Luther for the Busy Man

THE WEEK OF TRINITY XXIV - MONDAY LESSON: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1‒6 We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:23‒24 God has determined it as His will that all men should adhere to the one man Christ, hope in Him, and take hold of Him if they are really conc...

THE WEEK OF TRINITY XXIV - SUNDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 9:18‒26 The gospel of God which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, the gospel concerning His Son. Romans 1:1‒3 You know that the Gospel is nothing else but the proclamation of the one single person who is called Christ. Although at various times many other books have been written and many sermons have been preached...

THE FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT  - FRIDAY  LESSON: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:12-22  Among you stands one whom you do not know. John 1:26  When John says here, “Among you stands one whom you do not know,” he means to say, “Do not direct your eyes too far into the future! He of whom the prophets have spoken has already been among the Jewish people for thirty years. Take heed and do not let Him go! You do not know H...

THE FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT - THURSDAY LESSON: LUKE 15:1‒10 “Make straight the way of the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said. John 1:23 The special office of John was to make straight the way of the Lord, to humble the whole world and tell it that all men in general are sinners, lost, damned, poor, needy, and wretched and that no life, no work, no estate is so holy, beautiful, or creditable that it d...

THE FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT - WEDNESDAY LESSON: ISAIAH 40:1-11 They said to him then, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’, as the prophet Isaiah said.” John 1:22, 23 This is the second part of John’s confession in which he confesses who he is after den...

THE FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT - TUESDAY LESSON: MALACHI 4:1-6 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, I am not.” John 1:21 In the question whether John was Elijah, the Jews were evidently referring to the prophecy of Malachi. I am of the opinion that Malachi had in mind no other Elijah but John, and that there are no grounds for assuming that there would be a return of Elijah the Tis...