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Sermonette during Matins

This morning at Matins student Benjamin Kaumba led the liturgy and read the lesson from 1 Samuel  20:24-42 while we sang the hymn written by Wilhelm Erasmus Arends and translated by John M. Sloan: “Rise! To arms! With prayer employ … Continue reading

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Serving together in St. Timothy’s chapel

Serving in chapel with student of theology Thulani Hadebe. Preaching on Rom.8:18-23 during Vespers tonight – and going on with lessons from St. Luke’s Gospel 9:37-62 and the Book of Concord FC SD on “Original Sin paragraphs 43-49 while singing Psalm … Continue reading

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Sermonette on Jonah 2:1-10

This mornings sermonette held during Matins on Jonah 2,1-10: 

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Sermonette during Matins

Here is today’s sermonette on Mk.4:35f at Matins at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane:  and Mk 14:32-42 during the Lenten service at St. Pauls: 

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Lead us not into temptation …

Sermonette held at Vespers of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane (Pretoria, South Africa): Jm1,13-18 Vesper and/or listen to it here: 

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You are the branches…

Confessional sermon on John 15,1-8: 

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Confessional address on Col.3:12ff

Here is this mornings confessional address based on Colossians 3:12-17 

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Confessional address

This mornings confessional address on the prescribed text from Job 2,1-10: 

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What is required ?

You need money to go to war (Friedrich of Prussia), patience in missions (Christoph Johannes), humility to be a Christian (John Calvyn), but you need faith in Jesus Christ’s forgiveness of all your sin to be saved now and forever: 

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… great cloud of witnesses (Hb.12,1-7)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us … Continue reading

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