Christus-Treff - Jesus-Community - Friends
Marburg - Berlin - Jerusalem
A Letter to Our Friends
Dear friends! Advent 2005
end of the year we send warm greetings! Like every year we want to express our thanks for all your support and solidarity with the accompanying financial card 2006th
Our annual Card 2006 - an icon from Syria
The illustrated icon was handed over to us by Dr. Christian Zippert retired Bishop of the Christian home. He had received from the rum-Orthodox Patriarch in Syria. The small inscription on the right explains the picture. It says: ho nymphíos - the groom. At first glance, this representation is unusual for us. But if you look longer, can overcome the feeling of alienation. We have chosen this picture as an annual pass, because it expresses the connection with Christians in other countries, while making clear that Jesus is the center of our lives and our community. Jesus - the groom. A basic biblical motif. Even John the Baptist, Jesus compared with the groom. (John 3, 29)
At the end of the Bible appears the community of Christians as "bride", which calls gemeinam people with God's Spirit to Jesus talk "The Spirit and the bride say, Come! And anyone who hears it, the say, Come! Whoever is thirsty, let him come, and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely "(Revelation 22, 17) So is this picture an invitation to come to Jesus and to love him more than anything else in the world.. This invitation we want to pass.
growth in Marburg, Berlin and Jerusalem
Marburg: Here in Marburg, we have seen in recent months, an astonishing growth. Because the number of visitors increased steadily since the beginning of November, we offer two services on Sunday morning at 10 clock and clock by 12. Both are well attended and packed. Amazing! Even the English-language service on Sunday evening and the traditional Thursday-service continue to grow. In the introductory course for new staff were over sixty people, the largest number so far. In all this we see a great quest for community, for experience of God and faith in our time. Our two youth work - TeenZone and teens club - reach many young people. Working with children is booming on all levels. New is the playground at the church with Michael Allgäuer Richtsberg. Also, Andy and Liz Goodacre join our team. Andy works with full-time students and has primarily in view. In parallel, he makes his training via distance learning Anglican priest.
Jerusalem: The work in the St John's Hospice in Jerusalem now in its 13th Year. Steffi and Guido Baltes create together with the volunteers an atmosphere in which guests and visitors feel comfortable. They also maintain contact with many in the country, tourists and locals to pray for reconciliation and are a testimony to Jesus, whose truth and love is all. The Jerusalem meeting of Christ has become an insider tip for many.
Berlin: Here is the key word growth. Many are moved to Berlin and Marburg strengthen the core community. Thus the worship fill slowly, and new missionary forces are released. The open house is attractive to many neighbors and others. It is good if we continue to pray for the team at Alexander and Ruth Oed and Prego community.
community - the basis for spiritual movement
Community of Christ meeting in history been more important. The team, home groups, binding communities and not least the Jesus community are living cells. As JG and CT, we are part of a network of spiritual communities, both through personal contacts and through the "meet spiritual community". So I am a member of a Committee of the EKD, which will develop a position paper on the position of communities and communities. We note again that we need the spiritual exchange with other cells. Last year we had contact mainly with the Jesus Fraternity Volkenroda, the Christ-makers, the offensive young Christians, the Jesus meeting in Stuttgart, the YMCA emotion in Essen, the "metabolism" in Dresden, the clergy community renewal, many YMCAs, with St. Mary's in London, the Baptist Union in Georgia, other communities in Marburg Christians in Sudan and many more.
for people - space for encounter with God
The conversion of Christian home in the last year have gone with power forward. Many volunteers have worked in the Construction Week in August, there were over 130 people. Now, on with a small team and with specialist companies. A miracle is that so far we could pay all the bills. The major works be ready before Christmas. The interior still needs even a moderate effort, financial and work in the spring. Now we have realized how great it is to be able to conquer the new rooms.
Small things - big impact
In 2005, many of us the way, the message of Jesus to bring about many far beyond Marburg. On the basis of Friends reached Gottfried Müller thousands of young people. But Elke and I are often on the road to ministry. The books of CTlern reach beyond many people. But to enumerate the names of the CT-authors, shows what a wealth God has given us: George and Margaret Pflueger, Guido and Stefan Baltes, Steve and Anke people, Dietmar penny house, Tobias Faix, Thomas White Born, Gottfried Mueller, Roland and Elke Werner. There are also CD-productions, the latest CT-CD with worship songs, "I Turn To You" on the community and preaching work, our pastoral work, and not least the CT medical center a great impact in the city and region into it. The bookshop Quo Vadis was made through the dedicated effort of Gierse Eva and her team to a starting point for many. Our world needs is overlooking the "COURAGE" (Mission Support Team) and since the summer by the work of Stefan and Tine Bösner, engaged for many years in humanitarian aid in Sudan, were sharpened. We are also grateful for the short-term employees from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Georgia, USA and England. is supported and allows all of the work by faithful people like Dirk Klingelhöfer in the office and Christian Mutschler under construction, both integrated over again helpers.
kingdom and yet
dependent, we are grateful for the wealth bestows, the God of us: the many volunteers, financial resources, creativity, talents, contacts, links. Part of this wealth and your! We do, despite all the uncertainties in future do bold steps in Trust in God's promise that says: "I will never leave you nor forsake" (Hebrews 13, 5)
warm regards and gratitude for all Christ-Treff-employee Community
your / your / your
Roland Werner
More information about the various branches of the Christ-events, the work of Friends, the St John's Hospice and the Christian home-remodeling, etc., we send you to: CT office, Steinweg 12, 35037 Marburg, office @ jesus-community. de , Tel 06421-64470, + www.christus-treff.org + + + www.christhaus.de www.friends-marburg.de + http://Berlin.christus-treff. org +
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