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Glimpses of Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 18, 2021
| By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn CathedralStrengthen Your Heart
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 18, 2021
It has been a hard week. This Sunday we will have a special service with Joel, Malcolm, and the Rev. Bheki Dube each playing a part. In the Psalms we read, “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” (27:14). Join us online as we ask the Lord to strengthen our hearts. | By Rev. J. Bheki Dube | Westville, RSAHating Our Own Soul
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 11, 2021
1st Lesson: Luke 14:25-33 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 10490:4, 7 Talk: “Hating Our Own Soul to Follow the Lord” (Text: Luke 14:26) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PAOur Relationship with What the Lord Teaches - 2 - Individual Experience
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 11, 2021
Last week we talked about some general principles as to what makes for a healthy or unhealthy relationship with what the Lord teaches. This week we’re going to talk about what it’s like to be an individual navigating the ups and downs of our individual relationship with what the Lord teaches. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSAThe Most Important Thing
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 11, 2021
In the book of Deuteronomy we are told how Moses was led to the top of a mountain to view the promised land that was before him. Here the Lord gives Moses commands, but they are commands for "today." When we view the journeys before us, let us hear the Lord speaking to us "today." | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Visible God
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 11, 2021
In the final moments before Jesus would leave His disciples, He prayed that they would be one, even as He and the Father are one. As we read and live the truths of His Word, let us realize His presence growing and visible before us that we may say with a fullness of heart, "My Lord and My God." | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn CathedralSteps toward knowing God
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 11, 2021
We can take “Steps towards Knowing God” by understanding the levels of reality, beginning with the Lord as the Sun of Heaven, which enlightens and enlivens the three levels of the heavens and the human mind. These concepts are like steps on Jacob’s Ladder (Genesis 28:12-13, True Christianity 24). | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallMemorial Service for Michael Andrew Wells and Harry Grubb
Memorial Service - July 09, 2021
Harry Grubb 3/24/1941 – 9/25/2020 Michael Andrew (Grubb) Wells 2/9/1956 - 9/1/2020 | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Bryn Athyn CathedralHow Do We Love Our Country?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 04, 2021
The Lord has told us that if we love our country in this world and from wishing it well, do things that are good for the country, we will in the next life love the Lord's kingdom as our country. How do we show a wise love of our country? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralA Nation Whose God is the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 04, 2021
What does it mean that a country of hundreds of millions of people might choose the Lord as their God? It doesn't mean that everyone has to agree, but it does mean that a majority of people live according to certain principle and values. These are principles and values the Lord calls each of us to live by. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Freedom of Self Compulsion
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 04, 2021
1st Lesson: Exodus 6:6-7 2nd Lesson: John 8:31-32 Talk: “The Lord's Word Gives Us Freedom” 3rd Lesson: John 8:31-36 4th Lesson: Divine Providence 149 Sermon: “The Freedom of Self Compulsion” (Text: John 8:31-36) | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PAOur Relationship with What the Lord Teaches - 1 - General Principles
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 04, 2021
Here’s one expression of our relationship with what the Lord teaches: “God said it. I believe it. That settles it!” It’s not quite that simple, is it? What should our relationship with statements in the Lord’s Word be? What if we don’t understand them or don’t believe them? Do we reject them? Do we tell ourselves to believe them anyway? There are big ramifications to how we hold our relationship with what the Lord teaches so let’s talk about it this Sunday. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSALoving the Kingdom of God in our Country
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 04, 2021
In Joshua chapter 24, Joshua reminded the people of all that the Lord had done to bring them into their country. He said they were free to serve whichever gods they liked, but he also said: “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” How does loving our country connect with loving and serving the Kingdom of God? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall"Young Man, I Say to You Arise"
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 27, 2021
How we feel the touch of the Lod's hands in the use of our own hands for good. | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn CathedralTouched by the Hands of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 27, 2021
The Lord's laying of His hand on children and young children means the transmission and reception of Divine power, enabling a person's interiors to be healed, which is salvation." (Arcana Coelestia 10023:8) | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn CathedralOvercoming Avoidance
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 27, 2021
Avoiding is something we all do. We do it with small things, like when we ignore our body’s signals that it’s time for bed or when we procrastinate on the dishes. We do it with bigger things, like when we put off that important but difficult conversation we need to have or when we put future decisions out of mind. And we do it even with the most important things in our spiritual lives, when we know we have an issue but it is to challenging to face. But if we are to grow spiritually we cannot put off or ignore our flaws. We need to address them head on. This Sunday we will look at some of the reasons we avoid spiritual challenges and what we can do to overcome that tendency. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSAPraise the Lord All the Earth
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 27, 2021
1st Lesson: Psalm 148 2nd Lesson: True Christian Religion Talk: “Praise the Lord All the Earth” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PAThe Lord God Jesus Christ Reigns
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 20, 2021
The Lord tells us that the birth of the New Church involved one simple message: The Lord is in charge. We will explore what this means as we celebrate the 251st anniversary of the birth of the New Church. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 20, 2021
Every New Church Day we celebrate the Lord's sending out His disciples to preach the gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ Reigns (TCR 791). We can sometimes skip over the second part of their announcement: "Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb." We will look at how we can engage in this second part of the message announcing the birth of the New Church. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhat is the New Church - Part 3 - Picturing the New Church
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 20, 2021
Every June, as New Church day approaches, we turn our attention to the book of Revelation. Revelation presents fantastic imagery of plagues and warfare, of dragons and angel armies, of a colossal city and a lake of fire. What it does not appear to do is lay out nicely and clearly what the New Church will be. Why did the Lord choose imagery over rational explanation to paint a picture for us of the New Church? This Sunday’s talk for the whole family will dive into what we can learn of the New Church through understanding John’s visions. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSAChurch as the Bride of the Lord
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 20, 2021
Part of the message proclaimed on “New Church Day” 1770 is, “Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb” (True Christianity 791). The Lord’s marriage with people takes place when we allow Him to work in us and through us as if we were doing it on our own. | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallA Bride Adorned for Her Husband
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 20, 2021
1st Lesson: Revelation 21:1-11, 22:12-17 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Revealed 9 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 787 Talk: “A BRIDE ADORNED FOR HER HUSBAND” (Text: Revelation 21:1-11) | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | Kempton, PAThe Woman Clothed With the Sun
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 13, 2021
1st Lesson: Revelation 12:1-9, 13,14 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Revealed 533 3rd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 707 Talk: “The Woman Clothed With the Sun” (Text: Rev. 12:1-14) | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PAThe Four Living Creatures
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 13, 2021
This is part 2 of our three-part series leading up to New Church Day on June 19th. Last week we discussed why it is important to know that God is a Person. This week we focus on the four living creatures who surround Him on His throne and the important role they play in facilitating our connection with Him. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall