Basel, Lima, Singapore, Port Moresby, Dar es Salaam, and San Francisco—with the sole exception of Antarctica, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider visited every continent to conduct divine services. Here is an overview of a year rich in blessing.
Realising your true potential and living in harmony with God and others—it is indeed possible, and it is possible right now. All it takes is for the old to decrease and the new to increase. The instructions for how to do this are taken from a divine service with the Chief Apostle.
The visit of the District Apostle, a special meeting, 50 years of fellowship—there are so many reasons to celebrate. And it is not only at Christmas that brothers and sisters in faith on every continent come together to rejoice with one another.
The New Apostolic Church would like to offer its ministers better training opportunities—and on a global level, at that. It is for this reason that the New Apostolic Church International (NACI) is working on an e-learning program. Following are some initial insights.
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…
Giving thanks is more than praise. This also includes appreciating what we have and using and sharing it with others. Recently, the Chief Apostle spoke about the gifts of the triune God.
The Advent season invites us to pause and contemplate the great promises of God: the King is coming, salvation is revealed, and our hope grows. Following is a foretaste of the divine services planned for December.
Inevitably, everyone is part of the problem. But everyone can also be part of the solution—if they so desire. All you have to do is get to the root of the problem and God will do the rest.
God’s people know no differences in terms of origin, status, or gender. Other dissimilarities, however, are necessary. Because whoever you are, you have been called to be a blessing for all the others.
It is not an impossible dream: the kingdom of heaven is at hand. All people should feel this, the Chief Apostle said and gave the brothers and sisters the task of proclaiming the Lord’s return—in word and deed.
God leads and guides. And how? The people of Israel had fire and clouds to guide them. There is also a guide today. And then there is the five-point checklist from a divine service with the Chief Apostle.
The liturgical year is drawing to a close. And the divine services in November reflect this and explore “the last things”. But it is not the end that we will be talking about, but the beginning of something completely new.
She was 84 and still today serves as a great role model. Anna stayed in the temple, served God night and day, and fasted and prayed. In a divine service, the Chief Apostle explained how we can still learn from her today.
It takes more than a few good pots to make an excellent chef. However, the right tools are certainly useful in any creative trade. And what does a photographer need for his art?
Prayer works! And worship works. In a recent divine service, the Chief Apostle explained the hows and whys and made clear, “The more we praise and worship God, the more blessings we will receive.”
Since today, liturgy is literally an open book in the New Apostolic Church: all prescriptions for divine services can now be found on nak.org, the official website of the Church.