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Paying Attention
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 27, 2020
We begin our five-week Journey program on "Resilience" this week. We will be exploring the Joseph story for guidance on how we can move forward in hard times, just as Joseph moved forward. This week's focus in on mindful awareness of what is happening in our lives. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Who is the Good One?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 13, 2020
We know some people look good on the outside, but are not inside, and others look not so good and yet can be good. We'll look at what makes us good and bad. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Unjust Steward - Corruption in Politics
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 13, 2020
We often hear people lamenting the seeming corruption in politics. The Lord speaks to this sad reality and offers us some perspective on how to think about what we see. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Oil in Your Lamp
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 06, 2020
Most of us show up to life trying to be loving people. But it's a lot harder to act with love than we'd like. What can we do to follow through as we'd like? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Who Heals All Our Diseases
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 23, 2020
When the Lord was on earth He healed sick or injured people, but He doesn't do it the same way today. How should we think of the Lord's healing, and what can we do to stay spiritually and physically healthy? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Spiritual Components of Disease
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 23, 2020
We think of diseases as something caused by a virus, a bacterium, a lifestyle habit, or the like. The Lord gives a lot of teaching about the impact of the spiritual world and our spiritual choices on disease. We'll look at ways to weave together the ways our spiritual choices can make a difference to the presence of disease in the world and in our lives, while still acknowledging the common understanding of science. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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What Do You Need?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 09, 2020
What do you need? If someone asked you what you wanted right now to be happy, you might come up with a lot of different answers. How would the Lord answer the same question for you and what would that look like? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Time For Reflection
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 09, 2020
We don't make any spiritual progress without taking time to reflect on what is happening in our lives. The Lord has a great deal to tell us about how to reflect in ways that lead to true peace and happiness. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Love Your Enemies
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 19, 2020
This is one of the hardest commands to obey, especially when those who feel like enemies are close to home. What does the Lord actually expect of us? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Love Your Enemies
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 19, 2020
The Lord on earth gave a lot of attention to loving our enemies and New Church teaching confirms that it is vital for our spiritual health. Yet it's one of the hardest commandments to follow. What does the Lord actually expect of us, and how do we go about loving our enemies in a way that is healthy, not papering over what is wrong or being overly harsh? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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New Church Day
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 18, 2020
6 PM online service | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Jerusalem a Rejoicing
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 07, 2020
The Lord wants us to be happy and rejoice. The Holy City New Jerusalem is a picture of the joy and hope the Lord offers us. To find it, we have to change ourselves, and through us, the world around us, to fit with what the Lord says. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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I Create Jerusalem a Rejoicing
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 07, 2020
The Lord's promise for the New Jerusalem is that it will be a joyful place full of His presence. Our world today seems a long way away from that promised place of peace. What can we do to bring Jerusalem present within us right now in a way that promotes peace, respect, integrity, and love in our world? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Does It Do Anything?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 31, 2020
Some things just look pretty, and some things accomplish something. The worse is when something is made to accomplish something but doesn't. We'll look at some of these things in our own lives. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Oil in Your Lamp
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 31, 2020
The Lord talks about what will make the transition to the New Church happen. As we look toward the church's birthday, we'll explore one of the parables that give us insight into what we can do to build His presence in our lives and in our church. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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How Good is Good Enough?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 10, 2020
We want to be good, but it seems very hard. How good is good enough? (Technical issues with microphones during this recording.) | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Seeing as the Lord Sees Us
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 10, 2020
When we look at our motives and actions we can be very critical and be filled with shame. The Lord sees our spiritual progress very differently, which explains why we can see such negative things, yet still be on a good path. "When the Lord is with anyone, He leads him, and provides that all things which happen, whether sad or joyful, befall him for good: this is the Divine providence." Arcana Caelestia 6303 | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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What do you notice?
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 03, 2020
When we are in a good state, we notice certain things, and when in a bad state we notice others. Happiness comes from being able to notice what is good and useful even when things are not great -- not in a Pollyanna-ish way but seeing what is really there. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Swords and Mattocks
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 19, 2020
"Mattocks and Pruning Hooks." We live in a contentious time, just as Easter was a contentious time. Yet the Lord says that life does not have to be that way. How can we use our words and actions to heal? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Spirit of the Lord: Finding Safety
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 19, 2020
In Scripture we read about the Spirit of the Lord coming on people. This talk explores a passage in Isaiah about what can happen to us when we receive the Spirit of the Lord that He showed us in His resurrection. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Water into Wine
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - March 15, 2020
The story of when the Lord turned water into wine describing how we can see his presence in everyday life. Two songs replaced by hymns from the next service because the former were copyright protected. Singing and response provided by members of the Cathedral Choir. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Water into Wine
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 15, 2020
The story of when the Lord turned water into wine describing how we can see his presence in everyday life. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Water into Wine: Sermon of the Week
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 15, 2020
| By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord's Power
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 16, 2020
Then the Lord said to Gideon, "By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place." (Judges 7:7) | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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