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The story of the man who was Chief Apostle for 30 years

...a New Apostolic divine service for... ...he conducted many divine services. As... ...sequence of the divine services, scheduled... ...divine services for... ...that the first divine service of... ...In 1956, his divine service in... ...conducted many divine services. As a... ...of the divine services, scheduled divine... ...services for the... ...year, introduced children’s services on a... ...first transmission of services can be... ...nestled in a forested region in... ...Apostolic divine service for the very... ...to lead it for the next... ...been a contender for this task,... ...to establish the Reformiert-Apostolische Gemeindebund [federation... ...of Reformed Apostolic Congregations]... ...scheduled divine services for the departed... ...was Chief Apostle for 30 years... ...region in Germany’s southern Hesse. To... ...name appears in the corresponding registers... ...known far beyond the borders of... ...that he developed the stamina he... ...agricultural work on the side, it... ...strides in life. The Church leader... ...divine service for the very first... ...God’s work from the start. Already... ...and Eisenach. In the year 1903... ...a Bishop, and then ordained an... ...Apostle Helper at the side of... ...he took on the leadership of... ...the New Apostolic... ...an international organisation—and then went on... ...lead it for the next 30... ...years. Until the year 1960... ...he decided over the fate of... ...also confronted with the challenges of... ...reconsider some of the core points... ...of its doctrine. The defender and... ...innovator There were many... ...and grievances within the Church itself,... ...which led to the emergence of... ...other apostolic denominations... ...different paths over the years. There... ...were disputes with the Nazi regime,... ...the Gestapo, extreme... ...and Christian haters. These were times... ...of fundamental theological decisions, especially... ...to questions surrounding the apostolicity of... ...the Church. So... ...it was that the young Apostle... ...Bischoff already resisted the so-called “Doctrine... ...of the new light”.... ...only dwells in the flesh of... ...the Apostle.” Another argument recorded... ...too often that the one who... ...to ensure that the Lord—as the... ...His work .” The confidante His... ...closer confidante of the then Chief... ...Niehaus, which on the other hand... ...different from one another. One remained... ...in the Church, the other left.... ...as his successor. The Saxon Apostle... ...been excommunicated from the Church in... ...on to establish the Reformiert-Apostolische Gemeindebund... ...today part of the United Apostolic... ...minor, some major—in the liturgical sequence... ...of the divine services,... ...divine services for the departed three... ...and personally toured the congregations in... ...North America. Even the first transmission... ...in 1946 that the first divine... ...place, emanating from the New Apostolic... ...by post cable. The Chief Apostle... ...When the name Johann... ...quick to recall the days of... ...the Botschaft (the message that... ...return prior to the Chief Apostle’s... ...own death) and the resulting schism... ...in the Church. Nevertheless, the Chief... ...his internalisation of the Apostle ministry,... ...which still defines the New Apostolic... ...all part of the extensive repertoire... ...this servant of the Church. As... ...consolidated, and realigned the young Church.... ...a result of the separations that... ...died in Karlsruhe. The story of... ...the man who... ...for 30 years These were difficult... ...times in the history of... ...the New Apostolic... ...Church. They included two... ...a rock in the pounding surf:... ...services for the departed three times... More


And sometimes words fail them anyway

...oral translation of divine services in... ...comes to interpreting divine services, he... ...transmission of a divine service like... ...translation of divine services in an... ...to interpreting divine services, he receives... ...and process the information she is... ...Friedrich Krauss says. For example, when... ...has one word for this concept,... ...as an interpreter for the Church... ...During Holy Communion for the departed,... ...keep them going for a while.... ...all come together for lunch. “We... ...known each other for years and... ...invited each other for wedding anniversaries... ...when the officiant forgot to pronounce... ...in 20 steps: the office doors... ...you walk past them you can... ...hear the quiet murmur... ...few metres in another language. While... ...the Pentecost service... ...are busy at the premises of... ...oral translation of the service. Twenty-one... ...being added to the Europe-wide video... ...being broadcast from the Congress Center... ...but interpreters Translators? They don’t like... ...to hear that. The correct term... ...is interpreter. The disciplines are... ...one language into another—but in different... ...can think about the wording she... ...to decide on the spot and... ...process the information she... ...is receiving in the source language... ...while outputting in the target language.... ...Russia—did over Pentecost. They came by... ...and a Bible: these are the... ...tools of the trade with... ...which these interpreters work.... ...They are sitting... ...in the offices that... ...normally occupied by the staff of... ...Bischoff Publishers during the week. Of... ...course the interpreters don’t... ...about standard vocabulary. The French interpreter... ...knows that the German word... ...l’apôtre-patriarche in his mother-tongue. Yet in... ...practice the sermon can... ...Apostle preaches about the difference between... ...sacrifice and offering. The German language... ...for this concept, the 50-year old... ...an interpreter for the Church since... ...he left school. The wages: gratitude... ...Holy Communion for the departed, Natasha... ...and takes over the microphone. The... ...two are mother and daughter,... ...and are doing the interpreting together.... ...Natasha Gann was the first Albanian... ...interpreting since 1991. The interpreters do... ...the oral translation... ...Also Jacky Mappus. The 63-year-old Frenchman... ...an institution among the interpreters. He... ...language skills at the service of... ...the Church and... ...has been in the employ of... ...the Church administrative... ...services, he receives the same wages... ...family Part of the motivation is... ...the joy of... ...able to help the brothers and... ...Krauss confirms. But the joy of... ...want to touch the brothers and... ...sisters as the Chief Apostle... ...had he spoken their language.” The... ...really exhausted after the two-hour service.... ...They are still... ...that will keep them going for... ...a while. They have all... ...come together for lunch.... ...Natasha Gann says. They have known... ...each other for years... ...even invited each other for wedding... ...anniversaries and other family celebrations.... ...As they sit together talking and... ...relaxing, they tell the one or... ...other anecdote, like... ...when the officiant forgot... ...to pronounce the absolution and... ...the interpreter just... ...sometimes words fail them anyway They... ...have the last word,... ...yet nobody sees them. They listen... ...and talk at the same time... ...do interpreters experience the transmission of... ...Communion for the departed, Natasha Gann... More


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Serving God in divine service

...primarily in the divine services, in... ...participate in the divine service.” Here... ...way for the divine service for... ...Serving God in divine service Four... ...is what the divine services on... ...in the divine services, in the... ...what the divine services on the... ...considered an example for all those... ...became very difficult for her. Praising... ...also an example for the fulfilment... ...no other gods before Me.” This... ...services, in the form of our... ...day holy is for us to... ...beyond Jesus Christ performed the greatest... ...Thessalonians 4: 14: “For if we... ...prepares the way for the divine... ...service for the departed... ...service that God performs for some... ...My sheep”—such was the mandate Jesus... ...it was that the good shepherd... ...His flock to the disciple. That... ...is how the gospel of... ...John describes the events. The... ...of Acts, on the other hand,... ...this mandate: at the Apostles’ council... ...he saw to the unity of... ...the congregations by... ...admonishing the Christians to... ...concentrate on the essential. This... ...been entrusted to the Chief Apostle—is... ...known as the “Petrine office”:... ...the duties pertaining... ...to it, and the benefit it... ...brings to the believers, is... ...the content of the sermon on... ...the first Sunday... ...… Aspects of the church of... ...week later, however, they are explored... ...perspective. This time, the focus is... ...known today by the name of... ...Mary, the mother of Jesus.... ...Jesus: Mary believed the message of... ...the angel and thereby made her... ...election sure. Nevertheless, she never... ...being superior to others, but remained... ...an example for the fulfilment of... ...the First Commandment,... ...which is the focal point... ...of the service on... ...the third Sunday... ...June. “I am the Lord, Your... ...shall have no other gods before... ...as it was the moment Moses... ...received the Ten Commandments... ...on Mount Sinai. The First Commandment... ...calls upon the believers to... ...God. Which God? The one who... ...occurs primarily in the divine services,... ...in the form of... ...brings us to the fourth Sunday... ...which features yet another of the... ...Ten Commandments: “Remember the Sabbath day,... ...was to sanctify the day of... ...it was on the seventh day... ...rested and sanctified the day. Christians... ...this commandment to the Sunday, the... ...of Christ’s resurrection. The Sabbath day... ...and with one another, commemorating the... ...resurrection and the sacrifice of... ...Apostle puts it: “The best way... ...to keep the Sabbath day... ...to participate in the divine service.”... ...Here as in the beyond Jesus... ...Christ performed the greatest service... ...and resurrected, and thereby paved the... ...only applies to the living, according... ...to 1 Thessalonians 4: 14:... ...Christ and receives the sacraments follows... ...in the same course... ...of events that the Man Jesus... ...experienced. He was the first to... ...live through the resurrection. This... ...more than merely the immortality of... ...the soul, but rather has its... ...effect on the person as... ...But this is the content of... ...the fifth Sunday... ...June, which prepares the way for... ...the divine service... ...for the departed on... ...the first weekend... ...God—that is what the divine services... ...on the first four... ...all about. And the fifth holy... ...day of the month has... ...to do with the service that... ...service for the departed on the... More


