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Being Accused By Evil Spirits
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - October 22, 2017
"Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." (John 8:11) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralSelf-Forgiveness
Worship Service: Sermon only - October 22, 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 CathedralWhy Does the Lord Want Us to Forgive?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - October 01, 2017
"I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." (Luke 7:47) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralLittle by Little
Worship Service: Informal Family - September 24, 2017
Spiritual change takes time and learning. In Exodus 23, the Lord tells the Israelites that He will drive out their enemies little by little. Our traits and tendencies are all interconnected, and must be removed gradually. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallReceiving Heavenly Life Little by Little
Worship Service: Sermon only - September 17, 2017
I will not drive the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beast of the field become too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive then out from before you, until you hav increased, and you inherit the land. (Exodus 23:29-30) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralGrowing Up Takes Time and Learning
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - September 17, 2017
One of the key ideas in the New Church is that spiritual growth is a long process of learning and living that can allow a person to choose to become a better human being. All of us can work together to help others in this process. This working together for the spiritual development of others is the essential of New Church education. Because the closing hymn was copyright protected it was replaced by a hymn from the 11 am service. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhen Is Time the Enemy?
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - August 27, 2017
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed but a few days to him because of the love he had for her. (Genesis 29:20) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhere Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - July 30, 2017
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:21) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralHealing a Woman's Daughter
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - July 16, 2017
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord! (Psalm 27:14) No copyright music included. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralFaith: An Internal Acknowledgment of Truth
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 16, 2017
Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour. (Matthew 15:28) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralInviting the Poor, the Maimed, the Lame and Blind to Dinner
Worship Service: Informal Family - July 09, 2017
"When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid." (Luke 14:12). Taken literally, these words seem to say that much of our social life is not appropriate. New Church theology gives these words a different meaning. The emphasis is not that meals with family & friends are wrong, but rather that the good things that we do should not have our own reward as their goal. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallLove of Community, Country and the Church
Worship Service: Sermon only - July 02, 2017
"When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be be repaid." (Luke 14:12) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralGratitude to the Lord
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - June 04, 2017
"Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!" (Revelation 5:13) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralWhat Does the Lord Do For Us?
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 04, 2017
"Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!" (Revelation 5:12) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralLoving the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 21, 2017
"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I care about You" (John 21:16) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralHow Do We Show Love?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 21, 2017
So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Feed My Lambs." (John 21:15) Because the offertory was copyright protected it was replaced by a hymn from the 11 AM service. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralA Heavenly Reward
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 07, 2017
"And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward." (Matthew 10:42) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralFeeling the Joy of Heaven
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - May 07, 2017
"But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly." (Matthew 6:6) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralFinal Words to the Disciples
Worship Service: Informal Family - April 23, 2017
"Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Heilman HallBelieving In the Promise of Easter
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 16, 2017
Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralDoubting Thomas
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - April 16, 2017
Jesus said to him. "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralIdeas and Actions that Make a Path for the Lord
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 09, 2017
"And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from trees and spread them on the road." (Matthew 21:8) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn CathedralSalvation by Means of a New Heart and a New Mind
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 12, 2017
"Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing. Therefore she said to Abraham, 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac'" (Genesis 21:9-10) | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell | Bryn Athyn Cathedral