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How Can We Be Kind?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 16 Oct, 2016
How can we be kind even when we don't feel like it ? Introit from 11 am service substituted for offertory because the last was copyright protected. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Building and Guarding the New Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Sep, 2016
"Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it. Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain." (Psalm 127:1) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Why is the New Church So Important
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 25 Sep, 2016
"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." (Matthew 6:33) Copyrighted music not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Prayers of Hope for Loved Ones
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Sep, 2016
Vesper Service | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Every Tree Is Known By Its Fruit
Worship Service: Sermon only - 28 Aug, 2016
"A good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its fruit." (Luke 6:43-44) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
When Our Best Effort Doesn't Seem to be Enough
Worship Service: Sermon only - 7 Aug, 2016
"Jesus said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.' Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, 'Lord I believe; help my unbelief!'" (Mark 9:23-24) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
From Infancy to Old Age
Worship Service: Sermon only - 17 Jul, 2016
"A person's life from infancy to old age is nothing else than a progression from the world towards heaven, the last stage of which is death and the actual transition from one life to the next." (Arcana Coelestia 3016) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Making Better Choices
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 17 Jul, 2016
Sometimes we make good choices and sometimes we don't. The Lord wants each of us to learn from His word and learn from our past choices about what is truly good and wisely kind. Copyright music not included, | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Kenneth Engel Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 10 Jul, 2016
Independence and Inter-Dependence
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 3 Jul, 2016
"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25. If we are going to follow the Golden Rule we need to think about what is good for more than just us. Copyright for "The Two Great Commandments" held by John & Lori Odhner. Used by permission. Hymn from later service substituted for offertory because of copyright protection. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Love of the Neighbor & Love of Country
Worship Service: Sermon only - 3 Jul, 2016
"Our country is our neighbor more than our community is, because our country consists of many communities. Love for our country is therefore broader and higher." (True Christian Religion 414) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What is a New Church Congregation Supposed to Do?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 19 Jun, 2016
"Then I, John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride for her husband." (Rev. 21:2) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Things Missing from the Holy City New Jerusalem
Worship Service: Sermon only - 5 Jun, 2016
"But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it......Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there)." Revelation 21:22-23, 25 | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Tree of Life and the Holy City
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 5 Jun, 2016
The Tree of Life described in Genesis seems lost forever. But it appears again at the end of Revelation, planted in the Holy City New Jerusalem. It represents a quality the Lord wants in our lives. Copyright music not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Priorities
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 May, 2016
"...thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Consider your ways!'" (Haggai 1:5) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What are You Going to Choose?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 15 May, 2016
Part of maturing with children is realizing that sometimes a choice has to be made. This reality shows up in an old proverb, "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Not only do we have to make choices, but another part of maturing involves seeing the relationship between choices and the consequences they bring. The Lord wants us to recognize the spiritual consequences of our choices. Copyrighted music not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Voice of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - 1 May, 2016
"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them , and they follow Me." (John 10:27) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Hearing the Lord Calling You
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 1 May, 2016
"My sheep hear My Voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." (John 10:27) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Apocalypse Revealed
Doctrinal Class - 27 Apr, 2016
A cleansing and a renewal by the Lord. A three class series on the book of Revelation and how it relates to the Last Judgment and the second coming. Discussion not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social Hall
When Bad things Happen to Good People
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 3 Apr, 2016
"When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing" (John 9:6-7) Copyrighted music not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
God Will Wipe Away Every Tear
Worship Service: Sermon only - 3 Apr, 2016
"And I Heard a loud voice from heaven saying,'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God, And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.'" (Revelation 21:3-4) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Lord Came to Serve
Worship Service: Sermon only - 24 Mar, 2016
Address given at Holy Supper Service. "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." (Matthew 20:27-28) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Stones Would Immediately Cry Out
Worship Service: Sermon only - 20 Mar, 2016
Palm Sunday Sermon "Jesus answered and said to the Pharisees, 'I tell you that if the disciples should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.'"(Luke 19:39-40) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Welcoming the Lord as King of All Creation
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 20 Mar, 2016
Palm Sunday Service Copyright music not included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Hatred: Around Us and Inside Us
Worship Service: Sermon only - 6 Mar, 2016
"If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." (John 15:18-19) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral