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The Church that the Lord Created
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 15, 2016
This message considers how the Lord's miracles were an expression of the love that He brought into the world. They are also an illustration of how much He will always love each of us and of how His "new" Church would be built on our love for Him and our love and service of others. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Apocalypse Revealed
Doctrinal Class - April 27, 2016
A cleansing and a renewal by the Lord. A three class series on the book of Revelation and how it relates to the Last Judgment and the second coming. Discussion not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social Hall
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Who Does Not Believe Will Be Condemned
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 27, 2016
This year, as we celebrate Easter, we are focusing on the Gospel Mark. One of the features of the account from Mark is a strong emphasis on belief—people who believe that Jesus has risen, people who do not, what will happen to those that do and do not believe. This Sunday will be an opportunity for each person to reflect on what they believe about Jesus and the Easter story and how the Lord can strengthen each person’s belief. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Swedenborg Made Simple - The Lord Is God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 28, 2016
The Lord Jesus Christ is our God, Creator, Savior, and Redeemer. We are told in the New Christianity to turn to Him alone. It is through Jesus that we receive Divine strength and wisdom. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Swedenborg Made Simple - End Times Were Not the End
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 21, 2016
The Lord told us there would be an end of the age or what is called the end times. He describes the end in prophetic and destructive language. Many have taken these teachings and applied them to the physical world, but if Jesus were speaking of His kingdom, then the destruction and recreation described would look and feel very different. We should not be expecting some great change of circumstances, but the freedom to make the changes we know we need to change. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Swedenborg Made Simple - Marriage Can Last Forever
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 14, 2016
Married love is a gift from the Lord for those who approach Him and peruse a chaste love of their married partner. A person in a state of true married love loves their partner's happiness more than their own. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Swedenborg Made Simple - Deeper Meaning of the Bible
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 31, 2016
The Bible or Word of the Lord is given to us with layers of meaning folded into the very details of the way it is told. The beauty of power of this telling connects us with heaven and the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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You Must be Born Anew
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 17, 2016
Is it possible to really change? At the beginning of the year, it's a question we may find ourselves asking. The startling answer from the Lord's Word: both yes and no. According to the Word, we have two "selves" or "wills" at the same time: a fleshly one, and a spiritual one. The fleshly will doesn't change and will always be fleshly, but the good news is that we can choose to act from the spiritual one instead - if we put the fleshly one to death. How do we do that? Listen on! | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Swedenborg Made Simple - Heaven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 17, 2016
Swedenborg bears witness of the spiritual world, including heaven and hell. He tells us that heaven looks and feels much like this world, but better. And he tells us that it is what is inside of us that brings us to our place in the next world. Heaven is something we bring with us from this world into the next. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Swedenborg Made Simple - Swedenborg
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 10, 2016
Swedenborg claims to have published revelations that are to correct and heal the church. The evidence available prompts us to believe that Swedenborg did have connection with the spiritual world. But it is the works themselves that are his greatest witness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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The Son of God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - December 20, 2015
Joseph was told that the Child in Mary's womb had been "conceived of the Holy Spirit"; Mary was told that the Child would be called "the Son of God." He would also be "Immanuel," that is, "God with us." How could He be both the Son of God and God Himself? It can seem like an abstract theological problem, but coming to grips with this question helps us to see more clearly who God is, and so be more closely conjoined with Him. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Heaven on Earth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 15, 2015
It is possible for heaven, the Lord's Kingdom, to come to this world. It would come if we loved the Lord and loved our neighbor as our selves. It would come if we accepted His kingdom in our lives and shared the potential of His kingdom with others. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Money 3 “ What Does Money Mean to the Lord and About the Lord?"
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 01, 2015
What does money mean to the Lord and about the Lord? Over the last two weeks we've talked about what money can mean to and about us as individuals, and what money can mean to and about other people. This week we conclude this series by talking about what money means to and about the Lord. Does the Lord give people money as a sign of His favour? Does the Lord want us to give money to Him? Does the Lord care about money at all? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Spiritual Seasons
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 04, 2015
Just like there are seasons in this world, there are seasons to our spiritual life. We can know that hard times will come and that in hard times, better times are coming back. But most important, the Lord Jesus Christ leads us through them to a happier state. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Experience and Spiritual Life
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 27, 2015
Experience is an important part of spiritual life. We need to hold in tension our own experiences and the experience of Divinely Guided experiences called revelation. Learning from our own experience and the experience of others is an essential part of building faith. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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The Joy of Making Others Happy
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 20, 2015
This message considers the words that Jacob spoke regarding his son Issachar (Gen. 49:14, 15). They are words that, when understood spiritually, show how we all have a hereditary tendency toward allowing external or worldly rewards to be the motivation for our hard work The Lord is trying to turn our hearts so that we are motivated to work hard and help others, not for reward, but because we have come to find joy in simply being of service to others and making others happy. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Good News - Watch and Pray
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 30, 2015
The Lord Jesus Christ teaches us that there will be a loss of spiritual direction at the end of the Christian era. As culture loses its spiritual center, the Lord challenges us to stay awake spiritually—to hold fast to His teachings—and to pray. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Seeing a Loving God in the Stories of the Old Testament
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 30, 2015
"And the Lord said to Moses, 'Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke'" (Exodus 34:1) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord's Coming Part 3 - A New Heaven and a New Earth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 21, 2015
At the end of the book of Revelation, John records seeing "a new heaven and a new earth," and the Holy City descending out of heaven. As we've talked about for the last few weeks, in the New Church we believe this prophecy has been fulfilled and is continuing to be fulfilled. But where is that new heaven? Where is that new earth? And what does it mean to live within the walls of the Holy City? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Nunc Licet Temple
Worship Service: Children & Adult - June 14, 2015
3 lessons, family address Readings: Genesis 2:8,9, 15-17; Matthew 13:10-17; True Christianity 508:1-3. Sermon: Now we are allowed to grow in understanding of the continuous truths laid open by the Lord because there are no artificial barriers to understanding the mysteries of faith. | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden | Boynton Beach, FL
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The Lord's Coming Part 1
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 07, 2015
What is the Second Coming of the Lord? When the Lord was in the world, He promised that He would come again. In the New Church, we believe that this Second Coming has already happened, is happening now, and will continue to happen in the future. What does that mean? Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking about three aspects of the Lord's coming: His Second Coming, the Last Judgement, and the New Church. This week, we're talking about the coming of the Lord itself. What is the Second Coming of the Lord? And what difference does it make to my life here and now? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSA
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One Sinner That Repents
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 24, 2015
The topic for this Sunday is the Lord's mercy. Is the Lord always merciful? Does that mean that it doesn't matter how we live our lives? | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Sr. | Westville, RSA
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Life After Death
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 17, 2015
On Sunday we conclude our two-part series on dying, death, and grief. This Sunday we will focus on life after death. What happens to a person's spirit when their body has died? Are they in some sense still with us? And how do those of us who are left behind continue to live with hope and joy after the death of a loved one? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Be the Church 3 - Repenting of Evil and Serving Others
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 03, 2015
We’ve been talking for the past two weeks about different essential aspects of being part of a church. This Sunday we’re talking about how those different aspects all come together and what the ultimate factor is that determines whether you’re part of the spiritual community that’s following the Lord or not. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Be the Church Part 1: "Worshipping the Lord & Caring in Community"
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 19, 2015
What is the purpose of church? What does it mean to be part of a church? Are churches still relevant in the 21st century? These are some of the questions that we're going to be digging into this Sunday and in the two weeks that follow. The church can be so much more than just a building you walk into; it can be something that changes your life. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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