Second Sunday after the Epiphany (2026)

Amos 9:11-15

Romans 12:6-16a

John 2:1-11

This sermon borrows the outline and some phrasing from Rev. Dr. G. Stoeckhardt's Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year. Translated by Erwin Koehlinger. Steadfast Press (2023). 

From the preface:

"Dr. Stoeckhardt (1842-1913) was a pastor and exegetical professor during the formative years of the LCMS. He was the finest exegete in her first century. Given the turbulence in her second century, especially among the exegetical so-called scholars that formed Seminex, he is arguably the best in any century so far.

Less well know is his talent as a preacher...[His sermons] are textual, doctrinal, liturgical, traditional, churchly, well ordered, and practical sermons. None of these is sacrificed for the sake of the other. In this, they are model sermons, perhaps even more so than famous names, because Stoeckhardt sticks to the task at hand: Preaching the text faithfully to the people of God...Stoeckhardt begins with the fear of the Lord, and a love of His Holy Word. It gives him wisdom we [preachers] would do well to learn from and emulate...This is a dangerous book. It has the power to kill and make alive, because Law and Gospel are both delivered in their full scriptural and godly strength. The church can only be improved by such powerful use of God's Word."

This volume of His sermons a mere $12.50 on Amazon. I strongly encourage you to add this volume to your home library. 

Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year: Stoeckhardt, Rev George, Koehlinger, Erwin W: 9798873282982: Amazon.com: Books