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The Most Important Thing
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 11, 2021
In the book of Deuteronomy we are told how Moses was led to the top of a mountain to view the promised land that was before him. Here the Lord gives Moses commands, but they are commands for "today." When we view the journeys before us, let us hear the Lord speaking to us "today." | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Visible God
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 11, 2021
In the final moments before Jesus would leave His disciples, He prayed that they would be one, even as He and the Father are one. As we read and live the truths of His Word, let us realize His presence growing and visible before us that we may say with a fullness of heart, "My Lord and My God." | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Memorial Service for Michael Andrew Wells and Harry Grubb
Memorial Service - July 09, 2021
Harry Grubb 3/24/1941 – 9/25/2020 Michael Andrew (Grubb) Wells 2/9/1956 - 9/1/2020 | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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How Do We Love Our Country?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 04, 2021
The Lord has told us that if we love our country in this world and from wishing it well, do things that are good for the country, we will in the next life love the Lord's kingdom as our country. How do we show a wise love of our country? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Nation Whose God is the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 04, 2021
What does it mean that a country of hundreds of millions of people might choose the Lord as their God? It doesn't mean that everyone has to agree, but it does mean that a majority of people live according to certain principle and values. These are principles and values the Lord calls each of us to live by. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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"Young Man, I Say to You Arise"
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 27, 2021
How we feel the touch of the Lod's hands in the use of our own hands for good. | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Touched by the Hands of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 27, 2021
The Lord's laying of His hand on children and young children means the transmission and reception of Divine power, enabling a person's interiors to be healed, which is salvation." (Arcana Coelestia 10023:8) | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord God Jesus Christ Reigns
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 20, 2021
The Lord tells us that the birth of the New Church involved one simple message: The Lord is in charge. We will explore what this means as we celebrate the 251st anniversary of the birth of the New Church. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 20, 2021
Every New Church Day we celebrate the Lord's sending out His disciples to preach the gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ Reigns (TCR 791). We can sometimes skip over the second part of their announcement: "Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb." We will look at how we can engage in this second part of the message announcing the birth of the New Church. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord’s Presence with Us: The Holy City New Jerusalem
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 13, 2021
The end of the book of Revelation presents a vision of the New Church being seen as a bride and as a holy city descending from heaven. The Lord invites each of us to receive the Lord and this church in our hearts, minds and lives. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Tree of Life in the Holy City New Jerusalem
Worship Service: Ordination & Sermon - June 13, 2021
Ordination of Candidate Justin Schorran into the first degree by Bishop Peter M. Buss, Jr. Why is it that we find "hard" truths in the Word? Is it the Lord who makes them that way? Is it us? This week, as we reflect on the birth of the New Church, we will consider the underlying force within His threefold Word that makes it so essential for us to follow. | By Rev. Justin Schorran | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Lion and a Lamb
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 06, 2021
The Lord is called both a lion and a lamb in Scripture. We'll explore a story where they both show up together and look at what that means for us. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Rider on the White Horse
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 06, 2021
One of the central images in the Book of Revelation is of the Rider on the White Horse. It is also a central image for teaching us how we become spiritual people. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Why Did the Lord Choose to Teach Us What He Has?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 30, 2021
As we consider the many things the Lord has taught us in the Old Testament, New Testament, and in the teachings for the New Church, why did He choose to teach the things that He did? What is His goal in all of His instruction? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Purpose of Divine Revelation: That We May Have Joy
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 30, 2021
If we understand the nature of the Lord's love for us, we can recognize why He has revealed the ideas He has given to us. "The essence of love is loving others than oneself, wishing to be one with them and devoting oneself to their happiness." | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Memorial Service for Myra Johns Asplundh
Memorial Service - May 23, 2021
| By Rev. Stephen D. Cole | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Bargaining with the Lord
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 23, 2021
The Lord wants everyone to be good. But how can we do that when at times it is so hard to do what is right? And what if we fall down sometimes? How does the Lord forgive us? | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Bargaining with the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 23, 2021
How could Abraham bargain with the Lord? Would the Lord change His mind? What do those numbers of "good" people, for whom the Lord would not destroy Sodom, mean? Spiritually, what does it take to be "saved?" Or, how bad can I be and still be saved? These questions find some surprising answers in the story. | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord's Love for His Church
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 16, 2021
The Lord's love for His church is shown in the story of Jacob's love for Rachel (Genesis 29) and his helping her care for her flock of sheep. It also gives us an example of how we should love one another. | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Lead Us Not into Temptation
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 16, 2021
Why have we been taught to pray to our Father in heaven to "lead us not into temptation?" It is a question I have been asked several times in the last few years. | By Rev. N. Bruce Rogers | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord as the Sun of Heaven
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 09, 2021
We know that the Lord is the perfect Human being. But we are also told about Him appearing as the sun of Heaven. Why is the Lord like the sun and how does He want to bring light and heat to our lives? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Holy Spirit
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 09, 2021
While the teachings of the New Church are clear that there is not a trinity of persons in God as traditional Christian doctrine teaches, those teachings do speak about Father, Son and Holy Spirit as the three essential components of God. In this trinity, what quality of God is the Holy Spirit and how does this quality of the Lord affect our lives? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Courage in the Face of Impossible Odds
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 02, 2021
We want to be brave, but it sometimes seems impossible to keep going when the odds are stacked up against us. What can we do to move forward in such times? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Hope in the Face of Fear
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 02, 2021
There's a lot to be afraid of in the world around us, and there's a lot to be afraid of in our own inner world. How do we move forward in the face of what feels like very reasonable fear? How can we find hope at such times? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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