With a focus on the new creation, which was brought about by Jesus Christ’s victorious resurrection from the dead and the grave at Easter, the Church celebrates, rejoices and sings: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah +

Besides the creation narrative from the Old Testament in Genesis 1,1-4a.26-31a and 2,1-4a, the Epistle reading is from the first letter of St. John 5,1-4, where the question is answered: “Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”

From the evangelist St. John the gospel is read in chapter 15,1-8, where Jesus declares:  “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”  

As usual the Lutheran order of service in both Zulu and Tswana is made available with the courtesy of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF) and contains a sermon on the prescribed passage from God’s word in St.Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians 4,16-18.

This time the seTswana sermon (Lutheran Order of Service in Tswana for Jubilate was written by Rev. M.N.Mntambo and translated as usual into isiZulu by my dear father Rev. E.A.W.Weber, whereas the sermon in isiZulu was written by Rev. T. Ratshefola: Lutheran Order of service for Jubilate and also translated by my dear father Rev. E.A.W.Weber DD.

I am looking forward to celebrating this Sunday together with the Lutheran Congregation in Wittenberg, where my brother Peter is going to preach on 2.Cor.4,16-18 in German, Pastor loci Helmut Paul will conduct the liturgy and I am to lead the 2nd service, where I plan to preach on this Sunday’s gospel: John 15,1-8. It’s a special occasion for me, because it’s now 20 years ago that I was ordained in that Church! So dear friends: Praise and thank God for this with me +