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Spotlight 4/2023: Reigning over our own lives

Serving with Christ is clear, but the reigning aspect of this year’s motto is giving some New Apostolic Christians a headache. In his article, District Apostle Rüdiger Krause of Germany explains the importance of reigning. The Chief Apostle issued the motto for this year: “Serving and reigning with Christ”. I can imagine that this motto […]

March 20, 2023
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Serving with Christ

The Chief Apostle described Joshua as a true servant of God and presented him as an example. Here is what this figure from the Old Testament can teach us about our 2023 motto: “Serving and reigning with Christ”. Photo: TIMPANY Photo: Michael Owino Photo: Michael Owino Photo: TIMPANY Photo: Michael Owino Photo: TIMPANY Photo: Michael […]

March 1, 2023
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Hundreds of ideas for the logo design

“Serving and reigning with Christ” – that’s not easy to illustrate. Hundreds of young creative heads from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka took on the challenge and presented a kaleidoscope of ideas. Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC […]

February 16, 2023
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Reigning and what is so special about it

Reigning? Can this really be the ultimate goal of a Christian? Most definitely yes, because this has nothing to do with exercising power over people. The Chief Apostle talks about biblical perspectives for the future and the New Apostolic motto for 2023. Photo: Michael Monzer Photo: Michael Monzer Photo: NAK Nord- und Ostdeutschland Photo: Michael […]

February 15, 2023
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Logos 2023: A regal design

The crown is a popular motif used to design the 2023 logos. It allows the Regional Churches to illustrate the annual motto “Serving and Reigning with Christ”. But not all designers used a crown to emphasise the royal aspect of this year’s motto. Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC South […]

January 16, 2023
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Jesus is our best friend

Jesus can be experienced everywhere: in everyday life, in our congregation, in emergency situations—this is the message the divine services in January will convey. The sermons in January will look at the relationship that we believers have with our Lord Jesus Christ and explore it from different angles. Starting on the second Sunday of the […]

January 3, 2023
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Together in Christ makes us strong

“Together in Christ” is not free, but it gives infinitely more strength than it costs. To close the year, we look back on the different aspects emphasised by the District Apostles in the Spotlight series reflecting the 2022 motto. Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: NAC Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe Photo: ENA RDC […]

December 30, 2022
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The team has got the hang of it

The blue shelf in the background is unmistakable. This piece of furniture always appears when a new year begins, namely in the Chief Apostle’s New Year’s address. In a supporting role this time around: a piece of invisible art. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Once each year, a […]

December 22, 2022
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A rainbow of gratitude

Thanksgiving Day is a day which people on different continents celebrate not only at different times, but also in their very own way. Here is an overview of the beautiful manner in which people praise and honour God. Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAC […]

October 21, 2022
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At home worldwide: celebrating God’s goodness

Divine services are usually conducted twice a week in the New Apostolic Church, and every divine service is special. But some services still have that certain something extra. Photo: NAC Sierra Leone Photo: NAC Sierra Leone Photo: NAC Sierra Leone Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina […]

October 13, 2022
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Preserving what’s old, accepting what’s new

Nothing is as constant as change. In a divine service in Mexico on 7 August the Chief Apostle put the focus on old things that must be preserved and new things that are good—impulses that are particularly important at this time. Photo: NAC USA Photo: NAC USA Photo: NAC USA Photo: NAC USA Photo: NAC […]

September 22, 2022
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Living together in fellowship

Being kind and helping people in spite of being treated unjustly by them is not only possible, but it is also an aspect of this year’s motto. District Apostle Edy Isnugroho of Indonesia explains. The Chief Apostle mentioned that one level of our motto “Together in Christ” is living together in fellowship. Some of our […]

September 21, 2022
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Working in community—the next generation gets down to work

Learning to master fellowship takes practice at an early age: children cross borders, students help craft the Church of the future, and a youth summit advertises for the Church with music. Photo: CNA Italia Photo: CNA Italia Photo: CNA Italia Photo: CNA Italia Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa […]

September 9, 2022
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Spotlight 12/2022: Let’s not shut ourselves off

During a pandemic it is important to isolate oneself in order to avert the risk of infection. In our congregational life, however, things look very different: there isolation is a danger, District Apostle Tshitshi Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo warns. One of the evils eating away at society today is isolation. In […]

August 22, 2022