June 12th Webinar: "How to Make Change for the Better"

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jANET hEGARTY, C.S.b.

LIVE WEB LECTURE

"How to Make Change for the Better"

Speaker: Janet Hegarty, C.S.B.

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.

Webinar URL: How to make change for the better - YouTube

Click on the YouTube link above on June 12th at 2:00 p.m. to listen to this talk.

This lecture is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oklahoma City

For more information, call (405) 942-8186

Member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship

HOW TO MAKE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

I may not be an architect, but I know the value of a strong foundation. My life improved when I began building on new views of myself and my identity, which sprang from a better concept of God than I’d had before. This better concept of God brought healing changes to my life in a way that was deep and lasting.

Building this new foundation began when my mother-in-law introduced me to Christian Science. As I explored the ideas in the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, I began to get a very different view of God. Never before had I encountered the idea that God is not merely sometimes good or just a little bit good, but all good, only good, always. To think of God as pure goodness, and to discover that this same all-good God was the source of what I am and what everyone is without exception, was, to me, a new and life-changing way to think about existence.

These new ideas showed me the power of God, divine goodness, at work in all of our lives--providing solutions to challenges such as sickness, dishonesty, and career setbacks, which often seem like they can shake our foundation and connection to what’s good. This had a practical effect in my own life, bringing a quick healing of a long-standing food allergy. And, as time has gone on, this foundational understanding of God as pure good has transformed my life in many ways, including the healing of a serious illness and the restoration of my career.

I invite you to join me in discovering how you can establish your own strong foundation and experience the life-changing effects of building on this solid basis for yourself and the world.

May 25th Webinar: "The How, Why & Wonder of Spiritual Healing"

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Beth Packer, C.S.

Beth Packer, C.S.

LIVE WEB LECTURE

"The How, Why & Wonder of Spiritual Healing"

Speaker: Beth Packer, C.S.

Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.

Webinar URL: www.tiny.one/csTULSA6a1BPacker

Call to listen: (669) 900-6833; Access code: 845 9941 4669#

This lecture is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Tulsa and Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, Tulsa

For more information, call (918) 742-5711

Member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship

THE HOW, WHY & WONDER OF SPIRITUAL HEALING

This lecture explores the phenomena of spiritual healing as recorded throughout the Bible — healing that for centuries had allowed people to live their lives with dominion and not be victims to their circumstances. And it shows by present-day examples, that such healing is not something of the past, but is a present possibility — an accessible transforming power for good in our lives today.

It’s shown how a knowledge of our inseparable relationship to God brings practical healing solutions. Also, how practical, effective prayer can help us all experience divine power and protection in our lives. Included are multiple examples of the practicality of spiritual healing, including protection from an attack, healing of a medically diagnosed ‘incurable’ illness and effects of a severe accident.

May 2nd Webinar: “A Spiritual Revolution: The Quest to Experience God”

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Giulia Nesi Tetreau, C.S.B.

Giulia Nesi Tetreau, C.S.B.

LIVE WEB LECTURE

"A Spiritual Revolution: The Quest to Experience God"

Speaker: Giulia Nesi Tetreau, C.S.B.

Date: Sunday, May 2, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.

Webinar URL: http://bit.ly/Giulia-20210502

Telephone: (346) 248-7799; Webinar ID: 896 4918 0714

This lecture is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oklahoma City

For more information, call (405) 473-1850

Member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship

Webinar Replay:

A spiritual revolution: The quest to experience God

Click here to watch a brief video invitation from Giulia.

As a child, I learned that God is all love. But at the same time, He (never She) could be distant, unknowable, and judgmental. He was loving, but could punish us harshly. He sent sunshine and babies, but also storms, wars, and disease.  

Longing for meaningful connection with the divine, this two-sided God was no comfort to me as I grew older. I wanted to feel unconditional love, that God would be a reliable help no matter what I was dealing with or going through. And I didn’t just want to know about God. I wanted to experience God.  

My yearning was actually part of what I understand to be a larger spiritual revolution. Worldwide, across cultures, people are seeking a truer sense of Deity. Spirit, God (or whatever we call our Source) is impelling us all toward a life that’s bigger and deeper than what we perceive with the five senses.  

This impulsion led me to Christian Science, which, based on the life and teachings of Christ Jesus, explains that God is pure Love, and the source of all good feminine as well as masculine qualities. It also teaches that we all are God’s beloved children - always, in all conditions - and that what’s true and enduring is the good in our nature. These are and continue to be revolutionary concepts. So revolutionary that, as they change our viewpoints about God and ourselves, we can experience healing from disease and suffering as Jesus showed us.  

Here’s an example. A friend of mine had experienced deep feelings of sadness, loneliness and depression – beginning in middle school and persisting through high school. He even attempted suicide.

During this time he was convinced that God did not exist and that the power of the universe was crushing him. But he was mentally conflicted too – he also felt his only hope was in the power of God.

He was familiar with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and decided to read it through entirely because he felt his only hope and help would be in consciously understanding more about God. So he decided to read through Science and Health cover to cover, which he did over a dozen times over the next few years.

A growing sense of hope, felt from reading the spiritual ideas on every page, was persistently replacing thoughts and feelings of despair and depression. One night, he had a profound spiritual moment that made this fact clear: The truth of his spiritual being is his oneness, his inseparability with God, and that this truth is a rock to stand on!

My friend said it was like he was suddenly released from being held underwater! During the next few weeks he had a tangible sense of the presence of Love, embracing everything and everyone. He went on to be completely free of the crippling depression and live a life filled with meaningful purpose and satisfaction.