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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
My Sheep Hear My Voice
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 8 Aug, 2021
Just Do the Right Thing
Worship Service: Sermon only - 8 Aug, 2021
The complicated relationship between our motives and what we do. | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Memorial Service for Berith Carswell Acton
Memorial Service - 7 Aug, 2021
November 11, 1929 - June 17, 2020 | By Rev. Barry C. Halterman , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What if You See a Problem?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 1 Aug, 2021
The Lord wants us to be helpful in our interactions with others. Sometimes this is not very easy. What are good ways to respond to problems or issues we see in another person's life? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Helping Others Grow
Worship Service: Sermon only - 1 Aug, 2021
What do you do when you see or think you see a problem or significant fault in another person's life? How often do your efforts to help that person see the issue result in a good outcome? The Lord has some fundamental things to teach us about how we can be most constructive in these interactions with others. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Jonathan's Loyalty to David
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 25 Jul, 2021
Friendship
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Jul, 2021
Friendships don't just fall on our laps. They require work and a commitment to honesty and integrity if we wish to have meaningful ones. The quality of a friendship is dependent upon our willingness to grow and mature spiritually. We'll consider the types of things that fill the "space" between ourselves and others remembering that "anyone can befriend another, but most of all we ought to befriend what is good" (AC 4804). | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Memorial Service for Charles H. Lindrooth
Memorial Service - 25 Jul, 2021
Glimpses of Heaven
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 18 Jul, 2021
Glimpses of Heaven
Worship Service: Sermon only - 18 Jul, 2021
The Most Important Thing
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 11 Jul, 2021
In the book of Deuteronomy we are told how Moses was led to the top of a mountain to view the promised land that was before him. Here the Lord gives Moses commands, but they are commands for "today." When we view the journeys before us, let us hear the Lord speaking to us "today." | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Visible God
Worship Service: Sermon only - 11 Jul, 2021
In the final moments before Jesus would leave His disciples, He prayed that they would be one, even as He and the Father are one. As we read and live the truths of His Word, let us realize His presence growing and visible before us that we may say with a fullness of heart, "My Lord and My God." | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Memorial Service for Michael Andrew Wells and Harry Grubb
Memorial Service - 9 Jul, 2021
Harry Grubb 3/24/1941 – 9/25/2020 Michael Andrew (Grubb) Wells 2/9/1956 - 9/1/2020 | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
How Do We Love Our Country?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 4 Jul, 2021
The Lord has told us that if we love our country in this world and from wishing it well, do things that are good for the country, we will in the next life love the Lord's kingdom as our country. How do we show a wise love of our country? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
A Nation Whose God is the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - 4 Jul, 2021
What does it mean that a country of hundreds of millions of people might choose the Lord as their God? It doesn't mean that everyone has to agree, but it does mean that a majority of people live according to certain principle and values. These are principles and values the Lord calls each of us to live by. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
"Young Man, I Say to You Arise"
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 27 Jun, 2021
How we feel the touch of the Lod's hands in the use of our own hands for good. | By Philip B. Schnarr, Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Touched by the Hands of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - 27 Jun, 2021
The Lord's laying of His hand on children and young children means the transmission and reception of Divine power, enabling a person's interiors to be healed, which is salvation." (Arcana Coelestia 10023:8) | By Philip B. Schnarr, Bryn Athyn Cathedral