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“Do it now, otherwise you’ll never do it”

It is the most topical aspect of our annual motto. And it can be explained by all kinds of weather. Here is an entire divine service about a tiny little word.

March 5, 2025

Annual motto Chief Apostle

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A fast with a pleasant aftertaste

First comes Mardi Gras—the Tuesday preceding Lent (also known as Shrove Tuesday)—then Ash Wednesday, and then Lent: a period that stretches all the way to Easter on the calendar. It is not about food deprivation per se, but primarily about introspection, a deeper look into one’s own heart.

March 4, 2025

Easter

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• Good Friday
• Palm Sunday
• Society

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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.

March 3, 2025

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Professing God’s boundless love

Divine services for the departed: for New Apostolic Christians this is generally a very personal and emotional affair. And there is a good reason for this. Here are questions and answers relating to our doctrine.

February 28, 2025

Concept of salvation for the departed

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• Denominations
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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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.

February 27, 2025

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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.

February 26, 2025

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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.

February 25, 2025

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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.

February 22, 2025

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Language, the mother of understanding?

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February 21, 2025

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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.

February 18, 2025

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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.

February 15, 2025

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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?

February 14, 2025

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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. 

February 12, 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.

February 8, 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.

February 6, 2025

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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.

February 5, 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.

February 3, 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.

February 1, 2025

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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.

January 31, 2025

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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.

January 29, 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.

January 25, 2025

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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.

January 18, 2025

Annual motto Chief Apostle

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• 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.

January 15, 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!” 

January 11, 2025

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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.

January 8, 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. 

January 7, 2025

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Why Jesus continues to make people feel uncomfortable

When a mission becomes a brand and faith becomes a success story, you lose sight of the cross. But Jesus reminds us in an unnerving kind of way that love is not measured by how many people have been exposed to it, but by true discipleship.

November 4, 2025

Good Friday Bible study

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• Society

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New creation rather than calling it a day

What will become of me when God makes all things new? The Ninth Article of Faith speaks of a future in which God will dwell among people—and that wounded histories will not simply be erased but healed.

November 17, 2025

Doctrine  Bible study

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Believing passionately

Easter is coming up … and the divine services in March point the way there. There will be talk about mercy and solidarity, fellowship and the rule of God, and examples and precursors. Here is a glimpse at the Passiontide.

February 29, 2024

Palm Sunday Good Friday

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• Easter
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments
• Holy Communion
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Divine service
• Congregation

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Is God’s plan good for us?

God is not there to make life difficult for us. On the contrary, He does more good for us than we realise—sometimes even through trials. Are you wondering how this can work? The Chief Apostle recently shed some light on this question.

March 19, 2025

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• Africa

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