St. John Lutheran Sermons

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate caeli)

Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Philippians 4:4-7
John 1:19b-28
Reference: C.F.W. Walther, Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (Walther's Works - Gospel Sermons, Vol. 1), CPH. 

Wednesday after Advent 3 (Gaudete)

Isaiah 2:2-5
Isaiah 7:10-15
Luke 1:26-38a
Sermon References:
Sermon for the Annunciation - Johann Gerhard (Found in Fred Lindemann's "The Sermon on the Propers V2: Pre-Lent to Pentecost)
St. Athanasius - On the Incarnation (Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Grand Rapids, MI)

Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete)

Isaiah 40:1-8
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Matthew 11:2-10
Sermon References:
Rev. David Peterson, Sermon for Advent 3, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN December 13, 2020.

Wednesday after Advent 2 (2025)

Verse for Populus Sion:
Daughter of Zion: behold, thy Salvation cometh. The Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard: and ye shall have gladness of heart. (Isaiah 62:11b; 30:30, 29)
Lection:
Psalm 50:1-15 (Antiphon v. 15)
Malachi 3:1-5; 4:1-6a
Matthew 11:11-15
This sermon is preached from Jeffery A. Gibbs' Matthew Commentary from the Concordia Commentary Series published by CPH, pgs. 563-568
 

Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Sion)

Second Sunday in Advent lectionary readings:
Song of Songs 2:8b–14
Romans 15:4–13
Luke 21:25–33
Reference:
Luther's Church Postil - Sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent:  Christ's Second Coming: “Or the Signs of the Day of Judgment; and the Comforts Christians Have From Them." 
https://martinlutherpostil.com/Second%20Sunday%20in%20Advent%20-%20Luke%2021-25-36.pdf

Wednesday after Advent 1 (2025)

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! And be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord.
James 5:7-11
Matthew 3:1-6
 

Ad Te Levavi (Advent 1) Sermon

Jeremiah 23:5-8
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 21:1-9
Reference: Fredrick Lindemann's The Sermon and the Propers, Vol. 1

Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Series C)

Ruth 1:1-19a
2 Timothy 2:1-13
Luke 17:11-19

Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Proverbs 25:2-10
Hebrews 13:1-17
Luke 14:1-14

Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Series C)

Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 23:16-29
Hebrews 11:17-31; 12:1-13
Luke 12:49-53