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  • Part 1 - What's the Point of Life in This World

    Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Sep, 2016

    Sometimes, in the midst of all the busyness, bizarreness, and belly-punches that life in this world can involve, we need to take a step back and ask what’s the point? Why are we here? What are we spending all this time and energy for? The Lord can help us with this—if we’re willing to take the time to listen. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA

  • The Pebbles of Providence

    Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 11 Sep, 2016

    The Lord's providence cares for everyone. But why does He allow bad things to happen, and how does He turn them into something good? | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith , Bryn Athyn Cathedral

  • The Permission of Evil

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 28 Aug, 2016

    When sadness or tragedy strikes we can’t help asking, “Why did this happen?” We will explore why the Lord needs to allow unhappiness, and what He does afterwards to help us and restore us.   | By Rt. Rev. Peter Martin Buss, Sr. , Westville, RSA

  • If I Make My Bed in Hell...

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Aug, 2016

    In what way is the Lord with us if we choose evil?  Sometimes it seems  to us that we can't change, what does He do about that? | By Rt. Rev. Peter Martin Buss, Sr. , Westville, RSA

  • Am I Good Enough?

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 14 Aug, 2016

    Sometimes it can feel like it's pretty easy to be a good person and at other times it can feel impossible. What's reality? How worried should we be? What is the Lord really asking of us? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Westville, RSA

  • Living in Community

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 3 Jul, 2016

    Everyone looks for a community of like-minded people, and mourns at the loss of those people when the communities dissolve. We'll look at some teachings about community, it's value, and consider what we can do to deepen the connection with others in the various communities in our lives. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Westville, RSA

  • The Lord on a White Horse

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 26 Jun, 2016

    An explanation of one of those "difficult" stories in the Old Testament, showing how even when the story involves punishment for evildoers, the essential message is a positive one about how the Lord is constantly watching over us and protecting us from spiritual harm. | By Rev. James P. Cooper , Westville, RSA

  • Holy Supper and Repentance

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 29 May, 2016

    This Sunday we will have Holy Supper or Communion at the end of the service and we will be talking about the meaning of this sacred practice. We have just finished a sermon series on repentance and so we will be talking particularly about the power that taking the Holy Supper can have in the process of repenting. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA

  • God Meant it for Good

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 24 Apr, 2016

    Why do bad things happen? Is God really in control? The teachings of the New Church spell out the answers to these questions clearly. The sermon this week delves into these questions and looks at how Divine Providence works for the better even when things look bad. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA

  • Created for Heaven

    Worship Service: Sermon only - 24 Apr, 2016

    "You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God." (Isaiah 62:1-3) "The Lord did not create the universe for His own sake, but for the sake of those with whom He would be in Heaven." (Divine Providence 27) | By Philip B. Schnarr, Bryn Athyn Cathedral

  • Why Does God Allow It?

    Worship Service: Sermon only - 17 Apr, 2016

    Because the Lord is all-loving and ultimately wise, He can see exactly how to intervene in every human situation both for the sake of the present and the future. He allows bad things to happen at times times, not because He wills those things, but because He knows what is best. A challenge for us is to trust that He always knows what He is doing and that He always cares. | By Rev. Garry B Walsh , Phoenix, AZ

  • Waiting on the Lord

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 10 Apr, 2016

    Many of us understand that spiritual growth is a long, slow process, and that change doesn't happen overnight. But sometimes it seems like we're not moving at all, and sometimes it even seems like we are moving backwards. How can we find the trust and strength to continue waiting for the Lord when it seems like we have already been waiting for so long? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA

  • 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

  • Living Gratefully 6: The Gift of Uncertainty

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 13 Mar, 2016

    Most of us like to know what is happening and why. We like certainty. But this week, we are talking about the gift of uncertainty. Why does God sometimes seem to be hiding? Why doesn't He clearly show us the path He is leading us on? And how can uncertainty be seen as a gift? His sermon will address those issues. | By Rt. Rev. Peter Martin Buss, Jr. , Westville, RSA

  • The Great Woman From Shunem

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Feb, 2016

    Sunday School Service - Children's Talk Title - How The LORD Helps Us Through The Word 1st Lesson: 2 Kings 4: 8-21, 27-28, 32-37 2nd Lesson: 2 Kings 4: 8-37 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 2338 (portion) | By Rev. Brett D. Buick , Kempton, PA

  • Living Gratefully 3 - “The Gift of Change"

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Feb, 2016

    This week we're going to be reflecting on what is involved in the process of changing. Do we change ourselves? Does the Lord change us? Understanding how this dynamic works can help us to focus our attention appropriately and change for the better with the Lord's help. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA

  • The Lamp Of Doctrine

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 7 Feb, 2016

    Sunday School Service - Children's Talk Title - The Golden Lampstand 1st Lesson: Exodus 37: 17-24; Leviticus 24: 1-4 2nd Lesson: Matthew 25: 1-13 3rd Lesson: Doctrine of The Sacred Scripture 54, 57, 59 | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith , Kempton, PA

  • Holy Fear

    Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 31 Jan, 2016

    Family Service - Talk Title - Fear, Freedom & Self-Compulsion 1st Lesson: Jonah 1: 1-17 2nd Lesson: Matthew 10: 16-31 (parts) 3rd Lesson: Divine Providence 139, 140 (parts) | By Andrew Heilman, Kempton, PA

  • Without Thee We Can Do Nothing

    Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 10 Jan, 2016

    Family Service - Talk Title - Without Thee We Can Do Nothing | By Rev. Brett D. Buick , Kempton, PA

  • Heaven On Earth By Conjunction With The LORD

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 3 Jan, 2016

    Sunday School & Holy Supper Service - Children's Talk Title - Feeding the Five Thousand 1st Lesson: John 6: 1-14 2nd Lesson: Divine Providence 27, 42 (hdgs) 43, 45 | By Rev. Lawson M. Smith , Kempton, PA

  • Part 2 - Holding On

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 15 Nov, 2015

    | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA

  • Money 3 “ What Does Money Mean to the Lord and About the Lord?"

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 1 Nov, 2015

    What does money mean to the Lord and about the Lord? Over the last two weeks we've talked about what money can mean to and about us as individuals, and what money can mean to and about other people. This week we conclude this series by talking about what money means to and about the Lord. Does the Lord give people money as a sign of His favour? Does the Lord want us to give money to Him? Does the Lord care about money at all? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA

  • Longing For Truth

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Oct, 2015

    When we're desperate for an answer from the Lord--when we're desperate to make sense of something or to find a way forward--sometimes then the Lord seems most absent. It feels like we're desperately thirsty in a wilderness with no water anywhere in sight. This Sunday is a lay service and the sermon being read is by the Rev. Brian Keith and it has some great insights about how to turn to the Lord for guidance in the right way. | By Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith , Westville, RSA

  • Waiting For the Harvest

    Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 4 Oct, 2015

    Have you discovered some motivations in yourself that are not so good--in fact that are ugly and hellish? What should you do about that? This Sunday I'll be reading a sermon by the Rev. Brian Smith about the parable of wheat and the tares and what we can learn from it about how and when evil can be removed from our lives. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA