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Sermons of C. F. W. Walther
and Sacred Meditations of Johann Gerhard
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(Translated by E. Myers)
- 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)
Johann Gerhard's Sacred Meditations:
(Translated by C.W. Heisler, A.M.)
- 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