Resources
Bibles (English)
Bibles (Greek, Hebrew)
Interlinear Bible (Hebrew/English Old Testament, Greek/English New Testament)
Greek New Testament with morphological tagging, based on the Nestle-Aland 26 text (1)
Greek New Testament with morphological tagging, based on the Nestle-Aland 26 text (2)
Greek New Testament audio files
Hebrew Pentateuch with chanting
Book of Concord (Lutheran Confessions)
Book of Concord, with historical introductions by F. Bente
Lutheran Hymnody
Recordings Available for Purchase
Lutheran Recordings (choral, organ)
More Lutheran Recordings (organ)
History of Hymnody
E.E. Ryden – The Story of Our Hymns (1930)
Additional Hymn Resources Online (audio files, etc.)
The Lutheran Hymnal (TLH) audio files and texts
Lutheran Worship (LW) audio files and texts
Hymnal Supplement 98 (HS98) audio files and texts
Service Book and Hymnal (SBH) audio files (listed by tune name, not hymn title)
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary (ELH) Handbook
Lutheran Hymn Index (TLH, LW, HS98, ELH, CW, LBW)
The Cyber Hymnal (audio files and texts for thousands of hymns – Lutheran and otherwise)
Psalters – audio files and texts
Lutheran Historical References
Lutheran Periodicals
Higher Things: A Magazine for Lutheran Youth (but not only for youth)
Lutheran Sermons and Sermon Aids
Lutheran Sermon Notes and Service Notes
Sermon Notes by Dr. Harold Buls
Historic Lutheran Sermons
“Jesus Only” by Henric Schartau (a sermon featured prominently in the classic Lutheran novel The Hammer of God by Bo Giertz)
NEW Recent Lutheran Sermons
Sermons by Pastor William Cwirla (Three-Year Lectionary)
Sermons by Pastor James Douthwaite (Three-Year Lectionary)
Sermons by Pastor Aaron Koch (One-Year Lectionary)
Sermons by Pastor Ernie Lassman (Three-Year Lectionary)
Sermons by Pastors Michael McCoy and Tim Pauls (Three-Year Lectionary)
Sermons by Pastor David Jay Webber (Three-Year Lectionary)
Sermons by Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller (One-Year Lectionary)
Lutheran Teaching Materials for Sunday School and Adult Instruction Courses
Free, Complete Two-Year Sunday School Curriculum (Church of the Lutheran Confession)
Adult Information Class (Church of the Lutheran Confession)
Adult Information Class (Pastor Laurence L. White, LCMS)
Lutheran Bible Studies
NEW “Christians Online” – downloadable Bible Study on spiritual challenges related to Internet use (from the Montana District of the LCMS)
Studies by Pastor Michael McCoy (LCMS)
Studies by Pastor Tim Pauls (LCMS)
Studies by Pastors Paul Nolting and Wayne Eichstadt (CLC)
Lutheran Videos
“3 in 1″ – Video Based on the CPH Book “3 in 1″ (presents the doctrine of the Trinity)
Lutheran Articles and Essays
NEW Collections of Lutheran Articles and Esssays
David Jay Webber’s Lutheran Theology Web Site
Essays from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
A.L. Barry – The Complete “What About …” Series
Unchanging Truth in Changing Times: The Complete Collection of the What About Pamphlets
Baptism
A. Andrew Das – Baptism in the New Testament
A. Andrew Das – Infant Baptism
Dennis Kastens – Infant Baptism in Early Church History
Peter Scaer – Infant Baptism: An Ongoing Event in the Christian Life
Mark Tranvik – Luther on Baptism
Good News Magazine – Baptism: Is It a Work of God or a Work of Man?
Infant Baptism: What Does the Bible Say?
Catechesis
A.L. Barry – Catechesis in the Lutheran Congregation
John Pless – The Small Catechism: Pattern and Shape of Christian Doctrine
Leonard Payton – In a Simple Way to His Household
LCMS – Explanation of Luther’s Small Catechism
The Church Growth Movement
LCMS Church Growth Study Committee – For the Sake of Christ’s Commission
Eschatology
Good News Magazine – The End Times in Revelation
Ethics
Gilbert Meilaender – Various Articles
Justification
Rolf Preus – The Enduring Relevance of the Doctrine of Justification
Rolf Preus – Luther Revisited: The Doctrine of Justification Is Still the Issue
Daniel Preus – The Lutheran Identity Crisis: With Emphasis on the Doctrine of Justification
Daniel Preus – C.F.W. Walther, Justification, and the Joint Declaration
LCMS – The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification in Confessional Lutheran Perspective
Law and Gospel
C.F.W. Walther – Theses on Law and Gospel
Michael McCoy – Study Guide for C.F.W. Walther’s “The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel”
Daniel Preus – Walther, Law and Gospel, and the State of the Church Today
Liturgy and Worship
Articles from the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) Commission on Worsship
Articles from the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) Commission on Worship
Articles from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) Commission on Worship
A.L. Barry – Seven Theses on Lutheran Worship
A.L. Barry – The Unchanging Feast – The Nature and Basis of Lutheran Worship
John Pless (modified) – Narrative Commentary on the Divine Service
John Pless – Various Articles and Class Notes
Rolf Preus – Why Go to Church? Workshop on Lutheran Liturgy for Laypeople
Instrument for Evaluating Service Material
The Lord’s Supper
Francis James Lankenau – Communion Counsel and Prayers (Book)
Naomichi Masaki – It’s Not Ours But The Lord’s Supper
Paul McCain – The Lord’s Supper in the Book of Concord
Lawrence Rast – Sacrament of the Altar: Christ’s Daily Food and Sustenance
Mark Tranvik, “Should Infants Be Communed? A Lutheran Perspective”
William Weinrich – The Holy Supper: A Taste of Heavenn
Lutheran Voices on the Theology and Practice of Infant Communion
Men and Women in the Church
Greg Lockwood – The Women’s Ordination Debate in the Lutheran Church of Australia
Greg Lockwood – Women’s Ordination and the Interpretation of Scripture
Michael McCoy – Male and Female He Created Them
Tim Pauls – Feminism and the Church
Rolf Preus – The Office of Prophetess in the New Testament
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Book)
(Other than Dr. William Weinrich, the authors of this book are not Lutheran, but it is a useful reference.)
The Office of the Holy Ministry
A.L. Barry – Pastor and Congregation
Cameron MacKenzie - Church and Ministry in Walther
Rolf Preus – Ministers: What Is Their Job? Who Is Their Boss? Why Do We Need Them?
Rolf Preus – The Teaching of the Synodical Conference on Ministry
Hermann Sasse – Lutheran Doctrine of the Office of the Ministry
Dean Wenthe – Who is the Perfect Pastor?
Prayer
A.L. Barry – Let Us Pray: A Study of Prayer and the Devotional Life
Kurt Marquart – Regular Prayer and the Holy Ministry
John Pless – Prayer: The Voice of Faith
Luther’s Small Catechism in Prayer Form
Repentance
Kenneth Korby – Self-Examination and Reflection Based on the Ten Commandments
Rubrics
Arthur Carl Piepkorn – Conduct of the Service
Vocation
John Pless – Taking the Divine Service Into the Week: Liturgy and Vocation
John Pless – Vocation and Evangelism
