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The Lion and the Lamb
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 08, 2025
1st Lesson: Revelation 5:1-9 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Revealed 265 beg., 267, 269, 273 parts Talk: “The Lion and the Lamb” (Text: Rev. 5:7) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Memorial Service for Alan Cedric King
Memorial Service - June 08, 2025
Alan Cedric King passed into the spiritual world on Friday, June 6, 2025. He was 75 years old. | By Rev. Kurt Hyland Asplundh | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Warriors for the Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 01, 2025
What does it mean to engage in spiritual warfare? What does it take to become like one of the angels of Michael and fight for our Lord? These questions are important for us to explore because spiritual life is not always easy or peaceful. There are times when we struggle to follow the Lord and when it takes real effort to treat people the way He commands us to treat them. If we want the New Church to descend into the world then we must prepare the way by engaging in this conflict: before the Holy City can descend, the dragon must be confronted and defeated, and we must each do that as individuals if we want that Holy City to be present in our lives. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Here I Am. Send Me
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 01, 2025
Isaiah’s words are in response to the Lord’s, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” (Isaiah 6). Within them is an invitation to step forward ourselves to serve in the ways the Lord asks. We will explore our responsiveness to the Lord’s constant call to show up as a good person who strives to make a difference. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Clear Truths
Worship Service: Ordination & Sermon - June 01, 2025
Ordination of Daniel Calvo and Thomas J. Jackson into the first degree by Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. Readings by Daniel Calvo. Sermon by Thomas J. Jackson. Elijah retreated to a cave in a state of overwhelmed sadness when Jezebel sought his life. While there the Lord came to him and asked him the key question, “What are you doing here?” He then provided the perspective and guidance he needed most. He offers similar guidance to us, urging us to consider our situation and our next steps in light of the clear truths of His Word. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Descending As a Bride Adorned for Her Husband: Marriage and the Church
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 01, 2025
1st Lesson: Rev. 21 and 22 (portions) Talk: “Let Him Take the Water of Life Freely” 2nd Lesson: Conjugial Love 81 (portions) Sermon: “Descending As a Bride Adorned for Her Husband: Marriage and the Church” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Unintended Consequences
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 25, 2025
Intentions matter more than actions. In other words, someone who is good hearted but makes mistakes is better off than someone who is malicious even while doing the right thing. Yet even the most well-intentioned person can cause harm. Their good intentions do not negate the damage they can cause in ignorance. Rather than justifying ourselves or others by saying, “they meant well,” we must find ways of addressing the harm and correcting it, even as we support and acknowledge the good intentions lying behind it. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Our Spiritual Reality: We Also Have Bodies
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 25, 2025
This Sunday we will pick up the topic of our spiritual reality again by reflecting on a curious and inescapable aspect of our spiritual reality: we also have bodies. Why did the Lord create our spirits to be embodied in these complex, frail collections of bones, muscles, and organs? And how can we better navigate our spiritual reality when we take our bodies into consideration? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Our Spiritual Reality: We Also Have Bodies
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 25, 2025
This Sunday we will pick up the topic of our spiritual reality again by reflecting on a curious and inescapable aspect of our spiritual reality: we also have bodies. Why did the Lord create our spirits to be embodied in these complex, frail collections of bones, muscles, and organs? And how can we better navigate our spiritual reality when we take our bodies into consideration? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Love of Country
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 25, 2025
| By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Love of Country
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 25, 2025
1st Lesson: Revelation 19:11, 14-16, 19-21 2nd Lesson: Charity 166 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 414 Talk: “A Good Soldier” (Text: Charity 166) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Strong in the Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 18, 2025
The Lord lends strength to those who rely on Him, the strength to resist temptation, to overcome hardship, and to do what is right and good. But when we claim credit for that strength, and take pride in ourselves over the Lord, the strength is lost and we falter. Even so, through hard work, we can turn back to the Lord and again find strength in Him. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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“I Will Remember…” Psalm 77:11
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 18, 2025
The Scriptures urge us to remember – the Sabbath, the Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule, many important things. And yet we forget, not in the sense that these truths are lost or wiped from our memory but in the sense that their value can be forgotten. Thankfully, “remembering” is an act of mercy, done by the Lord alone. Let’s talk on Sunday about how the Lord helps us remember and then consider what new, spiritual practices we might want to incorporate into our lives to safeguard against our own forgetfulness. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Worship From the Word
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 18, 2025
1st Lesson: Isaiah 61:1-2 2nd Lesson: Luke 4:14-32 3rd Lesson: True Christian Religion 301 Sermon: “Worship From the Word” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Changing Our Spiritual Landscape
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 11, 2025
You can tell a lot about someone by the things and people they surround themselves with. On the one hand, this is because where we choose to put time and effort is a reflection of what we value. On the other hand, it is also because we are shaped by our environments: we become like what we are surrounded by. This statement is true spiritually. If we surround ourselves with heavenly influences, we will become heavenly. If we surround ourselves with hellish influences, we will become hellish. Where and how we spend our time is not just a matter of personal preference. It is a matter of choosing who we will become. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Everyone Who Asks Receives
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 11, 2025
On Mother’s Day we consider the origin of the love that leads us to care for children, that makes the birds sing, and that causes flowers to bloom. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Mother’s Day
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 11, 2025
"There is a divine field of heavenly love that constantly radiates from the Lord. From this field an earthly field arises. It is a field of love for babies and children. It is absolutely universal.” (True Christian Religion 308) As we honor this heavenly influx on Mother’s Day we also honor the ways that our church, our community, and our country are like a mother to us. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Plumbline in Our Midst
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 11, 2025
1st Lesson: Amos 7:7-9 2nd Lesson: Revelation 21:15,17 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 4482 (portions), Apocalypse Revealed 486 (portions) Talk: “A Plumbline in Our Midst ” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Making Faith Our Own
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 04, 2025
When you were born you knew nothing about the world and how it worked; nor did you know anything about the Lord or spiritual life. These were things that had to be taught to you, from a young age, both through education and through the examples set by the people around you. As you matured your faith became your own. No longer did you have to rely on others: you could enter into an adult relationship with the Lord and an adult understanding of spiritual life. Yet as simple as that sounds, we can all stand to reflect on how much of our faith is really our own, and how much work still needs to be done to move past what we were taught and live our faith for ourselves. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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The Lord Came to Glorify His Human
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 04, 2025
1st Lesson: Luke 17:11-19 2nd Lesson: Arcana Caelestian 318 Talk: “Glory to God and Thanks to Others” 3rd Lesson: John 6:38-40 4th Lesson: John 12:23-28 5th Lesson: Arcaana Caelestia 10047 Sermon: “He Came to Glorify His Human” | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Kempton, PA
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The Pearl of Great Price
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 04, 2025
The Lord compared heavenly life to a merchant who found a very expensive pearl and went and sold all he owned to buy it. This short parable teaches about how important it is to know and follow the Lord. Learning about the Lord and growing in the ability to follow Him can start when a child is very young and continue on to eternity in the next life. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Gift to Give to Future Generations
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 04, 2025
As a church organization we have placed a high value in education, both formal and throughout life. Learning from the Word, coming to ever better know and believe in the Lord, and growing in the ability to follow Him are the key foundations for a happy and useful life. We have prioritized helping children and young people gain these foundations. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Go, Make Disciples of All Nations
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 27, 2025
After His resurrection, the Lord told His disciples, “Go, make disciples of all nations!” (Matthew 28:20). It is in the nature of love to share what one has with others (Divine Love and Wisdom 47), so when we receive the Lord’s love in our hearts, we also receive a burning desire to share that love with others. | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Gardens: Signs of Resurrection
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 27, 2025
1st Lesson: John 19:41-42, 20:11-16 Talk: “Jesus Rose Again in a Garden” (Text: John 19:41) 2nd Lesson: Conjugial Love 13 Sermon: “Gardens and Their Correspondence” (Text: John 19:41) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Telling the Good News
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 27, 2025
After His resurrection, the Lord told His disciples, “Go, make disciples of all nations!” (Matthew 28:20). It is in the nature of love to share what one has with others (Divine Love and Wisdom 47), so when we receive the Lord’s love in our hearts, we also receive a burning desire to share that love with others. | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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