St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Fairland

27/03/2022

Mark 14:53-72: 53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. 57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.'" 59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?" 61 But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" 62 And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven." 63 And the high priest tore his garments and said, "What further witnesses do we need? 64 You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death. 65 And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows. 66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing

Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus." 68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them." 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." 72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

20/02/2022

(Ephesians 1:2) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Hear God’s Word according to Hebrews, chapter 4:12-13:

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Hi there, if you want to know a bit about me and our church, well I can assure you that my sermons are not going to be centred around you and your feelings, nor what you need to do to be saved! Nope, our church is not about "me, myself and I", nor is it about you. I will assure you that this

06/02/2022

(Ephesians 1:2) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Hear God’s Word according to the book of Matthew, chapter 14:22-33:
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear. 27 But

immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid." 28 And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water." 29 He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

Hi there, if you want to know a bit about me and our church, well I can assure you that my sermons are not going to be centred around you and your feelings, nor what you need to do to be saved! Nope, our church is not about "me, myself and I", nor is it about you. I will assure you that this

23/01/2022

(Ephesians 1:2) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Hear God’s Word according to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 8:5-13: When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there

will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.

Hi there, if you want to know a bit about me and our church, well I can assure you that my sermons are not going to be centred around you and your feelings, nor what you need to do to be saved! Nope, our church is not about "me, myself and I", nor is it about you. I will assure you that this

16/01/2022

Hear the Word of God according to the first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 2:1-10: And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him"- these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

Please note that services are allowed for up to 50% capacity of room (or up to 100 people) to keep social distancing during COVID 19 level 1. We usually have two services every Sunday - 8:30 German and 10:00 English service. We post sermons and Sunday School material for every Sunday in pdf

09/01/2022

John 3:13–21
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Two wooden beams crossed in hate, a wicked pole and cruel scaffold, the engine of shame to cower Caesar ́s enemies: the holy cross of Jesus Christ.
Look up, O Christian. See what the Law of Moses has lifted up from the earth. There is the seat of mercy and of all our hope, the emblem of our faith. The Son of Man is lifted up with limbs stretched out in agony and pain, suspended between earth and heaven, condemned by both. He is subject to death ́s reign as though He were a sinner, as though He rebelled against God in the desert and brought on the fiery serpents, Himself. Though He wasn ́t a sinner, He became, by perfect love, sin for us. The inheritance of Adam avoided by virgin birth was taken up into His flesh on purpose.
Paul is not the chief of sinners: Jesus is. Thus He fulfills His Father ́s will, satisfying His desire for the mercy that endures and giving the holy angels cause to rejoice. The wages of sin is paid in full. A new tree of life is planted in the graveyard of the skull.
Jesus died. He had to die. He had to die a horrific and shocking death, as the man of sorrows in whom there is no beauty or comeliness for the eyes of men to behold. But by faith we rejoice. We see more than Isaiah told. For the Lord has died to fulfill His anointing, to buy us back and reorder creation. He has made the perfect sacrifice. Caught in the thicket of His love, He has made worthy payment for all our sins so that Isaac can return with Abraham. He was led without complaint to give up His body and His blood for food, His skin for clothes, His life for justice and for wrath. The throbbing head and stinging back, the tearing hands and feet, the burning lungs, paled in comparison to this greatest of all agonies: Jesus Christ, innocent and pure, the holy Son of God, Divine Creator and life Himself, became sin for us and was lifted up from the earth.
There He was forsaken by the Father, hated by the Father, condemned to hell as a worm and no man, held accountable for Satan’s rebellion and sent to the place prepared for that evil thing and his angels. No wonder the sun refused to shine.

Please note that services are allowed for up to 50% capacity of room (or up to 100 people) to keep social distancing during COVID 19 level 1. We usually have two services every Sunday - 8:30 German and 10:00 English service. We post sermons and Sunday School material for every Sunday in pdf

02/01/2022

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Hear God’s Word according to the Gospel of John, chapter 1:15-18: John bore witness witnesses about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'" And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

Please note that services are allowed for up to 50% capacity of room (or up to 100 people) to keep social distancing during COVID 19 level 1. We usually have two services every Sunday - 8:30 German and 10:00 English service. We post sermons and Sunday School material for every Sunday in pdf

26/12/2021

2021-12-26; 1st Sunday after Christmas; Isaiah 7, 10-14

Hear God’s Word according to Isaiah 7:10-14: Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, "Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test." And he said, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Please note that services are allowed for up to 50% capacity of room (or up to 100 people) to keep social distancing during COVID 19 level 1. We usually have two services every Sunday - 8:30 German and 10:00 English service. We post sermons and Sunday School material for every Sunday in pdf

25/12/2021

2021-12-25, 1 John 3,1-5, Christmas

Hear God’s Word from the first book of John, chapter 3:1-5: See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we will be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

Please note that services are allowed for up to 50% capacity of room (or up to 100 people) to keep social distancing during COVID 19 level 1. We usually have two services every Sunday - 8:30 German and 10:00 English service. We post sermons and Sunday School material for every Sunday in pdf

19/12/2021

2021-12-19 Advent Luke (26 - 38) Pastor M.K. Paul

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Hear God’s Word taken from the Gospel according to Luke in the first chapter:
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy- the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

12/12/2021

3. Advent
12 December 2021 3rd Advent – Purple
Epistle Reading: 1st Corinthians 4:1-5
Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-10

Opening Hymn - O Lord how shall I meet You
Hymns and Song 12 / LW 19 /
Hymn before the sermon - Seek where you may to find a way
Hymns and Song 133 / LW 358 /
Hymn after the sermon - Salvation unto us has come
Hymns and Song 132 / LW 355 /
Song during Holy Communion - Lord Jesus Christ you have prepared
Hymns and Song 158 / LW 246 /
Closing Hymn - O Christ our light
Hymns and Song 169 / LW 314 /

2021-12-12 Sermon 3. Advent 1. Cor 4,1-5 English, written by: Pastor M.K. Paul

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Word of God for today is written in 1 Corinthians, chapter 4 (1-5): This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

21/11/2021

Last Sunday in Year 21 November 2021
Old Testament Isaiah 65, 17-19 [20-22] 23-25
Epistel Rev. 21, 1-7
Gospel Matthews 25, 1-13
Entrance Hymn 204 LW 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs
Between Readings 34 Songbook 91 Come bless the Lord
Before Sermon 351 LW 89 By Grace I’m saved
After Sermon 462 LW 190 The day is surely drawing near
Holy Communion Sheet
MH 29 50 Near the cross
99 God loves me dearly (Melody Mis. 29)
Closing Hymn 85 Songbook 149 When we walk with the Lord

Luke 10:38-42 21.11.2021
Farewell sermon at St. Paul’s - Fairland

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Please note that services are allowed for up to 50% capacity of room (or up to 100 people) to keep social distancing during COVID 19 level 1. We usually have two services every Sunday - 8:30 German and 10:00 English service. We post sermons and Sunday School material for every Sunday in pdf