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The Lord's Prayer: Part 2 - Thy Will be Done
In Part 2 of our series exploring the meaning of the Lord's Prayer, we think about how His will is that we might be part of His kingdom. Those in His kingdom enjoy happiness because they keep His commandments from a spirit of love to Him and toward their neighbors. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Inspired by the Holy Spirit
Worship Service: Informal Family - April 29, 2018
At the end of the Gospels, the Lord commissioned His disciples to go out and bring His presence to other people. In John chapter 20, He breathed on His disciples and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.” This service includes the Stephen Ministry Commissioning ceremony as part of the Informal Service. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Joseph
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 29, 2018
Family Service - Talk Title - Joseph - Lessons were not recorded 1st Lesson: Genesis 39: 1-23 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6574 | By Rev. Arne J. Bau-Madsen | Kempton, PA
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Pouring Out Oil for the Lord
Worship Service: Informal Family - March 18, 2018
Mary poured out an entire jar of precious aromatic oil to anoint the Lord (John 12:1-8). Judas rebuked her, saying that she should have sold it to give to the poor (although he really wanted to steal some of the money for himself). There are voices like Judas’s that tell us that any time we spend on anything other than direct service to the needy is wasteful. What can we learn from Mary’s example, and how can her actions show us the way to a more genuine love both for the Lord AND for other people? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Giving and Getting
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - March 11, 2018
While a person is in the world however he ought certainly to participate in external worship ...; for it is by external worship that internal things are aroused, and by means of external worship external things are kept holy so as to enable internal to flow in. (from AC 1618) | By Rev. Stephen D. Cole | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Take Your Shoes Off, Moses
Worship Service: Informal Family - March 04, 2018
When Moses saw the burning bush in the wilderness, the Lord told him to take off his sandals because he was on holy ground (Exodus 3). What does it mean for us to spiritually remove our “shoes” in order to be on holy ground? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Journey of Love - a message Honoring Caregivers
This message considers both the challenging parts of being a caregiver, together with the wonderful opportunities that go with this wonderful and important way of being unselfish and useful. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Ten Commandments, Part 9 - True Witness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 04, 2018
Getting a true perspective on life depends entirely on what witnesses you believe. We are commanded to not bear false witness against our neighbor so that truth and justice can prevail for others. We also must seek the truth and trust the witness of the Lord, which happens as we flee from false witness of every kind. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Ten Commandments, Part 8 - Honesty Vs Fraud
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 28, 2018
The Lord commands us not to steal. Stealing is more than taking others belongings, but includes all the ways we defraud others. When we choose to banish fraud from our lives, we become honest and sincere. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Ten Commandments, Part 7 - Fundamental Loves
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 21, 2018
The Lord offers us good boundaries which enable us to receive his greatest blessing in true married love. We face stiff cultural challenge and wrestle with our own nature. The Lord can lead us to love Him, His Word, and to help the world while also promising us the blessings of the greatest eternal joys and delights. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Ten Commandments, Part 6 - Murder vs Charity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 14, 2018
The Lord's commandment against murder provides boundaries against hurting another's body, reputation, and soul. If we follow flee from hurting people in this way, the Lord will lead us into loving our neighbor. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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How Wealthy is Too Wealthy
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 26, 2017
As Christians is it our duty to shun wealth? Jesus says that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. So should the wealthy among us be ashamed of their wealth? Should the poorer of us take pride in their poorness? Not exactly. The problem with money is the use to which we apply it. Money is heavenly when we see it as an opportunity to serve others and hellish when we see it as a way to love ourselves. All of us, rich and poor, need to take stock of the gifts we have been given in abundance and ask how we can use that abundance to make the world a better place. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Which Miracle Is Divine?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 19, 2017
Sunday School Service - Children's Talk Title - Which Miracle Is Divine? 1st Lesson: Exodus 7: 8-13 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 7298 3rd Lesson: Divine Providence 71 | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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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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Ten Commandments, Part 4 - Honor Your Father And Mother
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 22, 2017
The Lord commands us to honor our father and mother. The reason for this is the family is the basis of community—economic, political, and religious. From a religious perspective the care of children has been delegated specifically to the family, not to the church. The application of this begins with honoring our parents. Task: Write a tribute to your parents and either frame it and give it to them or give it to other family members. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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From Seedtime To Harvest - What Is Stunting My Spiritual Growth?
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 22, 2017
There are many places in the Scriptures where the Lord compares the process of spiritual growth to the growing of a seed. This week's inspiration looks at three things that may be preventing this seed from growing. Why does my faith, my love for the Lord and my spiritual life in general seem to be wilting away? | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Ten Commandments, Part 1 - Worship the True God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 01, 2017
Worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ is the first and foremost commandment for the Christian Church. We may not build physical idols, but we craft idols every time we separate the Divinity and Humanity, principle from specific application. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Happiness, Part 3 - Attitudes that Improve Happiness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 17, 2017
There are two attitudes that combine to form the basis of all deeper happiness. Happiness takes work, and happiness comes from trusting in the Lord. Holding these two attitudes in balance is the key to lasting happiness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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In Our Own Space
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 17, 2017
Our sermon is based on the famous words of Joshua to the Israelites shortly before he died: "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 25:15). Each of us has a public life and private life. For most of us, our private lives center on our homes and the people we live with there. this facet of life also includes our circle of close friends, or the times when we are by ourselves. The Lord urges us to pay attention to the ways we tend to act in our private lives, and to serve Him in this "center" so that our inner qualities, which tend to be exhibited there, become more and more heavenly. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Westville, RSA
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From Sister To Wife
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 17, 2017
Why did Abram ask Sarai to pretend to be his sister when sojourning in Egypt? In this sermon we look at the spiritual representation of Sarai being a "sister" verses being a "wife." | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Labor of Love
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 03, 2017
Charity is by definition a love for usefulness of all kinds. Charity wants to do what is good for our neighbor, and goodness is the same as usefulness (True Christianity 394). Closing Prayer by Rev. EH Carswell. | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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How to Love Work
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 03, 2017
But Simon answered and said to him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net." And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. (Luke 5:5-6) John and Lori Odhner hold copyright on opening hymn. Used by permission. | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Looking for the Good in People
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 20, 2017
We as a human race are often stuck in the evil of hatred and violence. In Genesis chapter 18, Abraham pleads with the Lord, and asks Him if He would still destroy Sodom even if there were just a few good people there. The Lord says He would spare the city if there were just a few good people there. This story describes how desperately the Lord wants the whole human race to be rescued from “Sodom” (representing the evil of hatred and violence) and to get to heaven. The Lord sets an example for how we too can look for even the smallest amount of goodness in other people. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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"Service service"
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 13, 2017
We’re doing something quite different in our service this morning. Solomon had the idea of having what he calls a “service service” this week. New Church theology tells us that worship comes in many forms. Apocalypse Explained 325 says “Worship does not consist just of prayers and external devotion, but in a life of charity.” So this week, our worship service will be doing useful things to contribute to this service and congregation. Matthew 12:1-12 Secrets of Heaven 7884 Secrets of Heaven 7038 | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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