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Things Greatest and Least
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2013
"The Divine is the same in things greatest and least." (Divine Love and Wisdom 79) | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Shepherds Going with Haste
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 24, 2013
Christmas Eve Family Service. No Copyright music included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralJoseph: Husband of Mary, Protector and Provider for Jesus
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 22, 2013
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for he will save His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:20-21) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Name "Jesus"
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 15, 2013
In both Matthew and Luke the angel tells Mary and Joseph to name the baby Jesus. Why was it important to use that name? What did it mean then, and what can it mean for us now? And what does it suggest about how we should use that name? | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn CathedralWilling to be Led
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 08, 2013
Mary's response to the angel Gabriel calls us to consider our own responsiveness to the Lord's leading. Closing prayer by Rev EH Carswell. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn CathedralBalaam and the Angel
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 01, 2013
The story of the wicked prophet Balaam and his encounter with the Angel of the Lord. The angel's words to him can be seen as an important key to the way that we approach religious questions in our life. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn CathedralCan Donkeys Talk?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 01, 2013
Numbers 22 is the story of the prophet Balaam and his donkey. Our topic is the reason why the donkey spoke and what she said to Balaam. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Most Holy Act of Worship
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 24, 2013
We are told that taking Holy Supper is the most holy act of worship. Why is this? What makes it so holy and how can we experience that holiness? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Power of Rituals
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 24, 2013
We live in a world that wants us to focus on the inner character of any situation without paying attention to the external. Yet there is real value in ritual and patterns in our lives, especially in our spiritual lives. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn CathedralEvelyn Klein Stephens Memorial Service
Memorial Service - November 23, 2013
| By Rev. Charles E. Blair | Bryn Athyn CathedralRest for Us, Rest for the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 17, 2013
The seventh day of creation reflects a state when a person no longer needs to fight an inner battle to do what is right. The person truly wants to do good and useful things. This state also provides an end to the Lord's battles for us and His rest. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhat Does it Mean to be a Human Being?
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 10, 2013
(Part 6 of 7 in the Journey series: 7 Practices of Peace). Human beings are not perfect. We make mistakes; we err. What does it mean to be truly human? After all, on the sixth day "God created man in His own image" (Genesis 1:27), and Jesus said, "You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). | By Rev. Dr Raymond J. Silverman | Bryn Athyn CathedralGetting Help from the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 03, 2013
The creation of birds and fish represent the Lord's living presence in our ideas and concepts. His presence in these is essential for a more useful and happy life. (You may also find a video of this sermon from the Bryn Athyn Cathedral at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/brynathynservice/videos) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralBirds & Fishes, Big & Small
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 03, 2013
Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens." Genesis 1:20 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralAn Inner Compass: Our Sun, Moon and Stars
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 27, 2013
This day of creation describes the beginning of a new stability and direction that improve our lives dramatically. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn CathedralLike a Fruitful Tree
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 20, 2013
The third day of creation included the first living things - grass, seed-bearing plants and fruitful trees. These all represent good things that we can do. This third day is also specifically associated with repentance. Why? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Second Day of Creation
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 13, 2013
When the Lord divided the waters below from the waters above He was giving us an example of something that we need to learn to do. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Second Day of Creation
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 13, 2013
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn CathedralLet There Be Light: Awakening to the Lord's Presence
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 06, 2013
We begin our Journey program exploring the first awareness of a higher reality the Lord makes in our lives. These new beginnings happen throughout our lives and offer hope. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn CathedralA Kingdom of Servants
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 29, 2013
A mother wants seats of honor for her two sons in the Lord's Kingdom (Matthew 20:20-28). The Lord uses this tainted request to speak to us about a key to human happiness and fulfillment. It does not come from the self-serving pursuit of power; rather it comes through a life devoted to usefulness. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhy Do We Bless the Lord?
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 22, 2013
We usually think about the blessings the Lord showers upon us. Why then, in Scripture, are there such frequent references to us blessing God? What does this suggest to us? | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn CathedralLachlan Pitcairn Memorial Service
Memorial Service - September 20, 2013
| By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn CathedralPrayer Is Talking With the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 15, 2013
Regarded in itself prayer is talking to God and at the same time some inner perspective on the things that are being prayed for. (Arcana Coelestia 2535) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral