heaven
  Heaven is our Fatherland
  
  
• Meditation 48, The Blessed Companionship of Angels in Heaven
  Heaven is our Home!
  
  
• Meditation 49, The Severity of Future Punishment
  Ever keep in mind the torments of hell!
  
  
• Meditation 50, The Eternity of Future Punishment
  The Punishment of Sin is Eternal
  
  
• Meditation 51, The Spiritual Resurrection of the Godly
  To arise with Christ is Life