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The Essentials of the New Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 30, 2020
In the book "Apocalypse Revealed" the Lord boils the New Church down to two fundamental concepts referred to as 'the Two Witnesses.' When we start thinking about faith based on these two simple concepts, it brings a wholeness, life and compassionate understanding to our entire faith structure. If we ignore one or the other, our faith becomes harsh, judgmental and shortsighted. | By Rt. Rev. David H. Lindrooth | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Soulmates? Therefore....what? Part 1: Before You Get Married
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 30, 2020
Do you believe that you have a soulmate? Can you know when you’ve found your soulmate? These are philosophical questions, in one sense, but the conclusions that you come to about whether or not you think someone is your soulmate can have huge consequences in your life. This Sunday we’re going to talk about how your beliefs about soulmates can impact the decisions you make before you get married and in 2 weeks we’ll talk about after you get married. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Finding What is Good in Us
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 30, 2020
We might compare the various parts of our lives to different colored gumballs in a jar. Some colors represent positive things from the Lord. Others represent problems. We need the Lord's help to grow the number of good ones while weeding out the ones that need to go. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Sarver, PA
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Art thou for us or for our adversaries?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 30, 2020
| By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Kempton, PA
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Who Heals All Our Diseases
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 23, 2020
When the Lord was on earth He healed sick or injured people, but He doesn't do it the same way today. How should we think of the Lord's healing, and what can we do to stay spiritually and physically healthy? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Spiritual Components of Disease
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 23, 2020
We think of diseases as something caused by a virus, a bacterium, a lifestyle habit, or the like. The Lord gives a lot of teaching about the impact of the spiritual world and our spiritual choices on disease. We'll look at ways to weave together the ways our spiritual choices can make a difference to the presence of disease in the world and in our lives, while still acknowledging the common understanding of science. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Relationships - Part 2 - What God Has Joined Together
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 23, 2020
Relationships, including marriage, fulfil many human needs, from basic economics to deep companionship and beyond. But the deepest component of marriage is spiritual. It is not just about the relationship of a husband and wife with each other, but also the relationship of each with the Lord. Working on this part of the relationship, and working towards it even as a single person, deepens and enriches all the other pieces that go with marriage. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Boundaries
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 23, 2020
When we spend a lot of time together working and living, it is easy to have friction and conflict. Establishing good boundaries gives people on both sides freedom. “I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.” (Genesis 31:43-55, Married Love 56.2) | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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We are all Created for Use
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 23, 2020
| By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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The Parable of the Vineyard
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 16, 2020
The Lord has created this world and all the opportunities it provides us with the hope that our lives will prepare us for heaven. Sadly, some people don't accept the Lord's guidance and live lives that are harmful to themselves and others. The parable of the Vineyard describes what it means to not accept what the Lord wants for us. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Doing What is True and Good: A Cornerstone for Our Lives
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 16, 2020
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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What Becoming Like a Little Child Means
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 16, 2020
Jesus said that we must become like a little children in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. Elsewhere He says that we must be born again. We investigate what it means to become the type of humble and wise child who can be part of His kingdom. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Sarver, PA
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Relationships - Part 1 - When the Wine Runs Out
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 16, 2020
We’re starting a series on relationships. With the pandemic and lockdown regulations, relationships have been under additional strain for almost half a year. This Sunday we’re going to focus on how to work on our relationships in these weird and hard times and we’ll be using the story of the Wedding at Cana. The story begins with the wine running out at a wedding and this seems to relate to times when all the fun and joy seems to have run out in our relationships. Can the Lord help? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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The Tower of Babel
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 16, 2020
In Genesis 11, all the people on earth went from speaking one language to speaking many different languages. What does this parable symbolize in our spiritual lives? What does it mean to speak a “different language” from someone else in our spiritual lives? And is it possible for us to return to speaking “one language” with the people around us? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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“I am Jehovah who Heals Thee”
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 16, 2020
| By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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What Do You Need?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 09, 2020
What do you need? If someone asked you what you wanted right now to be happy, you might come up with a lot of different answers. How would the Lord answer the same question for you and what would that look like? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Time For Reflection
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 09, 2020
We don't make any spiritual progress without taking time to reflect on what is happening in our lives. The Lord has a great deal to tell us about how to reflect in ways that lead to true peace and happiness. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Beyond the Prayer
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 09, 2020
Over the last three weeks we have looked at the Lord’s Prayer. In our services, we often follow the Lord’s Prayer with the familiar phrase, “Lord, forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us.” This is based on the teaching that Jesus gave immediately after giving His disciples His Prayer. Having prayed, it is a useful reminder that we must also live the words that we have spoken; that we must actively work on repentance from sin so we can forgive and be forgiven. So this week we leave the Prayer behind as a spoken conversation with the Lord and turn to how we live it in our daily lives. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Jonah - Part 3
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 09, 2020
The final section of the Jonah story focuses on his hatred of the people of Nineveh. The question here is, why would we hate people when the Lord encourages us to feel joy when another person feels joy. Or, put differently, to look for reasons why we should love others rather than despise them. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Sarver, PA
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The Horses among the Myrtle Trees
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 09, 2020
The horses and their riders were waiting among the myrtle trees in the hollow, having returned from a tour of the land. They reported that the land was resting quietly, but this is not what Zechariah wanted to hear. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Joy of Repentance
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 09, 2020
| By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Jonah - Part 2
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 02, 2020
Jonah after being rescued from the sea by the sea creature that the Lord prepared, went to Nineveh as commanded. The people of Nineveh heeded the warning and showed their remorse. This is a message about how we all should be listening to both the Lord and the people in our life who help us to see that something about our life is harmful and needs to change. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Sarver, PA
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Revisiting the Lord's Prayer - Part 3 - Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 02, 2020
This Sunday we will finish revisiting of the Lord’s Prayer by reflecting on the last two sentences of it. We will be focusing particularly on how the Lord teaches us to pray in times of temptation, crisis, and evil. Sometimes it takes things getting pretty bad to make us resort to giving prayer a try. But, especially if we’re out of practice with praying, and our desperate prayer seems to go unanswered, that can be pretty hard to take. Let’s revisit how to pray about hard things and when things get hard. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Implanting Remains
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - August 02, 2020
Historically in the New Church there has been a lot of emphasis placed on the importance of implanting remains in our children. However, many parents often wonder if they are doing enough. We'll take a look at all the things the Lord does to ensure that every child has remains implanted and how we can cooperate with the Lord to make His job easier. | By Rt. Rev. Bradley D. Heinrichs | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Implanting Remains
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 02, 2020
Historically in the New Church there has been a lot of emphasis placed on the importance of implanting remains in our children. However, many parents often wonder if they are doing enough. After witnessing a baptism, we will take the opportunity to reflect on how the promises made at a child's baptism by the parents help the Lord to more easily implant those vital remains in the child. | By Rt. Rev. Bradley D. Heinrichs | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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