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Hope for Deliverance
Worship Service: Sermon only - 16 Feb, 2014
Our topic is the slavery of the ancient Israelites and their hope for deliverance. As with all parts of the Word, the message isn't for others but for ourselves: our willingness to resist the insidious urge to control others, our own experiences of oppression, and our personal prayers for deliverance. | By Rt. Rev. Peter Martin Buss, Jr. , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Lord Will Not Use Miracles to Make People Believe
Worship Service: Sermon only - 9 Feb, 2014
Do you know the difference between evidence and proof? We are surrounded by evidence for believing in the Lord for those who have eyes to see it. The Lord intends this evidence to be something that can be doubted, not a miraculous proof of His existence. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Speech of Angels
Worship Service: Sermon only - 2 Feb, 2014
Stories about how angels speak can teach us about our own efforts to communicate. Sometimes things that we hear are deeply moving to us. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Little By Little: Spiritual Rebirth is a Gradual Process
Worship Service: Sermon only - 26 Jan, 2014
"Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land." (Exodus 23:30) | By Rev. Mark D. Pendleton , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
A Role for Each of Us in a Community
Worship Service: Sermon only - 19 Jan, 2014
We know we are not designed to live alone. The Lord designed us to interact with others, to be supported by them and to support them. This sermon explores some of the teachings related to being in community. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
I Alone Am Left
Worship Service: Childrens Talk only - 12 Jan, 2014
Elijah was running from Jezebel and he felt alone, and ready to give up. How do we cope when we feel alone? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Seeing Patterns
Worship Service: Sermon only - 5 Jan, 2014
Without patterns in life we could learn nothing. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Becoming Wise
Worship Service: Sermon only - 29 Dec, 2013
True wisdom arises from our willingness to turn to the Lord in His Word, day in and day out, to find the truths that can become our guiding stars. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Things Greatest and Least
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Dec, 2013
"The Divine is the same in things greatest and least." (Divine Love and Wisdom 79) | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Shepherds Going with Haste
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 24 Dec, 2013
Christmas Eve Family Service. No Copyright music included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Joseph: Husband of Mary, Protector and Provider for Jesus
Worship Service: Sermon only - 22 Dec, 2013
"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. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for he will save His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:20-21) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Name "Jesus"
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Dec, 2013
In both Matthew and Luke the angel tells Mary and Joseph to name the baby Jesus. Why was it important to use that name? What did it mean then, and what can it mean for us now? And what does it suggest about how we should use that name? | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Willing to be Led
Worship Service: Sermon only - 8 Dec, 2013
Mary's response to the angel Gabriel calls us to consider our own responsiveness to the Lord's leading. Closing prayer by Rev EH Carswell. | By Rt. Rev. Peter Martin Buss, Jr. , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Balaam and the Angel
Worship Service: Sermon only - 1 Dec, 2013
The story of the wicked prophet Balaam and his encounter with the Angel of the Lord. The angel's words to him can be seen as an important key to the way that we approach religious questions in our life. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Can Donkeys Talk?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 1 Dec, 2013
Numbers 22 is the story of the prophet Balaam and his donkey. Our topic is the reason why the donkey spoke and what she said to Balaam. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Most Holy Act of Worship
Worship Service: Sermon only - 24 Nov, 2013
We are told that taking Holy Supper is the most holy act of worship. Why is this? What makes it so holy and how can we experience that holiness? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Power of Rituals
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 24 Nov, 2013
We live in a world that wants us to focus on the inner character of any situation without paying attention to the external. Yet there is real value in ritual and patterns in our lives, especially in our spiritual lives. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Evelyn Klein Stephens Memorial Service
Memorial Service - 23 Nov, 2013
Rest for Us, Rest for the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - 17 Nov, 2013
The seventh day of creation reflects a state when a person no longer needs to fight an inner battle to do what is right. The person truly wants to do good and useful things. This state also provides an end to the Lord's battles for us and His rest. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What Does it Mean to be a Human Being?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 10 Nov, 2013
(Part 6 of 7 in the Journey series: 7 Practices of Peace). Human beings are not perfect. We make mistakes; we err. What does it mean to be truly human? After all, on the sixth day "God created man in His own image" (Genesis 1:27), and Jesus said, "You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). | By Rev. Dr Raymond J. Silverman , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Getting Help from the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - 3 Nov, 2013
The creation of birds and fish represent the Lord's living presence in our ideas and concepts. His presence in these is essential for a more useful and happy life. (You may also find a video of this sermon from the Bryn Athyn Cathedral at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/brynathynservice/videos) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Birds & Fishes, Big & Small
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 3 Nov, 2013
Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens." Genesis 1:20 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
An Inner Compass: Our Sun, Moon and Stars
Worship Service: Sermon only - 27 Oct, 2013
This day of creation describes the beginning of a new stability and direction that improve our lives dramatically. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Like a Fruitful Tree
Worship Service: Sermon only - 20 Oct, 2013
The third day of creation included the first living things - grass, seed-bearing plants and fruitful trees. These all represent good things that we can do. This third day is also specifically associated with repentance. Why? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Charter Day
Address - 18 Oct, 2013