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In This IssueEpistle Selections of the Ancient Church by R.C.H. Lenski Behind the Dictators by Leo Lehmann The Letters of John Hus (Jan Hus) by Herbert B. Workman & R. Martin Pope Of the Church in General: The Lutheran View, Romish, Reformed by Guericke and Krauth [Journal Article]Lutheran Fundamentals: A Simple System of Scripture Truth with Applications for the Common Man by George GerberdingFeatured Epistle Selections of the Ancient Church by R.C.H. Lenski

Hardback edition now available! “…all epistle texts are selections from letters directed to certain definite persons for a certain important spiritual purpose. What the preacher of today does is to place himself and his hearers in the light of some part of one of these imperishable letters, that now once more the original purpose of this part of the letter may be attained. When this fact is well understood, it will be easier to preach on epistle texts… The opinion that it is much harder to preach on the epistles of the Church Year than on the gospels is really not justified.” — R.C.H. Lenski

Richard C. H. Lenski (1864-1936) is best known for his insightful and still invaluable series of New Testament Commentaries. He served as Professor of Theology at Capital University and President of the Western District of Joint Synod of Ohio and Editor Die Lutherische Kirchenzeitung.

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate: Some subject matter knowledge helpful.

Dr. Lenski’s sermons are found in these books:Gospel Selections of the Ancient Church.Epistle Selections of the Ancient Church.Eisenach Gospel Selections. Planned.Eisenach Epistle Selections.Eisenach Old Testament Selections.New Gospel Selections.
Book Contents

Index of Scripture Texts

Contents

Preface by Lutheran Librarian

Introduction

The Festival Half Of The Church Year From The First Sunday In Advent To The Festival Of The Trinity The Christian For Whom Salvation Has Been Wrought By The Lord

The Christmas Cycle

The First Sunday In Advent. Rom. 13:11-14The Second Sunday In Advent. Rom. 15:4-13The Third Sunday In Advent. 1 Cor. 4:1-5The Fourth Sunday In Advent. Phil. 4:4-7Christmas. Titus 2:11-14The Sunday After Christmas. Gal. 4:1-7The Circumcision Of Christ (New Year). Gal. 3:23-29

The Epiphany Cycle: The Christian’s Manifestation Of Epiphany

Epiphany. Is. 60:1-6The First Sunday After Epiphany. Rom. 12:1-5The Second Sunday After Epiphany. Rom. 12:6-16The Third Sunday After Eplphany. Rom. 12:17-21The Fourth Sunday After Epiphany. Rom. 13:8-10The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany. Col. 3:12-17The Sixth Sunday After Epiphany. 2 Pet. 1:16-21

The Lenten Cycle

Septuagesima. 1 Cor. 9:24-10:5Sexagesima. 2 Cor. 11:19 To 12:9Quinquagesima. 1 Cor. 13Invocavit. 2 Cor. 6:1-10Reminiscere. 1 Thess. 4:1-7Oculi. Eph. 5:1-9Laetare. Gal. 4:21-31Judica. Heb. 9:11-15Palm Sunday. Phil. 2:5-11Thursday Of Holy Week. Maundy Thursday. 1 Cor. 11:23-32Good Friday. Is. 52:13-53:12

The Easter Cycle

Easter. 1 Cor. 5:6-8Quasimodogeniti. 1 John V. 4-10Misericordias Domini. 1 Pet. 2:21-25Jubilate. 1 Pet. 2:11-20

The Pentecost Cycle

Cantate. James 1:16-21Rogate. James 1:22-27Ascension Day. Acts 1:1-11Exaudi. 1 Pet. 4:7-11Pentecost. Acts 2:1-13The Festival Of The Trinity. Rom. 11:33-36

The Non-Festival Half Of The Church Year The Twenty-Seven Sundays After Trinity The Christian In Whom Salvation is Wrought by the Lord

The First After-Trinity Cycle

The First Sunday After Trinity. 1 John 4:16-20The Second Sunday After Trinity. 1 John 3:13-18The Third Sunday After Trinity. 1 Pet. 5:6-11The Fourth Sunday After Trinity. Rom. 8:18-23The Fifth Sunday After Trinity. 1 Pet. 3:8-15

The Second After-Trinity Cycle

The Sixth Sunday After Trinity. Rom. 6:3-11The Seventh Sunday After Trinity. Rom. 6:19-23The Eighth Sunday After Trinity. Rom. 8:12-17The Ninth Sunday After Trinity. 1 Cor. 10:6-13The Tenth Sunday After Trinity. 1 Cor. 12:1-11The Eleventh Sunday After Trinity. 1 Cor. 15:1-10The Twelfth Sunday After Trinity. 2 Cor. 3:4-11

The Third After-Trinity Cycle

The Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity. Gal. 3:15-22The Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity. Gal. 5:16-24The Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity. Gal. 5:25-6:10The Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity. Eph. 3:13-21The Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity. Eph. 4:1-6The Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity. 1 Cor. 1:4-9

The Fourth And Last After-Trinity Cycle

The Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity. Eph. 4:22-28The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity. Eph. V. 15-21The Twenty-first Sunday After Trinity. Eph. 6:10-17The Twenty-second Sunday After Trinity. Phil. 1:3-11The Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity. Phil. 3:17-21The Twenty-fourth Sunday After Trinity. Col. 1:9-14The Twenty-fifth Sunday After Trinity. 1 Thess. 4:13-18The Twenty-sixth Sunday After Trinity. 2 Pet. 3:3-14The Twenty-seventh Sunday After Trinity. 1 Thess. 5:1-11

The Festival Of The Reformation Rev. 14:6-7

The Mission Festival. Rom. 10:13-17

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