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  Faith and Duty


  Sermons on Free Texts

  With Reference to the Church-Year

  By the

  REV. LOUIS BUCHHEIMER

  Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, St. Louis, Mo.

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  ST. LOUIS, MO.
  CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE
  1913




CONTENTS.


                                                       PAGE
  First Sunday in Advent. Gen. 7, 1                       1
  Second Sunday in Advent. Rev. 20, 11. 12. 15            7
  Third Sunday in Advent. 2 Cor. 8, 23                   14
  Fourth Sunday in Advent. Luke 1, 78                    20
  Christmas. 2 Cor. 9, 15                                25
  Last Sunday in the Year. Isaiah 64, 6                  31
  New Year's Day. Matt. 6, 9                             37
  Epiphany Sunday. John 8, 12                            43
  First Sunday after Epiphany. Eccl. 12, 1               48
  Second Sunday after Epiphany. Hebr. 14, 4              54
  Third Sunday after Epiphany. John 4, 14. 15            60
  Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Matt. 14, 22-27          67
  Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Matt