Bryn Athyn Church Family Service
Weekly readings and sermons from the 9:30 family service at Bryn Athyn Church in Bryn Athyn, PA, a congregation of the General Church of the New Jerusalem. Readings are drawn from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Heavenly Doctrine for the New Church contained in the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg.
Bryn Athyn Church Family Service
In Search of Sacred Ground | Rev. Derek P. Elphick
For all the technological, material advances we’ve made as a society in the last 20 years or so, people report feeling lonelier and unhappier than ever before. The ground has shifted so much, people don’t know what’s real (sacred) anymore. The two great liberators of Israel, Moses and Joshua, couldn’t hear (or understand) the Lord’s message to them until it was pointed out that they were standing on sacred ground and that they needed to first remove their shoes.
Readings: Exodus (Exod) 3:1-10; Joshua (Jos) 5:13-15; Arcana Coelestia (AC) 1748, 6845; Spiritual Experiences 3624
Minister: Rev. Derek P. Elphick
Delivered October 19th, 2025 at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral in Bryn Athyn, PA.
The Bryn Athyn Church is a congregation of the General Church of the New Jerusalem, located in Bryn Athyn, PA. We are committed to helping each other draw closer to the Lord God Jesus Christ through lives of love and useful service, guided by the Old and New Testaments and the Heavenly Doctrine for the New Church (contained in the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg). Please join us for worship on Sunday mornings; services and times can be found at brynathynchurch.org.