‌Singing, praying, cooking – doing things together

...part in the divine services. Two... ...highlight was the divine service on... ...to a special divine service on... ...rector conducted a divine service especially... ...means. After the divine service, there... ...Desoloc and conducted divine services in... ...preparation for the divine service for... ...sing-along before the divine service began.... ...focus of the divine service was... ...end of the divine service, symbolising... ...ended with the divine service. Everyone... ...in the divine services. Two phases... ...and conducted divine services in Ban-ban,... ...traditionally gears up for maintenance work.... ...make it easier for members with... ...through their cookbooks for their favourite... ...there was something for everyone. From... ...Peter 3: 14: “Therefore, beloved, looking... ...forward to these... ...It was hard for the brothers... ...divine service especially for them and... ...scolded the parents for bothering Jesus,... ...and do not forbid them; for... ...concert in preparation for the divine... ...service for the departed.... ...Germany came together for a family... ...with a sing-along before the divine... ...work into this before the service... ...are you praying for?” The completed... ...make light work. The rector and... ...met to discuss the health and... ...safety of the congregation and... ...started the process of... ...getting the congregation compliant.... ...In March, the congregation traditionally... ...for maintenance work. The maintenance team... ...started by upgrading the first-aid box... ...as well as the firefighting equipment.... ...a wheelchair to the congregation to... ...take part in the divine services.... ...this project, and the congregation is... ...and delicious”) is the title of... ...cookbook published by the seniors of... ...the congregations of... ...in Germany. All the seniors joined... ...and paged through their cookbooks for... ...their favourite recipes... ...7 January 2024, the seniors then... ...held the printed and... ...illustrated cookbook in their hands. Next... ...on the to-do list... ...lined up and there was something... ...Otonuya Odili invited the members and... ...ministers of the Apostle district... ...to a convention. There were lots... ...of it all: there was praise... ...our faith and the New Apostolic... ...choir members, and others to join... ...a nearby orphanage. The highlight was... ...the divine service... ...Apostle Nwogu used the Bible text... ...Peter 3: 14: “Therefore, beloved, looking... ...forward to these things, be... ...and blameless.” Among other things, he... ...explained to the nearly six... ...can only enter the kingdom of... ...God by the grace of... ...a blessing on their marriage. It... ...was hard for the brothers and... ...to part at the end of... ...the event, but they were assured... ...of another conference in... ...would coincide with the fiftieth anniversary... ...of the New Apostolic... ...Blessing and sweets The children of... ...the congregation Metz... ...Sunday, 18 February. The rector conducted... ...service especially for them and their... ...parents. At the beginning of... ...the service, the children put... ...how Jesus blessed the children. One... ...some parents brought their children to... ...He could bless them. But the... ...disciples scolded the parents for... ...bothering Jesus, but... ...He told them, “Let the... ...do not forbid them; for of... ...such is the kingdom of... ...(Luke 18: 16). The rector went... ...to explain to the children what... ...this means. After the divine service,... ...there was a... ...Edy Isnugroho was the first District... ...several congregations in the region of... ...Northern Mindanao in the Philippines at... ...the end of... ...and San Isidro. The District Apostle... ...and the Apostles also... ...attended the annual meeting... ...of the NACSEARelief aid... ...in preparation for the divine service... ...for the departed. Young... ...and old The various generations... ...in the Bingen-Bingerbrück congregation... ...in Germany came together for a... ...7 January 2024. The congregational event... ...a sing-along before the divine service... ...began. The focus of... ...the divine service... ...motto “Prayer works”. The children had... ...into this before the service and... ...distributed cards with the question: “What... ...you praying for?” The completed cards... ...prayer board at the end of... ...the divine service,... ...hopes and wishes. The day by... ...means ended with the divine service.... ...stayed and celebrated the birthdays of... ...some of the members over... ...– doing things together A cookbook,... ...a compliant congregation. Together people can... ...Africa and Nigeria, the Philippines, and... ...Germany experienced over the past few... ...service for the departed. Young and... More


