Walking on Water... in Pakistan

I preached in a Sunday morning service in Pakistan... at about 2:30 a.m. in New York City over the internet. 

Here's my report:

Here's the Scripture, performed on the Sea of Galilee in 2014:

Here's the sermon:

You can give toward the rescue of Afghanis in danger by giving at www.F2A.org and putting "For Afghanistan" in the notes.

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I released “Pentecost: Beyond the Imagination,” a scene from my one-man play, The Acts, at www.RichDrama.com/Pentecost.

Is He Your King?

The recording of this morning's service at Westchester Chapel was corrupted. We believe it was the cable, which has been replaced, but Pastor Jim Warren, who preached the sermon gave me permission to summarize it, and that is what you will hear below. Pastor Jim preached on Matthew 1, Mark 8:27-30 and 1 John 1:5-2:2. Here is a list of the 354 prophecies fulfilled by Jesus Christ.



Pastor Linda Warren mentioned the song "What God Wants for Christmas," and she said she believes what God wants for Christmas from Westchester Chapel is for us to celebrate Christmas with The Kensington Assisted Living Facility in White Plains. Sia and Stephen T. will lead us and the residents in Christmas carols, and Rich Swingle will dramatize the Scriptures of the Christmas story. Hope you can join us Christmas Eve at 6pm. Paid parking is available at the Municipal lot behind the Kensington. We should be back to our cars by 8pm.



This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/Salvation.

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Faculty devotion at MasterWorks

Here's this summer's faculty devotion at MasterWorks, followed by links to things I mentioned.

It's divided into a sections, which should play one after the next. On some browsers you may need to hit the forward button to get the next one started. I'm posting it this way so you can see the videos I showed in a better quality and to honor their copyrights. I tried to cut the Peter Hitchins interview at 7:42, but that doesn't seem to work on any of my browsers. The rest of it's great stuff, too, but when my talk resumes it's linked to what he said about the arts opening people to the reality of God.



Here are the links to things I mentioned:
The Acts
www.WhoistheFish.com
Dr. Alma Villegas (scroll down)
Performing during the Sochi Olympics
Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA)
Eric Metaxas
Enacted Prayer

Soon taking applications for the Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp.

The John the Baptist Triptych

After Joyce preached on Zechariah, I preached on Elizabeth. You'll have to hear our sermons to see why she got the guy and I got the gal...

Joyce on Zechariah:


Rich on Elizabeth:


Both preachings were from Luke 1 at Westchester Chapel.

The triptych was completed by Pastor Linda Warren, when she preached on their son, John the Baptist (Luke 3:1-22):



Have a blessed Christmas, everyone!

Now taking applications for the MasterWorks Festival theatre program: www.RichDrama.com/MWFTheatre. Training and performances in IN, PA and NYC, including an Off-Broadway theatre!  

Living the Life: Choices series review

Rich Swingle led a special service, which included a review of our Living the Life: Choices sermon series. What you'll hear was preceded by small groups reviewing and reporting on their favorite passages from "The Sermon on the Mount", the text we've been covering in the series so far: Matthew 5:3-7:12.



Here's the full quote by Randall Flinn, artistic director of Ad Deum Dance Company:

I learned today that in order to live a transformational life that I first must learn to live a sacramental life. So what is sacramental living? It is living in the remembrance and to the honor of a greater Sacrifice, broken, shed and given for me. It is for me to receive from that Living Communion and also to give from its same mystery. This majestic Grace which incarnates itself, even in a vessel of flesh, bids me to sup, to be filled, and to pour out. What sweet communion indeed! (On his Facebook Timeline)

And here's the study that shows Christianity in China will double in 6.6 years: The Top 20 Countries Where Christianity is Growing the Fastest.

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

Photo courtesy of NicolettiPhoto.com.

Peacemakers or Turning People from God?

Rich Swingle preaches on Mattthew 5:9, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." Closing prayer by Pastor Joyce Swingle. Announcements by Pastor Randy Solomon.



This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

Here are some of the articles Rich mentioned:
Shooting in the Dark, New York Times
The Impact of Media Violence on Children and Adolescents, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Teaching Kids to Kill, Christianity Today
Captivated: Finding Freedom in a Media Captive Culture, Philip Telfer
The Gospel Sandals of Peace, Rich Swingle

Here are the ads Rich played during the service:





Grooveshark is a third party source. If you listen on their website you will encounter advertisements, none of which are vetted or endorsed by Westchester Chapel. If there are ads that you find offensive we encourage you to click the "Report Ad" link below the ad. Photo courtesy of NicolettiPhoto.com.

God's Love Is for Real

This is the audio recording of Rich Swingle's sermon at his grandma, Alice Swingle's funeral.



The service can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here.

This is a playlist of music performed at the service, performed by recording artists.



 Here are links to some of the things Rich mentions in the sermon:

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The Sandals of Peace

Here's my sermon on Ephesians 6:15. It contains excerpts from my one-man play The Revelation.



Rich mentions his sermon on Peter walking on water, Freedom from Fear of Circumstances.

Go deeper. Dr. Timothy J. Keller's series on The Armor of God includes four sermons on The Sandals of Peace:
The Armor of God
Sandals of Peace--1
Sandals of Peace--2
Sandals of Peace--3
Making Peace

The sermon is followed by prayer over Pastor Rachel Taylor and her three roommates, Rachel, Laura and Sarah, as they celebrate graduation from Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary.

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

Unity in Worship

Opening story by Rachel L.



Rich Swingle preaches on John 4:1-26.



The song referenced at the beginning of the sermon is Come, Now Is the Time to Worship.

For more details on John 4 review A Samaritan Woman in which Patricia Mauceri followed Pastor Joyce's sermon with testimony linked to that passage.

Here's more about how the veil in the temple being ripped is mentioned by sources in addition to the Bible: Mysterious Events in the Year 30 AD.

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

Freedom from the Fear of Circumstances

Rich Swingle preaches from Matthew 14: 22-33 on Peter's walk on water. Opening prayer by Pastor Randy Solomon.

This sermon is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store. Here's footage of Rich performing the role of Peter walking on the Sea of Galilee from their May 2011 trip to Jordan and Israel with Christians in Theatre Arts: