First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

July 6-12: “Sacrament”

July 6-12: “Sacrament.”

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Golden Text:  “…We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you:” (Numbers 10:290

This Bible Lesson inspires and comforts with the gift of God’s grace.  Through thoughtful treatment of several familiar Bible stories, it leads us through example after example of God’s all-powerful, ever-presence in our lives.

“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea:  (Exodus 13: 27, 18)

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:” (Exodus 13:21)

“And the children of Israel took their journey out of the wilderness of Sinai;” (Numbers 10:12)

“As the children of Israel were guided triumphantly through the Red Sea, the dark ebbing and flowing tides of human fear, — as they were led through the wilderness, walking wearily through the great desert of human hopes, and anticipating the promised joy, — so shall the spiritual idea guide all right desires in their passage from sense to Soul, from a material sense of existence to the spiritual, up to the glory prepared for them who love God.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 566: 1-9.)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

While our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to honor Washington State’s Phase 2 Covid-19 guidance, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link.   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.

 

June 29-July 5: “God”

June 29-July 5: “God.”

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Golden Text:  “Who compares with God?  Is anything like him?” (Isaiah 40:18)

This Bible Lesson leads us into quiet, deeply prayerful recognition of God, Good, as eternal, all-powerful, all-loving, and ever-present, tenderly nurturing and caring for His-Her creation.

“Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.”  (Isaiah 43:20)

“Be still, and know that I am God:” (Psalms 46:10)

“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 the affluence of our God.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 140:7-12.)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

While our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to honor Washington State’s Phase 2 Covid-19 guidance, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link.   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.

 

June 23-28: “Christian Science”

June 23-28: “Christian Science.”

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Golden Text:  “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (James 1:17)

This beautiful Bible Lessons lifts our thoughts to see and grasp the blessings of understanding God as all good, all Love, Truth, Principle, forever guiding, nurturing and protecting Her creation, including mankind.

“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” (Isaiah 40:5)

“Ou Master healed the sick, practiced Christian healing, and taught the generalities its divine Principle to his students: but he left no definite rule for demonstrating this principle of healing and preventing disease. This rule remained to be discovered in Christian Science.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 147:24-29)

“The Christian Science God is universal, eternal, divine Love, which changeth not and causeth no evil, disease, nor death.” (S&H p. 140:25-27.)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

While our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to honor Washington State’s Phase 2 Covid-19 guidance, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link.   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.

 

June 15-21: “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?”

June 15-21: “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?”

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Golden Text:  “…Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:” (Acts 4:24)

This Bible Lesson offers a powerful reminder that we can look to the beauty, order and grandeur of the natural world as a reminder of the harmony, strength and tender love of God, Spirit, creating and controlling the universe and all creation, including mankind.

“The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king:… He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.” (Jeremiah 10:10, 12)

“God creates and governs the universe, including man.  The universe is filled with spiritual ideas, which He evolves, and they are obedient to the Mind that makes them.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 295:5-8)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

While our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to honor Washington State’s Phase 2 Covid-19 guidance, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link.   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.

 

June 8-14: “God the Preserver of Man”

June 8-14: “God the Preserver of Man.”

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Golden Text:  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart;” (Proverbs 3:5)

How can we be certain that God is always taking care of us?

This Bible Lesson shows us how that certainty is based on our deep, growing understanding of the nature of God, Good, and Her relationship to her children and all creation.

“Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou has made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”  (Nehemiah 9:6)

“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” (Proverbs 30:5)

“In divine Science, man is sustained by God, the divine Principle of being.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 530:5-6)

“The Scriptures imply that God is All-in-all. From this it follows that nothing possesses reality nor existence except the divine Mind and His ideas.”  (S&H p. 331: 11-13)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

While our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to honor Washington State’s Phase 2 Covid-19 guidance, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link.   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.

 

Suspension of Church and Reading Room Services

Covid-19 Update, June 8, 2020

Consistent with guidance provided under Washington State’s Coronavirus Phase 2 approach, our church will continue to suspend church services (both Wednesday and Sunday), as well as Sunday School.  We will reassess this temporary suspension of services as more state guidance becomes available.

We are grateful for the online church services provided by The Mother Church. These can be enjoyed by anyone through JSH Online or The Mother Church’s website.

Please note that our Reading Room is also temporarily closed at the current time.

In the first verse of the 90th Psalm we read: “Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” We are grateful to know that all humanity safely dwells in divine Mind.

June 1-7: “God the Only Cause and Creator”

June 1-7: “God the Only Cause and Creator.”

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Golden Text:  “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” (John 4:35)

This powerful Bible Lesson makes clear the importance of understanding spiritual causation, in every aspect of our lives — our health, our identify, our institutions,  the natural world, and every aspect of life.

“I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me…. Thus with the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.” (Isaiah 45: 5, 11)

“The creative Principle — Life, Truth, and Love — is God.  The universe reflects God. 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. 502:27.)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

While our Bellingham church has suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to honor Governor Inslee’s “stay at home” order, the Bible Lesson brings the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link.   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.

 

Temporary Reading Room Closure

With Governor Inslee’s “stay at home” order and requested closure of all public venues except defined “essential” businesses, our downtown Reading Room will also be closed until further notice.

Anyone needing to purchase or borrow Reading Room materials may contact the Reading Room at 360.676.4147.  You may leave a message at that number, and expect a response within a day or so.

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.

 

 

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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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