Homily - Sunday, the 13th November 2022 Reading: 1 Thess 3: 6-13 View Service Outline here On this generosity Sunday/ Stewardship Sunday we thank the Lord for all the people of God whose hard work and generous giving made this world a beautiful place to live in. In each of our lives we are indebted... Continue Reading →
On remembering
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal.Philippians 3:13-14 Especially in Germany, November is a month of remembrance. November 9 was the date of the abolition of the monarchy in 1918,... Continue Reading →
Walking Together in Faith: An Invitation to Join the Walk
And Jesus said to those who believed in him, “If you continue in my Word, you are my true disciples. You will know the truth and the truth will make you free” ( John 18: 34,35) Christian Discipleship is an exciting journey. An intimate connect with Christ invites us into the joys, adventures and challenges... Continue Reading →
Zacchaeus
Homily - Sunday, the 30th October 2022 Reading: Luke 19:1-10 Download the Service Outline here Hannah Elizabeth Goslar passed away this weekend at the age of 94 in Jerusalem. She epitomised the Lost Train and was the survivor who told us firsthand stories of our own history. She was best known for her close friendship... Continue Reading →
Welcome home
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- It has been a long journey, dusty roads, no real rest, the environment not familiar, not even inviting, but exhausting because too few moments of lighting up, of light-hearted joy and playfulness. Prognoses often were grim and if not you could never be sure how... Continue Reading →
As we lie awake in the dark
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- It’s one thing to be at peace when you reach that serene mountain plateau (or alm) as we did on more than one hike during a recent trip to the stunning Dolomites, however, a close family friend amazed me during a few encounters at my... Continue Reading →
Of Boxing Rings and Courtrooms
Homily - Sunday, the 16th October 2022 Readings: Luke 18:1-8 & Genesis 32:22-31 View Service Outline here Earlier this week, I send a SOS text to a friend of mine. She's a well-seasoned mum and I needed a listening ear and some outside perspective. A chat on the phone was quickly arranged. After our conversation... Continue Reading →
Bringing flowers to the desert
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Over the coming decades, generating enough clean energy for us all to live comfortably will be an enormous engineering challenge. We must all remember that energy is costly and hard to come by. For example, last Sunday, the wind turbines on Rosskopf generated about one... Continue Reading →
What did I thank him for?
Homily - Sunday, the 9th October 2022 Reading: Luke 17:11-19 Download Service Outline here Last week during the announcements the Warden said- Help needed in transporting a sofa and the response was incredible. May I start thanking each of you and the congregation for caring for the well being of the Pastor. THANK YOU is... Continue Reading →
Watering and nurturing: Strategies for Church Growth
Greetings. Paul writing to the Corinthian Church affirms, I planted, Apollos watered but God made it grow. (1 Corinthians 3:6). While it is an undisputed fact that it is God who makes churches grow it also reminds us that each of us who in God’s providence are part of the life of the church has... Continue Reading →

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