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“Your next destination is Lucerne!”

...Festival, which brings together international artists... ...The usual international sprint competitions in... ...rowing are 2,000... ...metres. Single sculls, double... ...sculls, fours with coxswain, and many... ...lakes. The Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland,... ...is ideal for rowing. It is... ...is naturally straight, forming a perfect... ...is surrounded by rolling hills and... ...protected from side winds. The River... ...from the lake into the River... ...Reuss at some point, causes a... ...lake is embedded in a natural... ...the Rotsee Badi (meaning “bath”), as... ...is an idyllic swimming spot on... ...lake’s southern shore. In fact, rowers... ...of the gods”. Rowing regattas have... ...been held here since 1933 and... ...New Apostolic church in Mozart Street... ...the lake to train. The New... ...Apostolic congregation in the city,... ...Lucerne, has been gathering in the... ...building for 63... ...of the World Rowing Cup on... ...their money’s worth. Reinhold Seeger was... ...of the congregation in Lucerne for... ...knows the city inside out. “The... ...most famous sights include Chapel Bridge,... ...its well-preserved medieval buildings and narrow... ...city, first mentioned in documents in... ...from the very beginning.” Lucerne is... ...Lucerne Festival, which brings together international... ...from all over. Continental transmission District... ...will also be meeting in Lucerne... ...this weekend. The meeting is of... ...international significance, but... ...this time the divine service will... ...be broadcast worldwide. International Pentecost transmissions... ...and Lusaka (2015). Inbetween the Pentecost... ...Apostle is broadcast continentally, as was... ...case with the divine services in... ...Buenos Aires (2022), Washington (2018), Frankfurt... ...am Main (2016), Dresden... ...special occasions: the appointment of the... ...Chief Apostle Helper in 2012, the... ...ordination of the... ...new Chief Apostle in 2013, and... ...the International Church Convention... ...in Munich in 2014. Besides,... ...in 2020 and... ...pandemic made larger gatherings almost impossible,... ...broadcast to congregations in Europe, the... ...the District Apostle Meeting on Thursday... ...apply worldwide. This international decision-making body... ...has been based in Switzerland since... ...Ernst Streckeisen, the International Apostles’ Unity... ...was founded in 1977 and... ...based in the Swiss... ...New Apostolic Church International (NACI), was... ...founded in 1990. Excited... ...has been represented in Switzerland for... ...Switzerland has this information: “In 1893,... ...to Switzerland. The founding of the... ...Zurich-Hottingen congregation on... ...faith spread further into other Swiss... ...cities. At the beginning of the... ...friend, your next destination is Lucerne!”... ...first church service in the city... ...took place in his flat... ...As the congregation continued to grow,... ...times until the ground-breaking ceremony for... ...the church building took place... ...uses the church building. Depending on... ...on a Sunday morning. For Pentecost,... ...are expected. Congregations in the area... ...have been invited to this... ...excited. “Your next destination is Lucerne!”... ...Lucerne for its rowing regattas and... ...the Pentecost festivities taking place in... ...Apostle. Although the divine service will... ...will be celebrated in all congregations.... ...a New Apostolic Christian from northern... ...year, New Apostolic Christians look to... More


The architect of the New Apostolic Church

...New Apostolic Church together with Apostle... ...founder of this ministry: Friedrich Krebs... ...Father of Unity in his time.... ...designation of this ministry is only... ...his death, specifically in the statutes... ...of Hermann Niehaus. Getting down to... ...New Apostolic congregations in Western Germany... ...were practically rooted in his house.... ...Apostle Schwarz . In the tradition... ...He grew up in modest circumstances... ...his parents’ farm, developing the rural... ...property into a handsome... ...of Chief Apostle in 1905. In... ...the Apostle districts in Germany, restructured... ...the districts, and ordained three more... ...Apostles. In 1907 the... ...New Apostolic Congregation. Starting in 1907... ...paper], which transitioned into the Neuapostolische... ...Review]. This developed into a print... ...which eventually developed into the Church... ...the Church’s first teaching material for... ...This was followed in 1916 by... ...a religious instruction textbook, the... ...and Answers . Starting in 1914... ...soldiers fighting in the First... ...War received communion in the form... ...of wafers sprinkled with drops... ...of wine. In 1919 the... ...combined wafer was introduced for general... ...use. In 1921 the... ...under public law in Baden, and... ...in 1925 in Hamburg. In... ...Apostles was established in the form... ...New Apostolic Church International. Strength in... ...not the best. In order to... ...take private lessons in standard German.... ...whom he had in mind as... ...to the core: “Heinrich, Heinrich, why... ...have exclaimed upon learning of Apostle... ...Apostle Brückner . In the beginning,... ...a lot of things happen. But... ...at loggerheads. From innovator to preserver... ...primarily concerned with regaining peace and... ...First World War. In the end,... ...about ninety ministers and six... ...founded the Reformiert-Apostolische Gemeindebund (Reformed Apostolic... ...Church of Queensland in Australia and... ...Old Apostolic Church in the Western... ...Cape. When things like this... ...endurance, however, turned into fierce relentlessness... ...best frighten the faint-hearted. But above... ...taken over 517 individual congregations when... ...man who turned individual New Apostolic... ...congregations into a church.... ...to work Hermann Christoph Niehaus was... More


