Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 Testimony Meeting

Psalm 138: 8

8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

John 6: 38

38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Ephesians 2: 10

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Proverbs 19: 21

21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

Jonah 1: 1(to Jonah)(saying), 2-3(to 1st ,)4(to sea),5 (to 2nd ,)(But)-8(to 2nd ?),9-10(to ?)),11(to ?), 12, 15,17

1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah saying,

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord,

4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea,

5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou?

9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this?

11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?

12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2: 1, 10

2 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,

10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah 3: 1-3( to 1st .), 5(to 1st ,)(from),10

1 And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD.

5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

Philippians 2: 13-15

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

495: 25-31

Question. — How can I progress most rapidly in the understanding of Christian Science?

Answer. — Study thoroughly the letter and imbibe the spirit. Adhere to the divine Principle of Christian Science and follow the behests of God,abiding steadfastly in wisdom, Truth, and Love.

496: 5-8

You will learn that in Christian Science the first duty is to obey God, to have one Mind, and to love another as yourself.

340: 7-9, 10 (love)-12, 16-17, 23-24

Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.love God and keep His commandments: for this is the whole of man in His image and likeness

The First Commandment is my favorite text. It demonstrates Christian Science.One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man; ends wars; fulfils the Scripture, “Love thy neighbor as thyself;"

385: 17-18

Whatever it is your duty to do,you can do without harm to yourself.

387: 23-24

one cannot suffer as the result of any labor of love, but grows stronger because of it

79: 19-22

Jesus did his own work by the one Spirit. He said: “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.” He never described disease, so far as can be learned from the Gospels,but he healed disease.

18: 6-9

He did life’s work aright not only in justice to himself, but in mercy to mortals, — to show them how to do theirs, but not to do it for them nor to relieve them of a single responsibility

3: 8-16

Shall we ask the divine Principle of all goodness to do His own work? His work is done, and we have only to avail ourselves of God’s rule in order to receive His blessing, which enables us to work out our own salvation.The Divine Being must be reflected by man, — else man is not the image and likeness of the patient, tender, and true, the One “altogether lovely;” but to understand God is the work of eternity, and demands absolute consecration of thought, energy, and desire.

483: 27(Christian)-32

…Christian Science does honor God as no other theory honors Him, and it does this in the way of His appointing, by doing many wonderful works through the divine name and nature. One must fulfil one’s mission without timidity or dissimulation, for to be well done, the work must be done unselfishly.

256: 19-23

Who is it that demands our obedience? He who, in the language of Scripture, “doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?”

116: 20 – 117: 1

The ultimate of scientific research and attainment in divine Science is not an argument: it is not merely saying, but doing, the Word — demonstrating Truth — even as the fruits of watchfulness, prayer, struggles, tears, and Triumph. Obeying the divine Principle which you profess to understand and love, demonstrates Truth. Never absent from your post, never off guard, never ill-humored, never unready to work for God, — is obedience; being “faithful over a few things.” If in one instance obedience be lacking, you lose the scientific rule and its reward: namely, to be made “ruler over many things.”

117: 13-16

Obedience is the offspring of Love; and Love is the Principle of unity, the basis of all right thinking and acting; it fulfils the law. We see eye to eye and know as we are known, reciprocate kindness and work wisely, in proportion as we love.

230: 2-4, 6-7, 12-16, 22-25

Success in life depends upon persistent effort, upon the improvement of moments more than upon any other one thing. If one would be successful in the future, let him make the most of the present. Rushing around smartly is no proof of accomplishing much. All successful individuals have become such by hard work; by improving moments before they pass into hours, and hours that other people may occupy in the pursuit of pleasure.

"Let us, then, be up and doing,
      With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
      Learn to labor and to wait.”