I dag den 14 januar 2009 fik Trankebar en ny biskop.
Rev.Dr.H.A.Martin. - Festligheden varede fra 8.00 til 6.00, hvoraf de sidste 3 timer foregik i Poreiar. Hele byen var pyntet med billeder af den nye biskop. Det største billede ragede op over byporten.
På et af de store banner oppe i byen, har de lavet lidt sjovt ud af hans navn.
M - Marvellous
A - Admirable
R - Reachable
T - Tolerable and
I - Inevitable
N - Nucleus.
Biskoppen sagde i sin indvielses tale. Life is not just a happening but it is built by commitment, trials, temptations, sacrifice and sufferings.
Der kan læses mere på min hjemmeside.
he Rt.Rev.Dr. H.A.Martin “tale” ved hans indsættelse den. 14.01.09 som den 11 biskop til Trankebar.
Sermon
” the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”( Mathew 20: 28)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I geet each and every of you in the Triune name of our Lord Jesus!
The first reformist (Protestant) Church was started in Indiea with the Holy ministry of our pioneer Missionary Rev. Ziegenbalg. Our Church is 302 years old, with rich heritage and has been nurtured and patronized by the Mother Churchers of germany and Sweden. I humble before my Lord Jesus for choosing me as the 11th Bishop of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church.
In the Triune name of our Lord Jesus, I welcome and greet each and every one who has come to attend this Divine Service of Consecration and Installation.
The text for today`s Meditation is taken from the Gospel assording to St. Mathew 20:28 ” He did not come to be served, But to serve” This is not only sermon, but altso the ‘theme’ of Bishopric.
Let us meditate on this theme on the following two headings:
1) Commitment through Ministry
2) Reconciliation through Mininstry
COMMITMENT THROUGH MINISTRY.
For any work or any servise, commitment is most essential. Whatever task we undertake, the foundation for victory is the total commitment of the person who undertakes the task. The great scientist Einstein says, ” I do my work as worship” His statement reveals how mush truthful, pious and devoted he was in his commitment.
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