“God is there” in music

...preach. We came together to enjoy... ...Lion King . Together with tenor... ...The children’s choir, together with the... ...2023 Pentecost concert in Cape Town... ...in South Africa, leaving the stage... ...Chad Hendricks. “Benedictus”, meaning blessed, was... ...piece by Karl Jenkins begins with... ...a tender and haunting cello solo.... ...adopts the melody. Finally, the choir... ...also joins in the gentle... ...The chorus develops into a powerful... ...piece ends as hauntingly and emotionally... ...journey The concert continued dynamically and... ...by the choir in praise of... ...Pentecost and the sending of the... ...composed the work in 1842 as... ...return of Christ in a modern... ...image and musically imagines Jesus taking... ...His own into His glory... ...choirs alternately called into the audience.... ...by the British singer Elton John... ...musical The Lion King . Together... ...with tenor soloist Daylin Sass, the... ...direction of Cathy-Jane Mintoor, thrilled the... ...love” by Australian singer-songwriter Geoff Bullock.... ...the Lord's Prayer in Swahili. The... ...American Christopher Tin composed a... ...with this title in 2005. The... ...who were tuned in live from... ...will lift up mine eyes” by... ...Gohle’s works, composed in the style... ...Apostolic music culture. In this arrangement... ...and orchestra were joined by trumpets,... ...you. It was incredible, it was... ...the voices and instruments. “And for... ...concert was performed in the Silvertown... ...that was remodelled into a part-time... ...concert hall back in 2004. Numerous... ...from this church in Cape Town.... ...The church offers seating for around... ...“God is there” in music The... ...along, but only during the opening... ...2023 Pentecost concert. During the last... ...was allowed to sing along once... ...the return of Christ in a... ...Swahili. The American Christopher Tin composed... More


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Go and bring blessing

...ministers who work together with the... ...his way to Spain, Apostle Paul... ...dropped in on his... ...brothers and sisters in Rome. He... ...announced his visit in a letter... ...I shall come in the fullness... ...of the blessing of the... ...basis for the divine service on... ...1 June 2024 in Dili, East... ...noted, “This is definitely a nice... ...the duty that ministers fulfil. “Sure,... ...them. He shared in their joy... ...and pain. He cried... ...mission of a minister is more... ...than just preaching, he said.... ...“In the New... ...Apostolic Church the ordained ministers are... ...them, to share in their joys... ...is their mission.” Bringing blessing The... ...blessing described in the Bible... ...asks us to bring the blessing... ...believers, not earthly blessings.” According to... ...1: 3–14 the blessing of the... ...gospel is defined as: our... ...have forgiveness of sins that we... ...fullness of His blessing to the... ...Apostle ministry, which in turn has... ...commissioned ministers, whose mission... ...the forgiveness of sins to our... ...mission is to explain the will... ...live with Him in His kingdom... ...the apostolate, human beings can receive... ...everything they need... ...Apostle said. “The ministers who work... ...apostolate can therefore bring the fullness... ...of the blessing of the... ...gospel.” Obtaining blessing And how... ...blessed? Not by being spared suffering... ...or even becoming rich, the... ...And not by being given a... ...special position in the congregation... ...The fullness of blessing for a... ...servant of God definitely does not... ...lie in this life.... ...another aspect of blessing: “You can... ...God. After a divine service you... ...is the “ultimate blessing”, the Chief... ...Chief Apostle said, addressing his listeners... ...Chief Apostle—if he remains faithful until... ...same as a believing widow who... ...has remained faithful until... ...merit, which he gained for us... ...be with God in glory. You... ...with a mission in accordance with... ...abilities. This parable explains that we... ...fulfil.” the workers in the vineyard... ...The Chief Apostle’s closing words to... ...the ministers were clear,... ...but above all encouraging: “We have... ...been sent to bring the blessing... ...so with the blessing of God.... ...grace of God in a special... ...will enter the kingdom of God.”... ...Go and bring blessing It is... ...the call to ministers in a... ...divine service conducted... ...the Chief Apostle in East Timor.... ...A thought-provoking service not... ...only for ministers.... ...the gospel of Christ.” This passage... ...love of Jesus Christ through us.... ...will benefit from Christ’s merit, which... More


