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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, PADo 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 CathedralBethlehem
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 HallSeeing 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 CathedralThe 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, AZThe 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, PAThe 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 CathedralThe 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 HallGod 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, AZChristmas - 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, PAHow 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 CathedralPrepare 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 HallThe 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, RSAMatthew
Doctrinal Class - November 30, 2016
A three class series on the Christmas story in Matthew, only the first two of which are recorded. | By Rev. Grant H. Odhner | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social HallThe Promise of John the Baptist
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - November 27, 2016
The Lord was born on earth to bring hope to the hopeless, to those who think that they will never change, the promise is John the Baptist was a miracle, that represents the beginning of this change, a new life coming into our hearts, which inspires us to make true changes. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Sr. | Westville, RSAA Star Shall Come and a Scepter Will Rise
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 27, 2016
Balaam’s prophecy of the Lord’s birth can be a powerful image of the light the Lord wants to bring to our lives and that He is the King of Kings or the source of wise and loving order for our lives. In preparing for the advent season we can see this prophecy as a reminder of what we can do to welcome the Lord’s birth in our lives. Numbers 24:12-17, AE 422.20 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallThe LORD'S Garments
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 27, 2015
Family Service - Talk Title - The LORD's Garments 1st Lesson: Luke 2: 6-7; Matthew 17: 1-8 2nd Lesson: John 19: 32-42 3rd Lesson: Sacred Scripture: 40: 1a; Apocalypse Explained 1072: 3b | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PASeeking the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 27, 2015
"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near," (Isaiah 55:6) | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith | Bryn Athyn CathedralFollowing 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, AZEvery Stone Shall Cry
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 25, 2015
"I tell you that if these should keep silent the stones would immediately cry out" (Luke19:40) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn CathedralThe Light Of The World
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve Family Service - Talk Title - The Light of the World 1st Lesson: Luke 2: 8-14 2nd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 2699.2 | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PAThis Will be a Sign to You
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 24, 2015
"And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger." (Luke 2:12) Copyright music not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralChristmas, 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, AZThe Son of God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - December 20, 2015
Joseph was told that the Child in Mary's womb had been "conceived of the Holy Spirit"; Mary was told that the Child would be called "the Son of God." He would also be "Immanuel," that is, "God with us." How could He be both the Son of God and God Himself? It can seem like an abstract theological problem, but coming to grips with this question helps us to see more clearly who God is, and so be more closely conjoined with Him. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Westville, RSAChristmas - Hope in the Christmas Story
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - December 20, 2015
Hope comes when fear is taken away. The angels of the Christmas story come with a message of hope to take away fear. A message of hope in the Lord that He can help us and save us. And the hope of every new beginning in that direction. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA