First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Jan.18-24: “Truth”

Jan.18-24: “Truth.”

Golden Text:  “… you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

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This beautiful Bible Lesson shows us the many blessings of listening to God, Truth, and following the direction of this only only lawgiver, the source of all wisdom, love, and healing.

“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:” (Psalms 146:5-8)

“The time for thinkers has come.  Truth, independent of doctrines and time-honored systems, knocks at the portal of humanity.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. vii: 13-15)

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.

Our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  However, 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, whenever you wish, every day.

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.

 

Jan. 4-10: “Sacrament”

Jan. 4-10: “Sacrament.”

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Golden Text: “. . . Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. . . . For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;” (Romans 1:7,11)

This powerful Bible Lesson urges us to think deeply about the meaning of “sacrament”, understanding it as far from a ritual honoring of Christ, Jesus.  Instead, the Lesson uplifts us to see the importance of giving freely and generously of the spirit of Christ, Truth, that has been given to us by the grace of God through our study and practice of Christianity as taught in Christian Science.

“Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in your love for us—see that you excel in this gracious work also. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.  For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he has not.

“As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack.” (II Corinthians 8:  7, 9, 12, 15)

“The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth his brother’s need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another’s good.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 518: 15-19)

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.

Our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  However, 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, whenever you wish, every day.

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.

 

Dec. 28-Jan. 3: “God”

Dec. 28-Jan. 3: “God.”

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Golden Text:  “…The Lord our God, the Lord is one!” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

This Bible Lesson emphasizes the need to understand God, Good, as One, the one and only, the single source of good, the only power, source of life, intelligence, and love.

“For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?” (Psalms 89:6)

“Question. — What is God?

Answer. — God is incorporeal, divine, supreme, infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love.

Question. — Are these terms synonymous?

Answer. — They are.  They refer to one absolute God.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 465: 8-12)

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.

Our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  However, 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, whenever you wish, every day.

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.

 

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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