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Love and hope need a home

Failure, ingratitude, and exhaustion are things that can cause us to slip—even in our life of faith. ‌In a divine service for ministers, the Chief Apostle offered a psalm full of encouragement and inspiration that really applies to all of us. Photo: INA Portugal Photo: INA Portugal Photo: INA Portugal Photo: INA Portugal Photo: INA […]

February 1, 2024
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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? The answer can be found in the Bible. At the beginning of each District Apostle Meeting, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider addresses the District Apostles and […]

January 31, 2024
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Reliable even in difficult times

He would have been eighty years old today. District Apostle Alfons Tansahtikno did a lot of good in the district of Indonesia and was able to spread the faith, braving difficult conditions. District Apostle Tansahtikno with members Photo: NAC Indonesia District Apostle Tansahtikno on his way to a service Photo: Archiv District Apostle Tansahtikno on […]

January 25, 2024
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God will help

Why? There is no answer to the question of why there is suffering in the world or in one’s own life, but there is an attitude that can help. Because there is someone who wants to help for good and has a great plan in place. Here are some insights from a divine service. Photo: […]

January 24, 2024
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Great achievements in one of the smallest African countries

A unique flora and fauna, a pioneer in environmental protection, and strong economic growth. Rwanda is one of the smallest countries in Africa but is setting standards for innovation and prosperity. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will conduct two divine services there this coming weekend. The Chief Apostle should pack his suitcase carefully. When you enter […]

January 18, 2024
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Love instead of threats

Repentance sounds a bit stuffy and almost like a threat. But that is not what Jesus Christ wants. ‌Here is what repentance really means, how it works, and what it is good for. Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” This […]

January 17, 2024
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Prayer works!

In choosing the motto for the year, Chief Apostle Schneider underlined the importance of personal prayer. In his first sermon of the new year, he addressed the different elements of prayer. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz […]

January 10, 2024
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Changes in the circle of the Apostles (2/2023)

The past months have seen changes not only in the circle of the Apostles, but also among the District Apostles. The Chief Apostle travelled to the various countries to perform most of the ministerial acts himself. District Apostle John S. Schnabel Photo: NAC USA District Apostle Peter Bernhard Lambert Photo: Apostle Reto Keller and District […]

January 9, 2024
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Faith that works through love

Fulfilling the law was supposed to be the path to salvation in the old covenant. In the new covenant it is different: true discipleship, true faith, and charity. The Chief Apostle recently explained what this means. Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: […]

January 3, 2024
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For the individual and the Global Church – the divine services in 2023

Whether in Helsinki, Nairobi, New York, or Bad Sassendorf, the Chief Apostle served New Apostolic Christians all over the world in 2023. While every believer could feel personally addressed in these divine services, the sermons also contained impulses for the Global Church. Here is a brief overview of all the continents. The miraculous feeding in […]

December 28, 2023
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Farewell to ‌Unsere Familie

The year 2023 marks the end of an era: after almost exactly 90 years, Bischoff Publishers is discontinuing the German magazine ‌Unsere Familie‌. It all began with a bankruptcy way back: Rundfunk-Zeitung was the name of the newspaper that a Hessian publisher had printed by a certain Friedrich Bischoff in Frankfurt (Germany). But the publisher […]

December 27, 2023
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A new generation of leaders in the Church

The generational shift has begun at the highest levels of the New Apostolic Church: over the course of this year that is now drawing to its close, two District Apostle Helpers have been appointed as District Apostles, and a new Helper has been assigned—all according to plan. In North and Central America A man of […]

December 26, 2023
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When the painter rang at the second-last door

The Chief Apostle will hold the end-of-year service in a Bauhaus-style church building. Manfred Bayer, affectionately known as Manne, is a man who really knows the church, the congregation, and the city. Today the urban guide shows off his favourite city: Tübingen. Photo: Klausjürgen Zahn Photo: Klausjürgen Zahn Photo: Klausjürgen Zahn Photo: Klausjürgen Zahn Photo: […]

December 21, 2023
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Stay focussed on the great things God is doing

Just a little more suffering, the Bible text promises, and then the grace of God will be revealed. It is better to focus on all the good things God is doing for His children. This was the theme of a service recently, which the Chief Apostle conducted. Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: […]

December 13, 2023
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The power of a small seed

Even a tiny seed can develop great power and grow big. Regardless of one’s gifts, shortcomings, and personal past, everyone can be a source of blessing. Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Chief Apostle Ernst Streckeisen was […]

December 6, 2023