At home worldwide: Sharing joy and sorrow

Life is varied. Misery and elation alternate, and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is making it difficult not to feel overwhelmed. But there are always hopeful little stories that encourage and point to a better future. Here is a small glimpse.

November 25, 2020

Australia / Pacific Christmas

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• History 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Music
• Pastoral care

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Jesus dries our tears

The sermon was about weeping, but the situation was anything but sad! On the contrary, those who weep are to be consoled. This was the message of the Chief Apostle during a divine service in Strasbourg (France) on 15 November 2020.

November 24, 2020

America

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Easter
• Grieving
• Pastoral care

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Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in turmoil

For years there has been a conflict in the region, with armed hostilities flaring up periodically. Despite a cease-fire agreement, there is no end to the turmoil engulfing Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the embattled region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 23, 2020

Asia

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• Charity work
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• History 

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Weekly update

Changed access details, new streaming offers… Here is this week’s update on our online church services across the globe.

November 20, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service

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Law and justice—two completely different beasts?

Who is in the right? An often heard question. Whom will the law favour? That is already a more difficult question to answer. But having the law on your side is not necessarily the same thing as actually being right. And what is justice anyway? Where does it start? Where does it end? A few words on the subject...

November 19, 2020

America

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• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Society

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Jesus Christ is our friend

Life is full of change: there is a constant flux between doubts and cares and strong faith and joy. But there is one thing we can always count on, says Chief Apostle Schneider.

November 18, 2020

Chief Apostle District Apostle

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• Divine service
• Easter

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Pastoral care (08): a big heart for little children

Who cares for the children? Their parents, of course, but also the teachers, the whole congregation, and naturally also the ministers. But how can they help? And what are the special challenges of pastoral care for children?

November 17, 2020

Children

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Pastoral care
• Social commitment

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United over thousands of kilometres

The pandemic forces people to keep a distance from one another. This also applies to the regularly occurring conference of the international Church leaders. In some respects, a digital conference of the District Apostles is uncharted territory, and the preparations for it were quite complex and involving.

November 16, 2020

Africa

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• America
• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Organisation

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Local, regional, and countrywide

Fewer central video services, more local broadcasts: the number of transmissions is increasing. The goal in Europe is to have more service transmissions from local congregations.

November 13, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Europe
• Local news

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Stages on our way to perfect freedom

God wants to take every believer out of prison and lead him to perfect freedom. The Chief Apostle highlights important stages along the way and what is so wonderful about them.

November 12, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Holy Sealing
• Ministry
• Sacraments
• Society

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Fight against sexual abuse

Prevention, education, processing—these are the pillars in the fight against violence and sexual misconduct. In its fight, the New Apostolic Church also supports campaigns outside its own ranks, as was recently demonstrated by the District Church Southern Germany.

November 11, 2020

Africa

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• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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The sacraments (22): Soft or solid, just a question of time

Was the Last Supper of Jesus a Passover meal? This question helped ignite one of the greatest divisions the church has ever seen. And to this day, it is this question that determines how we celebrate the sacrament. The underlying problem: the Bible contradicts itself.

November 10, 2020

Doctrine 

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• Holy Communion
• Sacraments
• Society

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Where’s the fire?

The return of Christ: this is the goal of faith for all New Apostolic Christians. Yet the fire of Christian anticipation of His imminent return was ignited long before the modern age. Following is a summary of 2,000 years of history.

November 9, 2020

Apostolate

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Ministry
• Society

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Be ready

The sermon on Sunday will explore the theme “The last things” and focus on the preparations for the return of Christ. And this will also be the content of the next online service.

November 6, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• History 
• Society

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Good things come to those who wait

USA, Japan, Germany: these are the stages in Shawn Beasley’s life. His path of faith is even a little longer. Join us on a journey of faith and discovery.

November 5, 2020

America

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• Congregation
• Denominations
• Divine service

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Faith alone

“Homeless” is how Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider described himself as he stepped behind the altar in our church in Montreux (Switzerland). His planned trip to Brazil had been cancelled because of the pandemic. The focus of his sermon was Abraham and the shining example he set.

November 4, 2020

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Doctrine 

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Pastoral care (07): one student, many teachers

Who cares about the children? Who is responsible for their religious upbringing? Many, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider says. A look at love, responsibility, and the structures of the Church.

November 3, 2020

Acts of blessing Baptism 

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• Chief Apostle
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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The best of nacworld are its members

nacworld is made up of thousands of lines of code and high-performance servers. The actual heart of this network, however, are the hundreds of thousands of personal posts, media, and news items. The Church is now making these available for the members to download.

November 2, 2020

Congregation

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• Europe
• Event
• History 
• Youth

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Divine service for the departed: Jesus is Lord

Christians feel a need to intercede for the dead. This coming Sunday, New Apostolic Christians will celebrate the divine service for the departed. The services will be broadcast around the world.

October 30, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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The church year is quietly drawing to a close

This year, the month of November has five Sundays. The church year ends on the last Sunday of the month, meaning that the Advent season begins at the end of November. How quickly a year passes! Reason enough to occupy ourselves with future things. What is meant here is a fundamental theological concept.

October 29, 2020

Advent

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Giving thanks? Now is precisely the time!

Giving thanks to God? In difficult times this may not come to us so easily. Yet it is part of the battle against the crisis, says the Chief Apostle. He also explains how to manage this and what we get out of it ourselves: a divine service in two groups of five thoughts.

October 28, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Grieving
• Holy Communion
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments
• Society
• Thanksgiving Day

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Apostle Haeck assumes the chairmanship of the CCC

The Council of Christian Churches (CCC) in Luxembourg is the official name of the round table at which the ecumenical churches of the Grand Duchy gather together to discuss Christian issues in the country. The CCC has recently appointed a new chairman: Clément Haeck, a retired Apostle.

October 27, 2020

Acts of blessing Denominations

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• Doctrine 
• Music
• Organisation

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The sacraments (21): At the table with Jesus and the disciples

A farewell dinner among friends—with some far-reaching implications: for 2,000 years, Christians of all denominations have been celebrating this festive meal over and over again. Here is what the New Testament has to tell us about the last supper of Jesus Christ.

October 26, 2020

Denominations

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• Doctrine 
• History 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Praying together

Hearing the word of God and the absolution, receiving blessing, and worshipping God together… These are some the key elements of divine service. And all this is possible virtually, even during the pandemic.

October 23, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service

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Bringing people together again in church

From “lockdown since March” to “divine services almost everywhere” it’s all there. This is how differently Covid-19 is affecting the church life of New Apostolic Christians around the globe. And the solutions are just as varied.

October 22, 2020

Africa

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• America
• Asia
• Australia / Pacific
• Buildings
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments
• Youth

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A pleasant surprise

It certainly brought joy to the congregation in Sarrebourg when their countryman and Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider entered the church sanctuary as an unexpected surprise. Such divine services live on for a long time in the heart. It seems that coronavirus restrictions can even have some positive effects every now and then.

October 21, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe

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