The Great Invitation

Dr. Brunner was made Privatdozent at the University of Zurich at the age of 33, and later was appointed Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology. In 1953 he became Professor of Christian University, Tokyo (Japan) and in 1955 returned to Zurich.

"Lord, is it I" - Matthew 26:20-25 (March 14, 1948); "The temporal and the eternal" - 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 (May 9, 1948); "The rock on which the Church is built" - Reformation Sunday Sermon. Matthew 16:13-19 (Nov. 7, 1948); "The great invitation" - Luke 14:16-24 (Dec. 5, 1948); Election - Ephesians 1:3-6 (Feb. 20, 1949); "The folly and scandal of the cross" - 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 (May 8, 1949); "Your reasonable service" - Romans 12:1, 2 (June 18, 1950); "Perseverance in trial" - Revelation 3:10-13 (Aug. 27, 1950); "Two kinds of sorrow" - 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 (April 8, 1951); "The covenant of God" - In commemoration of the entry of Zurich into the Swiss Confederation 600 years ago - Jeremiah 31:31-34 (June 3, 1951); "The notes of Christian living" - Colossians 3:16-17 (July 7, 1951); "In none other is salvation" - Advent I. Acts 4:8-12 (Dec. 2, 1951); "God, our refuge" - Psalm 90:1-4 (Jan. 13, 1952); "The meaning of the Last Supper" - 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 (March 9, 1952); "Death and resurrection" - 1 Peter 1:3, 4 (May 18, 1952); "Children of light" - Ephesians 5:8-14 (July 13, 1952); "Until Christ be formed in you" - Christmas Sermon - Luke 2:10-11; Galatians 4:19 (Christmas, 1952); "The last hour" - Matthew 25:31-46 (Feb. 15, 1953); "Jesus in Gethsemane" - Mark 14:32-42 (March 15, 1953); "Self-examination" 2 Corinthians 13:5 (May 3, 1953; "I AM" John 14:6 (May 17,1953); "Service" - 1 Corinthians 4:1, 2; Luke 17:10 (August 30, 1953);