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In Our Own Space
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 17, 2017
Our sermon is based on the famous words of Joshua to the Israelites shortly before he died: "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 25:15). Each of us has a public life and private life. For most of us, our private lives center on our homes and the people we live with there. this facet of life also includes our circle of close friends, or the times when we are by ourselves. The Lord urges us to pay attention to the ways we tend to act in our private lives, and to serve Him in this "center" so that our inner qualities, which tend to be exhibited there, become more and more heavenly. | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Westville, RSA
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From Sister To Wife
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 17, 2017
Why did Abram ask Sarai to pretend to be his sister when sojourning in Egypt? In this sermon we look at the spiritual representation of Sarai being a "sister" verses being a "wife." | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Heaven's Human Form
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 17, 2017
| By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MD
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Five Loaves and Two Fishes
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 17, 2017
In the Gospels, the Lord fed 5000 people with only five loaves of bread and two fishes. How does this symbolize the way the Lord feeds us? And what does it have to do with New Church Education? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Anointing With Love
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 10, 2017
Family Service - Talk Title - Anointing With Love 1st Lesson: Psalm 133 2nd Lesson: Mark 14: 2-9 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 9954.3 | By Rev. Brett D. Buick | Kempton, PA
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 8 - Innocence and Peace in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 10, 2017
This is Part 8 in our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell'. This week we think about the innocence of heaven's angels, and how this is similar but also distinctly different to the innocence that little children have. The Lord tells us in Scripture that we must become like a little child in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Happiness, Part 2 - 3 Ways We Undermine Happiness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 10, 2017
Three ways we undermine our happiness: 1) we pursue false gods, 2) we focus on unhappiness, 3) we focus on happiness. The first step in any spiritual growth process is to clear the field of mistakes so the Lord can work, and in this case give us happiness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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The Lord's Merciful View of Us
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 10, 2017
Full service. We make lots of mistakes. Sometimes it's painful to see them. The Lord looks at our poor motives and not so good choices, and guides by means of them to get better. John and Lori Odhner hold copyright on "He Has Shown You". Used by permission. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Value of Pragmatism and Mixed Motives
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 10, 2017
Religion is fundamentally idealistic. It shows us a way of being that at first is just an idea that we hope to make a reality. Pragmatism can seem like compromising on our ideals to get things done. Hear how the Lord uses our pragmatic impulses to lead us forward. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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God's Healing Forgiveness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 10, 2017
We all have times when we become paralyzed by evil and falsity. We want desperately to be good but for some reason we cannot seem to let go of harmful thoughts and feelings. The Lord's forgiveness offers us a way out of this spiritual paralysis: when we raise our thoughts to Him. He heals us through His forgiveness, and in that healing we find freedom for our minds. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn | Westville, RSA
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Saved By The Whale
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 10, 2017
Jonah the prophet was told by the Lord to go to Nineveh, to preach against their wickedness. But instead he went the opposite direction, and was eventually cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish, which was prepared by the Lord for him. What is the “whale” or the “great fish” that the Lord prepares for us? How can something as scary as that represent the Lord's love for us? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Building Your House On The Rock
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 10, 2017
What does it mean to build your house upon the rock versus the sand. This sermon helps us understand this by focusing on the spiritual meaning of "sand." | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger | West Concord, MA
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Associate Spirits
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 10, 2017
| By Rev. Michael D. Gladish | Mitchellville, MD
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The LORD'S Education: Opening The Way
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 03, 2017
Sunday School Service - Children's talk Title - Abram's Wife Called His Sister 1st Lesson: Genesis 12: 10-20 2nd Lesson: Matthew 2: 13-15; Luke 2: 41-52 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 1487 | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith | Kempton, PA
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 7 - The Voices of the Angels
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 03, 2017
In Part 7 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell' we explore the language of angels as they communicate with each other. We also think about how the Lord, through angels, communicates with us. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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Samson's Strength
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 03, 2017
Judges 14-16 tell stories of the strength of Samson. Where did his power come from? What does it mean in our life? There is miraculous power in service. "A person's thought from his will produces all the strength of his body, and if it were inspired by the Lord through His Divine truth, that person would have the strength of Samson." (AC 10182.6) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Happiness, Part 1 - Happiness Is a Choice
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 03, 2017
We often think of happiness a matter of achievement and circumstances, but the Lord teaches us that happiness has a significant component of life choices and attitude. Some kinds of happiness are like chaff and some are like roots. A challenge to you this week is to pay attention to the kinds of happiness you are choosing. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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Labor of Love
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 03, 2017
Charity is by definition a love for usefulness of all kinds. Charity wants to do what is good for our neighbor, and goodness is the same as usefulness (True Christianity 394). Closing Prayer by Rev. EH Carswell. | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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How to Love Work
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 03, 2017
But Simon answered and said to him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net." And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. (Luke 5:5-6) John and Lori Odhner hold copyright on opening hymn. Used by permission. | By Rev. Philip B. Schnarr | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Helping Each Other: Part 3 - Offering Spiritual Support
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 03, 2017
In this sermon we are concluding the Helping Each Other series by talking about how to offer spiritual support. It sounds so good–offering spiritual support. And it is so good and can make such a difference when it’s done well. But offering spiritual support can also be done badly–people can be arrogant, controlling, clueless, etc. in the ways they approach "trying to help" and they can end up actually making things worse. But the answer isn’t that we should stop trying. Let’s learn what the Lord teaches about how to avoid common pitfalls and how we can best approach offering spiritual support to others. Download the workbook and other resources for doing this program at http://newchurchwestville.co.za/helping/ | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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The Fruit of the Tree
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - September 03, 2017
| By Michael Ferrell | Mitchellville, MD
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Conscience And Temptations
Worship Service: Adult (full service with music) - August 27, 2017
Adult Evening Service - Speaker - Candidate Judah E. Synnestvedt | By Rev. Judah E. Synnestvedt | Kempton, PA
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Heaven and Hell Pt. 6 - Working for the Common Good - Government in Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - August 27, 2017
This is Part 6 of our series following the book 'Heaven and Hell'. Here we consider the nature of government in heaven, and how ultimately everyone is led by the Lord in accordance with how wise they are relative to the rest of their angelic community, and how everyone strives to serve the common good. | By Rev. Garry B. Walsh | Phoenix, AZ
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An Ally on the Inside
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 27, 2017
In Joshua chapter two, Joshua sent spies into the city of Jericho to determine how hard it would be to take the city. While they were there the spies found an unexpected ally in a woman named Rahab. What does “Rahab" represent in our spiritual battles? Non-copyrighted music included. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Jonah, Part 4 - Right to be Angry?
Worship Service: Informal Family - August 27, 2017
The Lord asks us to look at the source and value of our anger. It is not wrong to be angry, but there are different kinds of anger and we are responsible to evaluate our anger and act appropriately. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Sarver, PA
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