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Listening with Humility
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 31 Oct, 2021
If the Lord offered to give you whatever you wanted, what would you ask for? The Lord did make this offer to King Solomon and he asked for someting very surprising, but incredibly valuable. Learn what it was and how we can learn to use the same gift. (1 Samuel 3:5-15) | By Rev. Barry C. Halterman , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Listening with Humility
Worship Service: Sermon only - 31 Oct, 2021
When we hear people say things we don't like or things we disagree with it is easy to fall straight into judgment moade. Learn what the story of Solomon can teach about how to silence the judging mind and learn to get ot the heart of the matter first. | By Rev. Barry C. Halterman , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Listening with Patience
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 24 Oct, 2021
In Week 2 of our new Journey series, "Tell Me More," we consider the story of the Lord's visit to the home of tow sisters, Mary and Martha. As Martha rushes around getting things ready for her Guest, she complains that she's having to do all the housework herself while Mary just sits there listening to the Lord (see Luke 10:38-42). We are, of course, tempted to side with Martha - she has a point - but the Lord's response reveals a "missing ingredient" that an easily overlooked. [Note: readings are cut off near the end] | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What Do You Pay Attention To?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 17 Oct, 2021
Pharoah's daughter had eyes to see a basket floating among the reeds and ears to hear baby Moses crying and responded with compassion. The Lord also wants us to be able to listen to others so that we can be wisely kind to them. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Listening with Awareness
Worship Service: Sermon only - 17 Oct, 2021
This week we begin a new Journey series on listening, "Tell Me More". Being wisely kind to others involves listening to them. It is hard to be helpful if you don't know what another person is thinking and why. In Exodus 2 we read about how Pharoah's daughter noticed a basket floating at a distance. Sensing its potential importance, she had a servant get it, finding the baby Moses within. Her seeing, listening, and responding were essential for the Lord's plan to lead the Israelites out of slavery. The "Tell Me More" series runs from October 17 to November 7, 2021. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
A Man Born Blind
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 10 Oct, 2021
The gospel of John records the remarkable account of a man born blind receiving sight from the Lord. But what happens after the miracle is even more astonishing. It shows the formerly blind man's process of discovery as he moves from thinking Jesus is merely a man, to thinking He must be some kind of prophet, to realizing He came from God. This journey of discovering who Jesus really is parallels our own. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Our Journey of Faith
Worship Service: Sermon only - 10 Oct, 2021
"True Christianity" 538 says "unless God is approached in thought as a Person, all ideas of God perish." The formerly blind man is ruthlessly attacked by the Pharisees as they work to discredit the miracle, and when the man finally blurts out that Jesus must come from God or be God, he is excommunicated. In a similar way, the hells and secular society work to discredit our belief in God (and the Word). From being born "blind" we receive "sight" and then the real test begins - is Jesus God or not? Or put another way, in whom or what is our ultimate authority? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Creating True Spiritual Impact in a Troubled World
Charter Day Service - 8 Oct, 2021
Listen to Moses
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 3 Oct, 2021
Candidate Steven Gunther. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16 can help us see the value in listening to the Lord and doing the work He calls us to do. If we push it off until some later time, we will only make it harder for us to do the right thing. | By Steven Gunther , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Are You Convinced?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 3 Oct, 2021
Candidate Steven Gunther. What does it take for us to believe something is true? We will look at the parable of the rich man and Lazarus to see what it really means to be convinced by something, especially the things that Lord teaches us in the Word. | By Steven Gunther , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What Do You Expect?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 26 Sep, 2021
Our lives are built upon expectations. The Lord has gifted us with the capacity to "project" whatever kind of future we desire but we also know that our hopes and dreams don't necessarily materialize in the way we had hoped. The Lord's Word has a wonderful way of shifting our perspective, of re-aligning and restoring our expectations. We will use the Lords' words from Mt. 10:34 to illustrate this point. "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword." | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Great Expectations
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 26 Sep, 2021
One of the biggest challenges in life is learning how to interpret setback and disappointment. Everyone, young and old, has high ideals, a strong sense of how things "should" be, but the school of "hard knocks" tells a different narrative. How we deal with loss and defeat, and how we view underlying causes, will do a lot to reshape our future. The Lord's Word records a number of incidents and events in which people expect one thing but are shown something quite different. Most of us don't like surprises but in the case of the Lord's surprises, these are often just what we need! | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Slaying the Amalekites
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 19 Sep, 2021
