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Spiritual Bears
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 15, 2018
Your servant used to keep his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. (I Samuel 17:34-35) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Yoke on the Neck
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 08, 2018
A Yoke on the Neck: Vastations for the Sake of Good. | By Rev. Kurt Hyland Asplundh | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Last 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, PA
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New 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, PA
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Last Judgment, Part 1 - What about the Last Judgment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 03, 2018
The Last Judgment took place in the year 1757 and Swedenborg was called to witness and testify of that occurance. Without that witness we would not know that the Last Judgment took place. How we face the problems of the world will depend on what the future holds in store. Knowing that we are not waiting for the Last Judgment puts us in the position of needing to clean up our act and take seriously that the Kingdom of the Lord comes only from within. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Healing Death Itself - Jesus' Healing Miracles: Part 6 of 6
In this final part of our series considering Jesus' Healing Miracles, we think about His healing or His overcoming of death itself. The backdrop is the story of the raising of Lazarus. Did the people mourning Lazarus' death and who saw him brought back into earthly life, know that being in the presence of Jesus meant that they were in the presence of Life itself? | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 21 [Final] - The Reason We are Free
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 28, 2018
In this final part of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell', we think about how, as hell acts to bring evil into human lives, the Lord gently reacts, guaranteeing us spiritual freedom and opening the door for our salvation. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 20 - The Truth About Who Goes to Hell
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 14, 2018
Here in Part 20 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell', we consider how the creation of a hell that people can choose to go to, is a sign of the Lord's love for and mercy toward every person. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 19 - It Is Not Hard to Get Into Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 07, 2018
Here in Part 19 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' by Emanuel Swedenborg, we think about how going to heaven is a function of taking advantage of the Lord's mercy toward all people and living a life of integrity according to His teachings, especially the Ten Commandments. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 18 - The Three Steps on the Way to Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 26, 2017
Here in Part 18 of our series following the book "heaven and Hell', we consider the three steps that a person needs to take once they have left this earthly life, before they are ready to enter heaven. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 17 - We Will Always Be What We Love the Most
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 19, 2017
Here in Part 17 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we reflect on the Lord's message that "we are what we love." The type of dominant love that drives our affections in this world will always remain with us. The Lord wants to work with us to ensure that that dominant love is outward looking, focusing on loving Him and loving our neighbors. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 16 - Waking Up in the Next Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 05, 2017
Here in Part 16 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we consider what it is like to wake up in the next life once our physical life has ended. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell: Pt. 15 - The Place Called the World of Spirits
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 29, 2017
Here in Part 15 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell', we reflect on the place that is midway between heaven and hell. It is called the World of Spirits.. We are told that everyone goes there immediately after they leave this world. There we further prepare for our eternal future. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Ten Commandments, Part 5 - Inherit Eternal Life
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 29, 2017
The Lord Jesus Christ calls us to share His goals for our life—His precepts. Obeying the Ten Commandments as God's precepts for our life and fleeing violations of those precepts as sins against Him is the path to new life and healing from the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 14 - The Joy Found in Heaven is a Function of Sharing and Being Useful
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 22, 2017
Here in Part 14 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell', we consider the incredible joy that is experienced by everyone in heaven. It is enjoyed because everyone there loves to share with others and they all work to make other people happy. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 13 - Marriages in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 15, 2017
Here in Part 13 of our study of the book 'Heaven and Hell' we think about, when we leave this life and enter the next, how men are still men and women are still women. This means that there are marriages in heaven. Indeed, the Lord unites the minds of the married partners to the extent that they essentially become one mind. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 12 - Misconceptions about Who Can Go to Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 08, 2017
This is Part 12 in our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell'. Here we consider that it is not a person's faith system that gets them into heaven, it is the quality of their heart and their sincere desire to usefully serve the Lord and their neighbor. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell: Pt. 11 - Every Child Who Had Died is in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 01, 2017
This week in our Series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we think about how every child who has ever died has gone to heaven to be with the Lord. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell: Pt. 10 - Everyone Can Become an Angel
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 24, 2017
This week, in Part 10 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we consider the truth that the Lord, in His infinite love, is working to lead all people from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, to Himself and the joy of His heaven. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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A Heaven From The Human Race
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 24, 2017
The Divine Providence has as its end a heaven from the human race. This sermon looks at the fact that heaven is conjunction with the Lord. Why is heaven defined in this way? How do we achieve this conjunction with the Lord? | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 9 - We Are Always Connected to Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 17, 2017
In Part 9 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we think about the unbreakable connection that exists between the spiritual and natural worlds. The Lord flows down through the heavens and ultimately into this natural realm. The result is that we can always know that the Lord and heaven are very near. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 8 - Innocence and Peace in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 10, 2017
This is Part 8 in our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell'. This week we think about the innocence of heaven's angels, and how this is similar but also distinctly different to the innocence that little children have. The Lord tells us in Scripture that we must become like a little child in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 7 - The Voices of the Angels
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 03, 2017
In Part 7 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we explore the language of angels as they communicate with each other. We also think about how the Lord, through angels, communicates with us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 6 - Working for the Common Good - Government in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 27, 2017
This is Part 6 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell'. Here we consider the nature of government in heaven, and how ultimately everyone is led by the Lord in accordance with how wise they are relative to the rest of their angelic community, and how everyone strives to serve the common good. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 5 - Time and Appearances in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 13, 2017
This is Part 5 in our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell'. We consider what it might be like to be angels in heaven who have no sense of time and space the way we in the world do. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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