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The End and Beginning of a Church
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - June 19, 2022
1st Lesson: Matthew 24:1-14, 21-31 2nd Lesson: Last Judgment 37, 38 (parts) Sermon: “What Went Wrong with the Church ” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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The Seventh Seal
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 12, 2022
Revelation 8:1. There are a number of familiar images with the opening of the seven seals - the four horsemen, the souls under the altar, an earthquake, but the seventh reveals "silence in heaven for about half an hour." What is the meaning of this? Does silence serve a purpose? When is it important to be quiet? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Silence in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 12, 2022
Rev. 8:1. There are lots of reasons why we become silent - when we see or hear something astonishing, or deeply moving, or awkward and embarrassing. We also seek out silence as a way to collect our thoughts, to stop and think. The opening of the seventh seal, followed by silence in heaven, represents how the Lord helps us see things in ourselves we didn't (or couldn't) see before. We'll discover that the silence of heaven is as important to us as the air we breathe. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 12, 2022
“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” We use this blessing at special times—baptisms, weddings, Holy Supper. This Sunday we will go through it phrase by phrase and reflect on how we can be most receptive of the Lord’s blessings and how we can be a part of sharing His blessings with others. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Two Wings of a Great Eagle
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 12, 2022
In Revelation 12 it is said that the woman clothed with the sun was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time. What does this mean? | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Her Child Was Caught Up to God
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 12, 2022
1st Lesson: Rev. 12:1-5 2nd Lesson: Brief Exposition 103 Talk: “Her Child Was Caught Up to God” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Escaping the Dragon
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 05, 2022
The dragon threatens both the Woman Clothed with the Sun and her Child. They escape, but they have help. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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On Eagles' Wings
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 05, 2022
The Child born to the Woman Clothed with the Sun is a threat to the Great Red Dragon, so he attacks. She doesn't fight back but flees, and is protected in five specific ways that are enumerated in the Writings. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Four Horseman
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 05, 2022
In the book of Revelation, the four horsemen represent a useful reminder of the different ways that we often end up understanding the Word. What can we do to avoid ways of thinking which are like the red, black, and pale horses? How can we strive for ways of thinking which are like the white horse? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The New Church: A Bride and a City
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 05, 2022
June is the month in which we celebrate the New Church. If we look to the Lord’s Word there are two particular images of what the New Church is, or is supposed to be, like: one image is a woman, clothed with the sun, the other, a holy city shining with gold. Each image speaks to the characteristics that make the New Church what it is. This Sunday we will look deeper to understand how these two pictures help us better understand both the Love and the Wisdom that should be present in everything that the Church is and does. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Paradise Regained
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 05, 2022
1st Lesson: Revelation 19:6-16 Children's Talk: “The Lord's Many Crowns” 2nd Lesson: Genesis 2:8-17 3rd Lesson: Revelation 22:1-5 4th Lesson: Apocalypse Revealed 90 Sermon: “The New Church: Paradise Regained” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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The Kingdom of Heaven
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 29, 2022
The Kingdom of Heaven is a kingdom of love. This fact is key to understanding what heaven is and how we enter into it. (Matthew 13, Heaven & Hell 13-19) | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Readiness to Serve
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 29, 2022
| By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Marriage and the New Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 29, 2022
Ordination service | By Rev. Calvin Heinrichs | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Fiery Furnace
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 29, 2022
1st Lesson: Daniel 3 2nd Lesson: John 16:33 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6344.4-5 Talk: “The Fiery Furnace” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Are You Committed
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 29, 2022
When confronted with hard choices the easiest thing to do is to make no choice at all. Yet this choice is often the worst choice of all: in trying to keep our options open we lose out on all of them. The Lord is adamant that we make a committed choice: He sets before us life and death and urges us to choose life. Commitment to a choice is the only way to succeed spiritually. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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The Lord's Childhood Victories
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 22, 2022
1st Lesson: Genesis 14:1-12 Talk: “Chedorlaomer: The Lord, a Hero of War” 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 1667:2-4 Sermon: “Lessons from the Lord's Childhood” | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Does it Matter if We Believe in the Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 22, 2022
In the New Church we love the idea that people of any religion can go to heaven. But, if we don’t understand this idea fully, then it can seem like it doesn’t matter at all what you believe. And it can be hard to figure out why it matters if we believe in the Lord. Let’s talk about what it means to believe in the Lord and why our beliefs matter. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Wicked Creatures in the Book of Revelation
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 22, 2022
Why does the book of Revelation have a number of wicked creatures? What does the Lord want us to recognize in them that is a threat to our willingness to follow the Lord? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Dangers to the Church Represented in Revelation
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 22, 2022
The book of Revelation when understood in its internal sense presents a vivid picture of why and how the New Church came into existence. In it there are descriptions of several horrible creatures. These evil forms represent thoughts and motivations that are a particular threat to people who think of themselves as being part of the Lord's Church. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Memorial Service for Kean Pitcairn
Memorial Service - May 22, 2022
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Soothing Anxiety
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 22, 2022
In 1st Samuel 16, a “distressing spirit” troubled King Saul. But he found that when young David played the harp for him, the “distressing spirit” would depart. What are the things in our lives that help soothe our anxieties? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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What Does "I'm Sorry" Mean?
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 17, 2022
In this service, we explore what it means to apologize, and the tie in with forgiveness. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Voice of Joy and Gladness, The Voice of the Bridegroom and the Bride
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 15, 2022
1st Lesson: Jeremiah 33:1-12 2nd Lesson: Conjugial Love 457 Talk: “The Voice of Joy and Gladness, The Voice of the Bridegroom and the Bride” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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The Softening of Spring
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 15, 2022
In order for plants to grow in the spring, the ground needs to have softened and the ice needs to have melted into water. A similar process needs to happen in our spiritual lives. In 1 Samuel 26, the story of the hardened and resentful King Saul softening because of David's mercy can symbolize a springtime state for us as well. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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