Martin Luther's Christmas BookAugsburg Books - 72 pages This collection contains thirty excerpts from Martin Luther's Christmas sermons. In his unique and powerful voice, Luther portrays the human reality of God's birth on earth - Mary's distress at giving birth with no midwife or water, Joseph's misgivings, the Wise Men's perplexity, Herod's cunning. And throughout these sermon-meditations, Martin Luther reminds us that keeping Christmas is a year-round mission of caring for those in need. Nine illustrations by Luther's contemporaries - including four by noted engraver Albrecht Durer - capture timeless scenes from the Christmas story. And two of Luther's beautiful Christmas carols are included on the final pages of the book. |
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... Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission . Cover Design by Craig P. Claeys Text Design by Lois Stanfield , LightSource Images Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Luther , Martin , 1483-1546 . [ Sermons . English ...
... Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission . Cover Design by Craig P. Claeys Text Design by Lois Stanfield , LightSource Images Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Luther , Martin , 1483-1546 . [ Sermons . English ...
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... Christ God became flesh . Compared with that , no particular miracle matters much . If one could but believe that God lay in the manger , one could let go the star and the angel's song and yet keep the faith . At this point Luther may ...
... Christ God became flesh . Compared with that , no particular miracle matters much . If one could but believe that God lay in the manger , one could let go the star and the angel's song and yet keep the faith . At this point Luther may ...
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... Martin Schongauer ( 1430-1491 ) God the Father is above . The Spirit , as " the power of the Highest , " in the form of a dove approaches Mary . The blossoming lily symbolizes purity . Annunciation Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of a line.
... Martin Schongauer ( 1430-1491 ) God the Father is above . The Spirit , as " the power of the Highest , " in the form of a dove approaches Mary . The blossoming lily symbolizes purity . Annunciation Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of a line.
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Martin Luther Roland Herbert Bainton. Annunciation Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of a line of ancestors whom the Evangelist Matthew arranges with artistry into three groups of fourteen patriarchs , fourteen kings , and fourteen princes ...
Martin Luther Roland Herbert Bainton. Annunciation Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of a line of ancestors whom the Evangelist Matthew arranges with artistry into three groups of fourteen patriarchs , fourteen kings , and fourteen princes ...
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... Christ . He was to become the forerunner . The same angel was sent to make an even more amazing an- nouncement to the Virgin Mary . We note that this angel was called Gabriel . The name means power . He was commander in chief of the ...
... Christ . He was to become the forerunner . The same angel was sent to make an even more amazing an- nouncement to the Virgin Mary . We note that this angel was called Gabriel . The name means power . He was commander in chief of the ...
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Page 40 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Page 22 - But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Page 19 - And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost...
Page 64 - And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Page 14 - Fear not, Mary ; for thou hast found favour with God. And behold, thou shall conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever ; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Page 30 - And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Page 58 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Page 47 - Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.