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Justice - or Judgement
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 10 Mar, 2019
When we cry out for justice, what do we mean? Isn't it often really that we want someone to face the consequences for some wrongdoing and be punished? This sermon explores the delicate balance between these two things in our spiritual lives. - MDG | By Rev. Michael D. Gladish , Mitchellville, MD
Love Over Ego, Part 5 - Holiness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 3 Mar, 2019
Belshazzar makes a feast and uses the sacred vessels from the temple of Jerusalem in his feast, and God sends a message of judgement for his abuse of these sacred things. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Love over Ego, Part 4 - Humility Over Shame
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 24 Feb, 2019
Nebuchadnezzar learns humility before the Lord through the loss of his sanity. Our sense of humility before the Lord can be a chief virtue that guides and directs our sense of shame. At the same time, having a community that pegs our sense of shame in relationship to the Lord's values is useful to our spiritual health. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Love Over Ego, Part 3 - Confidence Over Arrogance
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 17 Feb, 2019
Nebuchadnezzar demanded that the Jews in exile, participate in the court worship of idols on the threat of death. The three Jews in question refused because they were not going to commit idolatry. Idolatry in our age is ways of thinking and living, it is the things that we make most important in our life. Can we have the courage to think and live as the Lord invites us to even at pain of persecution and rejection by others? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Close Enough to Catch
Worship Service: Sermon only - 10 Feb, 2019
It is often said that the Lord will never give us more than we can handle. And yet, sometimes we still feel totally overwhelmed, just like Peter, who tried to walk on water, but found himself sinking. - JB | By Rev. Jared J Buss , Mitchellville, MD
Love over Ego, Part 1 - True Identity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 3 Feb, 2019
Daniel sought to maintain his Jewish identity within a foreign culture, but also to succeed within that culture. Daniel stove to not defile himself according to Jewish law, and chose to pursue this by regulating his consumption. Paying attention to what we take in and where it comes from is the starting place for choosing an identity in the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Gospel - Good News for Repentance and Reformation
Worship Service: Sermon only - 30 Dec, 2018
Addiction and repentance have a lot in common. And the good news, the _gospel_ that the Lord offers us is that He can fully reform and heal us. An introduction to a series on the Sermon on the Mount. "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of heaven is near; repent and believe in the gospel." Readings: Mark 1:15; Matthew 4:12-25; Heaven and Hell 533; True Christian Religion 571; Last Judgement posthumous 352 | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier , Atlanta-Morningstar Chapel (Alpharetta GA)
Where Is He Who Has Been Born King of the Jews?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 16 Dec, 2018
The wise men pursued the Lord when they knew of His coming. Our knowledge of the Lord can be a star that leads us to Him, and it includes finding Him by way of organized religion and the wisdom collected there. Even when these organizations are corrupted, they are a place where we can learn and find the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Worshiping with the Heart
Worship Service: Sermon only - 18 Nov, 2018
Psalm 100 John 4:19-26 Arcana Coelestia 1618 Prophets and Psalms 350 | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier , Atlanta-Morningstar Chapel (Alpharetta GA)
Charity in War
Worship Service: Sermon only - 11 Nov, 2018
Judges 4 Psalm 23 Charity 166 Divine Providence 251 | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier , Atlanta-Morningstar Chapel (Alpharetta GA)
What is Faith Alone?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 4 Nov, 2018
| By Rev. Jared J Buss , Toronto, ON
Being Healed By Faith
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Oct, 2018
Sunday School Service - Children's Talk Title - Being Healed By Faith 1st Lesson: Matthew 15: 21-28 2nd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 815b 4.6. | By Rev. Judah E. Synnestvedt , Kempton, PA
Turning to the Lord
Worship Service: Informal Family - 16 Sep, 2018
Some plants turn their flowers to face the sun from morning until evening. We are taught that angels always have the Lord in front of them. The ancient Israelites were led by pillars of cloud and fire. In good times and bad, the Lord encourages us to turn to Him for all the good things He can bring us. Public domain music included, as well as "Sunflowers" (21 minutes into the recording) by permission of the authors, Warwick & Bier, and singers. Recording by Keith Genzlinger. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Noah, The Remnant
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 26 Aug, 2018
The story of Noah teaches us about the state of humanity and how the Lord protects humanity. Humanity as a species has desires passed down that lead away from the Lord and Love; these are called hereditary evil. But the provides that there are people who will follow him, and in particular he provides times and experiences of goodness and truth that sustain us through our own floods. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Good News, Part 2 - The Author
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 12 Aug, 2018
The Good News of the New Church is that the Lord has come, that he has saved all humanity, and that He can save us as individuals. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Last Judgment, Part 2 - Consequences of the Last Judgment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 10 Jun, 2018
The Last Judgment took place in the year 1757. Because the Lord has completed the Last Judgment, we are in a new era with new inner freedom to understand the Lord and live His teachings. We can, from a new inner freedom, work for heaven on earth from the inside out. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Affirmative Attitude
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 15 Apr, 2018
When we approach the Word we can come with an affirmative or negative attitude. The negative attitude withholds belief in the Word of God until it can be proved by facts and rational arguments. The affirmative attitude approaches the Word of God as true because it is the Word of God. The question to ask to pursue a rational faith is not: is it true? The question to ask is: how is it true? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
What Dreams May Come
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 15 Apr, 2018
Dreams play an important role in many stories of the Word. Joseph, Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, and others had dreams sent by the Lord that revealed His will to them. Today we rarely put much importance on dreams. And yet they remain a universal experience. Is there a way that dreams still connect us to the Lord and the spiritual world? This Sunday we will explore what dreams can mean for us today and how they can reflect a spiritual influence on our lives. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn , Westville, RSA
Seeing Signs
Worship Service: Informal Family - 8 Apr, 2018
Does the Lord still give us signs? Do some people get signs while others don’t? When the Lord commissioned the disciples, He said believers would see signs like speaking in tongues and healing the sick. Come find out how you, too, can start seeing signs from the Lord. | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Healing Physical Challenges - Jesus' Healing Miracles: Part 4 of 6
Talk - 18 Mar, 2018
Jesus' healing of the paralyzed man (Luke 5:17-26) is one example of how a person's faith opened the door for them to receive healing. Do we have faith, not so much in whether the Lord can heal us physically, but whether He can heal our spirit of the types of things that interfere with our ability to experience heaven? | By Rev. Garry B Walsh , Phoenix, AZ
Word Became Flesh, Part 5 - Come and See
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 7 Jan, 2018
If we invite others to come and see the Lord, He will speak to their hearts and bring them into real, saving faith | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Word Became Flesh, Part 4 - Preferred Before Me
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 31 Dec, 2017
John had the humility to teach others that the Lord was preferred before Him. The Gospel of John sets out 3 days which are the transition from John to the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
From Seedtime To Harvest - What Is Stunting My Spiritual Growth?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 22 Oct, 2017
There are many places in the Scriptures where the Lord compares the process of spiritual growth to the growing of a seed. This week's inspiration looks at three things that may be preventing this seed from growing. Why does my faith, my love for the Lord and my spiritual life in general seem to be wilting away? | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger , West Concord, MA
Behold I Am Coming Quickly: Patience & Persistence
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Oct, 2017
When the Lord says He will come or do something "quickly" He means that He will come or do something certainly. How does knowing this help us develop two important spiritual disciplines: Patience & Persistence. | By Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger , West Concord, MA
Ten Commandments, Part 1 - Worship the True God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 1 Oct, 2017
Worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ is the first and foremost commandment for the Christian Church. We may not build physical idols, but we craft idols every time we separate the Divinity and Humanity, principle from specific application. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA