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Glorification and Redemption
Worship Service: Children & Adult - October 31, 2010
Jacob's Ladder and how the Lord changed everything (Arcana Coelestia 4075; John 14:27; True Christian Religion 418, 610, 599; Genesis 28:10-17) "When the Lord made the Human within Himself Divine, He too had communities of spirits and angels around Him; for it was His will that everything should be accomplished in keeping with order. But He chose for Himself the kind of communities that would be of service, and changed them as seemed good to Him. Yet He did not take any good or truth at all from them and apply it to Himself, but only from the Divine. And by acting in this way He also restored to order both heaven and hell; He restored them step by step until He had glorified Himself completely." (Secrets of Heaven 4075) "In the conflicts or temptations of men the Lord works a particular redemption; as He wrought a total redemption when in the world. By conflicts and temptations in the world the Lord glorified His Human, that is, made it Divine; in like manner now with man individually, when he is in temptations, the Lord fights for him, conquers the evil spirits who are infesting him, and after temptation glorifies him, that is, renders him spiritual. After His universal redemption the Lord reduced to order all things in heaven and in hell; with man after temptation He does in like manner, that is, He reduces to order all the things of heaven and the world that are in him. After redemption the Lord established a new church; in like manner He also establishes what pertains to the church in man, and makes him to be a church in particular. After redemption the Lord bestowed peace upon those who believed on Him, for He said: Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, give I unto you (John 14:27). Likewise He gives to man after temptation a sense of peace, that is, gladness of mind and consolation. From all this it is clear that the Lord is the Redeemer forever." (True Christian Religion 599) | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Ivyland New Church, PA
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What Does the Lord Want from Me?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 31, 2010
| By Rev. Calvin A Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Are You Going to Heaven?
Doctrinal Class - October 29, 2010
| By Rev. Calvin A Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Pause: Make Space For God, Part 4; How Does The Lord Work In My Life?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 24, 2010
| By Rev. David C. Roth | Boulder, CO
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Rise, Take Up Your Bed, and Walk
Worship Service: Children & Adult - October 17, 2010
The Lord's message for us is uplifting and moves us forward (Micah 6:8; John 5:8; Arcana Coelestia 519) To"walk with God" is to teach and live according to the doctrine of faith, but to "walk with the LORD (Jehovah)" is to live the life of love. To walk is a customary form of speaking that signifies to live, as to "walk in the law," to ";walk in the statutes," or to "walk in the truth." To walk has reference properly to a way, which has relation to truth, consequently to faith, or the doctrine of faith. What is signified in the Word by "walking" may in some measure appear from the following passage in Micah: He has shown you, O man, what is good, and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly and to love mercy, and to humble yourself by walking with your God? (Micah 6:8) "To walk with Jehovah (the LORD)" or "before Jehovah" signifies, in the Word, to live the life of love. (Heavenly Secrets #519) | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PA
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Letting Down Your Cot
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 17, 2010
10/17/2010 Sermon & Readings | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Who is Jesus and How Does He Relate to My Life?
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - October 17, 2010
Rev. Erik Buss also on the chancel. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Prodigal Son
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 17, 2010
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Pause: Make Space For God, Part 3: Returning To The Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 17, 2010
| By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Sr. | Boulder, CO
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The Deceiving Path of Reverence
Worship Service: Children & Adult - October 10, 2010
The relevance of idolatry in our lives: who do we worship?. (Jer. 10:1-5; Mark 11:20-24; AC 1363) Idolatrous worships are internal and external; the internal are those which condemn man; the external not so much. The more interior the idolatrous worship is, the more it condemns; but the more exterior, the less. Internal idolaters do not acknowledge God, but adore themselves and the world, and make idols of all their cupidities; whereas external idolaters are able to acknowledge God, although they do not know who is the God of the universe. Internal idolaters are known from the life they have acquired; and in proportion as this life departs from the life of charity, in the same proportion are they more interior idolaters. External idolaters are known solely from their worship; and, although idolaters, they can still have the life of charity. Internal idolaters can profane holy things, but external idolaters cannot; and therefore external idolatry is tolerated, in order to prevent the profanation of holy things. (Heavenly Secrets #1363) | By Rev. Ryan Sandstrom | Ivyland New Church, PA
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The Man with the Withered Hand
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 10, 2010
| By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Stay Awake, and Pray
Worship Service: Children & Adult - October 03, 2010
The Lord warns us about falling asleep spiritually (Matt. 26: 41; Arcana Coelestia 5210; Apocalypse Revealed 158) And He came to the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, What, could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch [or stay awake] and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:40, 41) "And he fell asleep" means a state of obscurity. This is clear from the meaning of "sleeping" as a state of obscurity. 'Sleep' has no other meaning than this in the spiritual sense, even as "wakefulness" means nothing else than a state of brightness; for spiritual sleep is a time when truths remain in obscurity, spiritual wakefulness when truths exist in brightness. And to the extent that truths are in the one state or else the other, spirits are awake or asleep. From this it is evident that 'falling asleep' is a state of obscurity. (Heavenly Secrets #5210) | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PA
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Finding Balance in Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 03, 2010
10/03/2010 Sermon & Readings | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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How Does God Speak To Me?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 03, 2010
Week 1 of 7 The spiritual growth series, "Pause: Make Space for God" brings some breathing room back into our day, giving us a chance to consciously renew and strengthen our relationship with God. This program asks us to designate a portion of time every day to explore the Bible and listen for God's messages, to ask meaningful questions and to experience the presence of the Lord in a new and powerful way. Each week explores Biblical answers to a new topic: Week 1-How Does God Speak to Me? Week 2-Why Did God Create Me? Week 3-Who is Jesus and How Does He Relate to My Life? Week 4-How Does the Lord Work in My Life? Week 5- What Does the Lord Want from Me? Week 6-How Do I Follow the Lord? Week 7-How Does the Lord Want Me to Serve Others? Week 1 Focus: How Does God Speak to Me? Featured Story: Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) If God created us, it makes sense that He would want to communicate with us. The Bible claims to be God's Word, but sometimes it is hard to understand. Because God is infinite, His Word contains more beneath than the literal meaning of Scripture. Using the tools provided, we can look deeper into God's Word to find the answers to some big questions. | By Rev. David C. Roth | Boulder, CO
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The Fig Tree
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 26, 2010
| By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Armed with Truth
Worship Service: Children & Adult - September 26, 2010
What the Lord does to empower us now and experience heaven now. (Luke 22:35-38; Arcana Coelestia 9088, 10026) Truths teach a person in whom he ought to believe, and what he ought to believe, also what he ought to do, thus how he ought to will; for whatever one does he does from the will in accordance with his understanding. Since then, a person's will itself is evil by birth and the understanding teaches what good and evil are, and a person can will either good or evil, it follows that he must be reformed by means of the understanding. As long as anyone sees and mentally acknowledges that evil is evil, and good is good, and thinks that the good ought to be chosen, he is in what is called the state of reformation. But when his will leads him to shun evil and do good, the state of regeneration begins. (True Christian Religion #587) | By Rev. Ryan Sandstrom | Ivyland New Church, PA
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Being Aware of the Hells In Your Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 26, 2010
9/26/2010 Sermon & Readings | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Steps To Heaven
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 26, 2010
| By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Letting Go
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 19, 2010
| By Rev. Calvin A Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Healing Our Blindness
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 19, 2010
09/19/2010 Sermon & Readings | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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An Angel Protects Daniel from Lions
Worship Service: Children & Adult - September 19, 2010
The Lord protects us in many ways and from many dangers. "Then Daniel said to the king, 'My God sent His angel and shut the lion's mouths, so that they have not hurt me....' So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God" (Daniel 6:21, 23) Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them. (Psalm 5:11) People who are strong in truths are kept safe from harm wherever they go. (Heavenly Secrets #6769) Good and its affection do not protect themselves, but are protected by truth and the understanding of it. (Apocalypse Explained 1121) Nothing at all could harm people whom the Lord is protecting, not even if the whole of hell were surrounding them, both from without and from within. (Heavenly Secrets #968) The Lord protects against all evils and falsities that are from the hells. (Heavenly Secrets #8273) | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PA
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Let Your Light Give Brightness
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 12, 2010
09/12/2010 Sermon & Readings | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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The Potter and the Clay
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - September 12, 2010
| By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Do Not Weep...
Worship Service: Children & Adult - September 12, 2010
How the Lord comforts us in times of need (Luke 7:11-17; Arcana Coelestia 379, 5691, 9737) In many passages in the Word, mention is made of praising God, which signifies to confess Him with the heart and mouth, thus also to worship Him. Praising God is signifies the same thing as Hallelujah, for [the word] Hallelujah signifies "Praise ye God." The reason why praising God signifies to confess and worship is that the Lord does not desire to be praised or glorified from any love for Himself, but from His love for man. For a person cannot do otherwise than praise and glorify the Lord…when he acknowledges in heart that there is nothing good in himself, and that he can do nothing from himself, and on the other hand that all good is from the Lord, and that the Lord can do all things. When a person is in this acknowledgment he then puts away his proprium, whose origin is the love of self, opens the whole of his mind, and thus enables the Divine to enter by influx with good and with power. It is therefore necessary that a person be in humiliation before the Lord, and that such humiliation be from no other source than the acknowledgment of his own [nature] and the acknowledgment of the Lord; according to these things reception takes place. (Heavenly Secrets #1210 - portions) | By Rev. Ryan Sandstrom | Ivyland New Church, PA
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