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February 2023: In the right light

February 2023: In the right light

The Bible is the foundation of our faith. That is why it is important that we know its content and realise that reading it is a fundamental component of our life of faith. But how do we use the Bible? The scribes at the time of Jesus saw the Bible primarily as a...

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January 2023: Serving and reigning with Christ

January 2023: Serving and reigning with Christ

Dear brothers and sisters, We look back on an eventful year in which we experienced the nearness and guidance of our Lord in one way or another. One thing is certainly true, also in 2022 God con­tinued to pursue His plan of redemption and led us closer to our goal:...

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December 2022: He will come!

December 2022: He will come!

Mary was pregnant at a time when the mood of the Jewish people was low. Israel was no longer a sovereign state and the Roman occupiers were not exactly kind to their subjects. Mary was also directly affected by all of this. She was well along in her pregnancy when she...

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November 2022: Negative perceptions

November 2022: Negative perceptions

Unpleasant, even terrible things happen on this earth which we often cannot explain. People then often create enemy images in order to justify their animosity and have someone to blame for the misery. Be it a nation, a certain group, or a neighbour. Whether this group...

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October 2022: God creates new things

October 2022: God creates new things

The Lord creates new things. He also creates new knowledge through the Holy Spirit, and He leads us into the perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ. I know that one or the other has trouble with these new insights. For years you believed certain things, it was preached for...

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September 2022: Chosen to serve

September 2022: Chosen to serve

The topic of election is something that has really been on my mind. We are still inclined to think that we have been elected only to be saved at the end of time. God has chosen us, we will be saved and all the others not. But things are not that simple. Let’s take a...

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August 2022: Support

August 2022: Support

When the Israelites fought against the Amalekites, Moses went to stand on the top of a hill with the staff of God in his hands. As long as he did this, and the staff in his hands was visible to the people, Israel was winning. Whenever he lowered his hands, the tide...

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July 2022: See the beauty

July 2022: See the beauty

In Isaiah 43:19 it says: “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Unfortunately, ugly and negative things tend to be far more apparent and easier to see than...

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June 2022: Unity

June 2022: Unity

One of Jesus’ biggest concerns is the unity of those who believe in and follow Him. He makes this very clear in His intercessory prayer in John 17. For many, unity is synonymous with uniformity: no differences, everyone is the same. In an ideal world, we ourselves are...

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May 2022: A message to all

May 2022: A message to all

Even today the Apostles, in fact, all of us, are sent by God to proclaim the gospel. The gospel is there for all people, because all suffer from sin. When Jesus read from the Torah in the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth, he read Isaiah 61: 1–2: “The Spirit of...

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April 2022: Staying with Him

April 2022: Staying with Him

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, He had just brought the dead Lazarus back to life and thus aroused many hopes among the people. When the people noticed that He was not about to fulfil these hopes, they dropped Him like a hot potato. But not His disciples, they stayed...

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March 2022: Self-denial

March 2022: Self-denial

Lent is about to begin. Many people try to give up certain things in the weeks leading up to Easter to sharpen their senses for the things that are essential. What do we give up? Jesus once said: “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself” (Mark 8: 34)....

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February 2022: Do whatever He tells you

February 2022: Do whatever He tells you

Our earthly life is not always easy. We all have our difficulties and problems so that it is not possible to sing a cheerful alleluia every day. Yet God wants to give us deep and lasting joy in every divine service. How does He do that? Does He take away all our...

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