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Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 12, 2006
Part of a series on the Ten Commandments | By Rev. Glenn G. Alden | Tucson, AZThe Decalogue and the Divine Human
Doctrinal Class - November 10, 2006
| By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallPart 9-Do Not Bear False Witness
Doctrinal Class - November 08, 2006
CD Tracks: 1-44:22 2-11:54 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood VillageMemorial Service of Marjorie Rose Soneson
Memorial Service - November 08, 2006
Tracks: 1-Prelude 17:26 2-Service 40:33 3-Postlude 7:56 | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Second Great Commandment
Worship Service: Vespers - November 06, 2006
Special jazz vespers service: The Second Great Commandment: The Second is Like the First. Includes live recording of light jazz prelude, interludes, and postlude. | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PARise Above It: Week Eight - "The Whole Truth..."
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 05, 2006
Exploring what it means to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" to God, ourselves, and others. | By Rev. Ethan McCardell | Sarver, PATell the Truth
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 05, 2006
Part of a series on the Ten Commandments | By Rev. Glenn G. Alden | Tucson, AZOnce or Twice a Year.
Worship Service: Children & Adult - November 05, 2006
| By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | Boston, MAThe Eighth Commandment
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 05, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Scott I. Frazier | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Eighth Commandment
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - November 05, 2006
Rev. Jeremy Simons also on chancel | By Rev. Scott I. Frazier | Bryn Athyn CathedralYou Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbor
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 05, 2006
Part 8 in a series on the Ten Commandments. | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PAThe Eighth Commandment
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 05, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline; Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Society BuildingPart 5-Building Healthy Relationships: Forgiveness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 05, 2006
CD Tracks: 1 - Children's Talk (12:23) 2 - Music (6:43) 3 - Lessons (3:32) 4 - Music (4:14) 5 - Sermon (26:12) | By Rev. David C. Roth | Boulder, COListening to the Teaching of the Lord: The Eighth Commandment
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 05, 2006
"'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'" (Exodus 20:16) The commandment not to bear false witness is one that does not obscure its spiritual meanings too much; we easily leap from giving false testimony before a judge to lying in general, and from there to the spiritual meaning of this commandment: to not call the truth falsity, and to not call falsity truth. In the highest meaning, of course, it is a warning not to blaspheme against the Lord, for the Lord is Truth Itself. The great sin described in Isaiah 28 is false witness. The source of this sin was drunkenness, that is, the purposeful confusion of the understanding part of the mind as to what is right or true and what is wrong or false. This "drunkenness" was not an accident, but was the result of people pridefully and selfishly searching for truth with their own reason alone, confirming their own ideas with a mixture of falsified truths from the Word and "proofs" from the natural world. The result of this "intoxication" is extreme uncleanliness, representing the possession of the mind by the evil spirits. Once this state sets in, the Word is no longer the source of truth, but an obstacle to be overcome in fulfilling one's own selfish desires. How could a person live this way and call it good? That is the greatest lie of all: that the hells are the source of happiness, safety, comfort, strength, and peace. The hells promise us "glorious beauty" and delicious fruit from verdant valleys, self-esteem, success, and power. But when judgment comes, that covenant is annulled and our relationship with the hells is revealed to be terrible and the real source of suffering. How do we prevent this from happening to us? The short answer is to let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. Let truth be true and falsity be false. Acknowledge that the Lord is Truth itself and the source of what is right. The Lord simply says to us, "Give ear to My voice, Listen and hear my speech." We are not the source of our understanding of the truths of the Lord's Word; the Lord's Word is the source of our understanding of everything else. We break this commandment when we turn away from the Word when seeking answers to life's questions. Instead, we will listen to the teaching of the Lord. To see that this is true, read Matthew 5:33-37, Isaiah 28, and True Christian Religion 324, then listen to the full audio of today's sermon. This is the eighth sermon in our Rise Above It series on the Ten Commandments. It is archived at www.PittsburghNewChurch.org. | By Rev. R. Amos Glenn | Pittsburgh, PANames and Qualities
Doctrinal Class - November 04, 2006
Doctrinal Class | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | Boston, MAEric's Birthday Suit and Other Stories
Childrens Story - November 03, 2006
FOR SALE ONLY A delightful cast of characters bring these four endearing stories about children in the spiritual world to life. (3-7 years old) CD Tracks: 1-Eric's Birthday Suit 2-The Smallest Second Grader 3-The Forgetful Sisters 4-A Song for Swedenborg | By Rev. Kurt Horigan Asplundh | Bryn Athyn, PAThe Law of the Lord
Doctrinal Class - November 03, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Stephen D. Cole | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallPart 8-Do Not Steal
Doctrinal Class - November 01, 2006
CD Tracks: 1-42:35 2-12:57 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood VillageNew Church Life November 2006
CD Tracks: 1-Contents & Notes 4:00 2-Years of Plenty, Years of Famine, a sermon by Kurt Horigan Asplundh 13:38 3-Predestination & Human Prudence-Part 1 by David Simpson 21:54 4 thru 8-Declarations of Faith and Purpose by Charles E. Blair 3:08 5-Glenn M. (Mac) Frazier 2:47 6-Scott I. Frazier 2:16 7-Vicente Henrique Rabelo Nobre 1:52 8-Langalibalele Abraham (Phila) Xaba 1:51 9-Horn of Plenty by Fred Elphick 5:17 10-Church News: The General Church of the New Jerusalem in Canada by Michael Gladish 14:02 11-Report of the Secretary of the General Church 2005-2006, General Church Schools Directory 2006-2007, Announcements 3:13 | By New Church Life | Bryn Athyn, PAWhen Truth Fails
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 29, 2006
Children's Talk, Lesssons, and Sermon | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | Boston, MAThe Seventh Commandment
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 29, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Dr Andrew M. Dibb | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Seventh Commandment
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - October 29, 2006
Rev. Jeremy Simons also on the chancel | By Rev. Dr Andrew M. Dibb | Bryn Athyn CathedralHow Praising the Lord Frees Your Spirit: The Seventh Commandment
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 29, 2006
"'You shall not steal.'" (Exodus 20:15) When you take credit for the good you do, you are stealing from the Lord and buying into the first and biggest of all lies: that you--and not the Lord--are the source of all life. Doing this leads to fear, anguish and suffering, because you also end up stealing the Lord's responsibility for all future good, which you cannot possibly hope to manage without disaster. If instead you learn to praise the Lord for every good thing, then you will find you are able to enjoy all the Lord's loving gifts with a new sense of freedom. To see that this is true, read Matthew 6:19-21, Genesis 2:15-3:24, and True Christian Religion 317-319, then listen to the full audio sermon explaining Exodus 20:15. This is the seventh Rise Above It / Journey sermon on the Ten Commandments, addressing this time the seventh commandment, against all kinds of theft. It is archived at TheoBlog.com, and also available through PittsburghNewChurch.org, NewChurch.org, Apple.com (in the iTunes Music Store), and FeedBurner.com. | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Pittsburgh, PA