What power does the Lord want us to have?
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If God is the source of all power, how can we tap into that resource?
Last Sunday I talked about the four horses of Revelation, aka "the Apocalypse". They are not all bad! In fact, it is important to see them as parts of our normal spiritual growth journey.
This Sunday I want to continue the "four" theme and talk about 4 specific steps for accessing power from the Lord, as explained in Swedenborg's work, True Christianity (see below for the text).
Spoiler alert - I am basing my talk on an episode from OffTheLeftEye by Curtis Childs, though I will speak about it differently. If you are interested in viewing his perspective, check it out at this link.
Virginia Osmus - Celebration of Life - today at 4 pm
See below for an announcement from the Osmus family about honoring our dear friend, Virginia, today, Friday, June 28 at 4 pm at Sunrise Chapel. All welcome.
Thank you for your patience with our live streaming startup
I'm trying to iron out the wrinkles in our efforts to provide a consistently good, basic live stream experience. This coming week I plan to have a professional sound engineer provide some technical help so that we can continue to fine-tune the system!
In the meantime, new speakers have been installed in the Chapel, which really improves the sound in the room. Thank you to the Bob and Bar Carlson Memorial Fund for the purchase of this brand new equipment.
You can view this Sunday's stream on our You Tube channel, SunriseChapelLive. Try searching for it on You Tube, and then subscribe to receive updates. For the most part, the services will be archived on the same You Tube channel so that you can watch them later. Please let
me know if you are using the feature and send me any feedback or questions.
Fundraising Success!
Fabulous news! Once we receive an anticipated insurance claim that is due, our current fiscal year's budget will be balanced!
Congratulations to everyone who has donated either regularly or periodically!
Our two special fundraisers in February and May were very important in reaching our goal this year. Thank you to everyone for your contributions of time, talent, and treasure.
Thanks again to our largest "contributor" -- our church headquarters in Bryn Athyn, PA, who continued to provide a huge financial donation to Sunrise Chapel's operating expenses. It is our responsibility to cover the difference between the special contributions we receive and all our
expenses. All your donations to our local General Fund make it possible to continue with our regular programs and activities.
You can make a PayPal donation anytime from our website page: sunrisechapel.org/donate/
Feel free to speak to Bill directly or any Board member for more information.
Thank you for your dedication and support of Sunrise Chapel's many uses.
Watercolor Class by Frank Rose
Frank is offering a watercolor classes in connection with his current exhibit at the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Gallery. This class will be at Sunrise Chapel in Friendship Hall on Friday, July 5 at 2 o’clock $25/person
Speak to Frank to sign up and find out what supplies to get ahead of time.
With love and respect,
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AT SUNRISE CHAPEL
4 pm Celebration of Life for Virginia Osmus in the Chapel All Welcome
SUNDAY 6/30/2019
10 am Music rehearsal
11 am Worship Service
12 noon LUNCHEON
MONDAY 7/1/2018
11 am Tai Chi class (Basic)
6:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
WEDNESDAY 7/3/2019
8:30-6 pm Life Line Health Screening in Friendship Hall
No Worship Team mtg today
THURSDAY 7/4/2019
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
No Tai Chi class (Yang 24) today
No Women's Group tonight - Contact Elise Gladish for details
2 pm Watercolor Class by Frank Rose in Friendship Hall
SUNDAY 7/7/2019
11 am Worship Service
12 pm Luncheon
Celebration of Life
today - Friday, June 28 at 4 pm
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Virginia Warning Osmus transitioned into the next world today at 6:30 am.
Her last hours were peaceful, serene y lit by the sunlight of the longest day of the year. The light of her life in this world will be celebrated on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Sunrise Chapel at 4:00 in the afternoon. Please join us in honoring her in your hearts y prayers wherever you are at that time
The Osmus Family
Sunrise Chapel
8421 E Wrightstown Road, Tucson, AZ 85715
520.298.1245
sunrisechapel.org
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Arizona Mountain
Camp - July 9-14
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Here is the sign you'll be looking for at the turnoff to the Elks Youth Camp. We have a detailed map. The camp is high in the mountains a bit northeast of Phoenix. If you know where Lake Roosevelt is, the camp is about 45 minutes up the mountain, northeast of the
Lake.
We now have a registration form and other information. Copies are available at the church. Let me know if you want me to email you copies.
This camp has good creature-comforts for all ages, and it is very affordable. There will also be some financial assistance for those who need it. We don’t want money to keep anyone away.
SCHEDULE: The first full day of camp will be Wednesday, July 10 and the final day will be Sunday, July 14. (Tuesday, July 9 will be the set-up day.)
The site is owned and managed by the Arizona Elks Lodge to benefit children. Last year was our first time there, and people loved it.
Anyone is invited to be part of the planning team. Linda Waddell and Christine Morey have once again offered to organize meal planning and preparation. Yay!
There will be opportunities for worship, small groups, and plenty of down time to enjoy friendships in the peace and quiet of this lovely mountain forest.
We expect to welcome friends from our sister church in Phoenix this year!
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Readings for this
Sunday's 11 am Worship Service
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Steps to receive power from God
True Christianity §68 - Swedenborg
The more we follow the divine design in the way we live, the more we receive power against evil and falsity from God’s omnipotence, receive wisdom about goodness and truth from God’s omniscience, and are in God because of God’s omnipresence.
The more we follow the divine design in the way we live, the more power we receive from God’s omnipotence to fight against forms of evil and falsity, because no one can resist evils or the falsities that go with them except God alone.
All forms of evil and falsity are from hell. There they stick together as one thing, exactly the same way all forms of goodness and truth do in heaven.
As we said above, to God the totality of heaven is like one human being. On the other hand, hell is like one giant monster. Going against one evil and its falsity is going against that whole giant monster of hell—no one can do it except God, because God is omnipotent.
Clearly then, unless we seek help from God Almighty we have no more power of our own against evil and falsity than a fish has against the ocean, or a gnat against a whale, or a piece of dust against a mountain that is falling on it. On our own, the power we have against evil is much smaller than the power a locust has against an elephant or a fly against a camel. Furthermore, our power against evil and falsity is even weaker because we are born into evil. Evil cannot act against itself.
Therefore we have to follow the divine design in the way we live. We have to acknowledge God, his omnipotence, and our resulting safety from hell, and do our part to fight against the evil that is with us; this acknowledgment and this fighting go together as part of the divine design. Otherwise we cannot help being plunged into hell and swallowed up; and once there, we cannot help being driven by evils, one after the other, like a little rowboat on the sea being pushed around by
storms.
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