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There are moments when something so unlikely and unexpected, and yet so wonderful, occurs, that we cannot help but see is as the hand of God at work in the world. But if God intervenes so forcefully in the world sometimes, it serves to highlight the many times when He does not (apparently) intervene. Why is one person miraculously spared from cancer, while thousands of others are condemned to die? The truth is that God’s Providence is not just at work in the unlikely and the obvious ways we see. His Providence extends to each and every moment of our lives, even down to the most mundane. He is never absent. By Rev. Joel Glenn Recorded in Westville, South Africa on January 25th, 2026. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

"It shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, then I will give you rain for your land in its season." Deuteronomy 11:11-14. Lessons: 1 Kings 18 parts; AC 10299:2 By Rev. Grant Odhner Recorded in Bryn Athyn, PA on July 10th, 2016. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lessons: John 8: 28-36; Isaiah 53: 1-10; Arcana Coelestia 761, 1088, 2338, 6574, 8159, 8165 By Rev. George McCurdy Recorded in Boynton Beach, FL on January 20th, 2013. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Joseph was a favored son, but his brothers hated him. Joseph was a visionary, but it got him into trouble. Joseph had confidence, but he still got put in prison. So how did Joseph find the path to success? Lessons: Genesis 39; Apocalypse Explained 355:27; Arcana Coelestia 7762 By Rev. Stephen Cole Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on September 30, 2012. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lessons: Daniel 6:10-23, Divine Providence 268-275 By Rev. Matthew Genzlinger Recorded in Kempton, PA on September 12th, 2021. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Many of us understand that spiritual growth is a long, slow process, and that change doesn't happen overnight. But sometimes it seems like we're not moving at all, and sometimes it even seems like we are moving backwards. How can we find the trust and strength to continue waiting for the Lord when it seems like we have already been waiting for so long? Lessons: Luke 12:35-46, 1 Samuel 13:1-15, The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 276 By Rev. Coleman Glenn Recorded in Westville, South Africa on April 10th, 2016 . For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lessons: Matthew 11:20-30, Isaiah 53 (parts), Arcana Coelestia 905 By Rev. Derrick Lumsden Recorded in Kempton, PA on March 13th, 2022. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

What the Lord does to empower us now and experience heaven now. Lessons: Luke 22:35-38; Arcana Coelestia 9088, 10026 By Rev. Ryan Sandstrom Recorded in Ivyland, PA on September 26th, 2010 . For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lessons: Psalm 86:1-10, Matthew 18:1-10, CL 444 By Rev. Kurt Horigan Asplundh Recorded in the Bryn Athyn Cathedral on October 1, 1995. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

A sermon about what it means to worship with the heart. Lessons: Psalm 100, John 4:19-26, Arcana Coelestia 1618, Prophets and Psalms 350. By Rev. Pearse Frazier Recorded in Atlanta, GA on November 18, 2018. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

This sermon addresses the question of where kindness comes from and what motivates it in us. Lessons: Genesis 24:14-19; True Christianity (TCR) 439, 440. By Rev. Jeremy Simons Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on February 14th, 2021. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

"One's own prudence is not real and only appears to be, and also ought to so appear; but Divine Providence, owing to its presence in the least particulars, is Universal." (Divine Providence 191) How do we make the right choices in Life? What happens if we make mistakes? How does the Lord help us do the right thing? Lessons: 1 Samuel 13:1-15; DP191; AC 6485 By Rev. Dr. Andrew Dibb Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on June 1st, 2014. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

"Jehovah will give it into the hand of the king." (1 Kings 22:12) Enlightenment is a vital element to understanding the Word. The story of Micah's prophecies shows us what happens when we try to understand the internal sense. How do we know we aren't just seeing what we want to see? What does it look like to earnestly draw doctrine from the Word? References: 1 Kings (1 K) 22:3-23, Matthew (Matt) 7:21-23, True Christian Religion (TCR) 231-2 By Rev. Scott Frazier Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on February 15th, 2026. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lessons: Psalm 122, Matthew 6:5-15, Arcana Coelestia (AC) 2535 By Rev. Walter Orthwein Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on October 28th 2001. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lessons: Matthew 9:18-33, Portions of: Sacred Scripture 50, AC 3980, DLW 333, DP 320 By Rev. Kurt Hy Asplundh Recorded at Pendleton Hall, in Bryn Athyn, PA on March 6th, 1994. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org