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Church as Family: How We Care for Each Other
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 09, 2021
The Lord loves everyone, but shows us His love through other people (True Christianity 457). "The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give." (Matthew 10:7-8) | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Honouring Mothers
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 09, 2021
The 4th Commandment directs us to “honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God is giving you.” I hope you have a chance today to do some of that honouring. But of course, this commandment goes far beyond just one day of the year and beyond just one earthly mother. More broadly we can reflect on how we honour motherhood in general, and how those qualities of motherhood come into our spiritual practices. Whether your mother is still here or has passed on, whether your relationship with your mother is deep, conflicted, or non-existent, it is possible to honour spiritual motherhood. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Gratitude
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 09, 2021
1st Lesson: Psalm 103:1-7 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 1096, 5957 (parts) Talk: “Gratitude” (Text: Psalm 103:2) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Courage in the Face of Impossible Odds
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 02, 2021
We want to be brave, but it sometimes seems impossible to keep going when the odds are stacked up against us. What can we do to move forward in such times? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Hope in the Face of Fear
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 02, 2021
There's a lot to be afraid of in the world around us, and there's a lot to be afraid of in our own inner world. How do we move forward in the face of what feels like very reasonable fear? How can we find hope at such times? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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When Having the Ark of God Doesn't Help
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 02, 2021
We’re going to look at a story this Sunday where the Children of Israel are facing a powerful enemy and they decide to bring the ark of the covenant into battle with them. But then they get absolutely slaughtered by their enemy. There are other stories in the Bible where the presence of the ark of the covenant with the people brings about a miraculous victory for the Children of Israel. There are also times in our lives where we’re facing something difficult and we feel like we’re making an effort to follow the Lord but He doesn’t seem to be helping at all. What’s going on? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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God Meant It for Good
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 02, 2021
1st Lesson: Genesis 50:15-26 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6574 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6489 Talk: “God Meant It for Good” (Text: Genesis 50:15-26) | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Worshipping God in Nature
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 02, 2021
| By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Was John the Best Disciple?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 25, 2021
In the Gospel of John he is never mentioned by name but is called "the disciple whom Jesus loved." Why is this? | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Carried Away
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 25, 2021
After His resurrection the Lord appeared several times to His disciples. The third time that He appeared, as recounted in John 21, He made a prediction to Peter that is relevant for each one of us. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Education, Part 3 - Learning the Lord's Way
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 25, 2021
So far we have seen why education is a necessary part of life and how education is really an opening up of a path to the Lord. This Sunday we will look at some of the ways that we do the actual practice of learning and teaching. For learning to be useful we have to make sure we are taking account of all that the Lord says about our minds and how they grow. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Bringing in the Poor, Maimed, Lame and Blind
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 25, 2021
1st Lesson: Luke 14:15-24 2nd Lesson: AE 714 & CL 72 Talk: “Bringing in the Poor, Maimed, Lame and Blind” (Text: Luke 14:21) | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | Kempton, PA
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Understanding the Lord's Word
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 18, 2021
There are many wonderful teachings in the Word that remind us of what the Lord wants us to think, do, and say. They remind us of how much He loves us and wants to lead each of us to a heavenly home. There are other statements that seem harsh and cruel. How does the Lord want us to understand them? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Hard Statements: Breaking the Two Testaments of Stone
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 18, 2021
Reading particularly in the Old Testament, but also in places in the New Testament, we can run across statements that not only do not reflect a loving God, but actually convey the opposite idea. If we are to hold onto the idea that the Lord is perfect love expressing itself in perfect wisdom, we need to know why the Word speaks so differently from what we might expect. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Authority
Worship Service: Informal Family - April 18, 2021
After the Lord rode triumphantly into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the chief priests, scribes, and elders questioned by what authority He did all these things. His answer was a little strange. We might also wonder about authority. How do we know what we should trust, believe, and obey? What does the Lord teach us about authority? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Education, Part 2 - An Opening of the Path
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 18, 2021
Last week Joel talked about the necessity of education. This week we will be talking about a model of what education does for a person and how a New Church worldview can inform what we educate people in and how we educate them. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Resuscitation
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 18, 2021
1st Lesson: Hosea 6:1-2 2nd Lesson: John 20:11-12 3rd Lesson: HH 447-449 (portions) Talk: “Resuscitation” (Text: Hosea 6:1-2) | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Resurrection Service for Sal Tuccio
Memorial Service - April 18, 2021
| By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Resurrection Service for Don Pike
Memorial Service - April 17, 2021
| By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Seeing With the Heart
Worship Service: Informal Family - April 11, 2021
After the Lord rose He appeared to people a number of times. We will explore a time He interacted with Peter and showed Him how to really see others, the Lord, and His purpose in life. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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A Fruitful Life
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 11, 2021
The Lord asks us in the Gospel of John 15:4 to be a branch that brings forth fruit. A fruitful life is a useful life. With the Lord's guidance, our desire to help can "branch out" in many useful ways as we become more and more capable of serving. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Bearing Much Fruit
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 11, 2021
| By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Education, Part 1 - The Necessity of Education
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 11, 2021
We are beginning a series on education, specifically New Church education. Education is more than just what you learn in school: it is a process of growing from ignorance into wisdom, from selfishness into selflessness, from hell into heaven. This Sunday we will look at the reasons that we all have to learn, and why we need to keep on learning into eternity. Education is something that we can never be done with, especially if we want to follow the Lord and be part of His Kingdom. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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