Sermon of the Week

Description: What is the Lord asking us to do when He invites us to "count our blessings?"   References:  Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 139 Arcana Coelestia 8939

References: Lessons: Exodus 4:1-5, John 15:1-5, AC 6954   Sarver, PA

1st Lesson: Genesis 3:1-5 2nd Lesson: Revelation 12:3-9, 13-17; 20:1-3 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6952.4 Sermon: "The Serpent of Old"

One of the central teachings of the New Church is that the Word has a deeper, spiritual meaning. This meaning runs through every story, every phrase, and even every word. This Sunday we'll talk about this deeper spiritual sense, and why it was revealed only hundreds of years after the Word was written, and the role it plays in the establishment of the New Church.  

This week we continue with the them of the essentials of the New Church, in other words, the core ideas that define what the New Church actually is. Last week we looked at a unique view of God. This week our focus is on life. In the New Church one of the central teachings is that we must follow the Lord's teachings, and it is only through this that we can receive salvation and eternal life. In the...

Our sermon series for New Church Day is going to be three parts. What's new about the New Church? We're going to look at what's new about an idea of the Lord, what's new about how you live your life, what's new about an understanding of the Lord's Word. The first one about the Lord, which we're going to do this Sunday, is going to be all about the oneness of God. How, when we look at the Lord Jesu...

The relevant lessons were Matthew 13:24-30 on the parable of the wheat and tares, and AC #3993:8-9 on "mediate goods."

When are you going to choose heaven? If you keep putting it off, when are you going to get there?

"Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land." (Exodus 23:30) References: Lessons: John 1:parts; Exodus 23:20-30; Revelation 21 & 22 parts

Sermon of the Week - New Church Audio We are living in an unsettling time. Emotions are high, opinions stronger than ever, and charity wanes. We can think we are right and others are blind. But all of us are blind to some degree, from ignorance and from evil. But the key to seeing is the same - to allow the Lord to heal us with His strong truth and call to repentance, to open our eyes, even to the...

Bryn Athyn Cathedral Luke 24:10-35, AE 617:21, AC 3863:14 Text: Luke 14:25,26

References: Lessons: Isaiah 49:26, Luke 24:13-35, Arcana Coelestia (AC) 3863

Bryn Athyn Cathedral Description:  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? References: Lessons: Isaiah 53:1-12, Mark 10:32-45, Arcana Coelesti...

Should we pay for something we accidentally break? Do we need to say sorry if we did something by accident? How responsible are we for the things we don't know? Jesus' parable of the wise and foolish virgins will help guide us in answering these questions.

Bryn Athyn Cathedral Text: Psalm 65, Mark 4, CL 137 Genesis 8:22    

Bryn Athyn Cathedral Description:  Setting goals, striving to be the best, holding ourselves to the highest of standards; these are all necessary goals, the "fuel" that keeps us going, and yet perfection can't ever be achieved, not in this world or the next. How do we learn to be at peace with this seeming paradox? References: Lessons: Luke 5:27-32, Matthew 19:16-22, HH 158, AC 3200

1st Lesson: Genesis 11:1-9 2nd Lesson: Zephaniah 3:9-13 3rd Lesson: Divine Providence 259:3 Talk: "The Essentials of the Church" (Text: Zeph. 3:9)

When fear departs, hope comes. 1st Lesson: Luke 1:26-38   Talk: "Message to Mary"   2nd Lesson: Arcaana Caelestia 2338   3rd Lesson: Matthew 1:18-24   4th Lesson: Luke 2:8-14   Sermon: "Hope Replaces Fear"  

Rev. Calvin Heinrichs A survey was conducted on how well people knew the 10 Commandments. The findings were a little depressing. Most people were unable to name half of them. However, there was an interesting similarity in almost every response. The one commandment that was almost universally forgotten was the Commandment to Remember the Sabbath. On Sunday, we will explore this Commandment and wha...

Courage and Surrender by   Rev. Jared J Buss     Type of Event:  Worship Service: Sermon only Date Recorded:  17 Nov, 2019 Location:   Toronto, ON    References: Ezekiel 47:1-12 Mark 10:17-31

Bryn Athyn Cathedral   Preach to Nineveh by Rev. Chris Barber Worship Service: Family (may include music) -  5 Jul, 2020 Jonah was called by the Lord to preach to foreign non-believers at Ninevah. There was a problem though - Jonah didn't want to preach to anyone who was not already of the faith. This week we will look at our inclination to assist only people we like, and how we can find it in our...

I Can't Complain...Can I? by Rev. Dr. Thane P. Glenn Most of us spend more time complaining than perhaps we should, especially when hardships start to stack up. Should we complain less? Should we feel bad about complaining? Does complaining have any role in our spiritual lives? What might the stories in Genesis of Jacob's and Joseph's trials teach us? References:  Lessons: Genesis (Gen) 47:5-9, 50...

Bryn Athyn Cathedral  Each new year that comes around completes a cycle of time. The passing of time can highlight a feeling that life is repetitious and that we haven't gained any spiritual ground since the last cycle of time that came and went. However, the Lord is preparing us, slowly filling the empty places in our spirits until they are full. A completed cycle is symbolic of what our Teaching...

Audio only from a YouTube broadcast made by Pastor Glenn Mac Frazier from The Washington New Church, Mitchellville on Sunday May 17, 2020.   Divine Providence