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What is Your Excuse?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 22, 2015
The Lord often used parables in order to communicate life changing truths. This morning we will be reading a parable that teaches us wonderful lessons abut our tendency to make excuses. In this parable a man (the Lord) makes a great supper and invites many. Sadly, those who are invited begin to make excused for why they cannot come... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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I Was Sick and You Visited Me
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 01, 2015
This week we are continuing our seven part series on the following words from Matthew 25: "For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me," (Matthew 25:35-36) Today we will be looking at visiting the sick... Readings for today's Worship Service: 1) Mark 2:1-12 2) Mark 2:13-17 3) Arcana Coelestia 4956 4) Divine Providence 172 | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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I Was Naked and You Clothed Me
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 22, 2015
This week we are continuing our seven part series on the following words from Matthew 25: "For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me." (Matthew 25:35-36) Today we will be looking at clothing the naked... Readings for today's Worship Service: 1) Genesis 9:18-27 2) Deuteronomy 24:10-13 3)Arcana Coelestia 9213 | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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I was Hungry And You Gave Me Food
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 01, 2015
This week we are beginning a seven part series on the following words from Matthew 25: "For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me." (Matthew 25:35-36) According to the Heavenly Doctrines, on a spiritual level, these verses describe what charity is in its essence and how we should practice charity in the life we live. We all know that living a life of charity is important. But how exactly do we do this?... Readings for today's Worship Service: 1) (Matthew 25:31-46) 2) (Arcana Coelestia 4955) 3) (Arcana Coelestia 5147) 4) (True Christian Religion 735) | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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The Lord Provides
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 23, 2014
Why is the Lord happy to see you here today? There are many reasons that the Lord wants us to take time to worship Him. Gathering together with other people to praise the Lord and to express gratitude for all that He provides is a very important part of living a spiritual life... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Solomon's Wise Attitudes
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 09, 2014
Every day we are faced with choices. No mater how big or small those choices may be, our goal is to make them wisely. In part, we make wise choices when we act based upon the Lord's definition of what is good and true, and not on our own. Solomon showed this wisdom when he said to the Lord, "Give your servant and understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil."...This morning we will use the story of Solomon asking for wisdom to reflect on various attitudes that can help us make wise choices. No mater what specific decision lies before us, approaching it with the right attitude can make all the difference... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Trusting That David Can Win
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 02, 2014
The first three kings of Israel (Saul, David and Solomon) represent a spiritual progression in our own lives. This morning we will explore some of the important things that allow us to progress from a "Saul" state of life, into a "David" state of life... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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True Rest - Being Led By The Lord Alone
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 26, 2014
In the book of Genesis we are told that on the seventh day God rested from all the work which He had done (Genesis 2:2). The Biblical story of creation represents the gradual process by which the Lord creates us anew. Given that this true, at what point does the Lord "rest" from the spiritual work He is doing with us?... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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The Tender Plant
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 12, 2014
Today is part two of our three part series on the story of creation. In general, the Biblical story of creation is not about the creation of the physical world. It is written as a kind of parable that has a deeper meaning. In its spiritual sense the Biblical story of creation is about our own spiritual rebirth - Seven days representing seven stages that we all go through as the Lord works to create us anew. This morning we will be focusing on the third day of creation...Here are some of the images we will reflect on today: 1) Gathering together of water... 2) Tender plants... 3) Repentance... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Let there be light!
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 05, 2014
One of the wonderful realities that can bring life and relevance to our reading of the Scriptures, is the fact that every story in the Lord's Word contains a spiritual sense - a deeper meaning. Much like the parables of the the New Testament, the creation story from the book of Genesis has also been given to us as a kind of parable. This morning we are beginning a three part series during which we will explore the spiritual sense of the seven days of creation, with today's focus being on Day 1 - Let there be light and Day 2 - Waters below and above... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Thou Shalt Not Covet - Casting Back Evil
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 14, 2014
The last of the Ten Commandments involves not coveting. According to the Heavenly Doctrines by commanding us not to covet, the Lord is warning us not to allow evils to enter into our will. Why? Because when we allow evils to enter into our will, they then become a part of us. This morning we will explore the meaning of this commandment in a little more detail. One of the things we will discover is that thinking about evil is very different from willing evil... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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The Lord's Word - A Book Of Hope
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 07, 2014
There are many things that can make us feel hopeless. The cause of these feelings is spiritual. It is the evil spirits and the general influx of hell into our hearts and minds that fill us with feelings of hopelessness and despair. The hells love it when we hold on to a negative attitude and feel like all hope is lost! Thankfully the Lord is always working to counter the Influence of the hells in our lives by providing us with thoughts and feelings of hope... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Approaching The Visible God
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 08, 2014
The book of Revelation is filled with images of the Lord Himself as the one God of heaven and earth. In many passages we are taught that only those can enter the Holy City New Jerusalem who acknowledge the Lord's divine Human and that He is the one God of heaven and earth. This morning's service will focus on why this is so important. | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Who Will Enter The Holy City?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 01, 2014
The book of Revelation, ending with the beautiful vision of the Holy city New Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven, is all about those who will be in the "New Jerusalem" - A New Church that the Lord is establishing in this World. During the month of June we will be exploring various aspect of this New Jerusalem, or New Church... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Recognizing Your Own Weaknesses
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 18, 2014
Early in the book of Genesis a serpent convinces a woman and a man to eat the fruit of a tree that Jehovah had commanded them not to eat. This story is symbolic of a choice that we all have the opportunity to make every day:... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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The Love Of Little Children
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 11, 2014
From creation, the Lord has built into us a love for our children...Mothers play a very special and unique role when it comes to marriage and children. | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Cast the net on the right side of the ship
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 27, 2014
The Lord appeared to His disciples many times after His resurrection. Today we will read an account from the gospel of John where the Lord appears to some disciples while they are fishing on the Sea of Tiberias. | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Responding To The Risen Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 21, 2014
One of the wonderful things to notice about the Easter story is how various people reacted to the Lord's crucifixion and resurrection. People reacted in different ways... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Weeping Over Our Denial of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 06, 2014
This Morning we will see that Peter's denial of the Lord represents a time when people utterly deny the Lord in their hearts...But what does it really mean to deny the Lord?... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Fed by ravens: A Gradual Conversion from the Old Man to the New Man
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 30, 2014
This morning we will explore the fact that the Lord only gradually leads us away from our selfish and worldly delights (Ahab and Jezebel)... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Born of Water and the Spirit
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 23, 2014
The Lord is always encouraging us to change. We need to change our thoughts, the things we love, and the way we act if we want to enter the kingdom of heaven... | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Speak Up!
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 16, 2014
What is stopping you from speaking up and sharing the Lord's truth in your life? | By Rev Ronald D. Schnarr | West Concord, MA
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The Faith of Charity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 26, 2014
1/26/2014 - Service | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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