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you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with
all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:12-13
What can be more excellent than Prayer;
what is more profitable to our life;
what sweeter to our souls;
what more sublime, in the course of our whole life,
than the practice of prayer!
-- St. Augustine
All true teachers of the Holy Scripture define
the nature and meaning of prayer, to be nothing more
or less, than a lifting up the mind or heart unto God.
--Martin Luther
Prayer is essential in the life of the Church and the lives of its members, but many of us have a very difficult time at first. Here are a couple of resources and several links that might be helpful to someone seeking to begin or enhance their prayer life. Martin Luther's last and most mature writing on prayer has been translated under the title of "A Simple Way to Pray." Although this is under copyright, copies have been posted on the World Wide Web (and also under the title "A Practical Way To Pray").
◊ Concerning Prayer from Luther's "Table Talk"
◊ Commentary on the Lord's Prayer, Martin Luther, 1532:
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◊ Sermon for The Second Sunday of Lent (Matthew 15:21-28), Martin Luther. This beautiful sermon about the Canaanite Woman centers on prayer, and the need to be persistent in our prayer requests to God.
◊ First Passion Sermon (Matthew 26:36-46), from Martin Luther's Holy Week series "Sermons on the Passion of Christ." This is an excellent sermon on Christ's prayer at Gethsemane, and how His prayer should guide our prayer.
◊ Sermon XII – On Prayer by Dr. Martin Luther
◊ Luther, On Christian Prayer – First Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Easter
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Luther on
Prayer, Pastor Julian
L. Freeman, Grace Fellowship Church, Toronto, Canada
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at an exterior site.)
◊ The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence:
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◊ The Prayer module from
"The Grace Class,"
with emphasis on the Lord's Prayer:
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◊ Scriptural References in the Prayer module from The Grace Class:
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◊ Prayer in the New Testament - 3rd Edition, by
Doug Anderson:
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◊ Daily Prayer - 2nd Edition, by Doug Anderson:
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◊ The Hallel - A Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving
◊ Prayer By St. Augustine
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◊ The Psalms with a Table of Psalms - The Psalter is the traditional prayer book of the faithful; it is an excellent source for many types of prayer.
◊ John the Baptist in the New Testament:
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◊ Advice for Good Prayer, Rev. Mike McHugh
◊ The Church Sermons (Postils) of Martin Luther
These two Church Postil links open in new windows at exterior sites.
◊ Morning_Service from the Church_Book of 1892 - For those Sundays when I'm out of town, ill, or when the weather is too inclement to safely travel to church.
See below for software links (readers for Microsoft™ Word and Adobe™ PDF).
Books About Prayer by Doug Anderson
All links open in a new page at Lulu.com, the publisher.
A Psalter – A Book of the Psalms Arranged by Luther's Categories
Betbüchlein: A Personal Prayer Book, a recreation of Luther's 1529 prayer book
Luther's Writings on Prayer: A Selection
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own
understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Proverbs
3:5-6
Daily Devotions
from the Lutheran Hour Ministries, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
People of Christ with the Message of Hope
Available as a daily email. A great way to kick off the day.
Today's reflection from
Our Daily BreadDaily Prayer Online at
Sacred Space
A few minutes of peaceful and fulfilling
prayer from the Irish Jesuits.
Pray As You Go
A 10 minute devotion including music, scripture and
reflective questions;
download to your MP3 player, or burn to a CD, for prayer wherever you go.
Source: Jesuit Media Initiatives, London
Oremus Office
Daily since 1993 by
Steve Benner and Simon Kerchaw
The Spiritual
Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola
The Daily Readings from the Lectionary
Today's
Readings
US Conference of Catholic Bishops
The
Office of Readings /
Mass Readings
From Universalis
Oremus Office
Published daily since 1993 by
Steve Benner and Simon Kerchaw
Presbyterian Church of the USA
The Lutheran
Lectionary
A guide to the one-year Lutheran lectionary.
Other lectionaries can be found from this
search of GoogleTM:
Daily Lectionary
Note: Links open at an external site in a new window.
The Motley Crew Bible Study Group
All Motley Crew Weekly Notes concerning our study of the Gospel of Matthew through Chapter 16 have been incorporated into a single Microsoft Word™ file: Welcome to the Gospel of Matthew. Depending on your browser, you may be able to "right-click" and save the file to your computer. It is 2.7 MB in size.
August 18, 2010 - Matthew
18:10-20
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August 11, 2010 --
Matthew 17:24-27 & Matthew 18:1-9
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Steve Brown's Blog on
The Makings of a Great Worship Hymn or Song.
August 4, 2010 - Matthew
17:14-29
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“An
Exhortation To Good Works,” Martin Luther's Sermon for the First Sunday in
Advent, based on Romans 13:11-14, from his Church Postil of 1521.
July 28, 2010 - Matthew 17:1-13
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July 21, 2010 - Matthew 16:21-28
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July 14, 2010 - Matthew 16:13-20
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July 7, 2010 - Matthew 16:1-12
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June 30, 2010 - Matthew 15:21-39
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June 23, 2010 - Matthew 15:10-20
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Luther -
The Faith of the Syrophoenician Woman (Matthew 15:21-28)
June 9, 2010 - Matthew 14:31-36 & 15:1-9
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June 2, 2010 - Matthew 14:22-30
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May 26, 2010 - Matthew14:13-21
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May 19, 2010 - Matthew 14:1-12
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May 12, 2010 - Matthew 13:44-58
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Let
Him Hear - OT-NT Occurrences |
Truly
I Say - NT Occurrences
May 5, 2010 - Matthew 13:31-43
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These additional notes are from one of our members concerning
belief in angels:
Belief in Angels Among the Jews
April 28, 2010 - Matthew 13:18-30
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Martin Luther's Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany,
Parable
of the Wheat & the Tares (Matthew
13:24-30)(1521-1525)
April 21, 2010 - Matthew 13:1-17
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Martin Luther's
Sermon for Sexagesima Sunday, Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:5-15) (1521-1525)
Martin Luther's
Sermon for Sexagesima Sunday, Parable of the Sower
(Luke 8:4-15) (1531-1535)
April 14, 2010 - Matthew 12:38-50
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Printouts of these web sites that were passed around during the class:
The
Incense Road
The
Queen of Sheba (including legends)
Map of the Arabian Peninsula from The General Libraries, The University of
Texas at Austin. The home of the Queen of Sheba was Ma'rib, which is located 120
kilometers east of Yemen's modern capital, Sana'a.
These two articles concerning forgiveness were also printed and distributed to the class:
Association for Psychological Science. "Prayer Increases Forgiveness, Study Shows." ScienceDaily 1 February 2010. 12 April 2010 <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127134607.htm>.
Mayo Clinic. "Learning To Forgive May Improve Well-Being." ScienceDaily 4 January 2008. 12 April 2010 <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104122807.htm>.
Also:
The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon - The Account by Flavius Josephus
| The 40 Days of Love April 7, 2010 - Forgiveness and Communion: Rich Text Format | MS Doc | PDF | HTML Two articles on forgiveness, reported by Science Daily: Association for Psychological Science. "Prayer Increases Forgiveness, Study Shows." ScienceDaily 1 February 2010. 12 April 2010 <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127134607.htm>. Mayo Clinic. "Learning To Forgive May Improve Well-Being." ScienceDaily 4 January 2008. 12 April 2010 <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104122807.htm>. Session 6: March 31, 2010: Rich Text Format | MS Doc | PDF | HTML Session 5: March 24, 2010: Rich Text Format | MS Doc | PDF | HTML Luther's Epistle Sermon for Palm Sunday, Phil. 2:5-11, Christ as an example of love. Session 4: March 17, 2010: Rich Text Format | MS Doc | PDF | HTML Luther's
Sermon for Sunday Before Lent, I Corinthians 13 (1521-1525) Session 3: March 10, 2010:
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February 17, 2010 -
Matthew 12:22-37
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Sermon
for the Third Sunday In Lent, Martin Luther's Sermon on Luke 11:14-28,
a
parallel passage to one we considered this week.
February 10, 2010 -
Matthew 12:1-21
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February 3, 2010 -
Matthew 11:20-30
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January 27, 2010 - Matthew
10:34-42 & Matthew
11:1-19
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January 20, 2010 - Matthew
10:17-33
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January 13, 2010 - Matthew
10:1-16
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January 6, 2010 - Matthew
9:27-38
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December 16, 2009 -
Matthew 9:18-26
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December 9, 2009 - Matthew
9:9-17
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December 2, 2009 - Matthew
8:28-34 & Matthew 9:1-8
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November 18, 2009 -
Matthew 8:14-27
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November 11, 2009 -
Matthew 8:1-13
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The Purpose Driven Life The Purpose Driven Life, Nov. 4, 2009 The Purpose Driven Life, Oct.
28, 2009: The Purpose Driven Life, Oct.
