WHY DO WE KNEEL AND PRAY IN THE COMMUNION SERVICE?
Praying in Communion Services: by Mrs. Eddy CSJ August 1889 & quoted in Mrs. Hoag's article below:
"The sacrament shall be observed ... by a short interval of solemn and silent self-examination by each member, as to his or her fitness to be called a follower of Christ, Truth; as to his real state of love toward man, and fellowship and communion with Christ; as to whether he is gaining in the understanding and demonstration of Truth and Love, coming out from the world and being separated from error; growing less selfish, more charitable and spiritual, yea, walking worthy of his high calling.”
“One should turn into his consciousness with renewed carefulness the ever- searching light of Truth. Shall it not be a specific time for purging from one's thought all that is unworthy and untrue?”
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“Communion services” Ella W. Hoag, July 5, 1919, CSS
Word Study for words in the lesson: sacrament, communion, worship
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SECTION 2: Research: Romans 12
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SECTION 3:
Research: John 21: Morning Meal
A statement f rom Martha Bogue, a student of Mrs. Eddy, about the Morning Meal
“Cast Our Net on the Right Side” Israel Pickens, August 24, 1963, CSS
“Stay on the right side” Kathryn Paulson Grounds, March 1978, CSJ
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CHILDREN’S IDEAS:
Find lots of Sunday School teaching ideas on www.biblosfoundation.org (see below for an example)
NEW TESTAMENT FLASH FACTS: PEOPLE
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