First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

July 22-July 28: “Truth”

Golden Text; “I will hear what God the Lord will speak:”  (Psalms 85:8)

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What is “truth” to you?  This powerful Bible Lesson helps us understand “Truth” as a synonym for God, Divine Principle — ever-present, maintaining health, safety, supply for all His creation.

“. . . Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;” (Deuteronomy 1:3)

“. . . this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. (Deuteronomy 30: 11)

“But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it…..  That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:”   (Deuteronomy 30, 14, 20)

“If God, the All-in-all, be the creator of the spiritual universe, including man, then everything entitled to a classification as truth, or Science, must be comprised in a knowledge or understanding of God, for there can be nothing beyond illimitable divinity.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 127:4.)

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.

 

July 15-21: “Life”

July 15-21: “Life.”

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Golden Text:  “Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.. . . you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.”  (Psalms 36: 5, 9)

This beautiful Bible Lesson shows us that God, Life, creates and eternally maintains mankind and all creation.  It shows us how the Christ idea, as demonstrated by Jesus, is and always has been ever-present, eternally lighting our path throughout all our days.

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” (Psalms 1:1-3)

“Throughout all generations both before and after the Christian era, the Christ, as the spiritual idea, — the reflection of God, — has come with some measure of power and grace to all prepared to receive Christ, Truth.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 333: 19-23.)

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.

 

July 8-14: “Sacrament”

July 8-14: “Sacrament.”

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Golden Text:  “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” (I John 3:18)

This beautiful Bible Lesson is focused on helping us see how we can feel connected to God, Divine Love.

“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.” (Psalms 95:6)

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8)

“Christianity as Jesus taught it was not a creed, nor a system of ceremonies, nor a special gift from a ritualistic Jehovah; but it was the demonstration of divine Love casting out error and healing the sick, not merely in the name of Christ, or Truth, but in demonstration of Truth, as must be the case in the cycles of divine light.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 135:6.)

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.

 

July 1-7: “God”

July 1-7: “God.”

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Golden Text:  “. . . Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever.  (Revelation 7:12)

This powerful Bible Lesson calls on us to look directly to the Bible Scriptures for the full, clear understanding of God, Divine Love, and Her ongoing, eternally active love and care for mankind and all creation.

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” (Isaiah 40: 26)

“If God, the All-in-all, be the creator of the spiritual universe, including man, then everything entitled to a classification as truth, or Science, must be comprised in a knowledge or understanding of God, for there can be nothing beyond illimitable divinity.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 127: 4.)

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.

 

June 24-30: “Christian Science”

June 24-30: “Christian Science.”

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Golden Text:  “I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. . . . he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:”  (Psalms 40: 1, 3)

This Bible Lesson unfolds for readers the healing truth of Christian Science, illuminating for all mankind God’s great love and tender care for Her creation.

“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

“…this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord:”  (Jeremiah 31:  3, 33, 34

“Beyond the frail premises of human beliefs, above the loosening grasp of creeds, the demonstration of Christian Mind-healing stands a revealed and practical Science. It is imperious throughout all ages as Christ’s revelation of Truth, of Life, and of Love, which remains inviolate for every man to understand and to practise.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 98:15.)

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.

June 17-23: “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?”

June 17-23: “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?”

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Golden Text:  “Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will yet build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?  Hath not my hand made all these things?” (Acts 7: 49, 50)

This beautiful Bible Lesson answers the topic lesson question with loving assurance:  God is the One and only creator, and She loves and cares for Her creation.

“Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and declared it? ye are even my witnesses.  Is there a God beside me?  yea, there is no God; I know not any.” (Isaiah 44: 8)

“Spirit, God, has created all in and of Himself.  Spirit never created matter.  There is nothing in Spirit out of which matter could be made, for, as the Bible declares, without the Logos, or Aeon or Word of God, “was not anything made that was made.”  Spirit is the only substance, the invisible and indivisible infinite God.  Things spiritual and eternal are substantial.  Things material and temporal are insubstantial.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 335:7)

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.

 

June 10-16: God the Preserver of Man”

June 10-16: “God the Preserver of Man.”

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Golden Text: “…I will dwell in the house of he Lord for ever.” (Psalms 23:6)

This powerful Bible Lesson shows us that each and every one of us is eternally, guided, protected and supported by our loving Father-Mother-God.

“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.” (Psalms 32:7)

“Father-Mother is the name for Deity, which indicates His tender relationship to His spiritual creation.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 332: 4-5.)

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.

 

June 3-9: “God the Only Cause and Creator”

June 3-9: “God the Only Cause and Creator.”

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Golden Text: “…thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.” (Psalms 86:10)

This beautiful Bible Lesson celebrates the joy, freedom, peace and healing that result from understanding God, Good, as our “only cause and creator.”

“For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45: 18)

“There is but one creator and one creation. This creation consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their identities, which are embraced in the infinite Mind and forever reflected.  These ideas range from the infinitesimal to infinity, and the highest ideas are the sons and daughters of God.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 122: 1-7.)

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.

 

May 27-June 2: “Ancient and Modern Necromancy, alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced”

May 27-June 2: “Ancient and Modern Necromancy, alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced.”

Golden Text:   “…you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God.  You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

This Bible Lesson shows us the healing power  — the tools we need to challenge any false claim of hatred, conflict or sickness — of seeing what it means to be “chosen by God.”

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?…One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.”  (Psalms 1, 4)

“There is no power apart from God. Omnipotence has all-power, and to acknowledge any other power is to dishonor God.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 228:25-27.)

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.

May 20-26: “Soul and Body”

May 20-26: “Soul and Body.”

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Golden Text:  “May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being — spirit, soul, and body — free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (I Thessalonians 5:23)

This powerful Bible Lesson helps us see the complete freedom that is ours, when we grasp that Soul, Divine Mind, is now and always governing our bodies, and every aspect of our being.

“For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; … they shall be my people, and I will be their God:… Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.” (Jeremiah 32: 15; 38; 41.)

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.

 

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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