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Two Gateways to Eternal Life
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 4 Jun, 2023
The teachings of the New Church call baptism and Holy Supper two gateways to eternal life. Last Sunday we got to witness a baptism; this Sunday we get to have Holy Supper. This may be the first time a number of children will be witnessing Holy Supper and so the short family talk for this service will be a basic overview of the use and purpose of Holy Supper. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Lord Wants to Have Supper with You
Worship Service: Sermon only - 4 Jun, 2023
When considering whether to take Holy Supper, we are often focused on whether we feel worthy to take it. This Sunday the short sermon will focus on what the Lord would like. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Importance of Baptism
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 28 May, 2023
This Sunday we have a very special service. One of the students in our school will be baptized. Baptism is SO important that even the Lord got baptized. Our teachings tell us that it is a sign and memorial. But what is so special about baptism? And why is it so important? Join us on Sunday to both celebrate the occasion and to learn a little bit more about this sacrament. | By Rev. Jeffrey Smith , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Baptism: The Spiritual Within the Natural
Worship Service: Sermon only - 8 May, 2016
This message looks at the power that lies within the sacrament of baptism, and consider the spiritual motivation that is reflection in the natural ritual. This motivation is to more fully understand the Lord of God and to progressively become more the person that he would like each of us to be. | By Rev. Garry B Walsh , Phoenix, AZ
The Most Holy Act of Worship
Worship Service: Sermon only - 24 Nov, 2013
We are told that taking Holy Supper is the most holy act of worship. Why is this? What makes it so holy and how can we experience that holiness? | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Power of Rituals
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 24 Nov, 2013
We live in a world that wants us to focus on the inner character of any situation without paying attention to the external. Yet there is real value in ritual and patterns in our lives, especially in our spiritual lives. | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
How to Worship with Your Life
Worship Service: Sermon only - 23 Jul, 2006
"'...And what does Jehovah require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?'" What does the Lord require of us, when it comes to worship? Why do we come to church? Why do we pray? Why do we read the Word? All these activities make up what might be called the life of piety. This sort of worship, though, is only external. The Lord has told us several times that vain repetitions, extravagant ritual and external worship in general is not what He is chiefly concerned with. External worship is merely a representative of -- and support for -- real worship. Internal, true worship is a life of charity. It is repenting, shunning evil, being useful, and doing good works for our neighbors. This doesn't mean external ritual doesn't matter. External worship is like clothing: we need it, but it can be changed. The only requirement is that it serve internal worship. Proper external worship is whatever ritual we choose that inspires, instructs and prepares us so that we may make our daily lives into continual, true worship, which is the life of charity. To see how this is so, read Micah 6:6-8, Matthew 6:5-8, and Secrets of Heaven 10143:3-5, 6, and then listen to the full sermon. Text available at http://www.TheoBlog.com/ | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier , Pittsburgh, PA
Questioning Ritual
Worship Service: Sermon only - 21 Jan, 1996
Worship
Doctrinal Class - 3 Jan, 1996
A class on ritual, with comments on the new '95 liturgy | By Rt. Rev. Alfred Acton II, Bryn Athyn Cairnwood Village
Teachings on Ritual
Program - 5 Mar, 1993
Recognition of Rev. Douglas M. Taylor's retirement before class begins. | By Rt. Rev. Peter Martin Buss, Sr. , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Issues of Ritual, Parts 1 and 2
Doctrinal Class - 4 Oct, 1991
Baptism
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 21 Aug, 1983
The Purpose and Meaning of our Ritual - Part 3
Doctrinal Class - 12 Oct, 1979
The Purpose and Meaning of our Ritual - Parts 1-2
Doctrinal Class - 28 Sep, 1979
Part 2 date: 10/5/1979 | By Rev. Kurt Horigan Asplundh , Bryn Athyn Assembly Hall
Development of Ritual
Doctrinal Class - 22 Oct, 1976
The Use and Purpose of Ritual
Doctrinal Class - 8 Oct, 1976
Worship - Ritual
Class Series - 2 Oct, 1976
Part 1 - Relationship, Internal and External (October 2, 1976 at Chagrin Falls, Ohio) Part 2 - Rites of the Church (November 20, 1976) | By Rev. Daniel W. Heinrichs , North Ohio
Baptism
Worship Service: Sermon only - 19 Sep, 1976
Understanding the Holy Supper, Parts 1 & 2
Doctrinal Class - 4 Oct, 1974
Part 2 recorded October 11, 1974 | By Rev. Kurt Horigan Asplundh , Bryn Athyn Assembly Hall
Baptism
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Sep, 1974
Ritual
Doctrinal Class - 23 Mar, 1973
Ritual: The meaning of our support of the church. | By Rt. Rev. Louis Blair King , Glenview Assembly Hall
Approaching the Holy Supper Worthily
Worship Service: Sermon only - 27 Jan, 1973
Ritual: Divine Worship in Heaven
Class - 22 Jan, 1973
Palo Alto, California (San Francisco Bay Area Circle). Last in a series of six classes on ritual. | By Rev. Geoffrey H. Howard , San Francisco, CA
Ritual: The Power of Representatives in Worship
Class - 8 Jan, 1973
Fifth class in a series of six classes on ritual. San Francisco Circle, at Menlo Park, California. | By Rev. Geoffrey H. Howard , San Francisco, CA
Ritual: The Sacrament of Holy Supper
Class - 6 Nov, 1972
Fourth in a series of six classes on ritual. San Francisco Bay Area Circle, meeting this time in Stanford, California. | By Rev. Geoffrey H. Howard , San Francisco, CA