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Easter Vigil: He is risen. He is risen indeed +

Together with the Christian Church we pray to the Lord our God: “O God, You made this most holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord’s resurrection. Preserve in us the spirit of adoption which You have given … Continue reading

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Via crucis (Kreuzweg)

1. O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben Am Stamm des Kreuzes schweben, Dein Heil sinkt in den Tod! Der große Fürst der Ehren Läßt willig sich beschweren Mit Schlägen, Hohn und großem Spott.  2. Tritt her und schau mit Fleiße: … Continue reading

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Maundy Thursday: The New Testament (The institution of the Lord’s Supper)

Watchword Psalm 111,4: “He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.” (Er hat ein Gedächtnis gestiftet seiner Wunder, der gnädige und barmherzige HERR.)  Introit Psalm 111,1-2.4-6.9 God’s holy Word from the … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday and Sunday of the Passion: 5th and Last Sunday in Lent +

  Watchword from the gospel of St. John: “The Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” (3:14b-15) Introit Psalm 69   God’s holy Word from the prophet Isaiah the fiftieth … Continue reading

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Matins in the morning

Here’s my morning’s sermon on Hb.10:1-10 held in our Seminary’s chapel St. Timothy: 

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Judica: 5th Sunday in Lent +

 Watchword from the gospel of the evangelist St.Matthew twentieth chapter: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”[Verse 28] Introit Psalm 43: Judge me, O God, … Continue reading

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Matins in the morning

  Here’s my sermonette held this morning in the chapel of St.Timothy at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane: 

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Confessional sermon

Here is the sermon Professor Dr. Werner Klän (LTH Oberursel i.T) preached this morning during the confessional service in the chapel of St.Timothy’s at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane: LTS Confession and Absolution 2017-03-29 WK

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Laetare: 4th Sunday in Lent +

Watchword from the gospel of the evangelist St. John chapter 12: “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many … Continue reading

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People big and small

Tis a blissful autumn day in our capital. People are going about their early morning business without too much care on their faces. Two little girls were paying for their sausage-rolls at my egg-vendor. Smaller than my nieces Andile and … Continue reading

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