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Love Commands-2: Love One Another
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 11, 2019
"Love one another as I have loved you" | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Mitchellville, MDShame and Humility
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 28, 2019
| By Rev. Brian D. Smith | Mitchellville, MDHow to Read the Word
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 21, 2019
“Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I shall keep it to the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.” – Psalm 119:34-35 | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDSeven Spiritual Practices
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 14, 2019
The need for piety to fully achieve a life of charity. | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Mitchellville, MDThe Purpose of the Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 07, 2019
The church is meant to be the heart and lungs for all good people in the world. The heart and lungs do not exist for themselves, but for the sake of the whole body, and for the sake of that body’s activities. Commit to helping the two functions of our church work together, not for our sake, but for the sake of the whole human race. - GMF | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Mitchellville, MDThe Slow Growth of the New Church
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 23, 2019
The slow growth of the New Church and what, if anything, can be done about it. | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDCommemoration of New Church Day
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 16, 2019
A family service focused on the events described in Revelation, chapters 12 and 21. | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDThe Last Judgment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 09, 2019
The Last Judgment in the spiritual world and the revalation of the spiritual sense of the Word. Which came first, how and why, and what this has to do with us some 200 years later. - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDThe 12 Gates of the Holy City, New Jerusalem
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 02, 2019
What they represent in our spiritual lives, including consideration of the north, south, east and south orientation of the gates | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDMemories and Memorial Day
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 26, 2019
The theme for Memorial Day weekend is aboout the human memory, both internal and external, and how it works. The children's talk is about Memorial Day and the fourth Commandment. | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDThe Twelve Disciples of the New Testament
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 19, 2019
What the 12 disciples represent in our spiritual lives, including some of the parallels with the 12 sons of Israel. The subject for the children's talk is "The Miraculous Birth of Samuel." | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDThe Twelve Sons of Israel
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 12, 2019
The first in a series on the spiritual significance of the number twelve, this sermon about the 12 sons of Jacob examines what they repesent as we journey through our lives in this world. | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDAiming for Heaven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 05, 2019
Aiming for Heaven. How much fun is it to aim for ideals in a cynical time? Drawing on the Jacob story we will explore the tension of working practically at a lower level while still holding the highest goals of heaven in our sight. References include Genesis 29:15-30 & AC 3854. ~ BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith | Mitchellville, MDThe Lord's Post-Resurrection Appearances
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 28, 2019
Let’s follow the Lord’s movements in the days after Easter: how and where did He appear? Who saw Him? What were their reactions? And what does it all mean for us today? - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDEaster 2019
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 19, 2019
| By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDPalm Sunday
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 14, 2019
The significance and spiritual meaning of the Lord's almost last entry into Jerusalem before His Crucifixion. As the Lord entered the final week of His life on earth the tension in the atmosphere, especially in Jerusalem, was reaching a critical point. More than once already some had taken up stones to kill Him for blasphemy, while others could not have been more thrilled at His wonderful words and healing miracles. And even though He continued to reassure His disciples, by this time He had already predicted His crucifixion on at least three occasions. In short some loved Him and some absolutely hated Him, and the clash between these two forces was mounting by the hour. - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDWe are all Children
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 31, 2019
When the great king Solomon prayed for wisdom in 1:Kings 3:7 he declared himself "a little child," not knowing how to go out or come in. In fact, we are all little children in the Lord's eyes. We explore what this really means and why our acknowledgement of that fact is so important. - MDG The children's talk is based on selections from Joshua:9 on the treaty with the Gibeonites. | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDSorting Out Our Motives
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 24, 2019
The relevant lessons were Matthew 13:24-30 on the parable of the wheat and tares, and AC #3993:8-9 on "mediate goods." | By Rev. Brian D. Smith | Mitchellville, MDThe Last Judgment and the 144,000
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 17, 2019
The book of Revelation describes a cataclysmic judgment in the world of spirits. What does it mean to us today and how can we benefit from understanding this? - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDJustice - or Judgement
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 10, 2019
When we cry out for justice, what do we mean? Isn't it often really that we want someone to face the consequences for some wrongdoing and be punished? This sermon explores the delicate balance between these two things in our spiritual lives. - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MD"Mercy"
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 04, 2019
MERCY: What is it, and How do we Practice it? People have all sorts of ideas about this, some of which are actually cruelty or foolishness in disguise. Listen what the Lord says about this, i.e., how beautiful and how challenging true mercy can be, both to give and to receive. ~ MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDMagical Life
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 24, 2019
How do we think about the workings of Providence in the world and in our lives? Is life full of patterns and underlying "magic?" We compare our modern world views with what we're told about the ancient church and how they understood the world around them. - BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith | Mitchellville, MDHOPE
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 17, 2019
In these times of fear and uncertainty, what can we learn from The Lord about hope, and how can we keep hope alive? | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDClose Enough to Catch
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 10, 2019
It is often said that the Lord will never give us more than we can handle. And yet, sometimes we still feel totally overwhelmed, just like Peter, who tried to walk on water, but found himself sinking. - JB | By Rev. Jared J. Buss | Mitchellville, MDFear
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 03, 2019
In these times of uncertainty – for the church, for our country, and for ourselves, what do we need to know about fear, where it comes from and how to deal with it? How is fear related to anger – and courage? . ~ MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MD