Throughout the Old Testament, the Amalekites are a persistent enemy of the children of Israel. They were desert nomads who hid in the mountains and chose to attack and prey upon people when they were the most vulnerable. This is why they were an enemy that the Lord said should be blotted out completely and utterly destroyed. We will look at how we can prepare ourselves to fight against such a ruthless enemy. | By Rt. Rev. Bradley D. Heinrichs , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Slaying the Amalekites
Worship Service: Sermon only - 19 Sep, 2021
Throughout the Old Testament, the Amalekites are a persistent enemy of the children of Israel. They were desert nomads who hid in the mountains and chose to attack and prey upon people when they were the most vulnerable. They represent in us the "falsity arising from interior evil" which remains hidden and only seeks to confuse and entrap us in our weakest states. That is is why they were an enemy that the Lord said should be blotted out completely and utterly destroyed. We will look at how we can prepare ourselves to fight against such a ruthless enemy. | By Rt. Rev. Bradley D. Heinrichs , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
New Beginnings
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 12 Sep, 2021
Our lives switch tempo with the start of a new school year, as the summer wanes and a new season approaches. The pace picks up for all of us, whether or not we, or a loved one, are going back to school. In anticipation of "new beginnings," we will consider the topic of change and how the Lord promises to switch out our "heart of stone" with a "heart of flesh" (Ezek 26:26). How does this work? It sounds painful. Is it? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
A New Spirit
Worship Service: Sermon only - 12 Sep, 2021
The Word of the Lord is a book about change - "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you" (Ezekiel 36:26). As a result, each page breathes change, anticipates change, and encourages change. You won't find a chapter or verse promoting the status quo and yet change is not always welcomed by us. Studies suggest about 90% of our daily routine is habitual which means if we are serious about forming a better habit we must recognize that we're competing against a busy schedule. But the Lord doesn't leave us stranded - we've been given some powerful tools to begin life anew. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Controlled by a Legion of Evil Spirits
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 5 Sep, 2021
The Lord healed a man whose life had been greatly harmed because of evil spirits controlling him. The Lord promises us that this type of possession is no longer possible, but still we have to learn to recognize the thoughts and motivations evil spirits try to inspire as our own. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Spiritual Freedom: Being Healed by a Legion of Evil Spirits
Worship Service: Sermon only - 5 Sep, 2021
We tend to think that external events or the responses of others cause our inner reactions. It can feel like our unhappy and unhelpful responses are inevitable, but the Lord offers us the freedom to respond differently to what happens in our lives. It will require effort and help from the Lord to have this freedom truly become ours. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Soothed by David's Harp
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 29 Aug, 2021
King Saul made some poor choices which led him to being grumpy, irritable and suspicious. They young shepherd boy, David, was brought to the palace to play his harp and as soon as he did this "Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him" (1 Samuel 16:23). We will consider how the Word is really "music" that seeks to harmonize with our efforts to love the Lord and our neighbor. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Sound of Truth
Worship Service: Sermon only - 29 Aug, 2021
We're taught that music in this world is of a spiritual origin. This explains why a beautiful piece of music can stir us so deeply and change our mood. It also explains why David's harp playing drove away King Saul's distressing spirit - evil in all its forms flees from the "sound" of truth and goodness (AR 276). To live in harmony with the Lord and our neighbor is to place ourselves in harmony with love, mercy and forgiveness, with the music (teachings ) of the Word. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Consider the Lilies of the Field
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 22 Aug, 2021
Many treasures from all over the world were brought to King Solomon in Jerusalem; it all seemed so good. But the Lord teaches us that things that are truly good only come from Him. | By Rev. Kurt Hyland Asplundh , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Consider the Lilies of the Field
Worship Service: Sermon only - 22 Aug, 2021
King Solomon's material wealth and worldwide reputation for wisdom are described in fascinating detail in the Word. What might those descriptions tell us about our modern world and why did the Lord say none of it compared to a blossoming flower? | By Rev. Kurt Hyland Asplundh , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Your Next Chapter
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 15 Aug, 2021
We talk about life as a book - "I'm glad that chapter of my life is over," or "She's an open book," or "You need to read between the lines." The Scriptures strengthen the analogy between books and people, especially when it comes to the Word, since what is written by the Lord needs to be "written" on our heart. We will be exploring what gets written in our Book of Life (Revelation 20:12) with a focus on your next chapter. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Book of Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Aug, 2021
New Church theology has fascinating things to say about our Book of Life. We're told it's a collection of every thought, word, deed and experience we've ever had in this world, imprinted on our interior memory, never to be lost. Logic would dictate that if our Book of Life is to be reviewed in the next life (see AC 2474) it only makes sense that we'd want to work on becoming as much an "open book" as possible while living here on earth. But how do we do that? | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Memorial Service for Margaret (Peb) Adams
Memorial Service - 15 Aug, 2021