Sermons from New Church pastors around the world.
Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Description: The New Church offers a unique view of marriage that is inseparably tied in with the life of the church and its teachings . By definition, because of its origin, a…
Description: "Music" Music has been with us probably from the beginning of the human race, and in each of our lives from our mothers cooing or singing to us. It has the power to affect us, like when …
Description: Many of us have questions about prayer: how should we pray? Who do I pray to? And does my prayer actually make a difference? The Lord's disciples had similar questions, and this Sunday w…
Pittsburgh, PA
Lessons: Numbers 20:14-21, 21:4-9, John 3:1-15, AC 8624:4 Text: Numbers 21:8
Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Lessons: Exodus 30:11-15, Matthew 5:13-16, AC 10227 Text: Exodus 30:15
Description: 1st Lesson: Jonah 3:11-4:11 2nd Lesson: Revelation 7:14-17 3rd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 401:36-37 Sermon: “The Lord Gives us Shade from the Sun” (Text: Jonah 4:4)
"Wash yourselves, make yourself clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil. Learn to do good." (Isaiah 1:16-17) Closing prayer by Rev JF Simons.
References: Lesso…
Description: ACTION acronym for how to pray: A - ask the Lord to be present, to lead your thoughts. C - Contrition. Realize we need to work on ourselves. T - Thanks for blessings....
Boulder, Col…
Description: What the Lord called Joshua and the Israelites to focus on as they prepared to go to war might have surprised them. What can we learn about how to face challenges in our lives?
Reference…
Description: What is the Lord asking us to do when He invites us to "count our blessings?"
References: Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 139 Arcana Coelestia 8939
References: Lessons: Exodus 4:1-5, John 15:1-5, AC 6954
Sarver, PA
1st Lesson: Genesis 3:1-5 2nd Lesson: Revelation 12:3-9, 13-17; 20:1-3 3rd Lesson: Arcana Coelestia 6952.4 Sermon: “The Serpent of Old”
One of the central teachings of the New Church is that the Word has a deeper, spiritual meaning. This meaning runs through every story, every phrase, and even every word. This Sunday we'll talk about…
This week we continue with the them of the essentials of the New Church, in other words, the core ideas that define what the New Church actually is. Last week we looked at a unique view of God. This …
Our sermon series for New Church Day is going to be three parts. What's new about the New Church? We're going to look at what's new about an idea of the Lord, what's new about how you live your life,…
The relevant lessons were Matthew 13:24-30 on the parable of the wheat and tares, and AC #3993:8-9 on "mediate goods."
When are you going to choose heaven? If you keep putting it off, when are you going to get there?
"Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land." (Exodus 23:30)
References: Lessons: John 1:parts; Exodus 23:20-30; Revelation 21 & 22 par…