More on our 2024 motto

...Apostle conducted a divine service for... ...people attended the divine service. Praying... ...In the joint divine service, a... ...everywhere: in children’s services, ecumenical meetings,... ...in Cologne Rath for their first... ...everyone stayed together for a special... ...family is important for learning and... ...is also important for the family.... ...a divine service for the ministers... ...Luke 6: 36: “Therefore be merciful,... ...Apostolic Christians met for a day... ...Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.... ...meetings, or meetings for ministers.... ...works Children from the Cologne East... ...Germany learned about the importance of... ...28 January 2024, the 6- to... ...14-year-olds met in the church in... ...Cologne Rath for their first children’s... ...service in 2024. The officiant explained... ...call works and then transferred this... ...intended to encourage the children to... ...tell God everything. Together, the young... ...congregation worked out the effects of... ...not always like the answers to... ...our prayers. After the service, everyone... ...stayed together for a... ...lunch. Praying in the family has... ...ordained ministers and their spouses from... ...the Mwene-Ditu and... ...Bondoyi districts in the Democratic Republic... ...of the Congo to... ...the church in... ...Bukasa. They talked about... ...the annual motto... ...steadfastly in prayer.” They came to... ...also important for the family. On... ...Sunday, 18 February, the District Apostle... ...divine service for the ministers and... ...the members in... ...Luke 6: 36: “Therefore be merciful,... ...just as your Father also is... ...2,500 people attended the divine service.... ...Praying together has a... ...January. It was the seventh time... ...this year that the Christian churches... ...in Schwetzingen celebrated the Week of... ...for Christian Unity. The 2024 motto... ...of the New Apostolic... ...in perfectly with the motto of... ...the ecumenical Week... ...praying works”. In the joint divine... ...a minister of the New Apostolic... ...short talk on the Bible passage... ...1 Thessalonians 5: 17:... ...“Pray without ceasing.” Then prayers and... ...intercessions were recited together. The hosting... ...worship element on the topic of... ...songs” afterwards. ‌In the Protestant community... ...centre there was a... ...dance lesson on the theme “Dancing... ...prayer”, and in the New Apostolic... ...Church there was a... ...Uwe Lang used the Lord’s Prayer... ...to explain the motivation behind... ...prayer to the numerous guests.... ...The choir of the congregation sang... ...Prayer works around the globe. New... ...congregations all over the world are... ...and working with the 2024 motto.... ...The results can... More


Keywords: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, services for children, divine services for the departed, devotions, Divine service, Prayer works!