Holy Week: Let’s pray for the impossible!
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” -1 Corinthians 15:55 This week is Holy Week or Passion Week. Let us prepare our hearts to celebrate the high point of our faith—the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly king, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia! But the pains which he endured, Alleluia! Our salvation have procured; Alleluia! Now above the
Welcome! You’re Home
I'm sure everyone has a story of attending church somewhere for the first time! As church "professionals," our family has often been called to assess congregational situations and provide solutions to help with church growth or the healthy functioning of the church. Our training enables us to recognize potential challenges to the ministry or how a visitor walking into a church may feel. Some churches know how to welcome and greet newcomers with warmth and assimilate them into the church family.
The Munich Bible Study—Wednesdays on Zoom!
Join us on Wednesdays @ 19:00 hrs (Munich time). This week, we'll be focusing on chapter 3 of the Gospel of John. The study will be again on Zoom, and the links are below. If you are on Facebook, please click this link for updates – The Munich Bible Study. Topic: Munich Bible Study Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85400265999?pwd=dW9WTUZJa09DZVA2SWkrTS9HMy8ydz09 Meeting ID: 854 0026 5999 Passcode: 026837 -Photo by shirinsnyder
Seek God’s Presence
In my Bible reading today, it was a blessing to read Psalm 105: Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! (vv. 1–4) Psalm 105 calls us to praise God! We have so many reasons to thank God, and so does David.
Sledding/Sledging – Fifth Sunday of the Month Fellowship Winter Event!
Parkplatz Tannenbankerlift https://maps.app.goo.gl/AbjBG26BfL4M2Z4d7 We will meet here, Parkplatz Tannenbankerlift, at 10 am for sledging. You can get to Bad Kohlgrub by train as well. Josh and Rhi will be using the train, so get in touch with them to travel together. We can collect you from the station, since the train gets in just before 10 am. It is possible to hire sledges at the lift. If you don't want to walk up, we will meet in the Hörnlehütte at about midday
God’s Severity Is for Our Good
“Therefore, this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.’” -Jeremiah 35:17 It’s true that the God revealed in the Bible is the quintessence of love, loyalty, generosity, forgiveness, and longsuffering. Yet he can show a severe side that is designed
The Munich Bible Study – Winter / Spring Session
Happy New Year! We’ll begin the Winter / Spring session of The Munich Bible Study on Wednesday, 18 January @ 19:00 hrs (Munich time). We’ll be focusing on the Gospel of John. The study will be again on Zoom, and the links are below. If you are on Facebook, please click this link for updates – The Munich Bible Study. Topic: Munich Bible Study Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85400265999?pwd=dW9WTUZJa09DZVA2SWkrTS9HMy8ydz09 Meeting ID: 854 0026 5999 Passcode: 026837
Merry Christmas Blues?
It’s life back to normal after the adrenaline rush of the holidays. Experts tell us that many now experience post-Christmas blues due to the return to our usual routines. The build-up of Christmas is followed by the let-down of what may or may not have happened. How do you beat the post-Christmas blues? The brief and simple answer is with thankfulness to God for the ultimate Christmas gift we could ever hope for—the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. One
Sunday, 18 December – Fourth Sunday in Advent Christmas Carol Service
A favorite, traditional worship service of our church family! Join us as we worship together at 15:00 hrs at Christuskirche in Gauting—please note time change! Rehear the Christmas story and sing in joyful praise and gratitude what this day means to us. Reminder! No worship services: Sunday, 25 December 2022 Sunday, 1 January 2023 See you on Sunday, 8 January, 2023! -Photo by Mario Losereit on Unsplash
A Series of Fortunate Events
She has made a magic so that it is always winter in Narnia—always winter, but it never gets to Christmas. – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis Do you ever wonder what the world would be like if you had never been born? What would your family have been like? Your neighborhood and office, your spouse and friends? From 1939 to 1943, Philip Van Doren Stern worked diligently on a short story, The Greatest Gift, loosely based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas
