Spotlight 5/2023: True greatness is revealed in serving others

Our annual motto “Serving and reigning with Christ” does not mean that we should strive for power, District Apostle Michael Ehrich from Germany clarifies. Jesus rules differently than the powerful of the world. After all, He did not come to be served, but to serve.

03 04 2023

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community 2/2023: The joy of fellowship

Church life, doctrinal aspects, and a children’s corner… the latest issue of the community magazine is jam-packed with exciting topics. This edition of the magazine takes its readers to Brazil and South Africa, among other places, and it features the full-text version of the divine service in which the Chief Apostle explained our motto for 2023.

01 04 2023

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Music
• New Year
• Organisation

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From earthly death to eternal life

The King of kings humbles Himself and dies the death of the worst of criminals so that sinners do not have to suffer eternal death and can hope for eternal fellowship with God through His resurrection. Here are the subjects of our divine services in April.

31 03 2023

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Good Friday
• Grieving
• Palm Sunday
• Pastoral care

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Online after six days

Starting on 16 March 2020, all divine services and other Church activities were put on hold because of the emerging Covid pandemic. But a few days later already, on 22 March, divine services could be followed from home via YouTube, IPTV, or phone-in. This offer is still open to all.

31 03 2023

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Learning for our congregations

Skills and knowledge take you further. This also applies to faith and life in our congregations. And the possibilities are many: they range from events marking International Day of Education to global learning during a whole year on a foreign continent.

30 03 2023

Africa

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• Ministry
• Pastoral care

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The Father who always loves us

“I am the Lord your God,” He says. But who exactly is He? “Our God is the God we encounter through Jesus Christ,” says the Chief Apostle and goes on to explain what exactly this means.

29 03 2023

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Ministry (26): Contradictory when it comes to speaking

So what is it to be? Speak or keep silent? When it comes to the role of women in a divine service setting, 1 Corinthians contradicts itself—at least apparently. But if you look at things in context, you begin to understand what it is all about.

28 03 2023

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Pastoral care after devastating quake

Two months after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be visiting the congregation of Istanbul in Turkey. How are the people holding up in Turkey? And how is the Church responding to the disaster?

27 03 2023

Buildings

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• Chief Apostle
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• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Easter
• Grieving
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Many online viewers

The first international Pentecost service in 1990 was transmitted to no fewer than 830 congregations. Today, numbers like these make us smile. During the Covid pandemic, these audience figures multiplied. Even now they are still high.

24 03 2023

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Beyond despair

He was tired and completely exhausted. In fact, he could not care less any more. All he wanted to do was die. Only once he had hit rock bottom did Elijah find his way to a new beginning in an encounter with God.

23 03 2023

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Our future in view and under control

Reigning with Christ means that we are masters of our own destiny. Jesus set the example. In a recent divine service, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider explained how the life of Jesus can be a model for believers today.

22 03 2023

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Letting our hearts speak

When bad news makes its rounds there is often good news in its wake, namely people doing their best to help others in distress. Here are some examples where New Apostolic aid organisations and congregations helped their neighbour.

21 03 2023

Africa

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• Grieving
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Spotlight 4/2023: Reigning over our own lives

Serving with Christ is clear, but the reigning aspect of this year’s motto is giving some New Apostolic Christians a headache. In his article, District Apostle Rüdiger Krause of Germany explains the importance of reigning.

20 03 2023

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From telegraph cable to the internet

It all began with a telegraph cable back in the 1950s. Then, starting in 1990, the New Apostolic Church started to broadcast its divine services via satellite. And since the beginning of 2022, divine services are being live streamed on YouTube or the Church’s own IPTV portal.

17 03 2023

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• Easter
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Pleading our own cause: we want you to share!

The web, apps, and print products are all channels through which nac.today conveys information and news. Some people, however, still want to share it in their own way. Is that okay? There is a clear answer to this question—along with three little points to observe.

16 03 2023

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There is bread unlimited when Jesus waits on us

A handful of meals, a dozen tired men, and tens of thousands of hungry mouths to feed—these are the ingredients for a telling miracle: this is a story about talking and acting, sharing and distributing, and believing and loving.

15 03 2023

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Odette leaves deep scars

No other country is as threatened by natural disasters as the Philippines. “Yes, indeed, we got our share last year,” it says in the latest annual report of the charity NACSEARelief.

14 03 2023

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Social commitment
• Youth

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Always at your fingertips: nac apps

With nac apps at your fingertips your quest for answers is a thing of the past. The New Apostolic Church provides timely answers to concrete questions such as, what is our teaching, what’s new, where is the nearest church?

13 03 2023

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Thanks to the many volunteers

There is quite a bit that has to be done so that the word of God can be streamed live: getting an internet connection, setting up and aligning the cameras, and providing good audio quality. Since Covid, countless volunteers in the congregations have been making sure that the live stream works.

10 03 2023

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• Divine service
• Easter
• Music
• Social commitment

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Good news from around the world

Reunions after a pandemic forced break, anniversaries galore, and a Youth Day chock full of biblical knowledge. These are this week’s news flashes from New Apostolic congregations around the globe.

09 03 2023

America

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Event
• History 
• Pastoral care
• Seniors
• Youth

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Faith, love, and hope – work, labour, and patience

“This is an exciting programme, isn’t it?” This is how Chief Apostle Schneider ended his latest sermon in Fellbach in Germany. And the points in this programme? These are the work of faith, the labour of love, and patience of hope.

08 03 2023

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Spotlight 3/2023: Called to serve and reign

“This year, the Lord is drawing our attention to our present and future vocation, namely to serve and reign with Christ,” District Apostle Jürg Zbinden of Switzerland writes. Using the story of Joseph, he explains our 2023 motto.

06 03 2023

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Down from the roof

There is a joke that New Apostolic churches can be identified by the satellite dishes on the roof. But the joke is outdated, as many churches are taking their satellite dishes down. They are being connected to WiFi routers.

03 03 2023

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• Easter
• Music
• Social commitment

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Ministry (25): In the heart of the church

Disciple, herald, and emissary. When it comes to the role of women Jesus Christ was far ahead of His time. This was also evident in the early Christian churches. Here are seven examples of leading functions that only later became ministries, even for men.

02 03 2023

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Serving with Christ

The Chief Apostle described Joshua as a true servant of God and presented him as an example. Here is what this figure from the Old Testament can teach us about our 2023 motto: “Serving and reigning with Christ”.

01 03 2023

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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When cow dung turns into energy

Renewable energy: what is supposed to bring about a turnaround in Europe is a first step towards generating electricity in regions of sub-Saharan Africa. A joint project of two New Apostolic relief organisations in Zambia shows the immense benefit for everyone.

28 02 2023

Africa

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• Charity work
• Easter
• Europe
• Local news

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