Theme: Delivered
Hymn 216
From the German of Georg Neumark
O he who trusts in God's protection
And hopes in Him when fears alarm,
Is sheltered by His lovingkindness,
Delivered by His mighty arm;
If ye God's law can understand,
Ye have not builded on the sand.
O wait on Him with veneration,
Be silent in humility;
He leads you after His own counsel,
His will is done and still shall be;
All good for you His wisdom planned;
O trust in God and understand.
Readings from the Bible
Psalms 18:1‑6,17‑19,46‑50
I will love thee, O Lord, my
strength. The Lord is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my
buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the
Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the
floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented
me. In my distress I called upon the
Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry
came before him, even into his ears.
He delivered me from my
strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for
me. They prevented me in the day of my
calamity: but the Lord was my stay. He brought
me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in
me.
The Lord liveth; and blessed
be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the
people under me. He delivereth me from
mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou
hast delivered me from the violent man.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and
sing praises unto thy name. Great
deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David,
and to his seed for evermore.
Psalms 31:1‑5
In thee, O Lord, do I put my
trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me
speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress;
therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the net that they have laid
privily for me: for thou art my strength.
Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of
truth.
Psalms 34:1‑4
I will bless the Lord at all
times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and
delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 55:16‑18
As for me, I will call upon
God; and the Lord shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he
shall hear my voice. He hath delivered
my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with
me.
Psalms 56:3,4,10‑13
What time I am afraid, I will
trust in thee. In God I will praise his
word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto
me.
In God will I praise his
word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto
me. Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will
render praises unto thee. For thou hast
delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that
I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Psalms 86:1‑13
Bow down thine ear, O Lord,
hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that
trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O
Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice
the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to
forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend
to the voice of my supplications. In the
day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee,
O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come
and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous
things: thou art God alone. Teach me thy
way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all
my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou
hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Matthew 6:9‑13 (to 1st .)
After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors. And lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever.
Matthew 11:27‑30
All things are delivered unto
me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth
any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal
him. #Come unto me, all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
II Timothy 4:18 the
the Lord shall deliver me from every evil
work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever
and ever. Amen.
Readings from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
xi:9‑21
The physical healing of Christian Science
results now, as in Jesus' time, from the operation of divine Principle, before
which sin and disease lose their reality in human consciousness and disappear
as naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to
reformation. Now, as then, these mighty
works are not supernatural, but supremely natural. They are the sign of Immanuel, or "God
with us,"‑‑a divine influence ever present in human consciousness and
repeating itself, coming now as was promised aforetime,
To preach deliverance to the captives [of
sense],
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are
bruised.
22:11‑29
"Work out your own salvation," is
the demand of Life and Love, for to this end God worketh with you. "Occupy till I come!" Wait for your reward, and "be not weary
in well doing." If your endeavors
are beset by fearful odds, and you receive no present reward, go not back to
error, nor become a sluggard in the race.
When the smoke of battle clears away, you
will discern the good you have done, and receive according to your
deserving. Love is not hasty to deliver
us from temptation, for Love means that we shall be tried and purified.
Final deliverance from error, whereby we
rejoice in immortality, boundless freedom, and sinless sense, is not reached
through paths of flowers nor by pinning one's faith without works to another's
vicarious effort. Whosoever believeth
that wrath is righteous or that divinity is appeased by human suffering, does
not understand God.
67:25
The lack of spiritual power in the limited
demonstration of popular Christianity does not put to silence the labor of
centuries. Spiritual, not corporeal,
consciousness is needed. Man delivered
from sin, disease, and death presents the true likeness or spiritual
ideal.
107:1‑14
In the year 1866, I discovered the Christ
Science or divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love, and named my discovery
Christian Science. God had been graciously preparing me during many years for
the reception of this final revelation of the absolute divine Principle of
scientific mental healing.
This apodictical Principle points to the
revelation of Immanuel, "God with us,"‑‑the sovereign ever‑presence,
delivering the children of men from every ill "that flesh is heir
to." Through Christian Science,
religion and medicine are inspired with a diviner nature and essence; fresh
pinions are given to faith and understanding, and thoughts acquaint themselves
intelligently with God.
191:28
The illusive senses may fancy affinities with
their opposites; but in Christian Science, Truth never mingles with error. Mind has no affinity with matter, and
therefore Truth is able to cast out the ills of the flesh. Mind, God, sends forth the aroma of Spirit,
the atmosphere of intelligence. The
belief that a pulpy substance under the skull is mind is a mockery of
intelligence, a mimicry of Mind.
224:11‑4
In the record of nineteen centuries, there
are sects many but not enough Christianity.
Centuries ago religionists were ready to hail an anthropomorphic God,
and array His vicegerent with pomp and splendor; but this was not the manner of
truth's appearing. Of old the cross was
truth's central sign, and it is to‑day.
The modern lash is less material than the Roman scourge, but it is
equally as cutting. Cold disdain,
stubborn resistance, opposition from church, state laws, and the press, are
still the harbingers of truth's full‑orbed appearing.
A higher and more practical Christianity,
demonstrating justice and meeting the needs of mortals in sickness and in
health, stands at the door of this age, knocking for admission. Will you open or close the door upon this
angel visitant, who cometh in the quiet of meekness, as he came of old to the
patriarch at noonday?
Truth brings the elements of liberty. On its banner is the Soul‑inspired motto,
"Slavery is abolished." The
power of God brings deliverance to the captive.
No power can withstand divine Love.
What is this supposed power, which opposes itself to God? Whence cometh it? What is it that binds man with iron shackles
to sin, sickness, and death? Whatever
enslaves man is opposed to the divine government. Truth makes man free.
243:4
The divine Love, which made harmless the
poisonous viper, which delivered men from the boiling oil, from the fiery
furnace, from the jaws of the lion, can heal the sick in every age and triumph
over sin and death. It crowned the
demonstrations of Jesus with unsurpassed power and love. But the same "Mind . . . which was also
in Christ Jesus" must always accompany the letter of Science in order to
confirm and repeat the ancient demonstrations of prophets and apostles. That those wonders are not more commonly
repeated to‑day, arises not so much from lack of desire as from lack of
spiritual growth.
390:27
"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!"
405:5
Christian Science commands man to master the
propensities,‑‑to hold hatred in abeyance with kindness, to conquer lust with
chastity, revenge with charity, and to overcome deceit with honesty. Choke these errors in their early stages, if
you would not cherish an army of conspirators against health, happiness, and
success. They will deliver you to the
judge, the arbiter of truth against error.
The judge will deliver you to justice, and the sentence of the moral law
will be executed upon mortal mind and body.
Both will be manacled until the last farthing is paid,‑‑until you have
balanced your account with God.
"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." The good man finally can overcome his fear of
sin. This is sin's necessity,‑‑to
destroy itself. Immortal man
demonstrates the government of God, good, in which is no power to sin.
516:9
God fashions all things, after His own
likeness. Life is reflected in
existence, Truth in truthfulness, God in goodness, which impart their own peace
and permanence. Love, redolent with
unselfishness, bathes all in beauty and light.
The grass beneath our feet silently exclaims, "The meek shall
inherit the earth." The modest
arbutus sends her sweet breath to heaven.
The great rock gives shadow and shelter.
The sunlight glints from the church‑dome, glances into the prison‑cell,
glides into the sick‑chamber, brightens the flower, beautifies the landscape,
blesses the earth. Man, made in His
likeness, possesses and reflects God's dominion over all the earth. Man and woman as coexistent and eternal with
God forever reflect, in glorified quality, the infinite Father‑Mother God.
568:24‑32
For victory over a single sin, we give thanks
and magnify the Lord of Hosts. What
shall we say of the mighty conquest over all sin? A louder song, sweeter than has ever before
reached high heaven, now rises clearer and nearer to the great heart of Christ;
for the accuser is not there, and Love sends forth her primal and everlasting
strain. Self‑abnegation, by which we lay
down all for Truth, or Christ, in our warfare against error, is a rule in
Christian Science.
Silent prayer followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s Prayer.
Hymn 265
Samuel Johnson – Adapted
Onward, Christian, though the region
Where thou art seem drear and lone;
God hath set a guardian legion
Very near thee, press thou on.
By the Christ road, and none other,
Is the mount of vision won;
Tread it with rejoicing, brother:
Jesus trod it, press thou on.
By thy trustful, calm endeavor,
Guiding, cheering, like the sun,
Earth‑bound hearts thou shalt deliver;
O, for their sake, press thou on.
Sharing of experiences, testimonies and remarks by members of the congregation.
Hymn 175
Violet Hay
Lo, He sent His Word and healed them,
Still that Word of God is here.
Still its tender healing message
Speaks to every listening ear.
Truth divine, that overcometh
All the ills that seem to be,
In our hearts Thy Word abiding,
We may know Thee and be free.
Love divine, that faileth never,
Still Thy presence and Thy power
Mighty are to save and heal us,
Guard and guide us every hour.
Life divine, Thy Word proclaimeth
All true being one with Thee.
Sinless, fearless, whole, rejoicing, Now and through eternity.
