First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Jan. 30-Feb. 5: “Spirit”

Jan. 30-Feb. 5: “Spirit.”

Golden Text:  “. . . if you plant in the field of the Spirit, from the Spirit you will gather the harvest of eternal life.” (Galatians 6:8)

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This Bible Lesson helps us experience the powerful healing effect of understanding God as Spirit (a synonym for God).  And further, the peace, joy and freedom of knowing ourselves, God’s “offspring” or “children,” as spiritual, not material.

“…the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth”. (John 4: 23, 24)

“The starting-point of divine Science is that God, Spirit, is All-in-all, and that there is no other might nor Mind, — that God is Love, and therefore He is divine Principle.

“To grasp the reality and order of being in its Science, you must begin by reckoning God as the divine Principle of all that really is. Spirit, Life, Truth, Love, combine as one, — and are the Scriptural names for God.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 275:6-14)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science the world over.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services, or call 425-999-4511 to access an audio version of the Bible Lesson and many other Christian Science resources.

Jan. 23-29: “Love”

Jan. 23-29: “Love.”

Golden Text:  “Love never fails.” (I Corinthians 13:8)

This powerful Bible Lesson is a “deep dive” into the tenderness, expansiveness and omnipotence of Love, God, always present to comfort, guard, guide and heal mankind and all Creation.

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8: 38-39)

“This is the doctrine of Christian Science: that divine Love cannot be deprived of its manifestation, or object; that joy cannot be turned into sorrow, for sorrow is not the master of joy; that good can never produce evil; that matter can never produce mind nor life result in death. The perfect man — governed by God, his perfect Principle — is sinless and eternal.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 308: 9)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science the world over.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services, or call 425-999-4511 to access an audio version of the Bible Lesson and many other Christian Science resources.

Jan. 16-22: “Truth”

Jan. 16-22: “Truth.

Golden Text:  “Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth:. . . and I will glorify thy name for evermore.”  (Psalms 86:11, 12)

This Bible Lesson shows us the power, the authority, the clarity and certitude that we can experience in our lives when we strive to know God as Truth, Divine Principle.

“I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.  He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”  (Deuteronomy 32:3, 4)

“Christian Science brings to light Truth and its supremacy, universal harmony, the entireness of God, good, and the nothingness of evil.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 293:28.)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science the world over.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services, or call 425-999-4511 to access an audio version of the Bible Lesson and many other Christian Science resources.

 

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Jan. 2-Jan. 8: “Sacrament”

Jan. 2-Jan. 8: “Sacrament.”

Golden Text: “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”  (James 4:10)

This Bible Lesson shows us clearly and compassionately how humility walks hand-in-hand with a deeper sense of spirituality, healing and uplifting us with a deeper sense of God’s love for mankind and all creation.

“… my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving….  The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.”  (Psalms 69: 13, 30, 32)

“What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 4:3-5)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science the world over.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services, or call 425-999-4511 to access an audio version of the Bible Lesson and many other Christian Science resources.

New in the Reading Room.

New in the Reading Room

The New “Parallel Bible”

The Complete Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible. The Christian Science Publishing Society is carrying a new parallel Bible. The new Bible presents four translations: The King James Version (KJV), the New King James Version (NKJV), the New International Version (NIV), and the New Living Translation (NLT).

The four translations are conveniently displayed on facing pages with translation notes at the bottom of each page.  $59.99 (USD)

The Reading Room is located at 118 Grand Avenue, Bellingham.  It is open Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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.

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