In this sermon, delivered at the 218 Annual Convention of the Swedenborgian Church of North America, Rev. Kit Billings, convention preacher, explores the inner sense of the Book of Revelation, and how its surprisingly positive and inspiring message can take shape in our lives as individuals and communities. ...
In this sermon, Rev. Hugh Odhner explores the inner spiritual meaning of the Book of Exodus, and the person of Moses, through a Swedenborgian lens, and how this mythological character relates to a deep aspect of our own spiritual being. Click below for a printable PDF version: The Moses...
Freedom may be the most fundamental condition in order for a human to pursue a life properly and appropriately in accordance with one’s own desire and will. In this sermon, given at the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church, Rev. Junchol Lee explore Swedenborg’s perspectives on the importance of freedom, and what...
In this sermon, delivered at the New Jerusalem Church, in Bridgewater, MA, Rev. Susannah Currie discusses the well-known biblical story of David and Goliath, and how this ancient myth reflects profound spiritual processes within ourselves. Suggested Readings: 1 Samuel 17 Emanuel Swedenborg, Apocalypse Explained §781 Rev. Susannah Currie has served...
In this sermon, delivered at the La Porte New Church in La Porte, IN, Rev. Kit Billings explores the notion of “turning toward the Lord”, and how we may practice this in light of the Writings for the New Church. Click below for a printable PDF version of...
In this sermon, delivered at the New Jerusalem Church in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, Rev. Jane Siebert shares about the importance of rest and self-care in our spiritual life. Click below for a printable PDF version of Jane’s sermon: Remember to Sabbath Rev. Jane Siebert is the current...
In this sermon, delivered at the New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborgian) in Bridgewater, MA, Rev. Susannah Currie discusses the one constant aspect of the finite human experience: Change. Rev. Susannah Currie has served as pastor of the Bridgewater New Jerusalem Church since 2009. She served three terms as Treasurer of the General Convention of Swedenborgian Churches and five years as...
In this sermon, delivered at the LaPorte New Church in LaPorte, Indiana, Rev. Kit Billings discusses our responsibility to care for creation as part of our spiritual practice. Click below for a printable PDF of the Sermon: Sustaining and Healing God’s Creation Rev. Kit Billings, his wife Penny...
Rev. Dr. James Lawrence, dean of the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, pays tribute to the late Stephen Hawking by engaging the philosophical implications of his groundbreaking work in astrophysics in comparison to Swedenborg’s scientific as well as mystical insights. Click below for a printable PDF version of the text:...
Often contemporary debates on matters of religion, philosophy, and spirituality over-simplify both our questions and our answers. Do we have to choose between the interventionist god of theism and scientific materialism or pantheism in our quest to understand the nature of the Divine and humanity? Can either be reconciled with reason?...
