Service for Sunday, July 3, 2011

Subject: God

 Hymn 153 

 Luke I:46 – Maria Louise Baum

 In Thee, my God and Saviour,

   Forevermore the same,

 My spirit hath rejoicing,

   For holy is Thy name.

 My soul doth magnify the Lord,

   Sing all in glad accord!

 Praise Him who lifts the lowly,

   For faithful is His word.

 I magnify and bless Thee,

   For faithful is Thy word.

 Thou who alone art mighty

   Hast done to me great things,

 Remembrance of Thy mercy

   Sure help to Israel brings.

 Thy power, O Lord, will I extol,

   Who hast redeemed my soul;

 I praise Thee, Lord, with gladness,

   For Thou hast made me whole.

 I magnify and bless Thee,

   For Thou hast made me whole.

The scriptural readings are from Psalms.

Psalms  99:1‑9

The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.  The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.  Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.  The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.  Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.  Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.  He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.  Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.  Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy. 

Psalms 25:1‑5,8‑10

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.  O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.  Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.  Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.  Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 

Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.  The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.  All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 

Psalms 69:30

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 

Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s prayer, with its spiritual interpretation as given in the Christian Science textbook.

Our Father which art in heaven,

Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,

Hallowed be Thy name.

Adorable One.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Enable us to know – as in heaven, so on earth

God is omnipotent, supreme.

Give us this day our daily bread;

Give us grace for today; feed the famished affections;

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And Love is reflected in love;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;

And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth us from sin, disease, and death.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over all, and All.

 Hymn 371 

 Margaret Morrison

 We lift our hearts in praise,

   O God of Life, to Thee,

 And would reflect in all our ways

   Thy purity.

 Thy thoughts our lives enfold,

   And free us from all fear;

 All strife is stilled, all grief consoled,

   For Thou art here.

 We lift our hearts in praise,

   O God of Truth, to Thee,

 And find within Thy perfect law

   Our liberty.

 We bless Thy mighty name

   In this exalted hour,

 And to the world in faith proclaim

   Thy healing power.

 We lift our hearts in praise,

   O God of Love, to Thee,

 With joy to find through darkened days

   Thy harmony.

 O Father‑Mother Love,

   We triumph 'neath Thy rod,

 We glory in Thy light, and prove

   That Thou art God.

 A Rule for Motives and Acts

This is from Article VIII, Section 1, of the Manual of the Mother Church, and is read as part of the service of the first Sunday in each month.

“Neither animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel the motives or acts of the members of The Mother Church. In Science, divine Love alone governs man; and a Christian Scientist reflects the sweet amenities of Love, in rebuking sin, in true brotherliness, charitableness, and forgiveness. The members of this Church should daily watch and pray to be delivered from all evil, from prophesying, judging, condemning, counseling, influencing or being influenced erroneously.” 

Solo: "Be Glad In Heart

The lesson-sermon from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, read by the First and Second Readers.

The content of the Lesson Sermon may be found in the Christian Science Quarterly. You may also read the Lesson-Sermon for this week online by clicking here.

 Hymn 282 

 Author Unknown

 Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore Him;

   Praise Him, angels, in the height;

 Sun and moon, rejoice before Him,

   Praise Him, all ye stars of light;

 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken,

   Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;

 Laws that never shall be broken

   For their guidance hath He made.

 Praise the Lord, for He is glorious;

   Never shall His promise fail;

 God hath made His saints victorious,

   Sin and death shall not prevail.

 Praise the God of our salvation;

   Hosts on high, His power proclaim;

 Heaven and earth, and all creation,

   Laud and magnify His name.

"The Scientific Statement of Being" (S&H p. 468} and the correlative scripture according to I John 3:1-3.

There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual.

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.468

1John.3

[1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

[2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

[3] And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Benediction

I Peter 5:6,7

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.