Category Archives: George Stoeckhardt

Stöckhardt on Trinity 14 – Luke 17:11-19

Jesus, the Son of God, cleansed ten lepers. By that act he pointed to the great gift and benefit he earned for humanity, to the cleansing from spiritual leprosy, the the cleansing from transgression, to the forgiveness of sins. According … Continue reading

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Stöckhardt on Trinity 12 – Mark 7:31-37

The Lord Christ, whom we praise and to whom we give glory, still has today the power to heal the sick, the deaf and dumb, to help the helpless for whom man’s help is of no avail. Only today he … Continue reading

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Stöckhardt on Trinity 9 – Luke 16:1-9

George Stöckhardt’s sermon for Trinity 9 in Gnade um Gnade is quite good. Here are a few choice quotes, some are extended quotes. The wisdom which the Lord enjoins is but a special outflow and evidence of the wisdom that … Continue reading

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Stöckhardt for Trinity 7 – Mark 8:1-9

George Stöckhardt’s Trinity 7 sermon from “Gnade um Gnade” (Unending Grace) is fantastic. Here are some paragraphs from the sermon. “Man has to provide not just for his body but above all else for his immortal soul. And this concern … Continue reading

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Stoeckhardt on The Holy Spirit

When sin awakens, when an old guilt preys upon the conscience and simply will not be dislodged from the mind, when constant sinning, which is ever a part of us, when our wicked, corrupt heart causes us to be fearful … Continue reading

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Stoeckhardt on Easter V – John 16:23b-30

We often have shallow, erroneous thoughts about prayer and answer to prayer. On the whole, we think that answer to prayer follows upon prayer itself. In individual cases, however, when we pray for definite things, we feel we must leave … Continue reading

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Walther and Stoeckhardt for Easter 4 – John 16:5-15

A person who acts contrary to God’s Word is not justified because he has acted according to his conviction. He is condemned. The thoughts, the intentions, the principles which each person has by nature are the very things from which … Continue reading

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Stoeckhardt on Matthew 15:21-28

When the Lord humbles us, then do we first really understand our own condition, who we are; then do we become little, little in our own eyes. When the Lord once lets us feel his heavy hand, when he takes … Continue reading

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Stoeckhardt on Lent 1 – Matthew 4:1-11

We know that the devil is intent upon entangling Christians. Day and night he seeks how  he may rob us of the jewel of faith and turn our hearts away from God and His Word. And in order to deceive … Continue reading

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Stoeckhardt on Trinity 13 – Luke 10:23-37

Famous men, benefactors of humanity who lived and died long ago have been represented to us in word, books, accounts, so that we are able, as it were, to examine them with our eyes, to take hold of them with … Continue reading

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