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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
Accept the Gift
Worship Service: Children & Adult - 20 Jan, 2019
The difference between payment and a gift is that we are entitled to payment for the work we have done, while a gift is freely given. So if the Lord freely forgives and saves us, why does it seem like we have to work so hard for it? What do we get credit for and what do we have to acknowledge is the Lord's? If we can clearly see how the Lord freely gives us what we need to work with, we'll be able to accept that gift in every situation through the choices we make. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn , Westville, RSA
Love Commands-I: Love your Enemies
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 13 Jan, 2019
As guest preacher at Mitchellville, MD, Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier preaches on Matthew 5:44 "....Love your enemies, bless those who curse you ....." | By Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier , Mitchellville, MD
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)
What Glory and Glorify Mean
Worship Service: Sermon only - 9 Dec, 2018
Readings: Luke 2:1-21; John 13:31-35, 14:1-6; Apocalypse Revealed 629; Psalm 62 | By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier , Atlanta-Morningstar Chapel (Alpharetta GA)
Heaven is Not Transferable
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Nov, 2018
Wouldn't it be nice if someone else could do all the work of getting into heaven for us? In traditional Christianity this idea takes the form of "substitutionary atonement," the idea that because Christ suffered for our sin, we don't have to. This idea is rejected in the New Church, but it is still appealing to believe we don't have to do spiritual work because the Lord is doing it for us. While we could do nothing without the Lord, we actually need to take full responsibility for our spiritual lives. After all, no one else can do it for us. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn , Westville, RSA
Heaven is Not for Everyone
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 4 Nov, 2018
We’re doing a series called “Appealing Heresies” which is about ideas that sound good and sound true but actually are quite problematic when you think them through. This Sunday evening we’re talking about the appealing idea that everyone can go to heaven, no matter what they believe. Many people believe this. Many people think this is what the New Church teaches. It’s not. What’s wrong with this idea? Come on Sunday evening as we unpack the implications of this appealing heresy and try to understand what the Lord actually teaches on this topic. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Repenting from Coveting
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 21 Oct, 2018
What does it mean to covet? Do you know how to recognise when you’re coveting? More importantly, do you know how to repent from coveting? The teachings of the New Church say that the two commandments about coveting cover some pretty important things for us to work on. We can learn to notice when we’re coveting and, with the Lord’s help, we can repent from coveting. Come find out how. The video mentioned in the recording is "How Not Coveting Could Change the World" by offthelefteye on YouTube. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith , Westville, RSA
Repenting from False Witness
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 14 Oct, 2018
The Ten Commandments forbid saying things that are not true; or do they? The 8th commandment is often summarized as "you shall not lie," but it actually reads, "you shall not bear false witness against your neighbour." This wording is significant. It implies something broader then just telling facts or lies. Even the "truth" can be used to bear false witness against someone. We are called to heed our thoughts and our words, making sure that they are not only factually correct, but that they bear witness to the true goodness of character of the people around us. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn , Westville, RSA
Taking Hold Of The Horns Of The Altar
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 23 Sep, 2018
Family Service - Talk Title - Taking Hold of The Horns of The Altar | By Rev. Judah E. Synnestvedt , Kempton, PA
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 16 Sep, 2018
We are described as “wonderfully made” in Psalm 139 but then again, in Isaiah we are called a ‘wicked nation,’ ‘laden with iniquity,’ in which we find nothing sound from head to foot. (Isa. 1). How do we reconcile these descriptions? How do we hold the necessity of repentance in our own daily living? | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
Our Spiritual Journeys - Looking Forward
Worship Service: Sermon only - 2 Sep, 2018
Last week Malcolm talked about what we can gain from looking back into our pasts. This week we will talk about going the other way, looking forward into our futures. The challenge with the future is the unknowns. It is easy to see how the Lord led us even in hard times when we look back. It is more of a challenge to look forward and trust that the Lord will continue to lead us. And this is as it should be: the Lord asks us to plan for an uncertain future, and work towards it, so that He can direct us down the right path. When we find the right balance of planning and trust we can face what is to come with confidence. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn , Westville, RSA
Good News, Part 1 - Repentance
Worship Service: Informal Family - 5 Aug, 2018
The good news of the New Church is that we can be different. The Lord offers us the ability to repent and to change if we are willing to let go of who we were to become who we can be. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Give Me a King Part 2
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 5 Aug, 2018
The responsibilities of kings, govoners and leaders in the natural world. | By Rev. Brian D. Smith , Mitchellville, MD
The Lord's Prayer: Part 4 - Debt and Forgiveness
Talk - 13 May, 2018
Here in Part 4 of our series reflecting on the Lord's Prayer, we think about the things that we have done wrong and the things that others have done to hurt us. In order for the Lord. our Heavenly Father to forgive us, we must be willing to forgive others. | By Rev. Garry B Walsh , Phoenix, AZ
Healing Leprosy - Jesus' Healing Miracles Series: Part 3 of 6
Talk - 11 Mar, 2018
We are taught that Jesus' healing of people suffering from leprosy, is symbolic of his healing every person who comes to Him, acknowledging that they are falling short of living up to His standards as they understand them. New Church teachings say that leprosy symbolizes profanation. We profane whenever we mingle something holy with something unholy. | By Rev. Garry B Walsh , Phoenix, AZ
Will of God, Part 1 - Why We Need to Seek the Will of God
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 18 Feb, 2018
What is God's will for you? This is a central question for our spiritual lives. We can listen to false messages about what that is. But if we really want to know and pursue God's will for us, we must become discipline students of the Lord Jesus Christ—we must become disciples. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Ten Commandments, Part 10 - Desires
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 11 Feb, 2018
The commandments against coveting will take you deeper and change you more, especially as you apply it to the other commandment. It can build your relationship with the Lord because it is about desires. To have our desires changed, we must fight against them because they sin or lead to sin against the Lord. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Forgiveness as Opportunity
Worship Service: Informal Family - 7 Jan, 2018
No matter what you have done or will do in your life, the Lord has already forgiven you. So what's the point of thinking about the Lord's forgiveness? He has already given it to us. That does not mean we have it yet though. The Lord's forgiveness comes in the form of never-ending opportunities to repent. It is up to us to take advantage of those opportunities and make changes. That is how we take in the Lord's forgiveness. | By Rev. Joel C Glenn , Westville, RSA
Forgiveness, Part 2 - Forgiven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 12 Nov, 2017
The Lord teaches us to forgive by reflecting on our relationship with Him and what He has given us. Our duty to forgive flows from that forgiveness, but our reception of His forgiveness depends or our response to Him in our relationship with others. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Forgiveness, Part 1 - Am I in the Place of God?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - 5 Nov, 2017
Joseph provides a model of forgiveness. He experiences so much pain caused by his brothers, and in the end he forgives them with the words, “Am I in the place of god?”. Our ability to forgive grows when we trust God to lead in the lives of others. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden , Sarver, PA
Practicing Forgiveness - Transformation
Worship Service: Informal Family - 29 Oct, 2017
In the story of the paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus through the roof, the Lord said, “Your sins are forgiven you…. Arise, take up your bed and walk” (Mark 2). In what ways does being unforgiving or unforgiven paralyze us? In what ways does forgiveness transform us, and allow us to take new steps on our spiritual journey? | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Forgiving Ourselves
Worship Service: Informal Family - 22 Oct, 2017
We all make mistakes, often. We will need to receive forgiveness for many of those. Yet we can sometimes be our own harshest critics. How do we forgive ourselves for our mistakes so that we can find peace and hope? We will look at the story of the woman the Lord saved from being stoned, and said to her "Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more." (John 8). | By Rev. Erik J. Buss , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Self-Forgiveness
Worship Service: Sermon only - 22 Oct, 2017
"Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" (John 8:4-5) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Being Forgiven
Worship Service: Informal Family - 15 Oct, 2017
In the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), this son had done some wrong things. But he turned his life around and returned to his father who lovingly forgave him. His brother didn’t want to forgive him. Each of the characters represent parts of us on the journey of forgiveness; the journey of being lost and then found; the journey home. In order to complete this journey, forgiveness and repentance need to go hand in hand. | By Rev. Solomon J. Keal , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall