Advanced search
Search results clear search
Twelve Gates to the City
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 18, 2023
On the Holy City New Jerusalem there are twelve gates facing four different directions (Revelation 21:12-13). Twelve different ways into the City. What does this mean about entering the New Church? What does this mean about our own spiritual lives? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
See Event (25m 27s)
Memorial Service for Christopher M. Carter
Memorial Service - June 12, 2023
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (25m 25s)
Birthing A Good Idea
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 11, 2023
The vision of the pregnant woman clothed with the sun who gives birth to her son (Revelation 12), tells the story of our thinking up and then using an idea. The process includes the delight of owning the idea while not taking credit for the love that gives it spirit. | By Rev. J. Clark Jr. Echols | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
See Event (28m 50s)
The Angel with the Little Book
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 11, 2023
Revelation chapter 10 tells a story that is at the heart of what New Church day is all about. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (16m 49s)
The Seven Thunders
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 11, 2023
The seven thunders that are heard in Revelation chapter 10 are speaking a message that will literally change the world. But that message is sealed up and John is told not to write it down. The reason for this has to do with what is just about to happen in the book. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (28m 00s)
New Church Essentials - Life
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 11, 2023
This week we continue with the them of the essentials of the New Church, in other words, the core ideas that define what the New Church actually is. Last week we looked at a unique view of God. This week our focus is on life. In the New Church one of the central teachings is that we must follow the Lord’s teachings, and it is only through this that we can receive salvation and eternal life. In the book of Revelation we see images of what it means to truly live what we believe and fight mightily to put it into practice. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
See Event (15m 20s)
The Lamb of God
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 11, 2023
1st Lesson: John 1:29,36-37 2nd Lesson: Portions of Rev. 5-7, 12, 15, 19, 21 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6107 Sermon: “The Lamb of God” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
See Event (34m 50s)
Two Gateways to Eternal Life
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 04, 2023
The teachings of the New Church call baptism and Holy Supper two gateways to eternal life. Last Sunday we got to witness a baptism; this Sunday we get to have Holy Supper. This may be the first time a number of children will be witnessing Holy Supper and so the short family talk for this service will be a basic overview of the use and purpose of Holy Supper. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (07m 59s)
The Lord Wants to Have Supper with You
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 04, 2023
When considering whether to take Holy Supper, we are often focused on whether we feel worthy to take it. This Sunday the short sermon will focus on what the Lord would like. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (12m 14s)
New Church Essentials - The Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 04, 2023
Our sermon series for New Church Day is going to be three parts. What's new about the New Church? We're going to look at what's new about an idea of the Lord, what's new about how you live your life, what's new about an understanding of the Lord's Word. The first one about the Lord, which we're going to do this Sunday, is going to be all about the oneness of God. How, when we look at the Lord Jesus Christ, we're seeing the fullness of God. We're seeing the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all of it together in this one person who we can go to, relate to, have a relationship with, learn from, and worship. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
See Event (17m 26s)
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 04, 2023
The Lord instituted Holy Supper with His disciples before the events of Easter, and it has been a Christian sacrament ever since. The Writings help us understand the value of Holy Supper in an even deeper way. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
See Event (25m 47s)
The Second Coming Has Happened!
