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Celebration ideas
1. Participate in person, or join in online on 29 May 2025 On Saturday 29 May 2025, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) will welcome guests from around the world to The Courage to Love: Anabaptism@500 . The day-long celebration commemorates the birth... Selengkapnya
Psalm 133
Introduction Do you remember any specific smell? Our sense of smell is one of the most interesting senses we have. Smell can bring pleasant memories of a meal you loved as a child, and unpleasant odours can elicit disgust. Church unity is like your... Selengkapnya
Tithes and offerings
In many cultural contexts, and particularly in Africa, the offering is as important as the sermon, as a meaningful part of worship. The pastor often asks one of the ushers to pray, to bless the givers, and also that those who are not giving may be... Selengkapnya
Commemorating 500 years of Anabaptism
Part A: Origin of Anabaptism in 1525 Part B: Origin of Anabaptists/Mennonites in your own country Part C: WCRC and MWC Common Statement of Confession, Gratitude, and Commitment Part D: A Responsive reading of gratefulness, based on Psalm 136 This... Selengkapnya
Liturgies and symbols for gathering and benediction
On a table at the front, place five candles of different colours for each continent on top of a map of the world (or beside a globe) along with a white candle as the Christ candle in the middle. At the start of the worship service, name each... Selengkapnya
“The Courage to Love” activity
Luke 6:32 says if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Human beings have the tendency to love those who love them. It is easy to love those who love us or who are good to us. But Jesus teaches us to love those who do not love us... Selengkapnya
Becoming part of God’s bigger picture
From sleepy Antakiya Mennonite Church in rural Kodopali, India, to Iglesia Hermanos Menonitas Concordia in bustling Asuncion, Paraguay to the open-walled gathering place of the Mennonite Church in Ntale, Uganda, to congregations in North America and... Selengkapnya
AWFS 2024 Celebration Map
Add your pin to the celebration map “Dalam Yesus Kita Bersaudara...” In Jesus Christ, we are one family. Will you celebrate with us? Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday is an opportunity to remind our communities of faith that we are all part of one... Selengkapnya
AWFS 2024 Cultural suggestions from Latin America
Latin American Anabaptist churches worship in multiple languages: Spanish, German, Portuguese and several Indigenous languages. Each language group has their own worship style. Many Latin American congregations have an informal and flexible worship... Selengkapnya
AWFS 2024 Tithes and offering ideas
MWC invites a special offering to be taken for the global Anabaptist church community on Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday. One way to think about this offering is to invite every member to contribute the value of one lunch in their own community... Selengkapnya
Growing in faith and discipleship in joyful communion
The possibility of mutual exchange and opportunities to share with the mosaic of brothers and sisters from the big picture of various Anabaptist churches contributes to affirming and cementing my faith, spirituality and personal identity as an... Selengkapnya
One of the tiny squares
Creation is immense, an extremely large painting. A quick glance from a distance shows us a single painting; however, when one approaches and observes very closely, we discover that this apparently single painting is made up of millions of tiny... Selengkapnya
The big picture of God at work in the world
The Bible includes lots of books that were written before, during and after the coming of Jesus, but his story does not end there; God is still working and continues to impact people’s lives.Selengkapnya
AWFS 2024 Suggestions for gathering and benediction
Show the greeting videos to hear the connections with Latin American sisters and brothers (see multimedia resources) Show the MWC map to help people see the Anabaptists all around the world mwc-cmm.org/map At the start of the service light 5 candles... Selengkapnya
AWFS 2024 Sermon content from biblical texts
Choose texts (one or several) that work for your congregation in your context. Job 42:1-6 Becoming a servant of a sovereign and just God Have we ever questioned the sovereignty and justice of God? It was not easy for Job to understand the situation... Selengkapnya
It was as though they were celebrating with us
“We know that we are part of a larger community, but sharing this Sunday leads us to live it concretely,” says Sylvain Lavoué, church board vice president at Église Protestante Mennonite, Villeneuve le Comte, France. The church celebrated Anabaptist... Selengkapnya
Harapan sejatiku
Kesaksian dari Afrika Bekerja sebagai perawat adalah pekerjaan yang menantang. Karena pekerjaan itu membutuhkan kesungguhan hati, kesabaran, dan cinta. Selama pandemi COVID-19, saya melihat bagaimana tangan Tuhan berkerja dalam hidup saya, yaitu... Selengkapnya
Tuhan berperang untuk anak-anaknya
Kesaksian dari Afrika Mazmur 62 mengungkapkan seruan yang sama dengan orang-ortang Kristen di Sahel Afrika Barat. Beberapa negara Sahel telah mengalami serangan teroris selama lebih dari 10 tahun. Seperti Daud, kita merasa lapar dan dilecehkan oleh... Selengkapnya
Harapan adalah keadaan yang selalu optimis
Kesaksian dari Afrika Saya berada di jurang yang gelap pada Juni hingga Juli 2021 ketika suami dan ibu saya jatuh sakit secara bersamaan. Ibu saya kemudian meninggal pada bulan Agustus. Kemudian pada Februari hingga Maret 2022, suami saya jatuh... Selengkapnya
An opportunity to cross barriers
“Jesus is our hope: even if we go through the valley of the shadow of death, he is by our side.” In the Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday materials for 2023, meet the Christian believer in Burkina Faso who declares this faith despite challenges –... Selengkapnya
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