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8th Sunday after Trinity

Watchword Live as children of light for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth.  (Eph 5:8b-9 NIV) Introit from Psalm 48 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our … Continue reading

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7th Sunday after Trinity

Watchword Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household (Ephesians 2,19) Introit from Psalm 107 Some wandered in desert wastelands,         finding no way to … Continue reading

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At the local hospital

We’ve not been in hospitals too often. At least not lately. Angelika was asked at the “Evangelisches Krankenhaus der Paul Gerhardt Stiftung“ here in the Lutherstadt Wittenberg, when last she was hospitalized. It was with the birth of our last … Continue reading

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6th Sunday after Trinity

Watchword But now, this is what the LORD says– he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. (Isa 43:1) Introit … Continue reading

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5th Sunday after Trinity

Watchword from Ephesians For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.  (Eph 2:8) The Introit from Psalm 73 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by … Continue reading

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3rd Sunday after Trinity

Jesus Christ our Lord and God said: “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10) Introit from Psalm 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within … Continue reading

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2nd Sunday after Trinity

Jesus Christ our Lord and God invites: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11,28) Introit from Psalm 36: Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are … Continue reading

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1st Sunday after Trinity

Jesus Christ our Lord and God said: “He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” (Luke 10:16) Introit from Psalm 119: Consider mine affliction, and … Continue reading

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Holiday of the Holy Trinity

“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Watchword from the holy prophet Isaiah 6:3) Introit from Psalm 145: I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy … Continue reading

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Obituary for Ben Mathibe Mokopanele (Ps.147,3)

At the funeral of our long-time student representative at the Lutheran Theological Semianary in Tshwane the rector was absent and so was his representative. So the MC asked me to say a few words in  commemoration of the deceased, who … Continue reading

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