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| Altrossgärtner The church, city level at Konigsberg, whose consecration in 1623 Georg Weissel the lyric "power up the door, "wrote |
power up the door, the door has taken up is a located in East Prussia churches sprang song 17 Century. One of the best known and most popular Christmas songs and has been translated into other languages, for example, the Mandarin Chinese.
Noteworthy, We calculated that song on the track early German missionary activity in the Far East.
Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen, the manufacturer of this song book has been one of the most influential Protestant theologians of the pietistic Hall's School and was a pupil and successor of August Hermann Francke (also his father-in- ) later, the second director of the Francke Foundations. - His "foundation of theology" has been widely read and placed fourteen times to 1744 Its greatest impact has Freylinghausen! obtained, however, as the editor of the leading Pietist hymnal. As an expression of the "order of salvation" at the center back end "new theology" the "Halle" songs heralded strikingly illustrated by an eschatological founded "hope of better times," said of the 683 songs of the first edition of the 174 "unknown Melodeyen" of the book an eminent role came up.
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| representation of the withdrawal of the ark in the temple |
The song begins with a quotation from Psalm 24 in line with the Martin Luther's translation: "Make the gates, and the doors in the world's great that the King of glory," they mean is of the Messiah. Originally part of the biblical text to a Jewish liturgy in the celebration of the withdrawal of the ark in the temple, so the withdrawal of God in his people. It is biblical text but very good as an image for the community in the mission order, the message is celebrating the victories have come by and risen Son of God memorable. Therefore found this song with its text input, the early liturgy of Advent and Pietist landeskrichlichen embossed circles, even in Catholic hymnals, it introduced as well. It's about in the days before Christmas to proclaim: Christians live for a different future, there is a future with the King of Kings, Lord of the Lord. Him and not just a birth we celebrate at Christmas. The enthusiasm for Santa Claus in Taiwan flies again at the moment, perhaps because of recent events in Korea, but the high for the "King of glory" with the cry "Make the door, the door far, "we want to see emerge Christmas joy.
this year decided to "our" Taipe community for the first time (a lot of light in response to a month ago about "Christmas" in English sent letter received by the community?) Throughout December in preparation for Christmas with the (evangelical) Events auszuplanen well. It is about the following meetings:
- Each Advent Sunday, a crusade Sat / Sun
- On December 18./18 baptisms / community inclusion
- During this time all groups charge the three Christmas events a
- 26 December from 24 young, evangelical and traditional Christmas celebrations.
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| Rita on conducting |
It is about the proclamation of our Lord Jesus as his time on earth, as at the time of Rev. Georg Weissel, Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen and finally Karl Friedrich Gützlaff, because we were about 80 years after Freylinghausen Abberufiung the same place in the hall and found there received his theological character. Karl Friedrich Gützlaff is Germany's first Protestant missionary Far East (from Pomerania), which in April 1831 with the first Han Chinese translation of the Bible Taiwan, at that time as "Formosa" was known, and thus began the mission work with characters in Taiwan. Mr. Taylor calls him the "Father of the China Inland Mission. Something of the spirit of the song" Make up the door "for the" Lord of the Lord "inspired him too.
from witnesses such as those we want to learn in Taiwan. The spiritual temple of the Lord is from soul, from people who give him the honor formed (Eph.2, 21), so will every gesture Welcome to live through a heartfelt invitation to Jesus in our hearts a reason to even greater joy . - One day will not be our community more houses, which will then be gone? Let us when we sing these days the song "Make up the door" do not forget that the visit of this work, joy disproportionate is greater than what we could imagine us, for under after his entry, then the King us.
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| inauguration of new community halls |
Our prayer requests:
- Daily Bread (And: Please help thinking also incurred extra costs DMG for training)
- The daily service
- The Christmas event for the 700 Indonesians and many communities Send to Indonesians.
- Thanks for the inauguration of the new community rooms
- For very good visit to the Christmas holidays from the many invited friends for this Christmas season, even for those who have turned away several years ago by God and never were happy.
The song in the Full-text:
power up the door, the door has taken up, it is the Lord of glory, a King Kingdom of all, a savior of the world at the same time, the Health and Life brings with it; Wherefore rejoice, singing with joy: Blessed be my God, my Creator range of advice he is just a helper worth; meekness is his vehicle, his Königskron is holiness, His scepter is mercy, all our need to end it brings, Wherefore rejoice, singing with joy: "Blessed be my God, my Savior big of fact. O happy is the country most o the city, this king has on him. Blessed are all heart insgemein, as this king draws. He is the real joy Sunday brings with it joy and bliss. Blessed be my God, my comforter early and late. Makes up the door, the door has taken up, Your Heart to the temple to prepare '. The sprig of godliness lies with devotion, desire and joy, so the king comes to you and, yes, salvation and life with the same time. Blessed be my God, full Council fully fact, full of grace. Come, O my Savior Jesus Christ, my heart's door is open to you. Ah, go with your grace on; your friendly look to us. Your Holy Ghost lead us and guide the way to eternal bliss. The Thy name, O Lord, eternal prize and honor.
to content :
include content together the first four verses closely. In verse 1 and 2, the image of feeding king is at the center, in verse 3 and 4 are the places where he moves. These are more personal, from the "world" to "country" and "City" to the "heart" of the individual. The king himself is in verse 1 with terms such as "glory", a universal king ("king of kings") describes the "salvation" and "life" position. The terms "gentleness," "holiness" and "mercy" (verse 2) describe the king closer. His arrival is cause for joy In "Land" and "city" - that is in the public life - runs this king (verse 3), but also in the private, personal space. In the "heart", the with "joy" and "pleasure" response. It is a matter of "your heart" and collection "to you" (verse 4), and the opening of the people for the King is expected.
to content :
include content together the first four verses closely. In verse 1 and 2, the image of feeding king is at the center, in verse 3 and 4 are the places where he moves. These are more personal, from the "world" to "country" and "City" to the "heart" of the individual. The king himself is in verse 1 with terms such as "glory", a universal king ("king of kings") describes the "salvation" and "life" position. The terms "gentleness," "holiness" and "mercy" (verse 2) describe the king closer. His arrival is cause for joy In "Land" and "city" - that is in the public life - runs this king (verse 3), but also in the private, personal space. In the "heart", the with "joy" and "pleasure" response. It is a matter of "your heart" and collection "to you" (verse 4), and the opening of the people for the King is expected.
"Keep in prayer!" (Romans 12:12) 
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