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The Christmas Season
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - November 26, 2006
Rev. Jeremy Simons also on chancel | By Rev. N. Bruce Rogers | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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How to Prepare for the Holiday Pandemonium
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 26, 2006
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness; Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God." (Isaiah 40:3) Too often, we allow the "holiday season" overwhelm us. What starts out with happy anticipation of joyful gatherings and peaceful worship, instead ends up covered with anxious shopping and distracting office parties. This is not to say that gifts and office parties are bad, but our culture allows the evil spirits to push us into thinking more about the correct celebration of Christmans than about what is being celebrated. I call this "Holiday Pandemonium," the craziness that distracts us from what we really would rather be doing, enjoying friends and family and the peaceful holiness that surrounds us. "Pandemonium" has taken on the meaning of "wild, lawless confusion" but originally was the name John Milton used in Paradise Lost for the capital city of hell (from the Greek "Pan-" meaning "all" and the Latin "demonium" meaning "evil spirit"). Both of these senses are meant in "Holiday Pandemonium". How do we prepare ourselves for the Holiday Pandemonium so that we might avoid the chaos and anxiety as much as possible? The prophecy in Isaiah, repeated in the New Testament, tells us to prepare the way of the Lord, or more literally, to "sweep" the path of the Lord. We start the beginning work of repentance by reading the Word and thinking about our lives and what we really want. By doing the preparation work ahead of time, before the Pandemonium sets in, we allow the Lord ino our lives in ways that, though unseen, are powerful. It is like a baptism before the work of regeneration takes place. To see that this is true, read Isaiah 40:1-8, John 1:19-27, and True Christian Religion 531, then listen to the full audio version of today's sermon, and then try putting it into practice. This Christams season sermon is archived at www.PittsburghNewChurch.org and is available as a free podcast at the Apple iTunes store. | By Rev. R. Amos Glenn | Pittsburgh, PA
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Preparing for Holiday Pandemonium
Worship Service: Chapel Talk - November 26, 2006
| By Rev. R. Amos Glenn | Pittsburgh, PA
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From the Ends of the Earth
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - December 25, 2005
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The True Meaning of Christmas
Worship Service: Pageant - December 24, 2005
A Christmas Eve Pageant and Family Talk depicting the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ into the world. | By Rev. Ethan McCardell | Sarver, PA
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By Another Way
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 26, 2004
| By Rev. Donald L. Rose | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Christmas Story and Abraham
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2004
| By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Prophecies
Doctrinal Class - December 15, 2004
| By Rt. Rev. Louis B. King | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood Village
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Send Out Your Light
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 12, 2004
Master: CD | By Rev. Walter E. III Orthwein | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Three Phases of the Christmas Story
Theta Alpha Guild address | By Rev. Geoffrey S. Jr. Childs | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social Hall
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The Prince of Peace
Doctrinal Class - December 03, 2004
| By Rev. Kurt Horigan Asplundh | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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My Father's Business
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 28, 2003
| By Rev. R. Amos Glenn | Pittsburgh, PA
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No Room at the Inn
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2003
| By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Sr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Grace and Truth
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 21, 2003
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Nativity, Parts 1-3
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 14, 2003
A three-part sermon series. Part 1:The Virgin Mary, Part 2: Born for Us, Part 3: Christmas Eve | By Rev. Glenn G. Alden | Tucson, AZ
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Christmas Light
Doctrinal Class - December 12, 2003
| By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Why the Lord Had To Be Born
Doctrinal Class - December 10, 2003
Master: CD, 49:32 mins. total Recorded by CF Lee, via laptop. Recording skips. | By Rt. Rev. Alfred II Acton | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood Village
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