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The Lord Did Not Come to Bring Complacency
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 03, 2017
"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. (Matthew 10:34 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Good Peace and Bad Peace
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 03, 2017
John the Baptist spoke of preparing the way for the Lord. Raising valleys, lowering mountains and straightening out the crooked ways all mean efforts that the Lord wants us to make that help to bring heavenly peace. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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To God be the Glory
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 03, 2017
Singing is one of the most powerful ways to express joy, and this is no more true than at Christmas. The teachings of the New Church tell us that going back thousands of years, the people in ancient times delighted in singing songs about the Lord's future coming and the salvation He would bring. Today we do the same as we not only look back to the Lord's birth but also forward to His birth into our own lives. After a short talk on the joy of singing to the Lord we will join together to celebrate the joy of the Lord's Coming and the Christmas season in general. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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The Word Made Flesh
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 26, 2017
Sometimes human language can seem rather inadequate when it attempts to convey an idea. One of the things the Lord accomplished by being born into this world was to give us tangible examples of what it means to wisely love others. The Lord became the Word made flesh and dwelt among us to teach and lead us so that we might know Him and be led by Him towards better lives. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Baby Blessed by Simeon
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 01, 2017
This message examines the story of Simeon taking up and blessing the infant Lord. Simeon represents a state of life when we have begun to accept the Lord's message, not just intellectually but with our heart as well. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Visitors to the Baby Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2016
This Christmas message looks at the spiritual significance of the two difference types of people who are described as have come and visited the baby Lord. Those two types of people were the shepherds and the wise men, or magi. Each, we are taught, represent the types of spiritual qualities that lead a person to come closer to the Lord and be redeemed by Him. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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And Thou Shalt Call HIS Name JESUS
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - December 25, 2016
Christmas Day Adult Service - Sermon Title - And Thou Shalt Call HIS Name JESUS 1st Lesson: Luke 1: 67-79; Matthew 1: 18-25 2nd Lesson: True Christian Religion 121, 579 | By Rev. Andrew J. Heilman | Kempton, PA
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Looking For A Star
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2016
"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him" (Matthew 2:2) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Glorifying GOD For All We Have Heard And Seen
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 24, 2016
Christmas Eve Family Service - Talk Title - Glorifying GOD For All We Have Heard And Seen 1st Lesson: Luke 2: 4-14 2nd Lesson: Spiritual Diary Minor 4734 (portion) | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Your Prayer Is Heard
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 24, 2016
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth." (Luke 1:13-14) The General Church of the New Jerusalem holds copyright on "Whence is This Beauty". Music for Bell Choir arranged by Kent Cooper. Used by permission. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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John the Baptist - A Gift to the World
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 18, 2016
Christmas is a good time to reflect on the gifts that the Lord has given, not only throughout the year but throughout our lives. In the Christmas story, Zacharias and Elizabeth were given the gift of a child in their old age. It turns out that their baby, John the Baptist, was the Lord's gift to all humanity. He needed to be the "prophet of the Highest" so that the Lord Himself could come with His gift of redemption and eternal heavenly joy. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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A Great Light
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 18, 2016
Family Service - Talk Title - A Great Light 1st Lesson: Isaiah 9: 2, 60: 1-2 2nd Lesson: John 1: 1-5, 9-14 3rd Lesson: Apocalypse Revealed 200 (portion) | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Christmas - Gifts to the Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - December 18, 2016
The gift that is most precious to the Lord is gratitude for the gifts He gives us. When we offer to Him spiritual gold, frankincense, and myrrh, we acknowledge Him as the source of all good and truth in our life in the head, the heart, and in the world around us. That acknowledgement is worship. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Do Not Be Afraid
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 18, 2016
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John." (Luke 1:13) But while [Joseph] thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 1:18-20) | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Bethlehem
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 18, 2016
“Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us” (Luke 2:15). What is significant about the Lord being born in Bethlehem? What does “Bethlehem” represent in our lives today? How can we go there to find the Lord? We will look at the story of the wise men bringing gifts to the Lord in Bethlehem. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Seeing an Angel
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 18, 2016
Angels appear to Zacharias, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds in the Christmas story, each time giving them powerful news. What can we learn from these stories about our own Christmas experience? Copyright music not included. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Babe Leapt For Joy
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 11, 2016
This message considers how the Lord came into the world to re-open the opportunity for all people to experience heaven's joy. This was a joy that is pictured in the babe leaping in the womb of Elizabeth at the sound of Mary's voice. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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The Birth Of The LORD: Innocence
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - December 11, 2016
Adult Service - Sermon Title - The Birth Of The LORD: Innocence 1st Lesson: Luke 2: 1-14 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 1210 | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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The Lord's Birth Within Us
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 11, 2016
Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to Your word." (Luke 1:38) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Message of the Christmas Angel: “Do not be Afraid.”
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 11, 2016
Four different Christmas characters heard this message from an angel. What were they scared of? What do we tend to be scared of? What is the role of fear in our life? What are the heaven-sent messages that can alleviate our fears and bring us comfort, courage, renewal, and joy? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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God Misunderstood
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 04, 2016
Humanity has long misunderstood the essential nature of the Lord God our Creator. As we picture the tiny infant Lord in the Christmas story, it is so important to understand that the Holy Child was the Son of God, and indeed was God from God. Our understanding of all that follows in the New Testament hinges on this, as does our understanding of our own salvation. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Christmas - Lord Fights for Us
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - December 04, 2016
The Lord came to fight for us and save us from our sins. He came in a body to fight our our nature to look to the world rather than the body. He can free us from our spiritual captivity by looking to him and asking for his help. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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How the Lord Can Help when Evil Lies
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 04, 2016
And the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Genesis 3:4-5) Copyright music not included. | By Rt. Rev. David H. Lindrooth | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Prepare the Way of the Lord
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 04, 2016
The angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias the priest, and told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son in her old age. The son would be called John, and he would prepare the way of the Lord. The miracle of Christmas, of the Lord being born into the world and into our hearts, does not simply happen on its own; we need to prepare for it, and John the Baptist can show us the way. Luke 1:5-17, TCR 532 | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Spiritual Connections in Music and the Lord's Word
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 04, 2016
This Sunday before the Carol Sing there will be a brief worship service for the whole family in the church. The theme of the talk will be trying to understand the spiritual reasons why music can have such a powerful effect on us. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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