Pentecost 2014: It is more blessed than to receive 08 June 2014 - Munich. A unique service experienced on Pentecost Sunday 50,000 believers in the Olympic Stadium in Munich and in parallel via live transmission million New Apostolic Christians in the world. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider preached there on the occasion of the International Day of the Church New Apostolic Church. The Chief Apostle called in his Pentecost the believers to, even more to act in the love of God and neighbor: It is more blessed to give than to receive. The thermometer showed 30 degrees than at 10 clock on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014, began the closing worship of the International Church Council. Despite the high temperatures more than 50,000 visitors crowded the ranks of the Olympic Stadium. The service was broadcast live via satellite to more than 100 countries worldwide. With love to work At the beginning of worship reminded Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider to the motto for 2014: With love to work. This is not a motto for one year only. With love to work an integral part of the life of faith must be, the Chief Apostle called. Love is essential in order to prepare for the second coming of Jesus, the goal of faith of New Apostolic Christians. Thats why he wanted to spend even a separate greeting for Pentecost this year. With love to work applies further that it was the apostles a big concern. As a basis for Divine Worship and the sermon read Apostle Schneider Bible passage from Romans 5:5 ago: And hope maketh not ashamed; because Gods love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who is given to us. Your hope will not be disappointed Referring to the first part of the Bible the word said the Chief Apostle, that the hope of the people will not be disappointed in God. We hope for his return, for salvation, for his help. This hope founded on Gods love. And Jesus had promised the people that they could no one be separated from the love of God. Again repeated the Apostle the pledge: Your hope will not be disappointed! In addition, the Chief Apostle went to the impact of Gods love one: The love has been poured into our hearts, it must always continue to grow. For individuals, this meant to test his decisions, whether those of the love of God and neighbor were intended? Our system must be characterized by love for God and neighbor. Please - no charge The model is God: This will give the people without calculation, without condition, without consideration. God makes the sun shine on the good and the bad, recalled the chief apostle to a proverb. And even Munich, he added with a smile, given the high temperatures in the Olympic Stadium, where many of the faithful were in full sun and listening to the sermon. God is the giver, because He loves us, led Chief Apostle Schneider continued. If we truly love, then we have to give - without charge and without waiting for anything in return. Jesus was prompted to invite the poor to the meal, can not repay it. He who loves, gives no consideration, no charge. It is more blessed to give than to receive The Chief Apostle gave the believers the theme of love with a known word on the way: It is more blessed to give than to receive. Because . Specify brings us closer to God, in communion with Jesus Christ, Where the love of God was not acting, one is driven to provide - without the expectation of return. The Chief Apostle gave the example of the family and marriage. In many cases the marriage is now become a community of interests. A couple stays together as long as the individual interest have it. Everyone expects that he gets as much as he gives. This is an ugly development. Moreover, it is the responsibility of parents to educate the children in the love of God and teach them already: It is more blessed than to receive. Consumer behavior has no place in the Church Other examples mentioned by the Apostle the community and turned strongly against the tendency to one characterized by society consumerism. Consumer behavior has no place in the Church. It is wrong to look at each application on the result and expect that something come back. Its not about a visible result, but the active love - without expectation of return, said the Chief Apostle clear. This he referred in particular to the believers in Africa and other countries. In many cases, there is the expectation that the Church must give this and that. Instead of this expectation applies much more: It is more blessed than to receive. Thanks to all helpers After end of the service thanked Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider all testers who had enabled the Church in this form. With much applause and the 50,000 participants honored at the stadium the use of the many volunteer forces. Also, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, who had stepped Pentecost 2013 to retire, entered to thunderous applause the stage and said a few words to the audience all over the world. Then the Pentecost service ended with the song of the International Church Council Sing a Song of God. The Church continues until Sunday evening. At 18 clock close the stands of the area churches on the Coubertinplatz their doors. Thus, the first International Church of the New Apostolic Church is going to end
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