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How the Lord Uses the Different States We Go Through
Worship Service: Sermon only - 19 Aug, 2012
We go through different states all the time in our lives and these are illustrated by many stories in the Word in parables. We will be looking at three stories of different people to illustrate these states and how the Lord can use these to teach us how we can improve our spiritual state. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Leading is not Following
Worship Service: Sermon only - 12 Aug, 2012
This Sunday we will talk about some of the ways that leaders have to serve other people by standing for things that are difficult and go against the grain of culture. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Why is it so hard to grow the church?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 22 Jul, 2012
What lessons can we learn from the story of Noah and from the beginning of the Christian Church that will help us understand where we fit into the establishment of the Lord's Church on earth, and how can we be better servants in His kingdom? | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith , Westville, RSA
Lies About Love, Part 2 - Unconditional and Conditional Love
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Jul, 2012
Unconditional love is a beautiful ideal: who doesn't want to be loved, no matter what they do? But then there are questions that come up when we try to put it into practise. How do you love someone unconditionally? Are we meant to love all people unconditionally or just certain people? Are there ever times when we need to put conditions on our love? This Sunday we're continuing our series on Lies about Love and we'll be trying to sort out the important truths from the harmful lies that can all be part of our ideas around unconditional love. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Lies About Love, Part 1 - The Confusion about Love and Feelings
Worship Service: Sermon only - 8 Jul, 2012
It's hard to think of anything more important than love. What we love affects everything about our lives. And yet, it's also really easy to get confused about love--what is it? What does it mean to love somebody? How do we show our love in this or that situation? Part of what makes it difficult is that there are a lot of misconceptions or lies about love out there. This Sunday we're going to start talking about some of the common wrong ideas about love and what the Lord teaches us instead. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Weeds Among the Wheat - Lay reader
Worship Service: Sermon only - 1 Jul, 2012
We sometimes feel that our motives are not what they should be especially in our younger years. But they have a purpose. How can they help us with our spiritual life? What are "good" motives and what are"bad" ones? This Sunday we will be looking at the parable of the wheat and the tares and what it really means in our lives. | By Rev. Mark D. Pendleton , Westville, RSA
Are You Good Enough to Get to Heaven?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 24 Jun, 2012
The New Church offers a promise of new teachings and new understanding that makes a difference for your life. These teachings should help make things easier to get to heaven, but we can often feel like we are falling short. This Sunday we will talk about being good and getting to heaven. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
End Times - Is the World Getting Better or Worse
Worship Service: Sermon only - 10 Jun, 2012
The last 2 weeks we have talked about the Last Judgement. The New Church teaches that the End Times predicted in the Bible have already taken place and we are living in a new era of human history. If that is true, what is the potential of humanity? And what is happening now? Are things a mess? Or are we making progress? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
End Times - It's Not the End of the World
Worship Service: Sermon only - 27 May, 2012
You may have heard that the end of the world is here or that it is coming. Many Christians are in fact hoping that the world comes to a violent end very soon. There are even some who predict the end of the world this year on 21 December 2012. The New Church has a different perspective about what the Bible is talking about when it describes the end of the world. This sermon addresses this issue. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
"As We Forgive Our Debtors"
Worship Service: Sermon only - 20 May, 2012
Have you ever done something nice for someone else and not got the response that you expected or wanted? They're not grateful; they're not impressed; they don't even notice. What do you do with the feelings that come up inside you? What does the Lord say that we should do with those feelings? We say it every time we say the Lord's Prayer. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Happiness part 4 - Happiness and Relationships
Worship Service: Sermon only - 13 May, 2012
In terms of happiness, our relationships will either be one of our greatest sources of happiness or one of our greatest sources of misery. This sermon is about a few of the issues that affect our happiness within our relationships. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Happiness part 3 - Attitudes that Improve Our Happiness
