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Are You Good Enough to Get to Heaven?
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 24, 2012
The New Church offers a promise of new teachings and new understanding that makes a difference for your life. These teachings should help make things easier to get to heaven, but we can often feel like we are falling short. This Sunday we will talk about being good and getting to heaven. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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End Times - Is the World Getting Better or Worse
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 10, 2012
The last 2 weeks we have talked about the Last Judgement. The New Church teaches that the End Times predicted in the Bible have already taken place and we are living in a new era of human history. If that is true, what is the potential of humanity? And what is happening now? Are things a mess? Or are we making progress? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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End Times - It's Not the End of the World
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 27, 2012
You may have heard that the end of the world is here or that it is coming. Many Christians are in fact hoping that the world comes to a violent end very soon. There are even some who predict the end of the world this year on 21 December 2012. The New Church has a different perspective about what the Bible is talking about when it describes the end of the world. This sermon addresses this issue. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Happiness part 4 - Happiness and Relationships
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 13, 2012
In terms of happiness, our relationships will either be one of our greatest sources of happiness or one of our greatest sources of misery. This sermon is about a few of the issues that affect our happiness within our relationships. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Happiness part 3 - Attitudes that Improve Our Happiness
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 06, 2012
This Sunday we will discuss attitudes and perspectives that if we choose to integrate into our outlook on life will increase our sense of happiness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Happiness part 2 -Three Ways We Undermine Happiness
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 29, 2012
We all value our own happiness, but we also have habits that undermine it. This Sunday we will talk about three common attitudes and practices that will undermine our ability to be happy. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Happiness part 1 - Happiness is a Choice
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 22, 2012
What are we all looking for out of life? I think you could say we are all looking for happiness. This Sunday we will start a conversation that will take place over the next few weeks about what makes for lasting happiness and the things we do that undermines our happiness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Seeking the Living
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 08, 2012
| By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Shift 6 - Shift of Confidence
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 11, 2012
| By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Shift 2 - Shift of Perspective
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 12, 2012
One of life's most powerful shifts can occur when we no longer think of God as someone "out there," but as the One who is also right here, always here within us. This Shift brings new perspective. No longer do we feel drained by the conflicts in our lives, but we see the way the Lord is working through them to lead us to a higher place. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Shift 1 - Become Aware
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 05, 2012
Often, when conflict arises, we choose to bury the tension, preferring to get on with our daily agenda. Inevitably, though, the unresolved conflict drains energy from us until we bring it to our awareness. This week, we will discuss shifting our awareness by paying attention to the conflict. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Dealing With Rejection
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 22, 2012
It is easy to feel hurt when someone turns away from something we offer. This Sunday we are talking about reframing rejection so that we don't carry the burden and hurt of another person's choices. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Loneliness -Loss
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 15, 2012
(Audio goes in and out on this recording). Losing contact with someone we love through death or immigration creates a particular kind of loneliness. This loneliness is a separation from people we would wish to have more contact with. Unfortunately, in many cases more contact is not possible, and so we call this loneliness a loss. We have lost something that cannot be regained. So how do we deal with this loneliness? Please note this sermon is the second in a series of two. You will get more out of this sermon if you listen to the first. http://www.newchurchaudio.org/event/20836.html | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Loneliness - Longing for More
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 08, 2012
Loneliness is a fairly universal human experience. Loneliness can occur for a number of reasons, one of which is the desire for more than we have--more connection, more love, more friends. This sermon explores one of the pitfalls of loneliness and what do we do to make it through to the other side. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Birth of John and the Promise of Peace
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 18, 2011
How does the birth of John the Baptist relate to peace in our lives and how can we obtain that peace? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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What is the Lord Passionate About?
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 27, 2011
We often feel like we really get to know someone when we know what they are passionate about. The things that are important to a person make them who they are. So, to get our mind around Christmas, what is the Lord passionate about? God came down to earth as a means of accomplishing what He cared about more than anything else. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Feeling Tired? Think Recovery!
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 06, 2011
Feeling worn out? Need a break and some rest? Maybe you need to think recovery. In sport, progress is only as good as recovery. Our bodies needs time to heal and recovery so that they can grow in strength and ability. Similarly, our minds and spirits need rest and recovery. This week we will look at insights the Lord offers on what helps us recover from those tough weeks. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Spirituality and Sport
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 16, 2011
South Africans are a bit sport crazy. This Sunday we are going to talk about some of the good things that we get from playing and watching sport. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Full Measure
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 02, 2011
The Lord is constantly flowing in with blessings of peace, joy, happiness, hope, love, and many other qualities. What do we have to do to receive the Lord's blessings? What can we do to increase the amount of blessings we can receive? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Unpacking the Bible Part 5 - Seeing for Ourselves
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 25, 2011
The fifthe in a series following the stories of Joshua and the Israelites. Through these stories we are focussing on how we can get meaning and understanding from the Bible. This is the last week of the series. Joshua has led the Israelites in to conquer the land and the book finishes with the final speech of encouragement and challenge from Joshua. We are looking at what we have learned and what we can focus on going forward. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Unpacking the Bible Part 4: Deceiving Ourselves
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 18, 2011
The fourth part of the series on understanding the Bible talks about a group of people who deceive the Children of Israel and, through these stories, we can see how this applies to us and how we sometimes deceive ourselves | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Unpacking the Bible: Punishment
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 11, 2011
The third part in a series following the stories of Joshua and the Children of Israel. Through these stories, we are focusing on how we can get meaning and understanding from the Bible. This week we are dealing with a tough issue; why does the Lord punish people with death? In our story this week Achan disobeys the Lord's command not to take from the city of Jericho, and the children of Israel put Achan and his whole family to death. Is this Justice? Did the Lord ask them to do this, and are we supposed to be this harsh in our punishments? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Unpacking the Bible: The Heart of the Bible
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 04, 2011
The Bible is the Word of God. Ok fine, but what does that mean? Why is it so confusing at times? Why are there terrible, awful things in the book that God gave us? Why is there war and slavery? What do those people long ago that God helped have to do with my life? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Dealing with Devils Part 3- Buying You Off
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 14, 2011
Devils are tricky creatures. Last week we talked about how they try and catch you in traps they set up for you. This week we talk about their most deadly attack; offering us flattery and appreciation. What do we watch out for? What do we do when we recognise their wiles? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Dealing With Devils Part 2: Attack on Perspective
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 07, 2011
One of the teachings of the New Church is about the reality of the Spiritual World and its influence on us. This week we will look at some of the specific ways that hell attacks our perspective of life with the goal of freeing ourselves from the traps that the tricky devils set for us. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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