Dear friends, The themes of "deliver" and "deliverance" and "save" and "salvation" run through the whole Lesson. These words are used over and over. Here is a word study to help us understand the meaning of "deliver" in Greek or Hebrew and in the 1828 Webster's Dictionary:
WORD STUDY FOR deliver and save
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Another main idea in this week's Lesson is the Lord's Prayer.
Almost every Bible Commentary has pages and pages of scholarly discourse on the subject of the Lord’s Prayer, but few have the spiritual sense and inspiration so needful for us as students of Christian Science. Mary Baker Eddy gives the “inspired word” and meaning of this important prayer. We have included a few of those passages in the research. Also, there are several articles on the Lord’s Prayer in the Bound Volumes in the Christian Science Reading Room to enhance your study.
Lord's prayer handout with blanks for deeper study
Research on: The Lord's Prayer
Spread out the phrases in the Lord's Prayer (see above), and research them: look them up in Mrs. Eddy's writings; look up every word; read the context of how prayer was taught by Jesus; find out which phrases are biblical; write a treatment using the phrases of the Lord's Prayer and its spiritual meaning. It is a powerhouse of inspiration! Pray and ponder it daily!
Example of a treatment with "our Father"
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Here is some research on two stories in the Lesson:
John 9 Healing of Man Born Blind
The Siloam Pool: archeological evidence just discovered
Notice the Pool of Siloam on this map of Jerusalem. (the map is from www.biblosfoundation.org)
map of Jerusalemhttp://carta-jerusalem.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Pool-of-Siloam11.jpg
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Research on Peter delivered from prison
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I discovered this statement from a testimony in the periodicals that I have just loved and have been thinking deeply about, and I think it goes along with the question, "Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?"
"The question is not whether or not a physical problem is easy or hard, large or small, but whether it is real or unreal." ("Vision Restored, Ross Matteson, June 2000, CSS).
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The Lesson ends with the statement: "There is no power apart from God." 228:25
The following testimony demonstrates this statement and for me, is very inspiring!
Testimony: There is no power apart from God
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Ideas for thinking about prayer in general:
Qualities of thought needed.blank
Qualities of thought needed with answers filled
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CHILDREN'S IDEAS:
Dorothy Halverson's sample lesson
Science and Health and the Bible: lock and key
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With love,
Kathy