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Inviting the Poor, the Maimed, the Lame and Blind to Dinner
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 09, 2017
"When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid." (Luke 14:12). Taken literally, these words seem to say that much of our social life is not appropriate. New Church theology gives these words a different meaning. The emphasis is not that meals with family & friends are wrong, but rather that the good things that we do should not have our own reward as their goal. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Our Country, Our Neighbor
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 02, 2017
To love the country more than ourselves is a great good. We love all of those communities within a country when we love and sacrifice for our country. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Love of Community, Country and the Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 02, 2017
"When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be be repaid." (Luke 14:12) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Walls and Gates
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 11, 2017
The Lord spends a lot of time describing the walls of the Holy City New Jerusalem. The walls are the boundaries that protect us and the gates are what brings us into heavenly life. We need both boundaries and access to live a heavenly life. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Servant of All
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 28, 2017
Memorial Day is about honoring those who served and sacrificed. The essence of military service is service. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us a model of service to follow and He is the servant of all. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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The Spirit of the Lord Moving Us
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 21, 2017
Just exactly what is the Holy Spirit? How do we see the Holy Spirit in our lives? "When people who are perceptive have feelings of compassion they know that they are being alerted by the Lord to offer help." (AC 6737) "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor." (Isaiah 61:1) | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Vision for Heaven on Earth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 14, 2017
A vision for what the New Church has to offer is “To work for heaven on earth from the inside out.” If we take up this vision and live it out for ourselves and offer to others, the Lord can bring healing and hope to this world. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Merit and Mediate Good
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 07, 2017
Sunday School Service - Children's Talk Title - How to be Profitable Servants 1st Lesson: Luke 17: 7-10 2nd Lesson: Luke 17: 1-6 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 4145: 2-3 | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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A High Quality Life leads to a High Quality Faith
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 02, 2017
In the New Church we are given the vital teaching, that it is the quality of the charity in our life that most defines us. As the charity in our life grows, so the faith we have in the Lord will also grow. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Mindful Communication Challenge - 4 - Is it Useful?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - March 19, 2017
We have spent time exploring the questions "Is it true?" and "Is it kind?" This week we ask "Is it useful?" At the heart of this question is putting truth and kindness into action. Truth and kindness without use are simply airy ideas. By asking "Is it useful?" we bring our focus to the actual impact that our words will have on the people around us. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Becoming More Christ-Like
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 12, 2017
Christianity, at the organizational or individual level, suffers when there is no genuine charity. Therefore, to be more Christian, or to be more Christ-like, requires a transformation that sees a growing focus on loving the Lord and loving others. When true charity is combined with a true understanding of the Lord's message, the church and the individual, rather than facing destruction, grows into what the Lord and other people need the church and the individual to be. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Charity: Not With Me Is Against Me
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - March 12, 2017
Family Service - Talk Title - Charity: Not With Me Is Against Me 1st Lesson: Luke 11: 14-23 2nd Lesson: Divine Providence 233 (portion) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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How to Help People
Worship Service: Informal Family - March 05, 2017
We all have needs, both physical & spiritual. We need to understand people's needs and fill them. Just as we give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, etc., in a corresponding way we can identify and meet their spiritual needs. Matthew 25:31-46; Isaiah 58; NJHD 107 | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Do Good, and Lend, Hoping for Nothing in Return
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 12, 2017
This worship message is in honoring of everyone who is a caregiver. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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What Would Love Do?, Part 4 - Love Comforts
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - February 05, 2017
The Lord teaches us that when we clothe the unclothed we cloth Him. We can do this physically and spiritually. We clothe people spiritually by teaching them what the Lord says about a good life, but we have to do it with compassion and love. The Lord has literally been clothed and unclothed by the human response to Him. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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That Your Joy May Be Full
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 08, 2017
The Lord desires us to have complete joy in our lives. We get this joy by remaining in the Lord, remaining in His Commandments, and by loving others. We experience heavenly joy when charity and faith exist in action. And we grow spiritually we develop more capacity for charity and faith, and therefore joy. [Apologies about the sound quality] | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Let Your Light So Shine
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 01, 2017
As followers of the Lord we are the light of the world. Our light is from the Lord and His Word. When we truly love and live from Him and His teachings, we can let our light shine so others can see the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Giving All to the Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 27, 2016
If we choose to take on the spiritual practice of tithing, we can allow the Lord more closely into our financial life. He can bring us into love to the Lord and love to the neighbor while protecting us from greed and love of the world. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Present in the Darkness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 30, 2016
The Lord is with us even in our darkest places and there are so many people willing to help. We only have to turn to the Lord and turn to others and we can begin the process of healing. This service was presented in conjunction with Kevin Hines' presentation from New Church Live: http://livestream.com/newchurchlive/events/5840118. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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WISR - Suicide Prevention
Interview on local radio WISR with Dave Malarkey on the topic of suicide prevention. (end of the recording is lost due to technical issues) | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Maintain Your Vineyard
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 23, 2016
“Maintain Your Vineyard” - Mindful Communication Challenge - Week Four - “Is it Useful?” - Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard - Matthew 20:1-16 "Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go your way." (Matthew 20:13-14) | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Spiritual Restoration, Part 5 - Big Change
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 16, 2016
The Lord encourages you that big changes will happen and that your small effort at restoration will become a key symbol of that change. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Spiritual Restoration, Part 4 - From Now
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 09, 2016
If you set your heart on the Lord’s dwelling with you, from now on the Lord can bless you. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Part 2 - What's the point of me?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 02, 2016
Last Sunday we talked about the purpose of life in this world and got into ideas about heaven and working to bring heaven to earth. This week it gets more personal - and potentially more difficult. Yes, we're supposed to be useful and bringing heaven to earth but what does that mean about what a person does on a Monday morning? What if a person hates their job or is just entirely uninspired about doing their job? Should they quit or stick it out? What if a person knows what they want to do but can't due to bad health, injury, old age, or any number of other factors? How can the Lord help each of us to answer the question, "What's the point of me?" | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Praying for Others
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 18, 2016
Our prayers are a reflection of our hearts. Therefore, if we are concerned because another person is feeling some type of pain, we might be inspired by the Lord to pray for them. We are not trying to tell the Lord something that He doesn't already know, or to instruct Him when He already is moving things in the best direction through His infinite love and wisdom. Instead, our prayers are simply expressions of our love. And love, we are told, can have amazingly positive effects, even when those affects are not immediately obvious. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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