Theme: “Whole”
Hymn 12
Violet Hay
Arise ye people, take your stand,
Cast out your idols from the land,
Above all doctrine, form or creed
Is found the Truth that meets your need.
Christ's promise stands: they that believe
His works shall do, his power receive.
Go forward then, and as ye preach
So let your works confirm your speech,
And prove to all with following sign
The Word of God is power divine.
In love and healing ministry
Show forth the Truth that makes men free.
O Father‑Mother God, whose plan
Hath given dominion unto man,
In Thine own image we may see
Man pure and upright, whole and free.
And ever through our work shall shine
That light whose glory, Lord, is Thine.
Readings from the Bible.
Psalms 48:1,2,9,10
Great is the Lord, and
greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his
holiness. Beautiful for situation, the
joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of
the great King.
We have thought of thy
lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. According to thy name, O God, so is thy
praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms 72:18,19 (to ;)
Blessed be the Lord God, the
God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be
filled with his glory;
Psalms 111:1‑10
Praise ye the Lord. I will
praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the
congregation. The works of the Lord are
great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honourable and glorious: and his
righteousness endureth for ever. He hath
made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of
compassion. He hath given meat unto them
that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. He hath shewed his people the power of his
works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and
judgment; all his commandments are sure.
They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and
uprightness. He sent redemption unto his
people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his
name. The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his
commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:1,2,10‑16,33‑40,57,58,68,69,144,145
Blessed are the undefiled in
the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the
whole heart.
With my whole heart have I
sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I
might not sin against thee. Blessed art
thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of thy
testimonies, as much as in all riches. I
will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will
not forget thy word.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of
thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it
with my whole heart. Make me to go in
the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and
not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes
from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is
devoted to thy fear. Turn away my
reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
quicken me in thy righteousness.
Thou art my portion, O Lord:
I have said that I would keep thy words.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me
according to thy word.
Thou art good, and doest
good; teach me thy statutes. The proud
have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole
heart.
The righteousness of thy
testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
I cried with my whole heart;
hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
#Let us hear the conclusion
of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole
duty of man.
Jeremiah 24:5‑7
Thus saith the Lord, the God
of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried
away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the
Chaldeans for their good. For I will set
mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I
will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck
them up. And I will give them an heart
to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be
their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 32:37‑41
Behold, I will gather them
out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury,
and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will
cause them to dwell safely: And they shall be my people, and I will be their
God: And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for
ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make
an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do
them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart
from me. 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.
Matthew 9:20‑22 behold
behold, a woman, which was
diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his
garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus
turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort;
thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
Matthew 15:30,31
And great multitudes came
unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many
others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that
the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be
whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of
Israel.
Ephesians 6:10‑17
Finally, my brethren, be
strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand. Stand therefore, having your
loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all,
taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery
darts of the wicked. And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Readings from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
45:6
Our Master fully and finally demonstrated
divine Science in his victory over death and the grave. Jesus' deed was for the enlightenment of men
and for the salvation of the whole world from sin, sickness, and death. Paul writes: "For if, when we were
enemies, we were reconciled to God by the [seeming] death of His Son, much
more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." Three days after his bodily burial he talked
with his disciples. The persecutors had
failed to hide immortal Truth and Love in a sepulchre.
147:6‑23
Late in the nineteenth century I demonstrated
the divine rules of Christian Science.
They were submitted to the broadest practical test, and everywhere, when
honestly applied under circumstances where demonstration was humanly possible,
this Science showed that Truth had lost none of its divine and healing
efficacy, even though centuries had passed away since Jesus practised these
rules on the hills of Judaea and in the valleys of Galilee.
Although this volume contains the complete
Science of Mind‑healing, never believe that you can absorb the whole meaning of
the Science by a simple perusal of
this book. The book needs to be studied, and the demonstration of the
rules of scientific healing will plant you firmly on the spiritual groundwork
of Christian Science. This proof lifts
you high above the perishing fossils of theories already antiquated, and
enables you to grasp the spiritual facts of being hitherto unattained and
seemingly dim.
191:8
As a material, theoretical life‑basis is
found to be a misapprehension of existence, the spiritual and divine Principle
of man dawns upon human thought, and leads it to "where the young child
was," ‑‑even to the birth of a new‑old idea, to the spiritual sense of
being and of what Life includes. Thus
the whole earth will be transformed by Truth on its pinions of light, chasing
away the darkness of error.
328:28‑13
Jesus' promise is perpetual. Had it been given only to his immediate
disciples, the Scriptural passage would read you, not they. The purpose of his great life‑work extends
through time and includes universal humanity.
Its Principle is infinite, reaching beyond the pale of a single period
or of a limited following. As time moves
on, the healing elements of pure Christianity will be fairly dealt with; they
will be sought and taught, and will glow in all the grandeur of universal
goodness.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump. A little understanding of Christian Science
proves the truth of all that I say of it.
Because you cannot walk on the water and raise the dead, you have no
right to question the great might of divine Science in these directions. Be thankful that Jesus, who was the true
demonstrator of Science, did these things, and left his example for us. In Science we can use only what we
understand. We must prove our faith by
demonstration.
340:4
This text in the book of Ecclesiastes conveys
the Christian Science thought, especially when the word duty, which is not in the original, is omitted: "Let us hear
the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear
God, and keep His commandments: for this
is the whole duty of man." In other
words: Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: love God and keep His
commandments: for this is the whole of
man in His image and likeness. Divine
Love is infinite. Therefore all that
really exists is in and of God, and manifests His love.
369:30
No man is physically healed in wilful error
or by it, any more than he is morally saved in or by sin. It is error even to murmur or to be angry
over sin. To be every whit whole, man
must be better spiritually as well as physically. To be immortal, we must forsake the mortal
sense of things, turn from the lie of false belief to Truth, and gather the
facts of being from the divine Mind. The
body improves under the same regimen which spiritualizes the thought; and if
health is not made manifest under this regimen, this proves that fear is
governing the body. This is the law of
cause and effect, or like producing like.
371:27
The necessity for uplifting
the race is father to the fact that Mind can do it; for Mind can impart purity
instead of impurity, strength instead of weakness, and health instead of
disease. Truth is an alterative in the
entire system, and can make it "every whit whole."
390:12‑6
When the first symptoms of disease appear,
dispute the testimony of the material senses with divine Science. Let your higher sense of justice destroy the
false process of mortal opinions which you name law, and then you will not be
confined to a sick‑room nor laid upon a bed of suffering in payment of the last
farthing, the last penalty demanded by error.
"Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way
with him." Suffer no claim of sin
or of sickness to grow upon the thought.
Dismiss it with an abiding conviction that it is illegitimate, because
you know that God is no more the author of sickness than He is of sin. You have no law of His to support the
necessity either of sin or sickness, but you have divine authority for denying
that necessity and healing the sick.
"Agree to disagree" with
approaching symptoms of chronic or acute disease, whether it is cancer,
consumption, or smallpox. Meet the
incipient stages of disease with as powerful mental opposition as a legislator
would employ to defeat the passage of an inhuman law. Rise in the conscious strength of the spirit
of Truth to overthrow the plea of mortal mind, alias matter, arrayed against the supremacy of Spirit. Blot out the images of mortal thought and its
beliefs in sickness and sin. Then, when
thou art delivered to the judgment of Truth, Christ, the judge will say,
"Thou art whole!"
469:25‑5
We lose the high signification of
omnipotence, when after admitting that God, or good, is omnipresent and has all‑power,
we still believe there is another power, named evil. This belief that there
is more than one mind is as pernicious to divine theology as are ancient
mythology and pagan idolatry. With one
Father, even God, the whole family of man would be brethren; and with one Mind
and that God, or good, the brotherhood of man would consist of Love and Truth,
and have unity of Principle and spiritual power which constitute divine
Science.
487:25‑6
The Apostle James said, "Show me thy
faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." The
understanding that Life is God, Spirit, lengthens our days by strengthening our
trust in the deathless reality of Life, its almightiness and immortality.
This faith relies upon an understood
Principle. This Principle makes whole
the diseased, and brings out the enduring and harmonious phases of things. The result of our teachings is their
sufficient confirmation. When, on the
strength of these instructions, you are able to banish a severe malady, the
cure shows that you understand this teaching, and therefore you receive the
blessing of Truth.
Silent prayer followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s Prayer.
Hymn 421
Violet Hay
From these Thy children gathered in Thy name,
From hearts made whole, from lips redeemed
from woe,
Thy praise, O Father, shall forever flow.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
O perfect Life, in Thy completeness held,
None can beyond Thy omnipresence stray;
Safe in Thy Love, we live and sing alway
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
O perfect Mind, reveal Thy likeness true,
That higher selfhood which we all must prove,
Joy and dominion, love reflecting Love.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Thou, Soul, inspiring‑‑give us vision clear,
Break earth‑bound fetters, sweep away the
veil,
Show the new heaven and earth that shall
prevail.
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Sharing of experiences, testimonies and remarks by members of the congregation.
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.
