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Childhood Spirituality, Part 1: A Foundation for Life
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 21, 2024
“Grow up!” “Don’t be such a child!” “Act like an adult!” These are all familiar messages that we start to hear as we get older. We are encouraged to leave behind the things of childhood and enter “the real world.” And there is a truth in this way of thinking. But the Lord also says almost the opposite: “unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). Although we do leave childhood behind, there is some spiritual element of childhood that it is essential for us to hold onto. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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I Will Not Take Anything That is Thine
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 21, 2024
1st Lesson: Genesis 14:14-23 2nd Lesson: Matthew 6:24 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 1749 Sermon: “I Will Not Take Anything That Is Thine” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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The Prodigal Son's Brother
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 21, 2024
Why was the brother so upset at the return and celebration of his prodigal brother? What is it that makes us resentful and envious of other people’s happiness? And how can we do better? | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Prodigal Son's Brother
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 21, 2024
The Lord’s parable of the prodigal son included a brother who did not approve of his father’s celebration. Self-righteous thinking can get in the way of appreciating and loving the good that can be found in others. How can we overcome that selfish thinking and join the celebration? | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Memorial for Peggy Bailey Pitcairn
Memorial Service - July 20, 2024
| By Rev. Robin W. Childs | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Decree of Shame: The Story of Daniel in the Den of Lions Retold
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 14, 2024
A Decree of Shame condemns and sends an innocent, God-fearing man to a Den of Lions with the hope he dies there. But then, there is our Lord, our God. His presence changes the narrative and brings an unexpected twist that brings nothing less than legendary and continuous happiness. | By Rev. J. Bheki Dube | Westville, RSA
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Honey From the Body of a Lion
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 14, 2024
1st Lesson: Judges 14:1-9 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 619:18 Talk: “Honey from the Body of a Lion” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Peace! Be Still!
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 14, 2024
When the disciples feared for their lives during a storm at sea, they felt like the Lord did not care about them - He was sleeping instead of helping them! But He calmed the storm, and they were safe. How can we allow the Lord to calm the storms in our lives? | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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Jacob Loved Rachel
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 14, 2024
“Jacob Loved Rachel” (Genesis 29:18) Jacob and Rachel’s love story is among the most passionate in the Word. And yet the one recorded conversation between them is a bitter argument. What can we learn from their argument about both the challenges and solutions involved in trying to get along with others when we have disagreements? | By Rev. Dr Thane P. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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I Can’t Complain… Can I?
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 14, 2024
Most of us spend more time complaining than perhaps we should, especially when hardships start to stack up. Should we complain less? Should we feel bad about complaining? Does complaining have any role in our spiritual lives? What might the stories in Genesis of Jacob’s and Joseph’s trials teach us? | By Rev. Dr Thane P. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Memorial Service for Gayle Fors
Memorial Service - July 14, 2024
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Gift of Freedom and Peace
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 07, 2024
“The Gift of Freedom and Peace” The Lord is the source of all that is good, and our civil liberties certainly feel good. As we reflect on Independence Day, and the gratitude we may have for our freedoms and the peace in our country, we can consider the kind of freedom and peace the Lord wants to offer us. As He told His disciples "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27) | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Natural and Spiritual Freedom
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 07, 2024
As we reflect on Independence Day, we can be grateful for our natural freedom. But natural freedom is not exactly the same as spiritual freedom, which is one of the most precious gifts the Lord offers. From Divine Providence 73 we read "Freedom is wholly a matter of love, so that love and freedom are united... In general, there are three kinds of freedom: natural, rational, and spiritual freedom." How can civil liberties be used to support spiritual freedom? | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Heaven Is Not For Sale
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 07, 2024
You can’t buy your way into heaven, no matter how much wealth you amass. That won’t come as a surprise to most of you. Yet somehow, subconsciously, we end up trying. Every time we feel entitled to reward because of our good deeds, we have diminished good deeds to a mere currency with which we can buy a slice of heaven. Every time we feel slighted for the ill fortune that befalls us in spite of our goodness, we have reduced God’s living Providence into a mere balance sheet of good countered by evil. It is only when we realize that goodness is its own reward that we can be free from the allure of heaven as a reward. Heaven is not a reward; heaven is the natural result of a life of goodness. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Doors and Gates
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 07, 2024
2nd Lesson: Revelation 3:7-13 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 721 Sermon: “The Open Door”(Text: Rev. 3:8) | By Rev. Stephen D. Cole | Kempton, PA
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A Higher Law
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 07, 2024
The law said that someone who prayed to anyone other than the king would be thrown into the lions’ den. But Daniel followed a higher law. America was founded in part on a belief that the laws of justice transcend temporary edicts of a king. How do we love our country while looking first to the Lord’s higher law? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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As It Is in Heaven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 30, 2024
This Community Worship service is the culminating event for the 2024 General Church Assembly. We will be focusing on the phrase in the Lord’s prayer: “… as in heaven, so upon the earth…” and what this sacred promise means to us as a worldwide church organization as we say our goodbyes and go back out into the world. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Let There Be Light
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 30, 2024
1st Lesson: Genesis 1:1-5 2nd Lesson: John 1:1,3,4,9 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 20 Talk: “Let There Be Light” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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“High Walls, Open Gates"
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 23, 2024
(Rev. 21:9-25) The New Jerusalem has high walls to proclaim the truth of the Word and open gates welcoming everyone into the city. Why have high walls when the gates never close? The Lord wants us to understand how both are important if we are going to be the church. | By Rev. Scott I. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Beasts of the Land and Sea
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 23, 2024
"Beast of the Sea, Beast of the Land" These two beasts are negative images of laity and clergy. By understanding the warnings involved, both groups can cooperate with the Lord to be His church on earth. We can also reject these beasts in our own lives to join Him in His heavenly kingdom. | By Rev. Scott I. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 23, 2024
1st Lesson: Isaiah 1:16 2nd Lesson: Revelation 1:1, 4; 22:16-17, 20-21 3rd Lesson: NJHD 202-208, TCR 429, 431 Talk: “The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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The Lord Reigns
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 23, 2024
After the prophecies of the book of Revelation came to pass, the Lord called together His twelve disciples who followed Him in the world. They went to spread the good news that the Lord reigns. What is so good about this news? Come find out! | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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“I Saw Heaven Opened...”
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 16, 2024
“I Saw Heaven Opened...” (Rev. 19:11). The strange and mysterious symbols in the book of Revelation depict the birth, struggle and growth of the New Church on earth. The joyful refrain, “I saw heaven opened,” ushers in the wonderful news that the Word, the Sacred Scriptures, can now be seen in heaven’s light in a way like never before. This is cause for celebration. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord's Love
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 16, 2024
Today's service features marionettes portraying Revelation’s love story between the Lord and His people | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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The Power of Symbols
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 16, 2024
Symbols, like pictures, speak a thousand words. This is especially true for symbols in the Word – they hold great power and personal significance to us because they embody spiritual values and attitudes we wish to adopt and emulate. The symbols of the Word, especially in the book of Revelation, remind us of what’s truly important in life which is why we rejoice at the refrain, “I saw heaven opened…” (Revelation 9:11). | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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