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Enveloped by mercy

God’s mercy is often cited and extolled, but how does this divine attribute manifest itself? And how do we respond to it? This is what the five Sunday services in March will explore.

27 02 2025

Congregation Divine service

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Jesus’ teaching: a self-examination

The New Apostolic faith is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. There is nothing unclear about that.  But what exactly is the teaching of Jesus? The Chief Apostle names seven aspects and invites us to test ourselves.

26 02 2025

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service

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Spotlight 02/2025: Doing good in the middle of violence

How is doing good supposed to work when evil is rife? ‌District Apostle Tshitshi Tshisekedi from the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an answer in his reflections on our 2025 motto.

25 02 2025

Annual motto

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• District Apostle

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Following the sun like a sunflower

A person nurturing a flower: this is the 2025 logo of the New Apostolic Church Canada. But this is not just any flower. Here is an explainer video.

22 02 2025

Annual motto

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• Media

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Language, the mother of understanding?

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21 02 2025

Anniversary

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The four aspects of our 2025 motto 

“It’s time to do good!” Our 2025 motto is far more than a moral appeal. It can only really be understood if we look ahead to the return of Christ. The Chief Apostle explained it this way.

18 02 2025

Annual motto Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Europe

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“Being an even greater blessing”

Abandon loved ones? While some go to heaven, others must deal with the great tribulation? The Chief Apostle explains how this is to be understood correctly.

15 02 2025

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Europe

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Including children in the congregation

“It’s time to do good!” This year’s motto includes our children in particular. At nac.today, experts explain how this can work in faith. Let’s start with the question, how can we include children in worship?

14 02 2025

Annual motto

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• Children
• Congregation

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“I don’t have anything more important to say”

Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider ended the liturgical year 2024 with an urgent appeal: “Come, Lord Jesus!” In the year-end service, He focused on this important prayer. 

12 02 2025

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Europe

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Apostle ministry: the need for it

It starts with a shortage: in the congregation, the district, or the Regional Church. These things must be dealt with, along similar lines as in the Acts of the Apostles. This is explained in part eight of the panel discussion at the 2019 International Youth Convention.

08 02 2025

Apostolate

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• Ministry

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Spotlight 01/2025: A Perspective from Three Parables

Ultimately, doing good isn’t just about following rules—it’s a way of living out our faith and advancing God’s kingdom. How District Apostle John Schnabel (USA) looks at this year’s motto.

06 02 2025

Annual motto

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• District Apostle

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“As He said, but different than we imagine” 

How much longer? This is the sigh of people experiencing great distress or empathising with the hardship of others. Jesus Christ Himself provides the answer.

05 02 2025

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Europe

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From poisonous snake to wooden cross

A torture instrument inside the church? The ancient Romans would have been horrified by the cross on the wall—making a murder weapon a sign of salvation.

03 02 2025

Bible study

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Doing good: reaching out to help all

Does God have favourites? This is the question that arises in connection with the Bible text that our 2025 motto is based on. The answer can be found when we look ahead to the return of Christ. Here is the last video from the divine service to marking the beginning of the year.

01 02 2025

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• New Year

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Closer and closer: from temple to healing 

The common denominator of the Sunday services in February is the subject of devotion and its various aspects: how God devotes Himself to us, how we devote ourselves to God, and how we treat our fellow human beings.

31 01 2025

Divine service

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Heavenly perspective

What does it mean to be a citizen of heaven? The Chief Apostle put the focus on eternal fellowship with God and the return of Jesus Christ. A path that leads to perfection and culminates in ministering to others.

29 01 2025

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Doing good to all people always 

It is so much more than just being kind to one another. Following is what our annual motto “It’s time to do good” means for our coexistence with our fellow human beings.

25 01 2025

Annual motto Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• New Year

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Doing good: out of love for our children

Doing good for your own soul is one thing. But the Chief Apostle has something else that is very important to him: our children and young people. This is a task not just for parents, but for the whole congregation.

18 01 2025

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• New Year

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From sin to freedom by grace

The fight against sin, the struggle for grace, and the willingness to forgive are part and parcel of Christian life. The Chief Apostle used his sermon in Accra in Ghana for some important clarifications and impulses.

15 01 2025

Africa

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Pastoral care

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Doing good: high time to take some time 

Doing good? But how? After all, we are far too busy. Well, there is a remedy we can apply — Here is part one of a divine service with the Chief Apostle on the annual motto for 2025: “It’s time to do good!” 

11 01 2025

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• New Year

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Our cry and His response 

How long is God going to wait before He intervenes? The question is thousands of years old. And the reaction can be shocking: perhaps He will not intervene at all—at least not in the way we expect. But there is hope.

08 01 2025

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service

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Unity in diversity. The Church in conflict?

When cultures clash. Do Africans have to become more European or Europeans more African? Do those who are more conservative have to become more progressive? Or the other way around? Answers can be found in a recently published doctrinal essay. 

07 01 2025

Congregation Society

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Rejoicing over the presence of Christ

The message of the Sunday divine services in the month of January 2025 remains: Christ is present—and His presence is a reason for joy and a source of strength. 

03 01 2025

Congregation

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• Divine service

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Annual motto for 2025: “It’s time to do good!”

“It’s time to do good!”—it is with this motto that the New Apostolic Church will make its way into the year 2025. But, what does it  mean to do good? And how are we supposed to do it? The answers are in the Chief Apostle’s address for the New Year. 

31 12 2024

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• New Year

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Blessing—it’s all about our soul

Oh to be wealthy, good-looking, and healthy! But are these the blessings of God? What God really wants to grant human beings is spiritual blessing. Following are some insights into the true content of blessing—and what we can do with it…

17 12 2024

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service

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Conquering fear with Jesus

Why faith in Christ is the key to overcoming fears and finding inner peace – a message full of comfort and hope.

10 12 2024

America

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service

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Old truths expose new tricks

How do you deal with tempting offers and insinuations? Jesus’ temptations in the desert show how we can deal with them. The episode demonstrates the power of the word of God.

03 03 2025

Bible study

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Churros instead of Black Forest cake

Job offers, the love of one’s life, or dissatisfaction with the way things are are sometimes reasons why people look for a new home in a foreign country. Making a living and living one’s faith in a foreign country are a challenge.

15 09 2023

Profile Ministry

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• Doctrine 
• Sacraments
• Holy Communion
• Divine service
• Congregation
• America
• Music

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Music offers glimmers of hope

Music can help us heal: this was the focus of a joint project in a children’s home north of the Arctic Circle. The participants came from Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and Greenland.

14 05 2024

Good Friday Easter

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments
• Holy Communion
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Divine service
• Congregation
• Youth
• Pastoral care
• Europe
• Music

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