21, 2009: The Purpose Driven Life, Oct. 14, 2009:
The Purpose Driven Life, Oct. 7, 2009:
The Purpose Driven Life, Sept. 30, 2009:
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September 23, 2009 - Read Matthew 7:1-29
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Excerpt from The Didache concerning False Prophets:
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The Prayer module from The Grace Class, with emphasis on the Lord's Prayer
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Scriptural References in the Prayer module from The Grace Class
Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLSeptember 2, 2009 - Matthew 5:31-48
Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLAugust 26, 2009 - Matthew 5:21-32
Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLAugust 19, 2009 - Matthew 5:1-20
Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLAugust 12, 2009 - Matthew 4:1-25
Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLAugust 5: 2009 - Matthew 3:1-17
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Background: "The Effect of Herod the Great and His Descendants Upon the Early Church"
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Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLJuly 15, 2009 - Matthew 1:1-17
Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTMLThe Gospel of Matthew: Rich Text Format | MS Word | PDF | HTML
Questions only from the beginning in mid-July through August 26.
Questions and Answers in the files above.
Devotions from the Lutheran Hour Ministries, 2009
Devotions for 2009 by Douglas D. Anderson
Come, O Emmanuel
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A Devotional for the Eight Days Prior to Christmas
Based on the Great "O" AntiphonsSing Hosanna! Zion Sing!
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A Devotional for the Four Weeks of AdventDevotions for the Advent – 2009, by Doug Anderson
A new edition for 2010 is being prepared.
Link opens in a new page at the publisher, Lulu.com
Other Advent and Christmas Resources
Advent - Dom Prosper Guéranger, OSB
The History, Mystery and Practice of Advent, 1841Calendars of Carols
For November, December and JanuaryCarol Services
Advent and Christmas Carol Services
Psalms for Daily Prayer During Lent
MS Word | HTMLThe Seven Penitential Psalms
MS Word | HTMLThe Great Litany
Especially for the Ember Days, but a good penitential prayer at any time.The Hallel
A Prayer of Praise and ThanksgivingThe Passion of Christ - The Gospel Accounts in Parallel
MS Word | HTMLSermon on Contemplating the Holy Suffering of Christ - Martin Luther
MS Word | HTMLThe Lent Sermons of Martin Luther
Web edition by Finn B. Andersen
Opens in a new window at an external site.The Lenten Sermons of Martin Luther, Second Edition, edited by Doug Anderson
Link opens in a new page at the publisher, Lulu.comThe Lenten Sermons of Martin Luther
Including both the Church Sermons (kirchenpostille from 1521-1525) and the House Sermons (hauspostille from 1531-1535). I am planning an additional note on the English sources for Luther's sermons. Please check back.
I have attempted to exclude any unnecessarily provocative language that typified the controversies of those times (by all parties). As necessarily, I have summarized the main points within square brackets. In other cases, omissions are marked by three consecutive periods (ellipses, i.e., “...”).
I found the HTML versions of these sermons somewhat hard to read due to the width of the printed lines (although one solution is to reduce the size of the browser window). Accordingly, I've created Microsoft™ Word and PDF versions of these sermons in a two-column format.
Luther's Eight Wittenberg or Invocavit Sermons: PDF
Source: Matthias Loy, ed., Dr. Martin Luther's House-Postil, or, Sermons on the Gospels for the Sundays and Principal Festivals of the Church Year. Volume 2. Two Volumes. Second Edition. (Columbus, Ohio; J. A. Schulze, 1884), pp. 387-436.
Delivered the eight days beginning March 9, 1522, Invocavit Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent. In these sermons, he hammered home the primacy of core Christian values such as love, patience, charity, and freedom, and reminded the citizens to trust God's word rather than violence to bring about necessary change. These were not Lenten sermons, per se, but were important statements of Christian faith and action.Sermon for Septuagesima Sunday (The Third Sunday Before Lent)
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Three Additional Sermons for Quinquagesima SundayThe First Sunday in Lent
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Invocavit Sunday. “He shall cry to me, and I will hear him...” Psalm 90: 15, 16 (Vulgate). The verse in the Vulgate begins Clamabit, but Invocavit, occurring in the Old Latin Psalter, was already established and persisted in common usage.The Second Sunday in Lent
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Reminiscere Sunday. “Remember, O Lord, Thy compassions and Thy mercies ...” Psalm 24: 6, 3, 22.The Third Sunday in Lent
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Oculi Sunday. “My eyes are ever towards the Lord...” Psalm 24: 15, 16The Fourth Sunday in Lent
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Laetare Sunday. “Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her...” Isaiah 66: 10,11The Fifth Sunday in Lent
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Judica Sunday. “Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy...” Psalm 42: 1,2A Sermon for Palm Sunday
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Three Sermons for Holy Thursday:
First Sermon For The Day Of The Lord's Supper
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Second Sermon For The Day Of The Lord's Supper
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Third Sermon for Holy Thursday
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Two Sermons for Good Friday:
How To Contemplate Christ's Holy Sufferings
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A Sermon on Confession and the Lord's Supper
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Sermons for Holy Week
Introductory Meditations
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First Passion Sermon
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Second Passion Sermon
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Third Passion Sermon
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Fourth Passion Sermon
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Fifth Passion Sermon
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Sixth Passion Sermon
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Seventh Passion Sermon
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Eighth Passion Sermon
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Ninth Passion Sermon
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Tenth Passion Sermon
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Eleventh Passion Sermon
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Twelfth Passion Sermon
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Thirteenth Passion Sermon
MS Doc | PDFThe text of the Passions sermons was taken from Matthias Loy, ed., Dr. Martin Luther's House-Postil, or, Sermons on the Gospels for the Sundays and Principal Festivals of the Church Year. Volume 2. Two Volumes. Second Edition. (Columbus, Ohio; J. A. Schulze, 1884). These sermons are also found in Loy's separate edition,
Sermons on the Passion of ChristDaily Lenten Devotions are available from the Lutheran Hour Ministry.
Lenten Devotions from LentenDevotions.Net
From The Mount of Transfiguration to Mount Calvary – A Lenten Journey
Walking With JesusBoth of these devotions are printed in booklet format (full sheets in landscape mode).
Here are a few web sites that can provide helpful information concerning Biblical study:
Bible Gateway. 20 Bibles plus passage lookup, keyword search, topical index, numerous commentaries, and other valuable resources.
- Biblos. Multiple Bible Study tools. Especially helpful is the ability to enter a single verse (e.g., John 3:16) to get a display of multiple translations and commentaries. Tools include: Atlas, Apocrypha, Bibles, Chronological, Commentary, Complete Concordance of the Greek New Testament, Concordance, Devotions, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Interlinear Bible, Interwoven Gospels, Lexicon, Mobile, Multilingual, Parallel Gospels, People, Places, Reference Bible, Story Lists, Strong's, Thesaurus, Topical Bible, Visuals, Weights and Measures.
Classic Bible Commentaries. Ten of the best classic commentators (in the public domain). This page is hosted by E-Word Today, a site that also offers numerous translations of the Bible, devotionals, and other study products.
The NET Bible. A contemporary translation with outstanding notes. A version for download is available at no cost.
Greek Interlinear Bible. The Greek text — based on the 1894 Textus Receptus — with English translation. A Hebrew Interlinear is also available at this site, Scripture4All. A free download of the Greek Interlinear Bible is available. The use of the Textus Receptus was required due to copyright issues; they had previously used the WHNA Greek text. "At a later date we plan to add the NA/USB variants as a comment or popup window."
CrossWalk. Another excellent study and research resource, and recently updated with additional tools. Head for their Bible Study Tools to access 30+ Bible translations, 6 apocrypha, a parallel Bible, a Greek interlinear Bible (based on N.A. 26), plus 12 commentaries, 4 concordances, 5 dictionaries, 2 encyclopedias, both a Greek lexicon and a Hebrew lexicon, several histories, and other resources. They have an extensive library of the writings of the Early Church Fathers (consisting of the Anti-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers) plus the works of Flavius Josephus and other historical works under the History link. A complete list of commentaries are listed and linked below. Free Greek and Hebrew fonts available for download (needed to see some of the resources).
Study Light offers an interlinear Bible, parallel Bible, 21 commentaries, 4 concordances, 8 dictionaries, 2 encyclopedias, both Greek and Hebrew lexicons and other Bible study resources. They also offer a free download of Bible Explorer, Version 4.0.
Luther's Sermons & Writings
Project Wittenberg
Martin Luther's Writings
Martin Luther's Church Sermons - Kirchenpostille
Martin Luther's Church Sermons - MirrorFive sites containing very large collections of early Church writings:
“Early Church Fathers” at the Old Writings Website (the Ante-Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers collections)
“Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts” at Old Writings Website
“Early Christian Writings”
“The Fathers of the Church” at the New Advent Web Site
"Writings of the Early Church Fathers" at the Bible Study Tools web site. Includes the 38 volumes of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers collections.Interpretation of Scripture
Principles of Biblical Interpretation - Pastor Eddie Scheler, St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Exegetical Guidelines - Dr. Harold F. Buls, Late Professor of Exegesis at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne.
Interpreting the Bible - Dr. Harold F. Buls, Late Professor of Exegesis at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne.
This is certainly not an exhaustive listing of excellent resources, but should provide a good first start to any faith-based research project. Numerous public domain translations, commentaries, etc., are available at Project Gutenberg, Google Books and the Internet Archive. When looking for a book still in print, I first go to Advanced Book Exchange, an consortium of thousands of independent book sellers (note that ABEBooks was acquired by Amazon in December 2008).
Here is a more complete list of additional resources: Additional Research Resources.
Bible Study Resources from Study Light
Bible Search
Interlinear Bible Search
Parallel Bible Search
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