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Baptism: The Spiritual Within the Natural
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 08, 2016
This message looks at the power that lies within the sacrament of baptism, and consider the spiritual motivation that is reflection in the natural ritual. This motivation is to more fully understand the Lord of God and to progressively become more the person that he would like each of us to be. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Out of Negative Influences, Into Freedom
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 24, 2016
This message looks at both the positive and the negative spiritual influences that affect our lives. We only experience true spiritual freedom when we allow the Lord to shut off the negative influences and we start to be influenced by Him alone via heaven and His angels. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Why Does God Allow It?
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 17, 2016
Because the Lord is all-loving and ultimately wise, He can see exactly how to intervene in every human situation both for the sake of the present and the future. He allows bad things to happen at times times, not because He wills those things, but because He knows what is best. A challenge for us is to trust that He always knows what He is doing and that He always cares. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Why Am I Here?
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 03, 2016
Many people in the course of their life will ask, "Why am I here?" This question often arises as a consequence of their self-doubts. The Lord assures us that are loved unendingly and beyond measure. He also helps us to see that we are not born for our own sake; we are born for the sake of others. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Morning of the First Day of the Week: An Easter message
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 27, 2016
This message uses the John 20 version of the Easter story. We think about how the world was shrouded in darkness, but the Lord's conquering of death and the grave brought a new light. He is ready and willing to intervene in any dark part of any of our lives, so that a new brightness can begin to shine for us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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A Divine Force Flowing Into Us: A Palm Sunday Message
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 20, 2016
This message considers how the Lord's inspiring life force flows into everyone depending on each person's individual reception of Him. The force was so strong on Palm Sunday that if the Lord's followers hadn't cried out in praise for Him, the stones on the ground would have. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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When We Feel Like We Have to Carry a Lie
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 06, 2016
This message thinks about the soldiers who were placed at the Lord's tomb and the lie they were bribed into telling regarding what really happened to His body. This is a message about the lies some people feel like they have been carrying, and it is especially a message about moving forward with the Lord's help. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Coming to Appreciate Remorse
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 21, 2016
Almost everyone has experienced remorse. This message looks at how the remorse we might feel is likely to be a sign of the Lord's love working within us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Elijah, the Widow, and Love That Never Runs Out
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 14, 2016
This is our annual "Honoring Caregivers" worship service. We consider the miracle that the Lord performed through Elijah ensuring that the widow's small amount of flour and oil never ran out. It is the same with our capacity to love. This is because love is continually flowing from its source, which is the Infinite God of love. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Fixing Fragile Hearts
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 07, 2016
This week we think about how challenging elements in our own imperfect natures can cause us to feel weak or fragile. The way the Lord deals with this is captured, in part, in the story of His turning out of the temple those who bought and sold, the money changers and those who sold doves. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Crying Hosanna! or Lord, Save Me From Myself!
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 31, 2016
This message reflects on the Matthew version of the Palm Sunday story. The focus is on the cry, "Hosanna!" This is a word that literally means, "O Save!" The question is: Save from what? The "saving" that we think about here, is saving from the negative voices that want to discourage us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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You Are All Brethren
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 24, 2016
This message considers how the Lord is looking to lead every one of us into a state of life where we live in an environment of true mutual love, where we think of every other person as being our spiritual brother or sister. It includes a story of an American paratrooper who was taken in by an English couple who made him part of their family while he was stationed in their country during World War II. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Our Whole Life is in Each Single Affection
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 10, 2016
This message considers the Parable of the Wedding Feast. In the internal or spiritual sense it is a story of how parts of us might currently want to reject the Lord's invitation while other parts of us readily accept it and want to be joined with Him in His kingdom. These different aspects of the person we are inside are found in every affection that we feel. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Questioning the Lord's Authority
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 03, 2016
This message thinks about what some people who saw the Lord in the world were missing out on. They failed to see that His essence was Love itself. They therefore were not open to receiving the blessings He had on offer. If we are not careful we might find ourselves doing something similar today. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Following the Star to the Infant Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2015
This message considers the symbolism found in the Christmas story, and looks in particular at the star, the wise men, and the gifts they brought. Together this is a picture of the coming to humanity of the love and knowledge that lead to true worship of the Lord. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Christmas, and the Path Toward Peace
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 20, 2015
This message considers the stages of a person's progress toward a true state of personal peace, as reflected in the story of the Virgin Mary being visited by the angel, and learning that she would become the mother of the Lord. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Balaam's Blessing
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 06, 2015
This is a Christmas-season message that considers the story of Balaam's blessing of the Children of Israel. It is a story of hypocrisy and of contrasts. Balaam was forced to bless even though he wanted to curse. While he was trying to oppose the Lord's will, below in the valley was the encampment of the Children of Israel. This camp was an illustration of the Lord's kingdom among those for whom His will has also become their will. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Human Blind Spots
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 29, 2015
This message looks at how we might have "blind spots" when it comes to our attitudes and the things that do, that might interfere with our relationships with others and perhaps even with our spiritual progress. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Being Grateful for the Manna
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 26, 2015
This message considers how the Children of Israel found themselves grumbling about the manna that they were receiving in the wilderness. Like all of us, they should have demonstrated that they were grateful. They should have thanked the Lord for this wonderful and reliable gift. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Like Sheep That Have Gone Astray
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 22, 2015
This message asks each person to look at themselves and the people around them as potentially being sheep who have gone astray. We consider the Lord's love and the place of real repentance. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Seeing Divine Providence in Everyone
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 15, 2015
This message concludes the series "Living Gratefully" and asks the listener to try to see the Lord's Divine providence in everything, and especially in everyone. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Lord Chooses Whom He Pleases
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 08, 2015
This message reflects on how the Lord in unknown ways chooses people to serve their country as part of the military. Each in their own way has answered the Lord's and their country's call. We need to remember to honor the Lord and honor them. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Toward a Worry-Free Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 01, 2015
This message considers the Fifth Law of Divine Providence and Week 6 of the program, "Living Gratefully." Here we consider how we are not permitted to see the future, but we can reflect on the past. Seeing that the Lord has always been with us in the past can assure us that He will continue to always be with us in the future. We have no need to worry. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Clearing the Way for a Garden to Grow
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 11, 2015
This message is part of the "Living Gratefully" spiritual growth program. It considers the second law of Divine Providence and the Lord's message that we need to work on improving our outer lives so that He can improve our inner lives. Here our lives are compared to a vacant and blighted lot in a challenged part of a city. An exercise in cleaning up these places tends to bring about enormous positive changes for the community. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Our Freedom and Our Expectations
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 04, 2015
This message considers the theme of "Living Gratefully" Week 2. We think about the Lord's gift of freedom. The particular focus will be on our freedom to adjust the expectations that we have of others, so that they are more loving and fair. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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