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Tempted in the Wilderness - 3 - Putting Self First
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 13, 2022
This is the conclusion of our three-part series on temptations. In the end we have to confront our love of ourselves. This is at the heart of any spiritual struggle. We want to be in charge, so much so that we want to be able to control the Lord. This is represented in the Lord’s last temptation. The devil took Him up onto the pinnacle of the temple, and told Him to throw Himself to the ground. Doesn’t the Word say that “He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you,” and, “In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone”? (Luke 4:10, 11). In others words, test the Lord. The Lord says that He’ll keep you safe. But let’s see if He really will. Force His hand. Make Him rescue you. Yet that is not how it works. The Lord will help us when we have made it clear that we want His help. In order to do this we must put aside love of self and put our trust in Him. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Seeing Providence- Adulthood
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 13, 2022
| By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Nothing is Too Hard for the Lord
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 13, 2022
1st Lesson: Numbers 13, 14 (portions) 2nd Lesson: Jeremiah 32:17, Matt. 19:25-26 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 56, 68 (portions) Talk: “Nothing is Too Hard for the Lord” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Seeing Providence: The Early Years
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 06, 2022
| By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Seeing Providence: The Early Years
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 06, 2022
Seeing Providence in Our Lives - Week 2. How does Divine Providence work in our lives when we are young? The story of the birth of Moses, in Exodus chapter two, illustrates how the Lord provides for us in our early years. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Seeing Providence: The Early Years
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 06, 2022
In week 2 of our Journey program, “Seeing Providence,” we will be focusing on the early years of our lives. We will reflect on the dangers and the blessings of the early years of Moses’ life and try to see some glimpses of the Lord’s providence in the dangers and blessings of the early years of our own lives. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Tempted in the Wilderness - 2 - Twisting the Truth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 06, 2022
Last week we talked about resisting the urge to pursue pleasure above all else. This week we will look at the more intellectual side of temptation: the temptation to twist the truth to suit our own needs. This is represented in the Devil offering Jesus the kingdoms of the world, if only He would worship him. Jesus rebuked the devil, saying that God, and God alone, is to be worshipped and served. We are tempted to make ourselves the rulers and arbiters of what is right and wrong. Yet true freedom lies in serving the Lord and abiding by His rules for life. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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The Woman at the Well
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 06, 2022
1st Lesson: John 4:5-15 Talk: “Listening to Others” 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 911:5-6 Sermon: “Being Led to the Church” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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The True Friendship of Jonathan and David
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 30, 2022
1st Lesson: Portions of I Samuel 17-20; 23 2nd Lesson: AC 1158:2 3rd Lesson: AC 3875:5 Talk: “The True Friendship of Jonathan and David” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Seeing Providence - Providence Throughout Our Lives
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 30, 2022
Week 1 in the “Seeing Providence” series. Seeing Providence- is it even possible? New Church teachings suggest we can only see it when we look back on our life, and that we don’t typically “see” or “feel” the Lord’s leading in the present moment. So how does Providence work? This introduction to our new Journey Program, sponsored by Bryn Athyn Church, will explore some of the remarkable, uplifting teachings on Providence, which paint a new and refreshing image of our infinite and loving God. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Seeing Providence: Providence Throughout Our Lives
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 30, 2022
Week 1: “Seeing Providence” - is it even possible? New Church teachings suggest we can only see it when we look back on our life, and that we don’t typically “see” or “feel” the Lord’s leading in the present moment. So how does Providence work? This introduction to our new Journey Program, sponsored by Bryn Athyn Church, will explore some of the remarkable, uplifting teachings on Providence, which paint a new and refreshing image of our infinite and loving God. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Seeing Providence Throughout Our Lives
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 30, 2022
We begin our four-week Journey series on “Seeing Providence” by looking at the stories leading up to the birth of Moses. Sometimes it is easy to see Providence working in our lives. Other times it can be very hard. What are some ways we can remember that the Lord is always working to bring goodness out of any situation in our lives? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Tempted in the Wilderness - 1 - Hungering for Pleasure
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 30, 2022
This Sunday we will begin a three-part series on spiritual battles, or temptation. The template for entering these spiritual struggles can be found in the Lord’s temptations: before He began His ministry the Lord was tempted by the devil in the wilderness for forty days. The three main temptations that He faced and in which He was victorious encapsulate all of the temptations that we also grapple with: the craving for pleasure, the compulsion to twist the truth, and the drive to elevate ourselves above all others. 2. Twisting the Truth – 6 November 3. Putting Self First – 13 November | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Putting Guilt in Perspective
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 23, 2022
1st Lesson: Genesis 39:7-20 Talk: “Joseph and His Brothers” 2nd Lesson: John 3:1-21 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 2335:2-3 Sermon: “Putting Guilt in Perspective” | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden | Kempton, PA
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Rebuilding
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 23, 2022
| By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Starting Fresh
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 23, 2022
Holy Supper will be offered this Sunday. Every time we take Holy Supper it is a new opportunity to find rejuvenation in our spiritual lives; so how do we let go of the past and really start anew? We’ll look at how the process of repentance washes away some of our baggage and gives us a great chance to start again on our spiritual journey. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Memorial Service for Taney Faith Friend
Memorial Service - October 21, 2022
| By Rev. Grant R. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Dean Gaston de Chazal Memorial Service
Memorial Service - October 19, 2022
Dean Gaston de Chazal Memorial Service | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Stretch. Release. Breathe: How My Work Works on Me
This talk was originally presented to the Theta Alpha on Charter Day weekend October 7, 2022. The speaker gave the talk several more times by request. This recording was made at a home in Bryn Athyn. | By Chara Cooper Daum | Bryn Athyn, PA
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Colors
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 16, 2022
1st Lesson: Genesis 37:1-11 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 1042:2, 1043:1 (parts) Talk: “The Coat of Many Colors” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Sell What You Have
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 16, 2022
“Sell What You Have” (Mark 10:21) It started off simple: what do I need to do to get to heaven? You need to keep the commandments, the Lord said. I’ve kept them from my youth, was the reply of the young man. Then sell whatever you have and come follow Me. This the man couldn’t do, and went away sorrowful. What do we need to “sell” in order to follow the Lord and why might this be hard? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Letting Go
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 16, 2022
We can be doing all the right things - “turning up” for work, family, and friends; putting in a good day’s work; reading the Word; volunteering at church or in the community - but still lack “one thing” (Mark 10:21). This “one thing” is different for everyone, but the “letting go” part is the same - it’s hard, very hard to do, but not impossible. Once we see what’s holding us back we become mentally prepared to “sell,” take up our cross, and follow the Lord. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Order Within the Chaos
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 16, 2022
Life is often messy. Many people struggle to stay on top of all their obligations, much less all the other bits and pieces of life. With this experience it can start to appear that there is no real order or purpose to life, no strand tying it all together. Yet even in the chaos the Lord’s order is present. In His eyes, every piece is accounted for, every event foreseen, and every possibility planned for. Even within the chaos, there is order; the Lord’s Divine Order. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Loving Others: A User’s Manual
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 16, 2022
The Lord's Word is full of the repeated statement to love the neighbor, but each person gives and receives love in a different way. How do we know if we are loving others in the way most useful to them? What are the practical tools that the Lord gives us explaining the "how" to loving others? | By Rev. Richard M. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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