“This little volume of sermons has been prepared in response to repeated appeals from the people who heard them from the pulpit… they have been chosen from a cabinet of upwards of two thousand discourses.

“In their preparation for pulpit use, two thoughts were constantly kept in mind: to preach Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, with all their redemptive significance, and to implant in the minds and hearts of those who listened to their deliverance, those principles which underlie Christian character and conduct.

“As this new volume goes forth with its message of truth and grace, may it be instrumental in quickening in the hearts of those who read it a deepening sense of spiritual certitudes and an increasing purpose to realize them in their lives. – John Whitteker

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

John Edwin Whitteker (1851-1925) attended Thiel College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, where he was appointed Latin Professor. He was ordained in 1877 and served pastorates in Rochester, NY, Easton, Lancaster, and Rochester, PA. Dr. Whitteker established at least 3 mission churches in his lifetime. He is the author of Baptism: A Practical Treatise for Plain People and Gospel Truths.

Contents

• About the Author
• Foreword
• 1 The Influence of the Christian Life
• 2 The Question with a Quibble
• 3 The Hem of Christ’s Garment
• 4 The Power of Christ
• 5 The Poor: Their Care and Cure
• 6 The Mysteries of Grace
• 7 In the Mountain: On the Lake
• 8 The Greatest in the Kingdom
• 9 Life: And How to Live It
• 10 Promise and Practice
• 11 The Resources of Faith
• 12 The Withered Hand, The Withered Heart
• 13 A Practical Christian Life
• 14 The Spirit that Rejects
• 15 A Bad Man with Good Points
• 16 The Religion of Curiosity
• 17 The Service that Saves
• 18 Ashamed of Jesus
• 19 The Three Men Who Did Not Follow Christ
• 20 Church-life and World-life
• 21 The Ever-Present Future
• 22 The Discernment of the Times
• 23 Repent Rather Than Judge
• 24 Lost and Found
• 25 Natural Sight and Spiritual Insight
• 26 The Truth Makes Free
• 27 Jesus The Home Guest
• 28 “We Would See Jesus”
• 29 The Troubled Heart
• 30 The Vine and the Branches
• 31 Questions That Condemn

Publication Information

• Lutheran Library edition first published: 2018-02-03
• Updated:
• Copyright: CC BY 4.0