Worship Service: Sermon only - 6 May, 2012
This Sunday we will discuss attitudes and perspectives that if we choose to integrate into our outlook on life will increase our sense of happiness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Happiness part 2 -Three Ways We Undermine Happiness
Worship Service: Sermon only - 29 Apr, 2012
We all value our own happiness, but we also have habits that undermine it. This Sunday we will talk about three common attitudes and practices that will undermine our ability to be happy. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Happiness part 1 - Happiness is a Choice
Worship Service: Sermon only - 22 Apr, 2012
What are we all looking for out of life? I think you could say we are all looking for happiness. This Sunday we will start a conversation that will take place over the next few weeks about what makes for lasting happiness and the things we do that undermines our happiness. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Reading the Word under the Supervision of Jesus Christ
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Apr, 2012
The story for this Sunday is about two disciples (on the road to Emmaus) who got to walk along with the Lord and have Him explain the Bible to them. What an amazing experience! How can we have that same experience? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Seeking the Living
Worship Service: Sermon only - 8 Apr, 2012
Weeping in Jerusalem
Worship Service: Sermon only - 1 Apr, 2012
When we think of Palm Sunday we think of the big celebration of the Lord coming into Jerusalem as a King but it also was a very poignant moment because, when the Lord came to the city, He wept over it. Understanding why the Lord wept can give us insight into what He was experiencing as He rode into Jerusalem that day. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Benjamin
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Mar, 2012
In the formative years of our lives we love to learn many external truths which are mostly natural truths relative to this world. We also learn, perhaps with a little less enthusiasm, about spiritual truths and the knowledge of the natural and spiritual truths together gives us some understanding of how we should conduct our lives. But simply conforming to the norms of society doesn't bring the happiness we're seeking and it's not until the truths we know are given within us that this happiness will come and this comes about with the birth of Joseph and Benjamin. | By Gerald Waters, Westville, RSA
Shift 6 - Shift of Confidence
Worship Service: Sermon only - 11 Mar, 2012
Shift 5 - Shift of Motivation
Worship Service: Sermon only - 4 Mar, 2012
In the story for this week Jacob leaves his uncle Laban after working for him for 20 years. When he leaves he has a large family and large flocks and herds; none of which he had before he worked for Laban. But he had to leave; he couldn't stay with Laban any longer, even though Laban desperately wanted him to. This week we're talking about things in our lives that we get something out of but ultimately have to leave behind. Addictions, unhealthy relationships, self-serving motivations; these are not easy to leave behind but the story for this week can help us to understand what's involved in successfully moving on from this sort of thing. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Shift 4 - Shift of Expectations
Worship Service: Sermon only - 26 Feb, 2012
Many things that are truly worthwhile take time, patience and steady effort. This week we work on shifting our expectations so that we can gracefully handle life's frustrations and setbacks. | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith , Westville, RSA
Shift 3 - A Shift of Focus
Worship Service: Sermon only - 19 Feb, 2012
How do we get motivated to actually change our lives for the better? There are a lot of different elements that go into it. One of the key elements of it, though, is something that I really hadn't thought of before I studied the story for this Sunday. So I'm pretty excited to talk to you about it. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Shift 2 - Shift of Perspective
Worship Service: Sermon only - 12 Feb, 2012
One of life's most powerful shifts can occur when we no longer think of God as someone "out there," but as the One who is also right here, always here within us. This Shift brings new perspective. No longer do we feel drained by the conflicts in our lives, but we see the way the Lord is working through them to lead us to a higher place. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Shift 1 - Become Aware
Worship Service: Sermon only - 5 Feb, 2012
Often, when conflict arises, we choose to bury the tension, preferring to get on with our daily agenda. Inevitably, though, the unresolved conflict drains energy from us until we bring it to our awareness. This week, we will discuss shifting our awareness by paying attention to the conflict. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
The Sacraments
Worship Service: Sermon only - 29 Jan, 2012
Why are the sacraments of baptism and Holy Supper not just empty rituals? What is the real meaning behind these sacraments and how do they impact on our lives? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA