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The Two Most Important Things
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 15, 2025
John saw a vision of two witnesses who were put to death and raised to life (Revelation 11). They represent the two essentials of the New Church: that the Lord in His glorified humanity is God and that people should live by the Ten Commandments. These two echo the two great commandments, showing us how to live heavenly lives. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Two Witnesses
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 15, 2025
In Revelation 11, John describes a vision of two witnesses. They represent the two essentials of the New Church. These two essentials are under constant threat of attack - in the vision, the two witnesses were even put to death - but the Lord protects them and can revive them, just as He revived the witnesses in John’s vision. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Welcoming the King
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 13, 2025
When the Lord was preparing to enter Jerusalem, His followers laid their garments down in the way before him and shouted out, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:37). What does it mean to welcome the Lord as the King of our lives? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Laying Our Garments Before the King
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 13, 2025
The Lord’s closest disciples laid their own garments on the donkey, and as the Lord rode the donkey into Jerusalem, the crowds laid their garments before Him on the road. In laying down their garments, all of them were giving up something of their own for the Lord, symbolically humbling themselves before Him. What does this mean for us? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Shining Face
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 20, 2024
When Moses returned to the people from speaking with the Lord, his face shone. Angels, too, have shining faces. How can we see the light of heaven reflected in others’ faces? And how can we let our own faces reflect the light of the Lord’s truth? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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Bread from Heaven
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 22, 2024
Every day for over 40 years, the Children of Israel were fed with miraculous manna. But Jesus said that He Himself was the true bread from heaven, more miraculous than manna. How do we receive the bread of life from the Lord? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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The Parable of the Two Brothers
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 08, 2024
The Lord told a parable about two brothers (Matthew 21:28-32). The first brother said he would not do as his father asked, but later he regretted it and did the work. The second agreed to work but didn’t actually do it. If we have said “no” to the Lord, we still have a chance to change our mind; and if we have said “yes,” we still have to follow through on our promises. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Good Intentions
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 08, 2024
The road to hell is paved with good intentions… or so the saying goes. The Heavenly Doctrines say good intentions can take a person to heaven. But what does it mean to really intend something? To want to do it? To do it whenever the opportunity arises? We’ll explore the question through the lens of the Lord’s parable of two brothers whose deeds do not match their words (Matthew 21:28-32). | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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A Higher Law
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 07, 2024
The law said that someone who prayed to anyone other than the king would be thrown into the lions’ den. But Daniel followed a higher law. America was founded in part on a belief that the laws of justice transcend temporary edicts of a king. How do we love our country while looking first to the Lord’s higher law? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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Mothering Moses
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 12, 2024
Several women played mothering roles in the life of Moses: his own mother, his sister, Pharaoh’s daughter. We will celebrate the mother figures in our own lives, and we will reflect on the church as spiritual mother, nurturing us and encouraging us to nurture one another. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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A Servant to All
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - March 17, 2024
| By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Taking up the Cross
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 17, 2024
When the Lord’s disciples argued over who might sit on the Lord’s right hand and left hand in heaven, the Lord called them to think differently about greatness: they should seek to be least, rather than greatest, and to serve, rather than being served (Mark 10). How do we live by those teachings? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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True Humility
Worship Service: Informal Family - February 04, 2024
Jesus told a parable about two people who were praying (Luke 18). One gave thanks that he was better than other people; the other would not even raise his eyes to heaven, but simply asked for mercy. How can we recognize our immense need for mercy and forgiveness without giving in to despair? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft
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The Wasteful Son and His Responsible Brother
Worship Service: Informal Family - October 15, 2023
The Lord told a parable about a wasteful son who was forgiven and his responsible brother who resented that forgiveness (Luke 15). At different times, we play the part of each brother. What does this parable have to say to us no matter which part of this story we are in? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Cast the Net on the Right Side
Worship Service: Informal Family - May 07, 2023
After the Lord’s resurrection, His disciples went fishing. All night they caught nothing; but in the morning, when Jesus appeared on the shore and told them to cast the net on the right side of the boat, they did so – and they caught a huge number of fish (John 21). What does this story teach us about changing how we approach things that aren’t working in our lives? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Humility and Confidence
Charter Day Service - October 07, 2022
| By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Don't Hold a Grudge
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 17, 2022
Jonah was sent to offer a second chance to people who, in his opinion, didn’t deserve one. How can we overcome grudges to serve even people we don’t get along with? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Coming Through the Fire
Worship Service: Informal Family - January 23, 2022
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego followed the Lord even when doing so meant they would be thrown into a fiery furnace. How can we find that kind of courage and confidence? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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The Promise of God-With-Us
Worship Service: Informal Family - December 06, 2020
The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him that Mary would give birth to a Son from the Holy Spirit. This would fulfill the prophecy of a virgin conceiving and bearing a Son named “Immanuel,” which means “God with us.” The Lord was born in this world to be “God with us.” But what does this mean for us here and now, when we cannot see His physical body with our eyes or touch Him with our hands? How can we know that He truly is with us? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Be Strong and of Good Courage
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 21, 2019
When Moses died, and leadership was passed to Joshua, the Lord had a message for Joshua. We are all faced with new things in life which may be frightening. The Lord has the same message for us: "Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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And the Child Grew
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 30, 2018
| By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Toronto, ON
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How We Practice Becomes Who We Are
Address at Athletic Commissioning Service. Readings by K Rogers, J Philips & Z Brock | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Do You Want to Be Made Well?
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 15, 2018
A man had been sick for 38 years, and the Lord asked him a strange question: “Do you want to be made well?” Of course, he wanted to be made well! But maybe it's not such a strange question after all. Aren't there areas of our lives where part of us doesn’t WANT the Lord's healing? How can we allow the Lord to transform those parts within us? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Learning to See the Lord
Worship Service: Informal Family - March 26, 2017
The Lord healed a man who had been blind from birth by putting clay on his eyes and sending him to wash in the pool of Siloam. The man did as the Lord told him, even though he didn't know who the Lord was, and was able to see. How can we learn from this blind man's example and learn to see clearly? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Facing Our Fears
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - February 19, 2017
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage: do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go," (Joshua 1:9) Offertory replaced by hymn from 11 am service because the former was copyright protected. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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