St. John Lutheran Sermons

Sermon for Sexagesima (2026)

Isaiah 55:10-13
2 Corinthians 11:19-12:9
Luke 8:4-15
Quotation in the sermon comes from "XI. God’s Eternal Foreknowledge and Election" in The Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration, Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, Pocket Edition. © 2005, 2006 Concordia Publishing House.Source: https://bookofconcord.cph.org/en/formula-of-concord-solid-declaration/xi_gods_eternal_foreknowledge_and_election/

Septuagesima (2026)

Daniel 9:2–10
1 Corinthians 9:24—10:4
Matthew 20:1-16

The Transfiguration of Our Lord (2026)

Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.” (Matthew 17:1-9)

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
 

First Sunday after Epiphany (2026)

Isaiah 42:1-9
Romans 12:1-6a
Luke 2:42-52

Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6
Ephesians 3:2-12
Matthew 2:1-12

Circumcision and Name of Jesus

This sermon is based on a sermon by Rev. Rolf D. Preus: "The Naming of Jesus." taken from his collection sermons titled: A Year of Law & Gospel Preaching: Postil of Sermons on the One-Year Lectionary. Steadfast Lutherans, Cheyenne, WY. Pg. 221. 

Holy Innocents, Martyrs

This sermon relies on:
-Rev. David Peterson's sermon for Holy Innocents preached at Redeemer in Fort Wayne in 2001
-St. John Chrysostom's Homily on Matt. 2:16 (Homily IX) from Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew. 

The Nativity of Our Lord (2025)

Isaiah 52:6-10
Hebrews 1:1-12
John 1:1-14
Notes: The hymn quoted at the beginning and end of this sermon is TLH 80 All Praise to Thee, Eternal God (Based on a Latin sequence, 11th century, translated into German by Martin Luther, the English translator is unknown.)
The body of the sermon is taken from portions of two sermons by St. Augustine of Hippo. It has been paraphrased and edited for the Saints of St. John by Rev. Anthony Mandile.
Sermon 184:2-3; Sermon 186:1 - from THE WORKS OF STAINT AUGUSTINE: A Translation for the 21st Century. Part III-Sermons, Vol. 6

Sermon for Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols (2025)

Genesis 3:8-15; Genesis 22:15-18; Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; Micah 5:2-4; Luke 1:26-35, 38; Luke 2:1-7; Luke 2:8-16; Matthew 2:1-11; John 1:1-14