Category Archives: Gottesdienst

Called to follow Jesus

Let us pray: O good and gracious God, heavenly Father + Grant us Your Spirit of Truth and Peace, that we may understand Your holy Will and follow Your Directions and trust Your Promises from the bottom of our heart … Continue reading

Posted in Gedankensplitter, Morgengebet, Trinity (The church season after Pentecost) | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The God of Abraham praise… (LSB 798)

The 5th Sunday after Trinity is coming up and we´ve got all reason to rejoice, lift up our faces to the Lord and God of our salvation. It is He, who calls us from the ends of the world to … Continue reading

Posted in Gottesdienst, Hymns, Lutheran Order of service, Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Predigten in der ALS, sermonette or devotion, Trinity (The church season after Pentecost), You comfort me + | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

As a deer longs for streams of water…

As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”I cannot eat; I weep day … Continue reading

Posted in Histories, Mittagsgebet, Trinity (The church season after Pentecost) | Leave a comment

Come join us for more in the courts of Zion… (2nd Sunday after Trinity)

Good morning from lovely Wittenberg. The sun is out. The little rain we got, is long gone even as the clouds hang in there and the summer heat is not quite back yet. Like every morning the people walk their … Continue reading

Posted in Gedankensplitter, Gottesdienst, Hymns, Trinity (The church season after Pentecost) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pastors ever close to their Shepherd

A good friend of mine and foreign pastor in these lands phoned me yesterday. Whereas I only use the phone for urgent messages, something like the original telegraph, he obviously uses it to catch up on visitation and the blessings … Continue reading

Posted in Gedankensplitter, Hymns, Lectionary etc, Morgengebet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1.Sunday after Trinity: Old Love song…

The Psalm for this 1st Sunday after Trinity I will praise the Lord at all times;my mouth will continually praise him.I will boast in the Lord;let the oppressed hear and rejoice.Magnify the Lord with me.Let us praise his name together.I sought the Lord’s help and he … Continue reading

Posted in Gottesdienst, Hymns, Lectionary etc, Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Predigten in der ALS, Trinity (The church season after Pentecost), You comfort me + | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Prayers uplifted – this Thursday +

Wonderful morning in Wittenberg and some drizzle´s in the air. Not much, no, but still. Last night various weather applications forecast rains from around 4h00 this morning right until first tea, but that was false alarm. I could have gone … Continue reading

Posted in Gedankensplitter, Morgengebet, You comfort me + | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Quasimodogeniti +

Wow! The first Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) is coming up and it´s just getting better and better… I know, I know, that´s taking the mouth quite full, but the living and triune God is so rich in His mercies and … Continue reading

Posted in Eastertide, Gedankensplitter, Gottesdienst, Lectionary etc | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hallelujah: Jesus lives + reigns forever + Hallelujah

All the world rejoices and sings: “Christ is risen. He´s risen indeed!” That´s the Easter jubilee all along – ever since he rose victorious from the dead and appeared to his disciples like Mary, then to that couple from Emmaus, … Continue reading

Posted in Eastertide, Feierabend, Gedankensplitter, Gottesdienst, Lectionary etc, Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Predigten in der ALS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Good Friday: For so God loved the world +

Well, today the table is empty. The candles are still burning, but only just. No ornaments today. No flowers. No organ. No bells, no colorful vestments either. Just the Altarbook. No Lord´s Supper today. We´ll be singing still. Yes, muted … Continue reading

Posted in Gottesdienst, Lent, Lutheran Order of service | Tagged , | Leave a comment