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Got Momentum?
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 17, 2022
When we have momentum in our lives, things go well, when we lose momentum, we get frustrated and lost. In the account of the Red Sea Crossing (Exodus 14) we learn how the Lord "troubled" the Egyptian army causing the wheels of their war chariots to fall off. We will consider how the Lord "fights" for us (v 25) by cutting off our negative momentum and replacing it with true, lasting momentum, the kind that carries us forward to happier, peaceful states. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Making Faith Our Own
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 17, 2022
When you were born you knew nothing about the world and how it worked; nor did you know anything about the Lord or spiritual life. These were things that had to be taught to you, from a young age, both through education and through the examples set by the people around you. As you matured your faith became your own. No longer did you have to rely on others: you could enter into an adult relationship with the Lord and an adult understanding of spiritual life. Yet as simple as that sounds, we can all stand to reflect on how much of our faith is really our own, and how much work still needs to be done to move past what we were taught and live our faith for ourselves. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Memorial Service for Marian M. Nelson
Memorial Service - July 17, 2022
Address written by Rev. Charles E. Blair and read by Rev. Eric Carswell | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell; Rev. Charles E. Blair | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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There is a Voice of War in the Camp
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 17, 2022
1st Lesson: Exodus 32:1-9, 15-20 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 10455 Talk: “There is a Voice of War in the Camp” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Count the Stars
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 10, 2022
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Trusting in God
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 10, 2022
David had been anointed as the next king, but Saul was trying to kill him, and so David had to leave his wife Michal, and his best friend Jonathan, to run away and hide (1 Samuel 20). During this time David wrote many psalms about trusting in God. How can this story about David help us to trust in God as well when things aren’t going the way we want them to? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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You Shall Go Out with Joy and Be Led Out with Peace
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 10, 2022
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Belonging to the Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 10, 2022
What is the Lord’s? In a broad sense all things are the Lord’s: He created and sustains everything in the universe. Yet we also feel as if we are our own masters. There is an innate sense that what goes on in our minds and hearts is ours and ours alone. Yet even here all that is good and true belongs to the Lord. Miraculously, when we acknowledge that truth and live it, we can actually feel more, not less, ourselves. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Stronger Through Adversity
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 10, 2022
1st Lesson: Exodus 1:8-22 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6663 Talk: “Deliverance From Slavery” (Text: Ex. 1:12) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Does God Break God's Own Rules?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 03, 2022
With a clear and stark warning, the Lord places Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, telling them that if they eat of the tree of knowledge and evil, that they will die. They do eat of it. They don't die. Did God break His own rules? Or did He break ours? | By Rev. Charles E. Blair | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Does God Break God's Own Rules?
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 03, 2022
With a clear and stark warning, the Lord places Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, telling them that if they eat of the tree of knowledge and evil, that they will die. They do eat of it. They don't die. Did God break His own rules? Or did He break ours? | By Rev. Charles E. Blair | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Fishing on the Right Side of the Boat
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 03, 2022
The Gospel of John tells a story of the disciples struggling all night fishing and catching nothing. In the morning the Lord appeared and told them to cast the night on the right side of the boat; the result is an incredible intake of fish. Fishing off the one side represents coming from a a purely intellectual viewpoint; switching to the other side represents switching to a more loving viewpoint. When we get stuck in our heads, life just doesn't work as well. Even if we know all the "right" things to say and do, pure knowledge only gets us so far. When we find ourselves struggling like this, the Lord urges us to shift gears and draw not only on the head but also the heart. It is when we come from love that life begins to work in new and amazing ways. Our service this Sunday will be led by Warwick Schuurman. Many thanks to Warwick! | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Westville, RSA
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Let My People Go!
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 03, 2022
Freedom is the greatest gift we receive from the Lord, and the greatest gift we can give each other. When the people of Israel were slaves in Egypt the Lord sent Moses to tell the king, “Let My people go!” (Exodus 3-11). Love must be freely given. “As freedom is a matter of love, it is the life of everyone.” (Secrets of Heaven 2873) | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 03, 2022
1st Lesson: Luke 16:19-31 Talk: “Choosing Heaven” 2nd Lesson: True Christian Religion 500 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 502 Sermon: “Choosing Heaven: The Rich Man and Lazarus” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Qualities of the New Church: The Holy City
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 26, 2022
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Belief in Divine Revelation and Interacting with Others
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 26, 2022
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Judgement and Charity: The Speck and the Plank
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 26, 2022
The Lord tells us that when we judge other people it is like trying to get a tiny speck out of their eye, while we have a plank in our own. The Word also tells we have to make judgements sometimes. Are we supposed to judge others or not? What kinds of judgements fit with living a charitable life, and which don't? | By Rev. Richard M. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Friendship
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 26, 2022
Friendship is one of the core experiences of being human. We all need, and hopefully have, friends. But how often do we think of our friendship with the Lord? It is an important part of our relationship with Him, and can also inform the many friendships we have with others. Our service this Sunday will be led by Lance Mansfield. Many thanks to Lance! | By Rt. Rev. Bradley D. Heinrichs | Westville, RSA
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Behold I make all things new
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 26, 2022
1st Lesson: Psalm 104:1-3,23-33; Luke 5:36-39 2nd Lesson: TCR 846-848 Talk: “Everything in the New Church is to be made new” (Text: TCR 846) | By Rev. Andrew J. Heilman | Kempton, PA
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Think Again
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 19, 2022
| By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The New Church - A Stronghold of Truth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 19, 2022
Every 19th of June we celebrate the birthday of the New Church. If you were to ask any individual member of the church what the New Church means to them, you would get a great variety of answers; and this variety reflects the beautiful scope and breadth of what the Lord offers through His Church. One common theme however might be gratitude for how much the Teachings of the New Church simply make sense; gratitude that we can enter with understanding into what otherwise would remain mysteries of faith. Our focus this Sunday will be on the strength of the New Church in revealing truth clearly to the understanding. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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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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