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Part 2-Building Healthy Relationships: Reconciliation
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 15, 2006
CD Tracks: 1 - Children's Talk (13:36) 2 - Lessons (4:20) 3 - Music (3:10) 4 - Sermon (33:50) | By Rev. David C. Roth | Boulder, COYou Shall Not Murder
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 15, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Society BuildingRise Above It Week Five: "Be A Life Giver"
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 15, 2006
The Story of Absalom's life is a story for all of us - about the tendency to get caught up in a "superficial" read of the purpose of life - either in our relationship to God or other people. We need to move away from the negative desire to make "summary judgements" based on very little information, and learn instead how to honor the fact that everyone has a spiritual life - a journey to put off the love of self and put on the love of God. When we remember this in our relationships to one another, we can stop "spiritually murdering" our neighbor. | By Rev. Ethan McCardell | Sarver, PAPart 5 & 6-Our Spiritual Inheritance & Do Not Murder
Doctrinal Class - October 11, 2006
CD Tracks: 1-Part 5 43:56 2-Part 5 14:34 3-Part 6 12:59 which was re-recorded in part, due to technical difficulties. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood VillagePart 1-Building Healthy Relationships: Self Awareness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 08, 2006
CD Tracks: 1 - Children Talk (15:04) 2 - Lessons (3:27) 3 - Music (4:25) 4 - Sermon (29:32) | By Rev. David C. Roth | Boulder, COThe Fourth Commandment: Honor Your Father and Your Mother: Parenthood
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 08, 2006
CD Single Track (re-recorded) | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Fourth Commandment
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 08, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Fourth Commandment
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 08, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Dr Raymond J. Silverman | Bryn Athyn Society BuildingHonor Your Father and Your Mother
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 08, 2006
Part 4 of a series on the Ten Commandments | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PAThank the Lord and Your Neighbors, and Your Life Will Become Better: The Fourth Commandment
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 08, 2006
"'Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land which Jehovah your God is giving you.'" (Exo. 20:12) Honor your father and your mother. We are born helpless. The people who then raise us provide us with all we need, in ways we cannot at the time comprehend, and without any sort of repayment. In our spiritual lives, the Lord and His Church do the same. The fourth Commandment is a reminder to honor our natural and spiritual parents with gratitude and love. Do this, and you will be happier. To see that this is so, read Exodus 20:1-12, Matthew 12:46-50, and Secrets of Heaven 8896, and 8899. This is my fourth Rise Above It sermon on the Ten Commandments, and was preached in Chapel Hill on Saturday and in Charlotte on Sunday. It is archived at http://TheoBlog.com/ | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Charlotte, NCPart 4-The Sabbath
Doctrinal Class - October 04, 2006
CD Tracks: 1-43:17 2-14:27 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood VillageHow to Find True Rest: The Third Commandment
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 01, 2006
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." (Exo. 20:8) When the Lord was on earth, He clearly taught that the natural, external interpretation of the commandment to rest on the sabbath day was incapable of truly reflecting the Lord's will. When the Children of Israel killed a man for gathering sticks on the day of rest, they were thinking strictly literally. But spiritually, this commandment is not talking about the efforts we make to feed ourselves, care for our families, have fun, or mow the lawn. The Lord is teaching us to keep the Lord's salvation before us at all times. Spiritually, it's not us that does the work, but the Lord -- just like the six days of creation. The six days of labor that are referred to are the spiritual struggles that the Lord went through while in the world to fight against the hells, to reorder the spiritual world, and to unite His Divine to His Human. When that process was completed, there was rest, there was a new peace because the Human had become Divine. The Lord uses a similar process in our lives. He has already reduced the hells to order, but we must undergo our own spiritual struggles as if they are our own. But even then, it is the Lord who does all the real struggling, who does the real work. Our job is to remember that it is the Lord who does this work for us. Remembering the sabbath means to worship the Lord, Jesus Christ with our whole lives, not just on Sunday mornings. To understand this, read Exodus 20:8-11, Matthew 12:1-14, and Arcana Caelestia 10360, then listen to the full audio of this third Rise Above It sermon. | By Rev. R. Amos Glenn | Pittsburgh, PAThe Third Commandment: Keeping the Sabbath
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - October 01, 2006
Rt. Rev. Thomas Kline also on chancel | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn CathedralRise Above It: Week Three - "A Sabbath of Heart"
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 01, 2006
