Martin Luther’s House Postils are Christ-centered devotional sermons which Luther delivered to his family and students. This newly typeset edition contains the complete collection, originally published by Matthias Loy in three volumes.

Level of Difficulty: Primer: No subject matter knowledge needed.

Book Contents

• Preface To The English Edition.
• Dr. Martin Luther’s Preface To His House Postil

Volume 1

• First Sunday In Advent. Matthew 21:1-9
• Second Sunday In Advent. Luke 21:25-36
• Third Sunday In Advent. Matt. 11:2-10.
• Fourth Sunday In Advent. John 1:19-28.
• First Sermon For Christmas. Concerning The History Of Christ’s Birth In Bethlehem. Luke 2:1-14
• Second Sermon For Christmas. What the Angels Announce and Proclaim to the Shepherds about This History. Luke 2:1-14
• Third Sermon For Christmas. The Comport To Be Derived From The Tidings Of The Angel, With An Admonition.
• Fourth Sermon For Christmas. The Song Of Praise Of The Angels.
• Fifth Sermon For Christmas. On The Gospel-Lesson – Luke 2:15-20. Example Of The Virgin Mary And Of The Shepherds.
• Sunday After Christmas. Luke 2:33-40.
• First Sermon For New Year. The Circumcision. Luke 2:21.
• Second Sermon For New Year. The Name Of Jesus. Luke 2:21
• Festival Of The Epiphany. Matt. 2:1-12.
• Second Sermon For Epiphany. The Baptism Of Christ. Matt. 3:13-17.
• First Sunday After Epiphany. Luke 2:41-52.
• Second Sunday After Epiphany. John 2:1-11.
• Third Sunday After Epiphany. Matt. 8:1-13.
• Fourth Sunday After Epiphany. Matt. 8:23-27.
• Fifth Sunday After Epiphany. Matt. 13:24-30.
• Septuagesima. Matt. 20:1-16.
• Sexagesima. Luke 8:4-15.
• First Sermon For The Festival Of The Purification Of Mary. Luke 2:22-32.
• Second Sermon For The Festival Of The Purification Of Mary. The Old Man Simeon. Luke 2:22-32.
• Quinquagesima. Luke 18:81-43.
• Invocavit. Matt. 4:1-11.
• Reminiscere. Matt. 15:21-28.
• Oculi. Luke 11:14-28
• Laetare. John 6:1-15.
• Judica. John 8:46-69

Volume 2

• First Sermon For The Day Of The Lord’s Supper. The Holy Sacrament. 1 Cor. 11. 23-26. (Translated By Prof. E. Schmid)
• Second Sermon For The Day Of The Lord’s Supper. 1 Cor. 11:27-34. (Translated By Prof. E. Schmid)
• Thursday Before Easter. Jesus Washes The Feet Of His Disciples. John 13:1-11. (Translated By Prof. E. Schmid)
• Sermons On The Passion Of Christ. Introductory Meditations. (Translated By Prof. E. Schmid)
• First Passion Sermon. The Occurrence At The Mount Of Olives. Matt. 26:36-46. (Translated by Isensee)
• Second Passion Sermon. The Seizure Of Christ In The Garden. Matt. 26:47-50. (Translated by Isensee)
• Third Passion Sermon. Christ Refusing To Be Rescued By Peter’s Sword. Matt. 26:51-56. (Translated by Isensee).
• Fourth Passion Sermon. The Lord Jesus Led To Annas And Caiaphas And Tried By The Jews. Matt. 26:57-68. (Translated by Isensee)
• Fifth Passion Sermon. Peter Thrice Denies The Lord Jesus In The House Of Caiaphas. Matt. 29:69-75 (Translated by Isensee)
• Sixth Passion Sermon. Christ is Delivered to Pilate. – Judas Hangs Himself. – The Potter’s Field. (Translated by Isensee). Matt. 27:1-10
• Seventh Passion Sermon. Christ Accused Before Pilate And Condemned To Death. (Translated by Isensee) Matt. 27:11-31.
• Eighth Passion Sermon. Explanation Of Several Points In The History Just Given. (Translated by Isensee)
• Ninth Passion Sermon. Christ Led Away To Be Crucified. – Simon Bears The Cross After Him. – The Women Who Follow Bewail And Lament Him. (Translated by Isensee) Luke 23:26-31.
• Tenth Passion Sermon. Christ Nailed to the Cross. – His Deeds, Sufferings and Words on the Cross. (Translated by Isensee) Matt 27:33-56.
• Eleventh Passion Sermon. Christ’s Prayer On The Cross. – The Malefactor On The Right. (Translated by Isensee) Luke 23:32-43.
• Twelfth Passion Sermon. Christ Commits His Mother To The Care Of John. – The Soldiers Do Not Break The Legs Of Christ, But With A Spear Pierce His Side, From Which Blood And Water Flow. (Translated by Isensee) John 19:25-37.
• Thirteenth Passion Sermon. Christ’s Body Taken Down From The Cross And Laid In A Tomb. – The Soldiers Guard The Tomb. (Translated by Isensee) Matt. 27:57-66.
• Summer Portion Of The House Postil.
• First Easter Sermon. The Power And The Benefit Of The Resurrection Of Christ. (Translated by Prof. E. Schmid) Matt. 28:1-10.
• Second Easter Sermon. On The 28th Chapter Of St. Matthew.
• Third Easter Sermon. Luke 24:36-47.
• First Sunday After Easter. (Quasimodogeniti.) John 20:19-31.
• Second Sunday After Easter. (Misericordias Domini.) John 10:11-16
• Third Sunday After Easter. (Jubilate.) John 16:1 6-23.
• Fourth Sunday After Easter. (Cantate.) John 16:5-15.
• Fifth Sunday After Easter. (Rogate.) John 16:23-30.
• Short Exposition of the Lord’s Prayer.
• Ascension Day. Acts 1:1-11.
• Sunday After Ascension. (Exaudi.) John 15.26-16:4.
• First Sermon For Pentecost. Acts 2:1-4.
• Second Sermon For Pentecost. John 14:23-31.
• Whitmonday. John 3:16-21.

Volume 3

• First Sermon For Trinity Sunday. John 3:1-15.
• Second Sermon For Trinity Sunday. Gospel Lesson: John 3:1—15.
• Sermon For The First Sunday After Trinity. Luke 16:19—31.
• Second Sunday After Trinity. Luke 14:16—24.
• Third Sunday After Trinity. Luke 15:1-10.
• Fourth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 6:36—42.
• Fifth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 5:1-11.
• Sixth Sunday After Trinity. Matt. 5:20—26.
• Seventh Sunday After Trinity. Mark 8:1-9.
• Eighth Sunday After Trinity. Mark 7:15—23.
• Ninth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 16:1-9.
• Tenth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 19:41—48.
• Eleventh Sunday After Trinity. Luke 18:9-14
• Twelfth Sunday After Trinity. Mark 7:31-37.
• Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 10:23-37.
• Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 17:11-19.
• Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity. Matt. 6:24—34.
• Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 7:11—17
• Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity. Luke 14:1-11.
• Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity. Man. 22:34-46.
• Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity. Matt. 9:1-8.
• Twentieth Sunday After Trinity. Matt. 22:1—13.
• Twenty-first Sunday After Trinity. John 4:46—54.
• Twenty-second Sunday After Trinity Matt. 18:21—35.
• Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity. Matt. 22:15—22.
• Twenty-fourth Sunday After Trinity Matt. 9:18-26.
• Twenty-fifth Sunday After Trinity. Matt. 24:15-25.

Publication Information

• Lutheran Library edition first published: 2022
• Copyright: CC BY 4.0