This sermon will focus on the last judgment and what happens when our books of life are opened in the next life. In preparation, I invite you to reflect on this question: “How does your “Book of Life” read?”
Previous Sermons
8 November 2026
Repenting from False Witness
The Ten Commandments forbid saying things that are not true; or do they? The 8th commandment is often summarized as "you shall not lie," but it actually reads, "you shall not bear false witness against your neighbour."
1 November 2026
From Thought to Action
Certain spiritual ideas seem particularly abstract: they are beliefs about life, rather than instructions to be followed. But the Teachings of the New Church say that even abstract religious ideas can be practically applied.
25 October 2026
Our Covenant With the Lord
This Sunday we will explore the idea of the Covenant, the special agreement between God and mankind.
18 October 2026
For What Should We Ask?
When we pray we are often asking for something. There is nothing wrong with this; in fact the Lord encourages us to do this. But we should give careful thought to what we ask for.
11 October 2026
Daily Repentance
Repentance is a straightforward spiritual practice: admit you did something wrong, stop doing it, and live a better life. Repentance happens on a grand scale when we have done something egregious or when we are battling a lifelong tendency.
4 October 2026
The New Creation, Part 2 – Coming to Life
This week we unpack the second half of the series we began two weeks ago, focused on the seven days of creation. Last time we looked at how this story is not a literal explanation of how the universe was made; instead it is a spiritually symbolic description of how the Lord makes us into new people.
20 September 2026
The New Creation, Part 1: Laying the Groundwork
The Word opens with the story of the Lord creating the Earth in seven days. The New Church says that we should not take this story literally: it is not about the literal creation of the universe; it is about the spiritual creation, or recreation, of each individual person.
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