Apostle, son of thunder, bearer of hope

...welcome Him. Yet, together with Peter,... ...is so popular in Judaism. After... ...of Israel: Ja’akov in Hebrew, James... ...in English. The... ...the early church in Jerusalem after... ...we will be talking about here.... ...Alphaeus, who appears in all four... ...we are not talking about these... ...men from the beginning We are... ...talking about the... ...been the case in the Western... ...Church since the eighth... ...brother, John, were mending fishing nets... ...came by and invited them to... ...join Him. They... ...the nickname Boanerges, meaning the “Sons... ...die with Jesus. In return, however,... ...right and left in His kingdom... ...and form the inner circle. These... ...when He prays in the Garden... ...transfigured on the mountain. And so... ...Apostle James was definitely the first... ...in one respect:... ...This is reported in the Acts... ...church father Eusebius: King Herod Agrippa... ...unleashed a campaign against the Christians... ...in the year... ...had Peter thrown into prison and... ...legends that ultimately point to north-western... ...Spain, to the... ...Santiago de Compostela. Since the eleventh... ...Europe have been making pilgrimages on... ...the Camino de Santiago... ...the Apostle’s alleged final resting place.... ...In English it... ...of St James. In 1993, UNESCO... ...total of 1,800 buildings on this... ...Site. Celebrity pilgrims include the US... ...singer Shirley MacLaine, the Brazilian... ...as the German entertainer Hape Kerkeling,... ...name is popular in the New... ...name are quite prominent and two... ...which James is being commemorated on... ...25 July? In the triumvirate... ...reign with Him. ‌Christ denied them... ...traditionally represents the Christian virtues of... ...campaign against the Christians in the... ...the eleventh century, Christians from all... ...James. New Apostolic Christians have also... More


How His will can be done

...then we come together and pray... ...together: “Your will... ...works”—was also referenced in a divine... ...4 May 2024 in Cuando Cubango,... ...also pray it in the mind... ...Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider. “In other words,... ...pray these words in the mind... ...this end, the divine service focused... ...as it is in heaven” (Matthew... ...statement may sound confusing at first.... ...as it is in heaven” we... ...are actually telling God: we... ...it is done in heaven. We... ...want to be in complete agreement... ...to do it.” Knowing the will... ...of God In so doing... ...will of God in the first... ...place. And this divine will is... ...by Jesus Christ. “In order to... ...wants all human beings to be... ...with Him forever in the kingdom... ...of heaven.” “Believing means: it... ...cannot see it. Believing in Jesus... ...means trusting in Him even... ...the sake of interest or because... ...treat our neighbours in the same... ...He loves them.” Agreeing with the... ...as it is in heaven”—“By speaking... ...that we are in agreement with... ...the divine will,” said... ...fellowship with God in His kingdom:... ...salvation is in heaven, not... ...earth.” we believe in God: “Believing... ...cannot see it. Believing means: I... ...come to punish sinners, but to... ...not punish the sinners, but rather... ...save them.” Doing the will... ...further than that,” continued the Chief... ...if it is indeed to be... ...am not only in agreement with... ...to do it!” In specific terms,... ...means: not only talking, but taking... ...God, we are in agreement with... ...must actually do something, otherwise our... ...It will be nothing but empty... ...words in that case.”... ...being determined: “This does... ...puppets on a string—no! This is... ...will of God.” setting priorities: The... ...most important thing to me... ...is my priority in every situation.”... ...following unconditionally: “Yes indeed, I want... ...wishes. I will continue to follow... ...Him. Those who think and act... ...in this manner... ...are doing the will... ...of any particular interest, nor out... ...other than love.” helping others to... ...attain salvation: “Those... ...have this thought in their hearts:... ...to help him find Christ and... ...follow Him—through me.” Asking God for... ...help in order to... ...and even disputes in the congregation.... ...our lives are indeed different, however,... ...The Lord’s Prayer contains so many... ...cover them all in a single... ...divine service. The... ...tips for faith in daily life... ...in a divine service in... ...Angola, and in so doing... ...words that Jesus Christ taught, but... ...revealed by Jesus Christ. “In order... ...help him find Christ and follow... More