It’s an old truth that what’s good for you is also your worst enemy, your strengths are also you extremest weakness. Well, this article gives new impetus to these ideas in that the most lethal toxin could actually help humans combat pain and trauma. Just read this article from National Geographic: Could Black Mamba Snake Venom Replace Morphine?.
Losung und Lehrtext für Sonntag, den 7. Oktober 2012
Nicht vergessen: Bei Gott steht die Kraft zu helfen und fallen zu lassen. 2.Chronik 25,8
Darum: Ihr sagt: Heute oder morgen wollen wir in die oder die Stadt gehen und wollen ein Jahr dort zubringen und Handel treiben und Gewinn machen, und wisst nicht, was morgen sein wird. Jakobus 4,13-14
This sounds like “amor fati” (love your fate/destiny) attributed to Marc Aurelius: Embracing an Unchosen Path in Italy – NYTimes.com.
Losung und Lehrtext für Samstag, den 6. Oktober 2012
Mit fröhlichem Schall verkündigt dies und lasst es hören, tragt’s hinaus bis an die Enden der Erde und sprecht: Der HERR hat seinen Knecht Jakob erlöst. Jesaja 48,20
Es hat Gott wohlgefallen, dass in Christus Jesus alle Fülle wohnen sollte und er durch ihn alles mit sich versöhnte, es sei auf Erden oder im Himmel, indem er Frieden machte durch sein Blut am Kreuz. Kolosser 1,19-20
Mercy triumphs over judgment! (Jam 2:13 NIV)
This coming Sunday many Lutherans in Europe celebrate Thanksgiving. However here in Southern Africa, where spring is quickly making room for summer we follow the propers for the 18th Sunday after Trinity. The watchword is from the first epistle of St. John in the fourth chapter: “Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” (1Jo 4:21 NIV)
The readings for the day are from the Old Testament: Ex.20,1-17 (10 Commandments); and the New Testament Epistle: Rom.14,17-19 (Peace & mutual edification) and Gospel: Mk.12,28-34 (Most important commandment).
The sermon by Rev. E.A.W.Weber DD is based on James 2, 1-13 (Mercy overcomes Judgement) and is available here in isiZulu (wz1248121007 n Tr 18) and seTswana (wt1248121007 n Tr 18). We are grateful for the support from the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), who finance the distribution of these sermons as hard-copies. As Pastor Mntambo invited me to preach at the service of the various FELSiSA congregations joining in worship at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane here’s that sermon too (James 2,1-13 18aT 2012).
Have a very blessed weekend!
Losung und Lehrtext für Freitag, den 5. Oktober 2012
Der HERR lässt sein Heil kundwerden; vor den Völkern macht er seine Gerechtigkeit offenbar. Psalm 98,2
Es sei euch kundgetan, dass den Heiden dies Heil Gottes gesandt ist; und sie werden es hören. Apostelgeschichte 28,28
Prince Joseph in Egypt
Losung und Lehrtext für Donnerstag, den 4. Oktober 2012
Der HERR war mit Josef, und was er tat, dazu gab der HERR Glück. 1.Mose 39,23
Paulus schreibt: Ich habe gepflanzt, Apollos hat begossen; aber Gott hat das Gedeihen gegeben. 1.Korinther 3,6
“Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” (Luk 8:24 NIV)
One of my favorite paintings by the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, who died on this day in 1669. Read more about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt
Pope Gregory XIII
Two years after the Book of Concord was published, the Gregorian calendar was reformed under the leadership of Pope Gregory XIII (Read more about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII) with the papal bull: Inter gravissimas. Read more about this calender under: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar
General Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronje
Date: 4 October, 1836
Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronje, politician and military leader in the ZAR and general during Second Anglo-Boer War, was born in Colesberg, Cape Colony on the 4th October 1836. From his eighth year he lived in the Orange Free State, but moved with his parents to the Transvaal Republic (ZAR) in 1848. He rebelled against British rule in November 1880 and was the commander at Potchefstroom where he fought against the British battalion and pushed them to surrender. He led the Boer commando, which foiled the Jameson Raid, and was appointed to command the western front during Anglo-Boer War 2. Cronje surrendered with a force of 4 000 at Paardeberg on 28 February 1900 and was banished to St. Helena.
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