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Gratitude to the Lord
Worship Service: Informal Family - June 09, 2019
The book of Revelation includes angels praising the Lord. Why were they grateful to the Lord? What helps us to be grateful and what gets in the way? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallBeing Led: Seeing and Hearing
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 26, 2019
Your eyes shall see your teachers. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it." (Isaiah 30:20-21) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralQualities that Nurture Us
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 12, 2019
"Honor your father and your mother." (Deuteronomy 5:16) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Church as a Mother
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 12, 2019
Then one said to Jesus, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You." But He answered and said to the one who told Him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" and He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, Here are My mother and My brothers!" (Matthew 12:50) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralWelcoming the Lord as King
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 14, 2019
Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" (Mark 11:9-10) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralJoseph and His Brothers
Doctrinal Class - March 27, 2019
How do we come to genuine wisdom? A four class series. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social HallBad Anger and Good Anger
Worship Service: Informal Family - March 10, 2019
Starting very early in life, anger can show up in our reactions. Sometimes it can be very destructive, and sometimes it can have something heavenly within it. The Lord wants us to seek His help to fight destructive anger, and to strengthen us to be ready to defend good things with power when this is important. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallFormed by the Potter's Hands
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - February 24, 2019
Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. (Jeremiah 18:3-4) Offertory replaced by hymn from later service because it was copyright protected. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralThr Lord's Leading
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 24, 2019
Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to make. (Jeremiah 18:3-4) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralOpening Up to Courage
Worship Service: Informal Family - February 10, 2019
Moses’ Mission. Choosing Vulnerability. For week three of the “Opening Up” series on Moses, we will consider the courage it took for Moses to face the opposition of the powerful Pharaoh of Egypt and to take the Israelites from their old life toward a new and easily uncertain future. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallChoosing to Trust in the Lord
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - February 03, 2019
Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few." (1 Samuel 14:6) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralGrowing in Wisdom
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 03, 2019
"Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son." (Genesis 22:13) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralYour Book of Life
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - January 20, 2019
And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and the books were opened. And another book was opened which is the Book Of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. (Revelation 20:12) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralBaptism: A Special Sign
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - January 13, 2019
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:16-17) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralBeing Spiritually Washed by the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 13, 2019
When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately form the water; and behold the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:16-17) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Journey of the Wise Men
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2018
"...we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him." (Matthew 2:2) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralKeeping Watch By Night
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 16, 2018
The shepherds knew that night could be a dangerous time for the sheep, so they were diligently keeping watch. Little did they know of the spiritual darkness that was deepening and creating dangers for human beings. The darkness was suddenly removed with the appearance of an angel bringing them “good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” We too have times when we need to keep watch within times of spiritual night with the hope and promise for our lives that the Lord’s birth into the world can bring to each of us. (a non-copyrighted song is included). | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallThe Lord Was Born to Bring Peace
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 02, 2018
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralInner Peace: The Wolf Will Dwell with the Lamb
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 02, 2018
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralAbraham Bargaining with God
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 18, 2018
And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city, would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?" (Genesis 18:23-24) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralHow Much of My Life Do I Have to Change?
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 18, 2018
And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?" (Genesis 18:23-24) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralLike A Fruitful Tree
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 11, 2018
The Lord tells us that our lives can be like fruitful trees and grapevines that bear bountiful grapes. They also can be like prickly thorn bushes or withered and barren plants. Our choices are what make the difference in what kind of plant we are. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallLove Over Ego
Doctrinal Class - November 07, 2018
A Journey Program series of six doctrinal classes based on the first six chapters of the Book of Daniel. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood VillageWhat Do You Value?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 28, 2018
King Belshazzar sees the writing on the wall. "Change My Heart, O God" replaced by Hymn from the next service because of copyright protection. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralContentment over Materialism
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 28, 2018
King Belshazzar and his one thousand guests drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and Iron, wood and stone. In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote opposite the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. (Daniel 5:4-5) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral