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Noah, The Remnant
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 26, 2018
The story of Noah teaches us about the state of humanity and how the Lord protects humanity. Humanity as a species has desires passed down that lead away from the Lord and Love; these are called hereditary evil. But the provides that there are people who will follow him, and in particular he provides times and experiences of goodness and truth that sustain us through our own floods. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PAGood News, Part 3 - The Second Coming
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 19, 2018
The Good News of the New Church is that Lord Jesus Christ is coming again. He came again in time through a new revelation. He comes again to us personally when we meet Him in His revelation. The Church is the mechanism of His Coming for each of us and for the world. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PAThe Church in the Wilderness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 19, 2018
As the church struggles in a "post-Christian" culture, or in some cases an "old Christian" culture, I thought it would be appropriate to address what the Writings have to say about this. - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDKeeping It Real
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 15, 2018
"Rights and Responsibilities. This sermon, titled "Keeping it Real," explores the concept of human rights, or entitlements, as distinct from responsibilities, and asks each of us to look within ourselves to see what we can do to make the world a better place. - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDThe Woman Clothed with the Sun
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 24, 2018
This week's message focuses on a series of images presented to us in the 12th chapter of Revelation. We think about how the woman clothed with the sun is a symbol of the New Church, or New Christian era, coming into the world from heaven. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZFace to Face with God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 24, 2018
If we were to fully comprehend the love of God in a moment, it would be like standing in the sun itself. Its immensity and power would blow us away and consume us. Yet just as the light and warmth of the sun finds its way to our little earth and gives us life, the Lord finds a way to bring His immense love down into our lives. He did, and continues to do this, by showing us His humanity. When we look to God and think of Him as a person, we have an opportunity to connect with that endless, boundless love that is His heart. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSALast Judgment, Part 3 - Personal Last Judgment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 24, 2018
The Bible uses the image of standing before the Judge to help us understand the process of evaluating our lives to determine our place in the next world. The devil prosecuse use. The Lord acts as our counsellor and our judge. Our end state is determined most ultimately by our character more than the a moment of truth. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PABuilding Up to New Church Day: Part 3 - The Eternal Life of Usefulness
In this third and final part of our 3-Part series, we think about how a truly Christian life is the produce of the Lord's goodness in a person's heart and His true ideas in that person's mind, being combined into a life a true usefulness. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZNew Church Day - Pray for the Coming of the Kingdom
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 17, 2018
At the Book of Revelation ends with a promise, a warning, an invitation, and an assurance. All of these make up the blessings of entering the Lord's kingdom, and we are instructed to pray for the coming of His Kingdom. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PALast Judgment, Part 2 - Consequences of the Last Judgment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 10, 2018
The Last Judgment took place in the year 1757. Because the Lord has completed the Last Judgment, we are in a new era with new inner freedom to understand the Lord and live His teachings. We can, from a new inner freedom, work for heaven on earth from the inside out. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PABuilding Up to New Church Day: Part 1 - Motivated by Goodness
In Part 1 of this 3-Part series we consider how the Lord our Heavenly Father is love itself. He wants to motivate us with His love so that we will not only strive, but succeed in being a good and loving person. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZFrom Swords to Plowshares
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 03, 2018
The beautiful prophecy of Isiah 2 and Micah 4 proclaims a new life of peace and productivity after war.. But what are the details of this symbolism in our spiritual lives? | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDCorrespondence - The Relationship Between Physical and Spiritual Things
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 29, 2018
How do physical things relate to spiritual things? What is the connection between our body and our spirit? How do we make sense of the confusing imagery in the Bible, a book that is supposed to be about spiritual things? New Church teachings explain these things using a fascinating concept called correspondence. This Sunday we will explore this concept and how it can change how we look at everything in the Bible and the world around us. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSALetting Go and Getting More
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 29, 2018
Sometimes our most fervent prayers go unanswered. Then what? How can we learn to let go of what isn’t working so that we can receive more of what does work? How can humility inform purpose? ~ MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDEaster - The Lord Rises Again
Worship Service: Informal Family - April 01, 2018
The Lord rises again for each of us when we accept His good and truth into our lives. And the New Church is a movement for the Lord to resurrect Christianity and bring our world new life. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PAHealing Demon Possession - Jesus' Healing Miracles Series: Part 2 of 6
Here in Part 2 of our series reflecting on Jesus Healing Miracles, we consider what the modern day spiritual equivalent is to being demon possessed like the boy in the story from Matthew and Mark. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZRediscovery and Recommitment
Worship Service: Informal Family - January 28, 2018
In the time of King Josiah, the Word was rediscovered in the broken down temple. In the time of Swedenborg, the internal sense of the Word was rediscovered in the Christian Church that was in disrepair. Our lives can also be a broken down “temple” in disrepair, in which the Truth can become lost. How do we rediscover and recommit to the Truth that can help us rebuild and heal our lives? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallThe Second Coming
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 28, 2018
| By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDWord Became Flesh, Part 2 - Receiving the Light
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - December 10, 2017
John was sent to bear witness of the light. Bearing witness of the light is a matter of ideas and of life. This preparation is for the coming of the light, and the question is do we receive that light? If we can receive that light, we will be born as children of God. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PAThe Growth of the Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 05, 2017
Lessons (not recorded): Genesis 9:20-27; Matthew 8:5-13: Arcana Caelestia #s 1069, 1071 & 1088 | By Rev. Brian D. Smith | Mitchellville, MDTen Commandments, Part 1 - Worship the True God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 01, 2017
Worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ is the first and foremost commandment for the Christian Church. We may not build physical idols, but we craft idols every time we separate the Divinity and Humanity, principle from specific application. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PAComing In the Clouds
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 30, 2017
The Lord's 2nd Coming will be in the clouds of Scripture. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PAThe Life of Religion: Charity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 23, 2017
| By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MDWhy Heaven and Hell are Relevant Today - Part 1 Heaven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 16, 2017
Heaven and hell can seem like fuzzy, distant, old-fashioned ideas - something from a different era, like fairytales with heroes and monsters. A lot of people today aren't sure that heaven and hell even exist and those that do think they exist often think of them as something that will only be relevant later in life, when they're getting ready to die. The New Church perspective is that heaven and hell are realities that we deal with every day and that what we believe about them can have a profound impact on our lives. Come and hear the New Church perspective on heaven this Sunday. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA