Sources
Two translated Year of Grace volumes
These pages follow the published Google Doc texts linked from the two Back to Luther Year of Grace posts.
Walther's Sermons
Walther's Gospel Sermons
Read Walther's preaching on the Gospel pericopes of the church year with direct reading, browsing, and sermon-by-sermon navigation.
Built from the published Year of Grace texts linked in Back to Luther Part I and Part II.
About This Collection
Walther's Gospel Sermons
This section gathers the two Year of Grace volumes into individual sermon pages so you can move through Walther's Gospel preaching from Advent to the later Sundays after Trinity.
Coverage
62 sermon pages
Read across the church year from Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and deep into Trinity season.
Use
Built for ordinary reading
Each sermon has its own page with previous and next links so the whole collection can be browsed in sequence.
Festival Sermons
Begin with the great festivals
These major church-year sermons make a good entry point into Walther's Gospel preaching.
Featured Sermon
CHRISTMAS DAY
"Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people;" this, Lord Jesus, is what you commanded a heavenly host to tell the frightened shepherds of Bethlehem on the day of your birth...
Featured Sermon
GOOD FRIDAY
Yes, Lord Jesus, today we lie before you in the dust, smite our breast and beseech you: Have mercy upon us! Let the bitter pains for us poor sinners of your death not be in vain. Many years ago today you cried out: "I th...
Featured Sermon
EASTER SUNDAY
Lord Jesus! Today we no longer stand weeping about your cross; with great joy have we gathered about your grave; for behold! your grave is empty! You have arisen! arisen in glory! Burdened with our sins you bled upon Gol...
Featured Sermon
PENTECOST
Oh God, who once gave the promise, "I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground," Is 44:3, we extol and praise you that today you so gloriously fulfilled this promise in your 12 messengers...
Browse All
All Gospel sermons
Open the full sequence below to move sermon by sermon through the collection.
1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Matthew 21:1-9
2ND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Luke 21:25-36
3RD SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Matthew 11:2-10
4TH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
John 1:19-28
CHRISTMAS DAY
Luke 2:1-14.
2ND CHRISTMAS DAY
Luke 2:15-20.
NEW YEAR'S DAY
Luke 2:21
EPIPHANY SUNDAY
Matthew 2:1-12.
1ST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Luke 2:41-52
2ND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
John 2:1-11
3RD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Mt 8:1-13
4TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Mt. 8:23-27
5TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Open this sermon page.
6TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Matthew 17:1-9.
SEPTUAGESIMA
Matthew 20:1-16
SEXAGESIMA
Luke 8:4-15
QUINQUAGESIMA
Luke 18:31-43
1ST SUNDAY IN LENT
Matthew 4:1-11
2ND SUNDAY IN LENT
Matthew 15:21-28
3RD SUNDAY IN LENT
Luke -11:14-28
4TH SUNDAY IN LENT
John 6:1-15
5TH SUNDAY IN LENT
John 8:46-59
PALM SUNDAY
Genesis 19:17
MAUNDY THURSDAY
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
GOOD FRIDAY
1 Thessalonians 5:9,10
EASTER SUNDAY
Mark 16:1-8.
2ND EASTER DAY
Acts 10:34-41.
1ST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 20:19-31
2ND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 10:11-16
4TH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 16:5-15
5TH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 16:23-30
PENTECOST
Acts 2:1-13.
PENTECOST MONDAY
John 3:16-21
TRINITY SUNDAY
John 3:1-15
1ST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 16:19-31
2ND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 14:16-24.
3RD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 15:1-10
4TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke-6:36-42
5TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 5:1-11
6TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 5:20-26.
7TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Mark 8:1-9
8TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 7:15-23
9TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 16:1-9
10TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 19:41-48
11TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY-1
Luke 18:9-14
12TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY-1
Mark 7:31-37
12TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY-2
Mark 7:31-37
12TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY-3
Mark 7:31-37
13TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 10:23-37
14TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY-1
Luke 17:11-19
14TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY-2
Luke. 17:11-19
15TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 6:24-34
16TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 7:11-17
17TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Luke 14:1-11
18TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 22:34-46
19TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 9:1-8
20TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 22:1-14
21ST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
John 4:46b-54
22ND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 18:23-35
23RD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 22:15-22
24TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 9:18-26
25TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Matthew 24:15-28