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Seeing in the Light of Love and Wisdom
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 14, 2020
Many people reading the Book of Revelation see within its pages a description of an angry and condemning God who inflicts terrible punishment on people who are doing evil things. The teachings of the New Church call us to see these images completely differently. The Lord is revealing the true nature of things as they can be seen in the light of His love and wisdom. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Knowing What to do with Conflicting Advice
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 17, 2020
Whether someone is young or older we all face a world in which people will tell us things that disagree with each other. Perhaps friends suggest doing something parents disapprove of. Perhaps adults disagree. How are we to make decisions about what is the best decision to make? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Making Decisions When Ideas are in Conflict
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 17, 2020
In so many areas of life in which we have decisions to make, both momentous and minor, it is easy to find directly contradictory advice and information about the issue and what we should do. Jesus warned of false prophets when He was in the world. Does His warning help us today? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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What We Learn from the Ups and Downs of Life
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 03, 2020
As the Lord oversees our lives He knows that our lives won't be nearly as good if everything goes just the way we want it to. The Lord doesn't want harder things to happen to us, but He also knows how these harder things can help us become better human beings. (Music not included) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Good Times and Bad: Both Summer and Winter are Part of the Lord's Plan
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 03, 2020
Although for some of us winter this year was not terribly hard, we can still rejoice with the warming weather of spring. In the Lord's promise to Noah after the flood, there was a promise that "While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, day and night, shall not cease." Why is this variation part of the Lord's plan? | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord Rising on Easter
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 12, 2020
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Seeing the Lord: The Veil Was Torn in Two
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 12, 2020
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Strengthen Ourselves in the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 29, 2020
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Responding to Hard Things
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - March 29, 2020
| By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Lazarus Raised from the Dead
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - March 08, 2020
Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus come forth!" (John 11:43) The opening and closing hymns were replaced by hymns from a later service because the former were copyright protected. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Inviting the Confrontation
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 08, 2020
Now, when [Jesus] heard that [Lazarus] was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. (John 11:6) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Gratitude to the Lord for an Incredible Victory
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - February 23, 2020
The story of Gideon | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Praise of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 23, 2020
The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. (Judges 7:20) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Helping People with Wise Kindness
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - January 26, 2020
A talk on Charity. Two hymns replaced with selections from a later service because they were copyright protected: "You are the Potter" and "Fill Us with Your Love". | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Wise Kindness: Washing One Another's Feet
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 26, 2020
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. I have given an example that you should do as I have done to you. (John 13:15) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Why Does the Lord Have so Much to Teach Us?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - January 12, 2020
"These things I have spoken to you that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full." (John 15:11) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Lord's Loving Care
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 12, 2020
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full." (John 15:11) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Fleeing for Safety
Worship Service: Informal Family - January 05, 2020
The Gospel of Matthew’s Christmas story has the dark element of Herod’s murderous rage against the newborn Christ. It was essential that Joseph, Mary and Jesus leave Bethlehem right after Joseph’s dream to find safety in far away Egypt. For each of us there is a similar flight when we recognize an evil thought or motivation in our mind. By doing so we protect the fragile life of heaven that the Lord is bringing to each of us. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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Taking Good Care of Yourself
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 29, 2019
"Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" (Luke 2:49) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Story of the Wise Men
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - December 24, 2019
The Story of the Wise Men as told in Matthew 2:1-11 Hymn "On This Day Earth Shall Ring" not included because of copyright protection. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Bethlehem - Birthplace of the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 15, 2019
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The one to be ruler in Israel Whose goings forth have been from of old, From everlasting. (Micah 5:2) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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Remembering the Lord's Loving Care
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving Day Family Service (As Edited. Special music not included because of copyright.) Pardon the echo during the address. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Angels Loving and Leading
Doctrinal Class - November 13, 2019
A five class Series: Angels 101. Rec 10-16 What Do Angels Do? Rec 10-23 When Angels Feel Absent to Us. Rec 10-30 (pardon the audio distortion) How Guardian Angels Are With Us. Rec 11-6 Becoming an Angel. Rec 11-13 Clips from youtube.com/offThe LeftEye by Swedenborg Foundation have been deleted as they are copyright protected. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood Village
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Becoming an Angel
Worship Service: Sermon only - November 10, 2019
Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3-4) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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How Angels Are with Us
Worship Service: Informal Family - November 03, 2019
On a journey far from home, Jacob went to sleep all by himself. He had a dream that showed him a ladder or stairs extending from him up to the Lord with angels coming down and going up on it. He realized he was not alone. If we understand how the Lord is also present with us with angels it can support hope, peace and the strength to do what we need to do. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
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