The Commandment to "Keep the Sabbath" really means "learning to rest in God." We'll talk about what it takes to overcome the distractions of the world and grow content in a living relationship with Him. We'll talk about what it takes to gain the sense of His Providence that provides real peace of mind and heart. | By Rev. Ethan McCardell | Sarver, PAThe Third Commandment
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 01, 2006
CD Single Track Introduction given by the Rev. John L. Odhner | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell; Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Society BuildingRemember the Sabbath Day
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 01, 2006
Part 3 of a series on the Ten Commandments | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Ivyland New Church, PAThe First Tablet of the Decalogue
Doctrinal Class - September 29, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Dr Raymond J. Silverman | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallPart 3-The Name of God
Doctrinal Class - September 27, 2006
CD Tracks: 1-44:25 2-9:13 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood VillageTake the Name of the Lord - Just Not in Vain: The Second Commandment
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 24, 2006
Rise Above It with the Pittsburgh New Church: The Second Commandment "'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.'" (Exodus 20:7) Unlike our culture's ability to uphold the natural and external meaning of the first commandment, using the Lord's names unthinkingly and disrespectfully is everywhere around us. This influence makes it more difficult to teach our own children the importance of this commandment. But following the commandments naturally and externally is the first step in following them internally and spiritually; unless we are conscious of and thinking about the Lord in our lives, we cannot begin to behave in ways that are genuine worship of the Lord. And that is the goal of this commandment. It is vital that we use and understand the names of the Lord because it is an important way that the Lord becomes Human to us. Everyone has a name that is used to talk with them, and it is no different with the Lord. Taking His name, in the most internal meaning, is to acknowledge that the Lord is Human and that everything comes from Him, that He is a person we can talk with and relate to through His Word. Blaspheming the Lord's name, His Word or holy things cannot be forgiven, not because the Lord is especially angry, but because disregarding these things removes the only means by which we can learn of and accept the Lord's forgiveness. When we take the name of the Lord in vain, whether externally or internally, we are destroying the connection between the Lord and ourselves and making genuine worship impossible. To see that this is true, read Exodus 20:7; Matthew 12:31-32; and True Christian Religion 299. | By Rev. R. Amos Glenn | Pittsburgh, PAThe Second Commandment
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 24, 2006
CD Single Track | By Rev. Grant R. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Second Commandment: Do Not Take God's Name In Vain
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - September 24, 2006
Rt. Rev. Thomas Kline also on the chancel | By Rev. Grant R. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn CathedralPart 2-Don't Believe The Lies: Adam and Eve
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 24, 2006
CD Tracks: 1-Children's Talk 11:34 2-Lessons 4:57 3-Music 0:34 4-Sermon 23:38 | By Rev. David C. Roth | Boulder, COHow to Call Upon the Name of the Lord: The Second Commandment
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 24, 2006
Rise Above It: The Second Commandment "'You shall not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain, for Jehovah will not hold a person guiltless who takes His name in vain.'" (Exodus 20:7) The Lord wants you to pray. Why? Because in life there are evil things that get a grip on your heart and mind that you are powerless to break free from. In the Ten Commandments, the Lord tells us not to worship false gods, and not to take His name in vain. In simplest terms, this means we should only worship the One True God, and that we should not make light of His names. Looked at more deeply, the Lord is also telling us here—for our own good—that we must avoid creating false gods out of things of this world and out of the desires of our own hearts. When we put material things or selfish things first in our lives, ahead of the Lord, we become enslaved by them. The good news is that the Lord is waiting for us to ask for help, and lovingly and freely gives it to us when we do. A person's name stands for their qualities, and the Lord's qualities are infinite where ours are limited. We have no strength against our own false gods, but if we pray to the Lord and ask Him to lend us His strengths, He will give them freely so we can return to obeying His commandments. Refuse this gift, and You take His name in vain. To accept it, all you have to do is call to Him by name. Pray every day, and it will change your life. To see that this is true, read Exodus 20:1-7; Matthew 7:21-23; and True Christian Religion 300. Full text available at http://TheoBlog.com/ | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Cleveland, OHRise Above It: Week Two - "What's In A Name?"
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 24, 2006
Exploring the different Names of God, and the lifestyle of worship they suggest. We will talk about what it means to call upon God's qualities, and how living according to them instead of choosing in favor of selfish and worldly ambitions leads to new spiritual perspective. | By Rev. Ethan McCardell | Sarver, PA