Dear Friends, Below are ideas and research to help study this week's Lesson on "Are Sin, Disease and Death Real?"
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The question isn't whether or not the problem is large or small, the question is always whether or not it is real or unreal.
DISEASE—REAL OR UNREAL by Ralph Wagers, CSS, April 9, 1960
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Fannie Pierce’s reminiscence from what she heard from Mrs. Eddy:
If we hold to the knowledge that God is All and All-in-all, we cannot see the false claim, because being within the radius of Mind, we cannot see the inverted image, or false testimony of the senses.
The one thought to be held before all others is that God is All. To hold it, and to know it, and to see no other claim as real – this will bring instantaneous healing.
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Testimonies affirming the allness of God, and the nothingness of matter:
Freed from internal injuries, Virginia McClain, October 2010, CSJ
"There is no power apart from God." Lois Estey, Dec. 1955, CSJ
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These definitions come from Webster's 1828 Dictionary. There are even more of them, but I quit at four pages. The concept of "GOOD" is huge, and that is the basis of Section I in this week's Lesson.
Section I: God is Good, and He creates only good.
Definition of "Good" from the Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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Research. Matt 9. Sick of the palsy
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Research. Luke 13 woman bowed over
Notes on womanhood in Jesus' day
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(The first and the second healing takes place in Capernaum, where Peter's home was, and where Jesus' headquarters was in Galilee. The healing of Dorcas is in Joppa, a port near Lydda. See if you can find these places on the map.)
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CHILDREN'S IDEAS:
Lesson on Dorcas for children:
http://www.biblefunforkids.com/2016/06/peter-and-dorcas.html#more
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Lesson on healing of the paralytic:
http://www.biblefunforkids.com/2017/02/49a-man-goes-through-roof-to-see-jesus.html#more
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3uNEVAAKowpbTd4TTBDek5VSXc/view
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Worksheets to help talk about Jesus:
The Cultural Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Make flashcards out of the people and the answers
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Womanhood-in-Jesus-day (Teacher's Notes)
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I hope these notes are helpful!
Kathy