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Giving Up What Is Not Ours to Carry
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 28 Jun, 2020
Trampling the Serpent's Head
Worship Service: Sermon only - 1 Dec, 2019
Seedtime & Harvest
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 1 Sep, 2019
"Whie the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease." (Genesis 8:22) | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Shame and Humility
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 28 Jul, 2019
Aiming for Heaven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 5 May, 2019
Aiming for Heaven. How much fun is it to aim for ideals in a cynical time? Drawing on the Jacob story we will explore the tension of working practically at a lower level while still holding the highest goals of heaven in our sight. References include Genesis 29:15-30 & AC 3854. ~ BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Sorting Out Our Motives
Worship Service: Sermon only - 24 Mar, 2019
The relevant lessons were Matthew 13:24-30 on the parable of the wheat and tares, and AC #3993:8-9 on "mediate goods." | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Magical Life
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 24 Feb, 2019
How do we think about the workings of Providence in the world and in our lives? Is life full of patterns and underlying "magic?" We compare our modern world views with what we're told about the ancient church and how they understood the world around them. - BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Doubt, Complaining, and Patience
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Nov, 2018
Doubt, Complaining and Patience: As the Children of Israel walk through the desert they are quick to blame Moses and the Lord. Are we any slower to complain and blame when our life feels like a slog? - BDG | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
The First Commandment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Oct, 2018
NO other gods, NO Idols. How do we distinguish a false god from an imperfect understanding of the Lord? What is the blessing that comes out of the first commandment? ~ BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 16 Sep, 2018
We are described as “wonderfully made” in Psalm 139 but then again, in Isaiah we are called a ‘wicked nation,’ ‘laden with iniquity,’ in which we find nothing sound from head to foot. (Isa. 1). How do we reconcile these descriptions? How do we hold the necessity of repentance in our own daily living? | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Give Us a King - Part III
Worship Service: Sermon only - 26 Aug, 2018
About the spiritual meaning of kings in the Word Lessons: Genesis 14 Arcana Caelestia #1652,1653, 1655, 1656, 1661 selections | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Give Me a King Part 2
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 5 Aug, 2018
The responsibilities of kings, govoners and leaders in the natural world. | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Give Me a King
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 24 Jun, 2018
What are people after when they demand a king? Why is the Lord hesitant to grant this demand? We begin an exploration of where religion meets politics. - BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Isaac and Rebekah
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Mar, 2018
On its surface, this story is about the search for a bride. Abraham sends his servant to look for a suitable woman. However it is chock full of fascinat-ing and quirky details, each of which contained layers of mean-ing and depth for our spiritual lives.. ~ BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Abraham and Ishmael
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Feb, 2018
Abraham depicts the highest level of humanity, the Lord's, and by reflection, our own. Yet his firstborn is Ishmael - a rough and stubborn beginning on the path of regeneration. - BDS | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Dwelling in Unity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Jan, 2018
Alone
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 26 Nov, 2017
The Growth of the Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - 5 Nov, 2017
Lessons (not recorded): Genesis 9:20-27; Matthew 8:5-13: Arcana Caelestia #s 1069, 1071 & 1088 | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Forgiveness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 8 Oct, 2017
Humility
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 13 Aug, 2017
Hitting the Target
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 16 Jul, 2017
The Call to Leadership
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 May, 2017
2016 Jacob's Creek Wednesday Morning Lecture BDS
Lecture - 27 Jul, 2016
2016 Jacob's Creek Wednesday Morning Lecture - Rev. Brian D. Smith Readings: Genesis 27: 13-29; Conjugial Love 137, 210, 439, 461, 481 | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Jacob's Creek
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