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Rich and Poor
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 05, 2023
1st Lesson: Mark 12:38-44 Talk: “The Widow's Mite” 2nd Lesson: Luke 12:22-34 3rd Lesson: New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 99 Sermon: “Rich and Poor, Wealth and Poverty” | By Rev. Calvin Heinrichs | Kempton, PAThe Word of God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 29, 2023
Community Service. We will be reminding ourselves of how powerful the Word of God is and how lucky we are to have it in our lives and community. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn CathedralMemorial Service for Richard L. Goerwitz, Jr.
Memorial Service - October 29, 2023
| By Rev. Stephen D. Cole | Bryn Athyn CathedralHope
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 29, 2023
Even in the darkest of times, there is light. And where there is light, there is hope. | By Rev. J. Bheki Dube | Westville, RSAWho is my Neighbor
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 29, 2023
1st Lesson: Luke 10:25-37 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6708 Talk Text: Luke 10:25-37 “Who is my Neighbor” | By Rev. Justin Schorran | Kempton, PABecoming an Angel Today
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 22, 2023
How long does it take for us to become angels? It doesn’t really take time, but it does take work. This week our stories will focus on how we can be angels right now, and not just at some time in the future. | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Ten Blessings
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 22, 2023
The first things the Lord spoke about were the blessings He wants to give you—the ten blessings. Come this Sunday and see how these blessings are a daily part of your life. | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallLiving in the Present
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 22, 2023
The Lord is the Alpha and the Omega. Past and future are present with Him. What do the past and future mean to us? Join us this Sunday to learn how to travel in time to revisit or change events of the past, and even to foresee events of the future. The Lord gave us these temporal abilities—all we have to do is learn to use them. | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhere Did We Go Wrong?!
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 22, 2023
Have you ever found yourself in a bad place and wondered how on earth you got into this mess? Things were once so great! Life was sailing along smoothly and you were proud of how much growth you’d seen in yourself. Yet here you are, back to your crabby, unhappy, selfish self. What went wrong? This pattern is common not just in individuals but in communities and even across history. Luckily, it does not happen by chance. This Sunday we’ll look what Revelation can tell us about this cycle and how we can avoid it. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSABelief in God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 22, 2023
1st Lesson: John 3:1-8 Talk: “Being Born Again” 2nd Lesson: Psalm 53 3rd Lesson: John 3:9-21 4th Lesson: Doctrine of Life 108, 112 Sermon: “Why We Need Faith in the Lord” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PAMemorial Service for Janet M. Karallus
Memorial Service - October 21, 2023
| By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn CathedralA Life Connected to the Lord
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 15, 2023
(Psalm 84). Using the image of a nest or home in the Psalms, we will explore what it can mean to live a life that intentionally includes the Lord. Our homes are where we belong, can recharge and get centered—and will be even more so if the Lord is consciously invited in. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn CathedralRest For Your Souls
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 15, 2023
“Rest for Your Souls” (Matthew 11:29) Every one of us, deep down, wants peace and contentment, lives of meaning and purpose, and the stream of providence guiding us to all that is good. This Sunday we will look at a core way to receive all these things, to find “rest for our souls” by means of a life connected to the Lord. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn CathedralMemorial Service for Paul J. Simonetti
Memorial Service - October 15, 2023
| By Rev. Dr Raymond J. Silverman | Bryn Athyn CathedralGratitude for the Work of Others
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 15, 2023
We have a lot to be thankful to the Lord for. He is the source of each and every good in our lives. But this Sunday we will focus on one particular aspect of what the Lord provides; or rather, the means by which He provides. That means in other people: so much of what the Lord gives us comes by way of the people He inspires to serve and to do good. This Sunday we will reflect on how we can feel and show gratitude for the many people through whom the Lord works. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSAThe Wasteful Son and His Responsible Brother
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 15, 2023
The Lord told a parable about a wasteful son who was forgiven and his responsible brother who resented that forgiveness (Luke 15). At different times, we play the part of each brother. What does this parable have to say to us no matter which part of this story we are in? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallThe Contagion of Evil
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 15, 2023
1st Lesson: Leviticus 11:29-38 2nd Lesson: Revelation 18:4 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 120 (portions) Sermon: “The Contagion of Evil” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PACharter Day service
Charter Day Service - October 13, 2023
| By Rev. Christopher A Barber | Bryn Athyn CathedralSpiritual Paralysis
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 08, 2023
"Arise, Take Up Your Bed, and Walk" (Mark 2). The connection between paralysis and forgiveness is unmistakable in this healing miracle. Only after receiving the Lord’s forgiveness was the man released from his paralysis and yet the full healing couldn’t take effect until the man played his part by getting up and walking. We can experience a similar kind of “paralysis” - unable to make a decision, unable to “move on,” and it is at times like these that the Lord helps us get unstuck. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn CathedralSpiritual Paralysis
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 08, 2023
The Lord is constantly forgiving us any time we stray in mind or deed from His path, and yet we cannot be truly healed of our paralysis until we symbolically “get up” and “walk.” We will be considering the many things that “paralyze” us - old wounds, a critical judgmental spirit, impatient and angry thoughts, justifications, perfectionism - the list goes on. This healing miracle shows us a path forward, a way to get unstuck. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Amazing and Wonderful Human Heart and What It Can Teach Us About Love and Wisdom
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 08, 2023
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26). This is one of hundreds of uplifting references the Word makes of the human heart. Please join us as we explore this incredible (and vital) organ and its powerful implications teaching us how to live a full and loving heavenly life. | By Rt. Rev. David H. Lindrooth | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallAn Expanding View of Forgiveness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 08, 2023
How far does forgiveness extend? At what point do we withhold forgiveness? The Lord pushes us to expand our forgiveness to include even those we think are least deserving. We see this expansive forgiveness in the tale of the prophet Jonah: the contrast between his resentment and God’s forgiveness teaches us a lesson in just how far God wants us to take forgiveness. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSABuilding Our House on a Rock
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 08, 2023
1st Lesson: I Samuel 2:2 2nd Lesson: Matthew 7:24-29 3rd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 411.11 (portions) Talk: “Building Our House on a Rock” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PABe Pushy?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 01, 2023
"Give Me Also Pools of Water" (Judges 1:15) We often think of being “pushy” as a bad thing, but what if the Lord wants us to be pushy? While rudeness and aggression aren't good ways to love the neighbor, our relationship to the Lord includes a lot of seeking and asking, and this might feel pushy. The story of Achsah, Caleb, and Othniel in Judges shows us that when it comes to asking the Lord, He wants us to keep asking. | By Rev. Scott I. Frazier | Bryn Athyn CathedralGive Me Also Pools of Water
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 01, 2023
(Judges 1:15) This story shows us how to reclaim our lost faith and bring new meaning to our lives. We can often feel burnt out and empty, but by marshalling the resources we do have, the Lord can bring joy and life to us: first to our ideas, then to our behavior, and finally to how we cooperate with the Lord. Achsah, as an active and “pushy” woman, shows how this process should occur with us and the role we play in making it happen. | By Rev. Scott I. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral