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The Supremacy of Divine Truth
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 29 Mar, 2015
2 lessons, children's talk, and sermon Readings: Matthew 21:1-13; Apocalypse Revealed 367; Children's Talk: The Lord as our King. Sermon: The significance of Palm Sunday events for the Lord’s four purposes in coming on earth: to assume and make divine a natural humanity, to bring order to the spiritual world through victory in temptations, to reveal Himself as God in human form, and to establish a new church based on Divine truths spoken from His own mouth. | By Rev. Daniel W. Heinrichs , Boynton Beach, FL
The Lord's Temptations
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 22 Mar, 2015
4 lessons, children's talk, and sermon Reading: Exodus 12:21-28; Children's Talk: Remembrance of Salvation Reading: Matthew 27:32-50; Doctrine of the Lord 12, parts; The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 196, parts. Sermon: Jesus' victory in temptation means that if we earnestly take our cross and follow Him, we will be successful, and to endure will be worth it. | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden , Boynton Beach, FL
Being Alone
Worship Service: Children & Adult - 1 Mar, 2015
3 lessons and Family Address Readings: Psalm 102:1-17; Matthew 26:36-46; Arcana Coelestia 2684, 2689, parts. Family Address: When we are left to ourselves, the choices we make are more keenly our own, and the Lord is more closely present. | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden , Boynton Beach, FL
Commitment
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Jan, 2015
3 lessons, children's talk, and sermon | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden , Boynton Beach, FL
Take Up Your Bed and Walk
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 4 Jan, 2015
The Lord healed a man who had been sick for 38 years sitting by the pool at Bethesda hoping for someone to put him in the water at the right time. He assumed that that was the only way he could be healed. But the Lord gave him a very simple instruction. Are our assumptions preventing us from moving forward and being 'healed'? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA
His Name, Part 2 - Mighty God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Dec, 2014
Jesus Christ is the Mighty God; He fulfills the prediction from Isaiah 9:6. He uses His might to save us and protect us, when we turn to Him. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Do Not Resist Evil, Part 4 – Worthlessness and Shame
Worship Service: Sermon only - 30 Nov, 2014
"You're absolutely worthless!" "I'm a useless piece of..." Do you ever hear these words--from other people or inside your own head? Are they true? Are you worthless? Or think about it the other way: if you are not worthless, why do you have worth? What makes you worthy? It's tricky to sort out. And dealing with feelings of worthlessness is even harder. But the Lord can help us to understand and deal with all of this, and differently from what we might expect. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Do Not Resist Evil, Part 3: Understanding and Responding to Fear
Worship Service: Sermon only - 23 Nov, 2014
What do you worry about? What are you scared of doing? How does fear or anxiety affect your behaviour and relationships? We all have to deal with fears of various kinds and, if we don’t deal with them appropriately, they can lead us to all sorts of unhealthy and dysfunctional behaviours. But, as we’ve already talked about with doubt and guilt, just pushing feelings of fear away doesn’t work. This Sunday we’ll talk about what the Lord teaches us about how to respond to fear. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Do Not Resist Evil 2: Guilt Good and Bad
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 16 Nov, 2014
When we are attacked by feelings of doubt, guilt, fear, or worthlessness, we often try (and fail) to simply push those feelings away. But there is another way: instead of resisting these things, we can take what is valuable from them, and let the rest pass us by. This week, the second in a four-part series, we will focus specifically on how to do this with guilt. How can we learn to distinguish between “good guilt” and “bad guilt”, and how can “good guilt” lead to positive changes? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA
Do Not Resist Evil 1– Dealing With Doubt
Worship Service: Sermon only - 9 Nov, 2014
When we are attacked by feelings of doubt, shame, fear, or worthlessness, we often try to simply push those feelings away. It usually doesn’t work. But there is another way: instead of resisting these things, we can let ourselves experience them. We can even see what is valuable in them, and let the rest pass on by. This week, the first in a four-part series, we will focus specifically on how to do this with doubt. From our mundane doubts about that day's decisions, to the big doubts about God and the purpose of life - how do we honestly face our doubts without being overwhelmed by them? | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn , Westville, RSA
The House on the Rock
Worship Service: Children & Adult - 7 Sep, 2014
3 lessons, Family Address | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden , Boynton Beach, FL
Please Lord, Don't Let These Thoughts and Feelings Attack Me
Worship Service: Sermon only - 31 Aug, 2014
| By Rev. Garry B Walsh , Phoenix, AZ
Breaking the Bonds of Addiction
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 20 Jul, 2014
| By Rev. David C. Roth , Boulder, CO
Idolatry, Part 2 “Making an Idol of Our Experiences
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 25 May, 2014
The Lord calls us to worship Him alone. One of the ways we get distracted from that is to become attached to our own experiences and judgements. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
The Boundary of No
Worship Service: Sermon only - 30 Mar, 2014
We spend a lot of time looking at what's possible in our lives, and hoping for good things to happen. Yet what we say no to is often more important than what we say yes to. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Peace and Rest
Worship Service: Children & Adult - 17 Nov, 2013
Tough Stuff - Responding to Homosexuality
Worship Service: Sermon only - 10 Nov, 2013
One of the hot topics in our culture today are issues around homosexuality. There are issues of prejudice, justice, sexual morality, spirituality, compassion, desire, and Biblical interpretation all rolled up in this issue. In this sermon we talk about how we as the New Church can respond to homosexuality. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Human Sexuality - Uses and Abuses
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 3 Nov, 2013
The Lord created sex. Sex is a good thing when it is true to the intentions of the creator. However, it is also something that can be damaging to ourselves and others when abused. This Sunday we will talk about the purpose of sex and some of the consequences of abuse. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Depression and Anxiety, Part 3: 5 Ways to Cope
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 13 Oct, 2013
This last sermon, the third in this series, will look at a few perspectives about depression and anxiety and then suggest 5 ways to cope with or improve depression or anxiety. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Depression and Anxiety - Attack on Mind or Body
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 6 Oct, 2013
The medical description of depression attributes the cause of depression and other mood disorders to physical causes including imbalances in brain chemistry. Last week we talked about how the New Church teaches that depression and anxiety can be caused by the spirits around us, and that we can choose to accept their influence on us or not. This week we will explore the tension between the physical and spiritual causes of depression and anxiety. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Depression and Anxiety- Spiritual Causes
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 29 Sep, 2013
This week we are going to talk about the negative emotional experiences of depression and anxiety. There is a physical component that can be improved with medication, but there are also spiritual causes. This week we will talk about the spiritual causes of depression and anxiety. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Westville, RSA
Four Phases of Temptation
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Aug, 2013
Evening Adult Service - Sermon Title: Four Phases of Temptation 1st Lesson: Joel 1 and 2 (selections) 2nd Lesson: Doctrine of Life 89 | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier , Kempton, PA
Blessed Are The Dead Who Die In The Lord
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 26 May, 2013
3 lessons, children's talk & sermon | By Rev. Kenneth J. Alden , Boynton Beach, FL
Captivity, Part 1 - The Value of Captivity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 19 May, 2013
In the story of the Bible God allows His chosen people to be taken away into captivity. Enemies come and destroy the temple and all of Jerusalem and take the people far away from the Promised Land. What was the value of this experience for the people and what is the value in our lives of times when we are taken far away from where we want to be? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Begin a New Life, Part 3 - Why Prayer is Essential in Changing Our Lives
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 28 Apr, 2013
This Sunday we're continuing our series on beginning a new life. In the past 2 weeks we talked about seeing a problem in ourselves and owning it. Then what? Do you need help dealing with your issues? The Lord can help us in huge ways if we know how to get His help. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA