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Should We Give Back the Land
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 17, 2024
1st Lesson: Judges 11:1-27 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 811 (portions) Sermon: “Should We Give Back the Land” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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True Freedom
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 10, 2024
In the western world we tend to value individuality above almost anything else. The freedom of the individual is sacrosanct. The Lord also values individual freedom. Without the freedom to make personal choices we would not be able to choose heaven over hell. Yet that does not mean that all freedom is equal: one kind of individual freedom leads to hellish anarchy while the other leads to heavenly order. If we want to follow the Lord, we need to spend time distinguishing between the two. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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And Forget Not All His Benefits
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 10, 2024
When we’re under stress, or annoyed about something, or feel threatened, the clear rational thoughts that are usually within our reach go right out the proverbial window! What can we do to help each other recall the calm, rational, healing truths of the Lord’s Word? What can we do to help each other “forget not all His benefits?” | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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Peace
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 10, 2024
“Peace” The story of Gideon’s Fleece (Judges 6:35-40) tells us that the Lord prepares us for our spiritual trials by instilling a sense of peace and brings us through those trials by keeping us inwardly in peace (Secrets of Heaven 8455, 3696). | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Peace
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 10, 2024
“Peace” The story of Gideon’s Fleece (Judges 6:35-40) tells us that the Lord prepares us for our spiritual trials by instilling a sense of peace and brings us through those trials by keeping us inwardly in peace (Secrets of Heaven 8455, 3696). | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Variety and Unity
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 10, 2024
1st Lesson: Genesis 11:1-9 2nd Lesson: Zephaniah 3:9-13 3rd Lesson: Divine Providence 259:3 Talk: “The Essentials of the Church” (Text: Zeph. 3:9) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Prepared
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 03, 2024
Have you ever felt well-prepared for something? It feels good to feel like we have the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual resources to handle a particular situation. Something comes up and we have what we need to respond appropriately. Great! Are you feeling prepared for the election next week and whatever happens after it? As we gather as a community to worship the Lord together (even as we will not all be voting for the same candidates), what would it look like for each of us to be better prepared by our Heavenly Father? The Lord can make a difference in our individual lives and in our community by preparing our hearts for these times of contention, stress, and fear for the future. Let’s talk about how. Choose a question or two to reflect on or discuss: 1. Describe a time when, because of the Lord and His teachings, you felt better prepared to respond to a difficult situation. 2. What would it look like for you to have more confidence in the Lord at this current time in the world? 3. What is an area where you feel least prepared? What might it look like to invite the Lord into that part of your life? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Becoming Spiritual Harvesters
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 03, 2024
1st Lesson: Luke 10:1-11 Talk: “The Harvest” 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 911.15 3rd Lesson: Divine Providence 172.6 Sermon: “Becoming Spiritual Harvesters” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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What is at the Door
Worship Service: Children & Adult - November 03, 2024
Right at the door, right at the passage from our homes out into the world, lies a choice. It is a good choice! A choice we get to make every single day. Join us as we look at what is at the door or maybe, who is at the door. | By Rev. Charles E. Blair | Westville, RSA
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Music
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 27, 2024
"Music" Music is fun, but it is so much more. It affects us deeply, lifting us up and warming our hearts. Come and learn how music can move us, how even the Lord sang hymns, and how you can be a better person by learning how to sing in a choir or church. | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Music
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 27, 2024
"Music" Music has been with us probably from the beginning of the human race, and in each of our lives from our mothers cooing or singing to us. It has the power to affect us, like when David played for Saul. It can take us out of ourselves and connect us with the angels. And as we sing to the Lord, He can bring us closer together in charity and mutual love. | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Asking for a King
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 27, 2024
The story of the people of Israel asking for a king teaches us about how the Lord wants to lead us by His love for all people, but sometimes we aren’t happy with His love. | By Rev. John L. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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Dealing with Devils - Attack on the Will
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 27, 2024
1st Lesson: Deuteronomy 16:19-22 2nd Lesson: Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16 3rd Lesson: Arcana Caelestia 1820 Talk: “Buying Us Off with Flattery” | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Kempton, PA
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Picking and Choosing
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 27, 2024
We all want to be good: but how do we decide which good things to do? No matter how much we do, there is always more to be done. When faced with just how many needs there are in the world we can become overwhelmed. We cannot possibly do it all. In order to be good we have to constantly make a judgment call about what good things we will do, and just as importantly, what good things we will not do. We’ll talk about how to make those choices this Sunday. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Being Fed By Ravens
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 20, 2024
Our Story is about a Raven sent to feed Elijah. Why a Raven? This bird is a scavenger. It feeds on dead creatures/carrion. Yet today, it is a choice bird that the LORD uses to take care of Elijah. Is there more to the story than meets the eye? | By Rev. J. Bheki Dube | Westville, RSA
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A Shining Face
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 20, 2024
When Moses returned to the people from speaking with the Lord, his face shone. Angels, too, have shining faces. How can we see the light of heaven reflected in others’ faces? And how can we let our own faces reflect the light of the Lord’s truth? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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The First of Charity
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 20, 2024
"The First of Charity" When we think about love, often the first things we think of are actions that we DO in order to show someone that we care—hugs, listening, helping, etc. But how often do we think of all the things we don’t or shouldn’t do in order to love our neighbor? | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The First of Charity
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 20, 2024
"The First of Charity" When we think about love, often the first things we think of are actions that we DO in order to show someone that we care—hugs, listening, helping, etc. But how often do we think of all the things we don’t or shouldn’t do in order to love our neighbor? | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord Rules Over All
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 13, 2024
1st Lesson: I Samuel 15:16-24, 30-35 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6944, 10775 3rd Lesson: Divine Providence 250:3-5 Talk: “Trust in the Lord Despite Corruption” (Text: Ps. 103:19) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Water into Wine
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 13, 2024
In the Gospel of John, Jesus’ first miracle consists of turning water into wine. While this miracle is powerful in it’s own right, it also represents a spiritual process that we all must go through: just as Jesus turned simple water into good quality wine, the Lord can transform the basic ideas we know into a way of life. What were once simple truths can become the good habits that lead to heaven. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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How Saul Lost his Donkeys and found a kingdom
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 13, 2024
A Charter Day service about our goals. We don’t always find what we are looking for. Sometimes what we find is much better. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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The Minority Report
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 13, 2024
“The Minority Report” Of the twelve men sent to spy the land of Canaan to determine the strength of its people, fortifications and resources, only two, Caleb and Joshua, came back with the news that they could conquer the land if they trusted the Lord. Caleb and Joshua’s report contained the truth, the blueprint for a happy life, and yet the people sided with the majority, the ten, who gave a “bad report” (Numbers 13:32) by invoking fear instead of trust. How do we learn to trust the “minority report” and why do we need to listen to the “Calebs” and “Joshuas” of the world? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Minority Report
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 13, 2024
“The Minority Report” The hells want us to think we’re in the minority, that we’re alone in doing the right thing. It can certainly feel that way at times. Think of Caleb and Joshua, two of the twelve spies, who found themselves in the minority when they gave their report that the children of Israel could conquer the land of Canaan if they trusted the Lord and didn’t let fear consume them (Numbers 13-14). But we don’t see as the Lord sees. We’re not alone. All great things start with a few, with a minority. This Charter Day weekend marks the celebration of the Academy Charter. All it took was a few brave souls to cast a vision. What can we do to be like “Caleb” and “Joshua” and further the cause of the New Church? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Let Go and Know That I am God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 06, 2024
1st Lesson: Psalm 46 (portions) Talk: “The Power of the Lord” 2nd Lesson: Psalm 46 3rd Lesson: Prophets and Psalms 296 4th Lesson: True Christian Religion 68 Sermon: “Let Go and Know that I am God” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Let Go and Know That I am God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 06, 2024
1st Lesson: Psalm 46 (portions) Talk: “The Power of the Lord” 2nd Lesson: Psalm 46 3rd Lesson: Prophets and Psalms 296 4th Lesson: True Christian Religion 68 Sermon: “Let Go and Know that I am God” | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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