Pentecost history
Top News: Excerpt from the Pentecost service 2007
Zurich/Hamburg. Chief Apostle Dr. Wilhelm Leber, international leader of the New Apostolic Church, conducted a Pentecost service on 27 May 2007 in the Hamburg Congress Centre. His Pentecost greeting was: "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me" (John 14: 1). We will publish a brief excerpt from the divine service in the form of a video download.
Video excerpt from Pentecost service 2007
(01.06.2007) Zürich/Hamburg. "I would like to wish each and every one of you a blessed feast of Pentecost. May the fullness of God's blessing flow today, and may everyone particularly experience God's love and kindness." It was with these words that Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber began the Pentecost service 2007 in the Hamburg Congress Centre. His Pentecost message for all New Apostolic congregations around the world was taken from the gospel of John 14: 1: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” [leggi]
Video excerpt from the Pentecost concert in the Hamburg Congress Centre
(01.06.2007) Hamburg. The festive concert in the Hamburg Congress Centre celebrating the visit of Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber and all European Apostles on the Saturday before Pentecost offered a very interesting musical program. The performers were the symphony orchestra of the New Apostolic Church Hamburg and the project choir of the New Apostolic Church of Northern Germany, under the direction of Jörg Michael Paul and Björn Leber, respectively. [leggi]
Pentecost divine service 2007: One spirit with the Lord!
(29.05.2007) Zurich/Hamburg. Pentecost 2007 is already in the past, but the Pentecost divine service in Hamburg, which was transmitted by satellite to some 8,000 New Apostolic congregations in over 70 countries throughout the world, is to have a lasting echo. A message from Apostle Paul to the congregation in Corinth was the basis of the Pentecost sermon delivered by Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber: “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him” (1 Corinthians 6: 17). The international Church leader emphasised: “Those who wish to remain united with the Lord must be one with Him by their very nature.” [leggi]
Successful Pentecost concert in the Hamburg Congress Centre
(29.05.2007) Hamburg. Some 2,500 listeners expressed their unanimous enthusiasm by rewarding singers and instrumentalists with enduring, thunderous applause at the end of a performance they had put on in Hall 1 of the Hamburg Congress Centre. On the Saturday before Pentecost, the approximately 70-piece “Hamburg Orchestra” and the 100 members of the “Project choir of the New Apostolic Church of Northern Germany” had organised a concert to set the mood for Pentecost through music. [leggi]
“Do not let yourself be shaken!”
(27.05.2007) Hamburg. With a Pentecost greeting of particular kindness, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, appealed to his brethren in faith around the world: “Do not let yourself be shaken!” A deep faith in God and in the Lord Jesus will also help in difficult situations. [leggi]
“Being wise – that is the headline!”
(25.05.2007) Hamburg. It was with these words that Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber rang in the European Apostle Meeting in Hamburg. All European Apostles assembled for a two-day conference in Hamburg prior to the Pentecost service which the international leader of the New Apostolic Church will conduct on Pentecost Sunday, 27 May 2007 in the Hamburg Congress Centre. [leggi]
Nearly 8,000 congregations in 70 countries connected by satellite
(24.05.2007) Zurich/Hamburg. Pentecost 2007 – a big event for the New Apostolic Church. The Church’s international president and Chief Apostle, Dr. Wilhelm Leber, will conduct a divine service on Pentecost Sunday, 27 May 2007 in the Hamburg Congress Centre. More than 7,900 New Apostolic congregations in 70 countries will be connected in both sound and picture via satellite transmission. Some 1.5 million souls will be able to take part in the divine service. The sermon will be translated into English at the altar, and from there into over 20 other languages. [leggi]
Pentecost service 2007: Hymn within the serivce
(23.05.2007) 448: Where'er God's Spririt reigneth, that land is truly blessed. Where He the guide remaineth, His grace on all will rest. Thy Spirit, Lord, gives light and peace of soul secureth. Who Thee as guide procureth is wise, and pure, and rigth. [leggi]
“O Holy Ghost, Thou pow’r of heav’n”
(23.05.2007) Hamburg. The concert in celebration of the visit of Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber and all European Apostles on the Saturday preceding Pentecost features a very interesting musical program. The symphony orchestra of the New Apostolic Church Hamburg and the Project Choir of the New Apostolic Church of Northern Germany will perform on this occasion. [leggi]
All European apostles meet in Hamburg
(21.05.2007) Zurich/Hamburg. At the end of May, the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, Chief Apostle Dr. Wilhelm Leber, will visit the District Churches of Northern Germany for this year’s feast of Pentecost. Over 60 Apostles from within Europe and the countries served from Europe are expected to attend the celebration with him. The highlight will be the divine service in the Hamburg Congress Centre, which will be transmitted to more than 60 countries, such as South Africa, White Russia, the Baltic region, and the Nordic countries by satellite. The service will be transmitted to all continents. [leggi]
