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Assorted Sermons by Martin Luther

Assorted Sermons by Martin Luther

Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German Augustinian friar and professor at Wittenberg whose protest against indulgences — the Ninety-five Theses of 1517 — ignited the Protestant Reformation. Excommunicated and outlawed, he translated the New Testament into German and wrote treatises, hymns, catechisms, and commentaries that reshaped the Western church. Our library holds his Galatians commentary, A Treatise on Good Works, his sermons, and the Ninety-five Theses themselves.

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First published
1550
Length
31k words · about 2 hours
Chapters
46

About this book

This selection gathers sermons by Martin Luther, the sixteenth-century Reformer whose preaching placed Scripture, repentance, faith, and the finished work of Christ at the center of Christian proclamation. The sermons range across biblical texts and pastoral occasions, combining direct application with Luther's characteristic plainness and force. They offer English readers a varied sample of the reformer in the pulpit.

Contents

  1. The Wheat & the Tares
  2. The Parable of the Sower
  3. THE DISCIPLES & THE FRUITS OF GOD'S WORD
  4. SECTION I. THE NATURE OF THE WORD SPOKEN HERE.
  5. SECTION II. THE DISCIPLES OF THIS WORD.
  6. SECTION IV. WHY CHRIST CALLS THE DOCTRINE CONCERNING THE DISCIPLES AND THE FRUITS OF THE WORD A MYSTERY. 🔒
  7. Christ Our Great High Priest 🔒
  8. Christ's Holy Sufferings 🔒
  9. SECTION I. THE FALSE VIEWS OF CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS. 🔒
  10. SECTION II. THE TRUE VIEW OF CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS. 🔒
  11. SECTION III. THE COMFORT OF CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS. 🔒
  12. The Twofold Use of the Law and Gospel 🔒
  13. GOSPEL TRANSCENDS LAW 🔒
  14. PAUL'S CONVERTS LIVING EPISTLES 🔒
  15. TRUE PREACHERS COMMISSIONED BY GOD 🔒
  16. HUMAN DOCTRINE NO PLACE IN THE CHURCH 🔒
  17. “But our sufficiency is from God.” 🔒
  18. THE NEW COVENANT 🔒
  19. “SPIRIT” & “LETTER” 🔒
  20. CHRIST SUPERSEDES MOSES 🔒
  21. CHRIST THE SOURCE OF LIFE GREATER THAN ADAM THE SOURCE OF DEATH 🔒
  22. THE LAW INEFFECTUAL 🔒
  23. TERRORS OF THE LAW 🔒
  24. EFFICACY OF THE GOSPEL 🔒
  25. Enemies of the Cross of Christ 🔒
  26. Enemies of the Cross of Christ & The Christian's Citizenship in Heaven 🔒
  27. PURITY OF DOCTRINE ENJOINED. 🔒
  28. RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW IS VAIN. 🔒
  29. RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW OPPOSES THE CROSS. 🔒
  30. HUMAN RIGHTEOUSNESS IDOLATROUS. 🔒
  31. FRUITS OF FAITH. 🔒
  32. GOD'S PATIENCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTEOUSNESS. 🔒
  33. THE CHRISTIAN A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN. 🔒
  34. THE GLORIFIED BODY OF THE CHRISTIAN. 🔒
  35. On Faith & Coming to Christ 🔒
  36. ON FAITH AND COMING TO CHRIST, AND THE TRUE BREAD OF HEAVEN: 🔒
  37. SECTION I. On Faith, And Coming To Christ. 🔒
  38. SECTION II. The Bread Of Heaven. 🔒
  39. by Martin Luther (1483-1546) 🔒
  40. OF THE OFFICE OF PREACHING & OF PREACHERS AND HEARERS: 🔒
  41. SECTION I. TRUE PREACHERS OF THE WORD MUST BE REGULARLY CALLED. 🔒
  42. SECTION II. PREACHERS OF THE WORD TO PREACH NOTHING BUT THE WORD. 🔒
  43. SECTION III. A TRUE PREACHER SHOULD FIRST USE THE LAW ARIGHT AND THEN PREACH THE GOSPEL. 🔒
  44. SECTION IV. THE HEARERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE AND JUDGE A SERMON 🔒
  45. V. PREACHERS ARE TO FORCE NO ONE TO BELIEVE. 🔒
  46. VI. THE MARKS OF FALSE PREACHERS. 🔒

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