First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Feb. 24-March 1: “Christ Jesus”

Feb. 24-March 1: “Christ Jesus.”

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Golden Text: “I am the good shepherd.” (John 10:11)

This Bible Lesson emphasizes the tender care that Christ Jesus expressed as “the good shepherd.”  It reminds us of the infinite blessings that come to us as we strive to follow in his footsteps, loving and healing as we go.

“As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” (John 10: 15-16)

“Those, who are willing to leave their nets or to cast them on the right side for Truth, have the opportunity now, as forename, to learn and to practice Christian healing.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 271:26-29.)

You can read this Bible Lesson here, or by visiting our Reading Room.

You and your family are also welcome to join us at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, where you can hear this powerful lesson read, along with hymns and a sacred solo.  Your children are always welcome in our Sunday School, where they will love discussing the Bible stories contained in the Lesson  and related passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health.  Your smaller children will receive loving care in our Children’s Room.

Come join us on Sunday, or at our 7:30 p.m. Wednesday testimony meeting.  You are most welcome.

 

 

Feb. 17-23: “Mind”

Feb. 17-23: “Mind.”

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Golden Text:  “It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6)

This Bible Lesson shows us the healing blessings of understanding God as Divine Mind, giving us all the wisdom and ability to know and to do God’s good work.

“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!  how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.” (Romans 11:33)

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding…. My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.” (Proverbs 3: 13, 21, 22)

“When we fully understand our relation to the Divine, we can have no other Mind but His, — no other Love, wisdom, or Truth, no other sense of Life, and no consciousness of the existence of matter or error.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 250:32.)

You can read this Bible Lesson here, or by visiting our Reading Room.

You and your family are also welcome to join us at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, where you can hear this powerful lesson read, along with hymns and a sacred solo.  Your children are always welcome in our Sunday School, where they will love discussing the Bible stories contained in the Lesson  and related passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health.  Your smaller children will receive loving care in our Children’s Room.

Come join us on Sunday, or at our 7:30 p.m. Wednesday testimony meeting.  You are most welcome.

 

 

Feb. 10-16: “Soul”

Feb. 10-16: “Soul.”

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Golden Text:  “I will betroth you to Me forever;” (Hosea 2:19)

This beautiful Bible Lesson on Soul — in Christian Science, a synonym for God  — is like a very special Valentine’s day gift.  It unfolds for us the deep, tender, caring, heart-felt nature of our relationship to our loving Father-Mother-God.

“For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.” (Isaiah 61:11)

“Soul is the substance, Life, and intelligence of man, which is individualized, but not in matter.  Soul can never reflect anything inferior to Spirit.

“Man is the expression of Soul.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 477: 22-26, 29)

You can read this Bible Lesson here, or by visiting our Reading Room.

You and your family are also welcome to join us at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, where you can hear this powerful lesson read, along with hymns and a sacred solo.  Your children are always welcome in our Sunday School, where they will love discussing the Bible stories contained in the Lesson  and related passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health.  Your smaller children will receive loving care in our Children’s Room.

Come join us on Sunday, or at our 7:30 p.m. Wednesday testimony meeting.  You are most welcome.

 

 

Dec. 30 – Jan. 5: “God”

Dec. 30 – Jan. 5: “God.”

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Golden Text:  “…set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God;” (I Chronicles 22:19)

This powerful Bible Lesson encourages us to  “set our hearts and souls,” even for a few prayerful moments each day, to actively seek. listen and learn of the outpouring of  good, inspiring, healing thoughts from God, Truth.

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.  And I will be found of you, saith the Lord:… And he shall be my people, and I will be your God.” (Jeremiah 29:13, 14; 30: 22)

“Not materially but spiritually we know Him as divine Mind, as Life, Truth and Love.  We shall obey and adore in proportion as we apprehend the divine nature and love Him understandingly; warring no more over the corporeality, but rejoicing in he affluence of our God.  Religion will then be of the heart and not of the head.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 140: 7-13.)

You can read this Bible Lesson here, or by visiting our Reading Room.

You and your family are also welcome to join us at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, where you can hear this powerful lesson read, along with hymns and a sacred solo.  Your children are always welcome in our Sunday School, where they will love discussing the Bible stories contained in the Lesson  and related passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health.  Your smaller children will receive loving care in our Children’s Room.

Come join us on Sunday, or at our 7:30 p.m. Wednesday testimony meeting.  You are most welcome.

 

 

Missed our free lecture?

“Time is Not a Factor in Your Life.”   

Did you miss the lecture by Dave Hohle, CSB – a Christian Science Lecturer from Chicago, IL?

Dave Hohle, Christian Science Lecturer from Chicago, IL

You can still listen to this inspiring talk, by visiting Dave’s website:  www.davehohle.com

Click here for a short video from Dave about this lecture.

Dave will explain why truly mastering time is not the same as time management. It’s not learning to get more out of a limited 24-hour day. Mastering time is realizing that real life does not actually occur within a time framework at all, and time is powerless to limit life.

 

 

Visit Our Fresh, New Reading Room

You’ll find a warm welcome, every day.

Check Out Our Newly Remodeled Reading Room.

We haven’t moved — still at 118 Grand Avenue in downtown Bellingham.

But we have a fresh new look.  Fresh paint.  New furniture. Redesigned windows and displays.  New materials to read and study.  All the resources you need to support your prayerful work.

And a comfortable, quiet place to read, study, reflect and grow your understanding of God’s great love for all his children.

Come take a look!  You are always welcome.  Click here for hours and location.

The black dot

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Help people get along

“You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family.” ~ Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:9, The Message

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Welcome to First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Have you ever wondered if there really is a God, one who is willing or able to play a role in your life?

You can find the answers you yearn for, and the loving, caring God that Christ Jesus called "Father."  Christian Science shows that feeling the peace of God's loving, all-powerful presence is possible now. It shows us that the understanding of God that heals all our challenges is not a secret recipe available only in Biblical times, but a demonstrable science that all can practice and use in daily life.

Our church is one of the many worldwide branches of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy.

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