Preaching and theology

Preaching: Recorded Sermons and Manuscripts

Browse chapel recordings by Scripture, year, or seminary, and read selected sermon manuscripts. When both a recording and manuscript are available, both are linked.

Recorded Sermons

Chapel sermons preached at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Select any recording to listen or watch on the seminary’s own archive site. Some older CTSFW catalog records contain conflicting dates or attribution; where the specific recording cannot yet be identified securely, the link opens the seminary’s archive index instead.

DateBiblical textSeminaryRecording
May 12, 2026Deuteronomy 31:1–8St. LouisWatch / listen
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June 6, 2025Ephesians 2:1–10St. LouisWatch / listen
September 19, 20221 Timothy 2:1–15St. LouisWatch / listen
20221 Kings 3:3–15St. LouisWatch / listen
2021Daniel 12:1–3St. LouisWatch / listen
September 14, 20211 Corinthians 1:18–25St. LouisWatch / listen
October 26, 20201 Thessalonians 2:1–13St. LouisWatch / listen
2020Matthew 18:21–35St. LouisWatch / listen
February 26, 2020Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21St. LouisWatch / listen
2019Philemon 1–21St. LouisWatch / listen
2019Isaiah 52:13–53:12; John 19:1–42St. LouisWatch / listen
2018Deuteronomy 4:1–2, 6–9St. LouisWatch / listen
June 22, 2018Matthew 26:31–35Fort WayneListen
January 22, 2018Jonah 4:1–11Fort WayneFind in CTSFW archive
April 7, 2016Revelation 4:1–11Fort WayneWatch / listen
February 5, 2013Zechariah 3:1–5Fort WayneListen
January 24, 2012Acts 16:1–5Fort WayneListen
September 11, 2009Matthew 21:28–32Fort WayneListen
May 20, 2009Revelation 1:9–18Fort WayneListen
February 27, 2009Matthew 9:2–13Fort WayneListen
November 14, 2008Matthew 24:45–51Fort WayneListen
July 14, 2008Matthew 13:10–17Fort WayneListen
March 12, 2008John 11:17–27, 38–53Fort WayneListen
December 10, 2007Malachi 3:1–7Fort WayneListen
October 5, 20072 Kings 19:8–20, 35–37Fort WayneListen
May 4, 2007Luke 13:1–13Fort WayneListen
December 1, 2006Isaiah 7:14Fort WayneListen
October 30, 20061 Timothy 3:1–13Fort WayneListen
May 9, 2006Matthew 26:31–35Fort WayneListen
December 5, 2005Isaiah 26:1–12Fort WayneListen
November 11, 2005Jeremiah 18:1–10Fort WayneListen
July 21, 20051 Corinthians 12:27–13:3Fort WayneListen
April 5, 20052 Timothy 2:1–5Fort WayneListen
November 4, 2004Titus 2:1–10Fort WayneListen
May 13, 2004Matthew 21:18–22Fort WayneListen
February 10, 2004Acts 10:21–35Fort WayneListen
October 9, 2003Romans 4:18–25Fort WayneListen
March 18, 2003John 8:21–30Fort WayneListen
January 16, 2003Matthew 4:12–17Fort WayneListen
September 25, 2002Mark 9:17–27Fort WayneListen
April 18, 2002Ezekiel 34:22–31Fort WayneListen
February 15, 20022 Corinthians 7:8–13Fort WayneListen
April 27, 2001Revelation 7:9–17Fort WayneFind in CTSFW archive
February 15, 20011 Corinthians 3:5–10Fort WayneListen
October 16, 2000Hebrews 11Fort WayneFind in CTSFW archive
February 20, 19972 Corinthians 6:1–10Fort WayneListen
May 21, 1996Matthew 10:16–20Fort WayneListen
April 23, 1996Matthew 26:31–35Fort WayneFind in CTSFW archive
December 7, 1995Isaiah 64:1–3Fort WayneListen

Source archives: CTSFW Media Hub and CSL Chapel Sermons. The audio and video files remain hosted by the seminaries.

Sermon Manuscripts

Featured sermon · May 2026

The Lord Goes Before You

Deuteronomy 31:1–8 · Sermon for seminary graduation week

The Lord’s promise to Joshua and his people speaks to those entering new forms of service in the church.

Read the full sermonWatch sermon (Concordia Seminary)Download Word manuscript

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Articles about preaching

The problem of the text

“The Problem with the Problem: Why the Specific Problem of the Text Matters for Faithful Preaching.”

CPH · Forthcoming / publisher access

Law and Gospel

“Should and the Fog of Moralism: A Lutheran Homiletical Concern.”

CPH · Forthcoming / publisher access

Missional preaching

“What Makes a Good Missional Sermon?”

Concordia Pulpit Resources · 2018