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 04, 2023
1st Lesson: John 15:21-26 Talk: “Books of the Heavenly Doctrine” 2nd Lesson: Revelation 21:1-6 3rd Lesson: Apocalypse Revealed 876 Sermon: “The Second Coming of the Lord” (Text: Revelation 21; Apocalypse Revealed 876) | By Rev. Calvin Heinrichs | Kempton, PA
See Event (14m 52s)
Robert S. Jungé
Memorial Service - June 03, 2023
1st Lesson: Psalm 3:3-5, 8; Diary of Spiritual Experiences 5002 2nd Lesson: Genesis 2:18-24; Conjugial Love 216e, 137:7 3rd Lesson: I Samuel 2:35; Charity 160; AC 454; John 10:27-30 Talk: “At the Passing of Robert Junge” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
See Event (22m 53s)
Thirsty for Truth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 28, 2023
It turns out that we don’t have all the answers and that we don’t have life more figured out than anyone else. When life gets hard we can quickly go from self-satisfied to despairing over ever knowing how to overcome our troubles. While we might seek to avoid this trap of thinking we have everything figured out only to have it all crash down around us, it is inevitable. Thankfully the Lord uses this experience to lead us to a place of true peace and contentment. This process is laid out for us in the story of Hagar and Ishmael. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
See Event (17m 25s)
The Importance of Baptism
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 28, 2023
This Sunday we have a very special service. One of the students in our school will be baptized. Baptism is SO important that even the Lord got baptized. Our teachings tell us that it is a sign and memorial. But what is so special about baptism? And why is it so important? Join us on Sunday to both celebrate the occasion and to learn a little bit more about this sacrament. | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (12m 08s)
Simplicity
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 28, 2023
There’s a part of us that rebels and scoffs at things that appear simple. We tend to equate “simple” with being naïve and unsophisticated and because life in this world gets complicated in a hurry we imagine the fix to our problems will undoubtedly require a complex solution. In reality, the Lord wants us to keep things simple because simplicity is the gateway to all the joys and delights of heaven. To be “simple” means to be of one mind. Deep down inside we’re drawn to the mindset of simplicity because it provides a type of freedom that acts in unison with the Lord’s goals and purposes, thereby “making wise the simple” (Psalm 19:7). | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (25m 21s)
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 28, 2023
What does it mean to remember the Sabbath? Is it about going to church every week? Or is there more to it than that? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
See Event (38m 13s)
Teach the Sons of Judah the Bow
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 28, 2023
1st Lesson: 2 Samuel 1:11-12, 17-19, 22-23, 27 2nd Lesson: True Christian Religion 414 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 415 Talk: “Teach the Sons of Judah the Bow” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
See Event (14m 40s)
Memorial Address for Jennifer O'Farrell
Memorial Service - May 25, 2023
Jennifer O'Farrell (Zagorski) | By Rev. Charles E. Blair | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (37m 20s)
Gathered, One by One
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 21, 2023
At our first Community Worship Service in September of last year we talked about gathering. This Sunday, at our last Community Worship Service of this school/fiscal year, we will again be talking about gathering—this time with a focus on the individual work that we need to do in order to be gathered by the Lord and the role we can play in helping the Lord to gather other people, one by one. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (20m 32s)
Two Become One
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 21, 2023
Marriage is all about two people becoming one person. But that isn't always what it feels like. It can feel more like two butting heads or missing each other entirely or being together in person but isolated in mind or heart. So how do two become one? What does it take to fulfil that promise of marriage? | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
See Event (17m 37s)
The Great Woman of Shunem
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 21, 2023
1st Lesson: II Kings 4: 8-21, 27-28, 32-37 Talk: “How the Lord Helps Us Through the Word” 2nd Lesson: II Kings 4:8-37 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 2338 Sermon: “The Great Woman of Shunem” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
See Event (43m 18s)
Angelic Mothers and Guardian Angels
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 14, 2023
At the crucifixion, Jesus gave charge of His mother Mary to the disciple John. And this reflects the invitation the Lord offers to us all. The Lord forms the church in our hearts. In as much as we love the truth, our neighbor, and the Lord, the church grows within us. Yes, the church has structure from the doctrines the Lord has given us through His Word. Yes, there is a natural organization of people who share the values of those teachings. But it is all from the Lord's love, and it is from that love that the church finds life. The family service will focus on angelic mothers and guardian angels. And yet, the teachings are related. | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (19m 08s)
The Church of Our Hearts
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 14, 2023
At the crucifixion, Jesus gave charge of His mother Mary to the disciple John. And this reflects the invitation the Lord offers to us all. The Lord forms the church in our hearts. In as much as we love the truth, our neighbor, and the Lord, the church grows within us. Yes, the church has structure from the doctrines the Lord has given us through His Word. Yes, there is a natural organization of people who share the values of those teachings. But it is all from the Lord's love, and it is from that love that the church finds life. | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
See Event (36m 58s)
Honouring Mothers
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 14, 2023
The 4th Commandment directs us to “honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God is giving you.” I hope you have a chance today to do some of that honouring. But of course, this commandment goes far beyond just one day of the year and beyond just one earthly mother. More broadly we can reflect on how we honour motherhood in general, and how those qualities of motherhood come into our spiritual practices. Whether your mother is still here or has passed on, whether your relationship with your mother is deep, conflicted, or non-existent, it is possible to honour spiritual motherhood. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
See Event (16m 37s)