Good Friday (2026)

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN (John 18-19)

This sermon includes a devotional writing and a prayer both written by Johann Gerhard.

Devotional writing: THE PAINS OF DEATH

Johann Gerhard, The Handbook of Consolations: For the Fears and Trials that Oppress Us in the Struggle with Death, trans. Carl L. Beckwith (Wipf and Stock, 2009), 63.

Prayer: THANKSGIVING FOR CHRIST'S SUFFERING

Johann Gerhard, Meditations on Divine Mercy: A Classic Treasury of Devotional Prayers, trans. Matthew C. Harrison (Concordia Publishing House, 2003), 67.