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You Are All Brethren
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 24, 2016
This message considers how the Lord is looking to lead every one of us into a state of life where we live in an environment of true mutual love, where we think of every other person as being our spiritual brother or sister. It includes a story of an American paratrooper who was taken in by an English couple who made him part of their family while he was stationed in their country during World War II. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Our Whole Life is in Each Single Affection
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 10, 2016
This message considers the Parable of the Wedding Feast. In the internal or spiritual sense it is a story of how parts of us might currently want to reject the Lord's invitation while other parts of us readily accept it and want to be joined with Him in His kingdom. These different aspects of the person we are inside are found in every affection that we feel. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Questioning the Lord's Authority
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 03, 2016
This message thinks about what some people who saw the Lord in the world were missing out on. They failed to see that His essence was Love itself. They therefore were not open to receiving the blessings He had on offer. If we are not careful we might find ourselves doing something similar today. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Following the Star to the Infant Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2015
This message considers the symbolism found in the Christmas story, and looks in particular at the star, the wise men, and the gifts they brought. Together this is a picture of the coming to humanity of the love and knowledge that lead to true worship of the Lord. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Christmas, and the Path Toward Peace
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 20, 2015
This message considers the stages of a person's progress toward a true state of personal peace, as reflected in the story of the Virgin Mary being visited by the angel, and learning that she would become the mother of the Lord. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Balaam's Blessing
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 06, 2015
This is a Christmas-season message that considers the story of Balaam's blessing of the Children of Israel. It is a story of hypocrisy and of contrasts. Balaam was forced to bless even though he wanted to curse. While he was trying to oppose the Lord's will, below in the valley was the encampment of the Children of Israel. This camp was an illustration of the Lord's kingdom among those for whom His will has also become their will. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Human Blind Spots
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 29, 2015
This message looks at how we might have "blind spots" when it comes to our attitudes and the things that do, that might interfere with our relationships with others and perhaps even with our spiritual progress. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Being Grateful for the Manna
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 26, 2015
This message considers how the Children of Israel found themselves grumbling about the manna that they were receiving in the wilderness. Like all of us, they should have demonstrated that they were grateful. They should have thanked the Lord for this wonderful and reliable gift. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Like Sheep That Have Gone Astray
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 22, 2015
This message asks each person to look at themselves and the people around them as potentially being sheep who have gone astray. We consider the Lord's love and the place of real repentance. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Seeing Divine Providence in Everyone
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 15, 2015
This message concludes the series "Living Gratefully" and asks the listener to try to see the Lord's Divine providence in everything, and especially in everyone. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Lord Chooses Whom He Pleases
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 08, 2015
This message reflects on how the Lord in unknown ways chooses people to serve their country as part of the military. Each in their own way has answered the Lord's and their country's call. We need to remember to honor the Lord and honor them. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Toward a Worry-Free Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 01, 2015
This message considers the Fifth Law of Divine Providence and Week 6 of the program, "Living Gratefully." Here we consider how we are not permitted to see the future, but we can reflect on the past. Seeing that the Lord has always been with us in the past can assure us that He will continue to always be with us in the future. We have no need to worry. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Clearing the Way for a Garden to Grow
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 11, 2015
This message is part of the "Living Gratefully" spiritual growth program. It considers the second law of Divine Providence and the Lord's message that we need to work on improving our outer lives so that He can improve our inner lives. Here our lives are compared to a vacant and blighted lot in a challenged part of a city. An exercise in cleaning up these places tends to bring about enormous positive changes for the community. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Our Freedom and Our Expectations
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 04, 2015
This message considers the theme of "Living Gratefully" Week 2. We think about the Lord's gift of freedom. The particular focus will be on our freedom to adjust the expectations that we have of others, so that they are more loving and fair. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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This is the Day that the Lord has Made
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 27, 2015
This message relates to Week 1 of "Living Gratefully." We examine the Lord's desire for us to see His Divine love and wisdom in all things of creation, and how we are to come to better appreciate how we too are the creations of an All-Loving God who is constantly seeking to have us come closer to Him. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Joy of Making Others Happy
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 20, 2015
This message considers the words that Jacob spoke regarding his son Issachar (Gen. 49:14, 15). They are words that, when understood spiritually, show how we all have a hereditary tendency toward allowing external or worldly rewards to be the motivation for our hard work The Lord is trying to turn our hearts so that we are motivated to work hard and help others, not for reward, but because we have come to find joy in simply being of service to others and making others happy. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Reassured and Comforted by Love
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 13, 2015
This message looks at how angels might see the Lord's face. We reflect on how this is really an experience of His love embracing and comforting, something that all of need to feel from time to time. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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When Will the Lord's Joy Come to Me?
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 06, 2015
Many people are waiting for some future time when they will finally start to feel the Lord's joy, when, in reality, His joy is already all around us, there for us to experience. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Demons We Face Along the Way
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 30, 2015
This message reflects on how we all have demons that we need to fight, and how the Lord with His love and power is always there to fight those demons and take them away from us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Don't Beat Yourself Up
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 23, 2015
Sometimes we judge ourselves more harshly than the Lord does. Remember He says, "My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Lord in the Midst of our Stormy Seas
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 16, 2015
There can be times when we find the equivalent of a storm at sea blowing through our life. In those difficult times it is good to remember that the Lord is All-Loving, All-Wise, All-Powerful, and always there for us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Lord's Gift of the Sabbath
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 07, 2015
The Lord knows that we need to consciously take breaks from the everyday activities of life, this is why He has given us the gift of the Sabbath each week. We need a regular opportunity to step into a space where we can feel His presence, and where we can practice the love that He wants us to share with others. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Finding a New Innocence
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 02, 2015
This message is for those who feel like their innocence has been lost. The Lord offers His reassurance that He is gently leading you into a new type of innocence, which is angelic innocence. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Being Healed of Our Spiritual Blindness
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 26, 2015
The story behind the song Amazing Grace is used as an illustration of the way in which the Lord gradually changes us. If we allow Him to, He takes out of a condition of spiritual blindness and brings us into spiritual sight. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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