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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer. I want you to spend a few moments with me. I am here in Wittenberg, Germany, and I’m actually sitting in one of the churches of Wittenberg. Wittenberg has two churches. You’ve perhaps heard me say that before. This is not the church where the 95 Theses were posted, but it’s the church in which Read more...
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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and we are here in Wittenberg, Germany, and we are at what is known as the town church. It’s not the church where Luther posted the 95 Theses. That’s a little ways from here. This is the church where the Gospel was preached in German. And of course, it has huge implications. Martin Luther and his Read more...
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Good morning. This is Rebecca Lutzer from Wittenberg, Germany. A beautiful day here in this quaint, medieval-looking town that has so much history and has brought us here today to learn more about Martin and Katie Luther. So this morning, I’m going to share with you a little bit about their lives – how they met and how God Read more...
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http://e.menno-kate.de/ A life of persecution and expulsion is more concerned with finding places to hide than to leaving behind visible monuments. But the Menno-Kate is an exception – a place where the Anabaptist spirit of the 16th century can still be felt. Although hidden among tall trees, it is clearly visible on the outskirts of Bad Oldesloe. Originally it housed Read more...
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From Worms.de The world’s largest monument to the Reformation, inaugurated in 1868. Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress is our God”, hewn in stone, frames the bronze statues. Martin Luther rises above earlier reformers, the ‘proto-reformers’, surrounded by lords, scholars and personifications of important cities from the immediate and subsequent history of the Reformation. Bronze reliefs depicting scenes from the Reformation Read more...
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From Wikipedia: A bronze statue of reformer and theologian Martin Luther, which survived the bombings, has been restored and again stands in front of the church. It is the work of sculptor Adolf von Donndorf from 1885. Photograph Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-60015-0002 / Giso Löwe / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Read more...
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Jacob Probst’s Report of Hendrik van Zutphen’s Martyrdom Jacob of Ypres, to the true disciple of Christ, Martin Luther: Grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our only mediator and a priest into eternity [1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 5:6]. What should I say, dearest brothers? Where should I begin? The soul is in Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Her father sent five-year-old von Bora to a Benedictine convent in Brehna in 1504 to be educated, according to a letter Laurentius Zoch sent to Martin Luther in 1531.[10] At the age of nine, she was moved to Nimbschen Abbey, Cistercian community named Marienthron (‘Mary’s Throne’) near Grimma, where her maternal aunt was a nun.[11] Von Bora’s presence is in the financial accounts of 1509/10.[12] After years of being a Read more...
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From Reformation Routes: With is mighty belfry, St. Andrew´s Church rises above the market square in a most impressive manner. It is not only a dominating feature in urban development, but it also belongs to the most significant Luther places in general. In the late Gothic pulpit, preserved almost unchanged, the Reformer gave the last sermons of his life. Martin Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Patmos (Greek: Πάτμος, pronounced [ˈpatmos]) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is perhaps best known today as the location the disciple / apostle John received the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, and where the book was written. Featured Image Credit: Jacopo Vignali, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Read more...
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Inscription: Saint Paul is also known as the Apostle of the Nations because of his missionary journeys throughout the eastern Mediterranean (46-58 AD) for the dissemination of Christianity. In this context he visited several Greek cities, including Samothrace, Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, and, most importantly, Corinth. Corinth, a Roman imperial colony and capital of the province of Achaea (Peloponnese Read more...
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Many early Christians were burned alive to illuminate Nero’s horse races. From Phillip Schaff’s History of the Christian Church: To divert from himself the general suspicion of incendiarism, and at the same time to furnish new entertainment for his diabolical cruelty, Nero wickedly cast the blame upon the hated Christians, who, meanwhile, especially since the public trial of Paul and Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Judson developed a serious lung disease and doctors prescribed a sea voyage as a cure. On April 12, 1850, he died at age 61 on board ship in the Bay of Bengal and was buried at sea, having spent 37 years in missionary service abroad with only one trip back home to America. Featured Image Credit: George Peter Alexander Read more...
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From Wikipedia In 1789 Carey, became the full-time pastor of Harvey Lane Baptist Church in Leicester. Three years later, in 1792, he published his groundbreaking missionary manifesto, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens. Carey later preached a pro-missionary sermon (the so-called Deathless Sermon), using Isaiah 54:2–3 as his text, in which he repeatedly used the Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Initially Carmichael traveled to Japan for fifteen months, but fell ill and returned home.[3] After a brief period of service in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), she went to Bangalore, India for her health and found her lifelong vocation. She was commissioned by the Church of England Zenana Mission. Carmichael’s most notable work was with girls and young women, some of whom were Read more...
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From Mat Staver: John Allen Chau, a Covenant Journey alumni, was martyred on November 17, 2018 by the Sentinelese tribal people on the island of North Sentinel. “When I heard the news of John’s death, I couldn’t believe it. I was numb. John loved people, and he loved Jesus. He was willing to give his life to share Jesus with Read more...
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From Wikipedia On one of the two most prominent mounds of Nineveh‘s ruins, rose the Mosque of the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai. When built, the mosque replaced an Assyrian Church believed to be the burial place of Jonah and called Jonah’s Tomb. Also, Assyrian King Esarhaddon (681–669 BC) previously built a palace on the site. Featured Image Credit: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 Read more...
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Originally located here, with most of the gate relocated to the Berlin Museum, and parts to the former Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. Built around 600 BC by Nebuchadnezzar, this is the gate Daniel and his three friends Hananiah, Michael, and Azariah would have entered and exited Babylon thru. Photo – Matson Photo Service Read more...
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This bronze commemorates the first performance of George Frideric Handel’s Oratorio Messiah, given in the Old Musick Hall in Fishamble Street at noon on Tuesday April 13th 1742 Featured Image Credit: First Performance of Handel’s Messiah Historical Marker. 20 Sept. 2024, www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=22450. Read more...
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Viewing Point: Opened on 4 October 2013, the Amazing Grace viewing point in Buncrana is the perfect place for visitors to look out over Lough Swilly and to consider the inspirational story of John Newton and Amazing Grace. This story of transformation is symbolised by the transformation of an ugly concrete platform into a beautiful place designed to blend in and enhance the stunning natural Read more...