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SUMMARY:"Why Everyone is Needed" - A Talk sponsored by First Churches of Christ\, Scientist\, Allentown and Stroudsburg
DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nAs we learn more about who we are–as God’s thoughtful\, loved creation–our self-worth\, purpose\, physical health\, and relationships are transformed. Finding this new sense of our connection to God helps us bring healing to difficult world problems like political divisions and social inequality. Each one of us is connected to God. No one is left out. James’s lecture discusses what our purpose is\, where our worth comes from\, and shares examples of how seeing ourselves and others as God sees us gives us a spiritual perspective that heals ourselves and our world. \nClick here to learn more about the branch church sponsoring important event. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About our Speaker James Shepherd\, CS:Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship\nGod’s love is for everyone\, and a Christian Science lecture is a perfect setting to learn about God’s love and the healing that it brings. \nJames has seen the healing effects of God’s love since he was a youngster\, romping through the woods around his home with his three brothers. They had their share of scrapes and bruises which were quickly healed through prayer. On the rare occasions they felt sick\, they relied on Christian Science for quick healings. \nIn high school his family moved to a ranch where they had cattle\, horses\, sheep\, pigs\, chickens\, and turkeys. He graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture\, but realized that serving as a Christian Science healer was the best way he could serve others. He left the ranch and took up the full-time work of helping others find healing through prayer. Thirty years later\, he still loves this work as much as ever. \nOver the years\, James has enjoyed being active in many roles in his local Church of Christ\, Scientist\, and has worked at summer camps for Christian Scientists and their friends. He has also shared the message of Love’s transforming power in prison settings and youth detention centers. When his four children were little\, he coached their sports programs. He finds other ways to help his community\, such as by volunteering at a neighborhood church to help cook a free breakfast for those in need. \nJames loves spending time with his family and doing any outdoor activity. But his greatest joy will always be to find\, and to help others find\, a more tangible sense of God’s love for everyone and how that improves every aspect of our lives.
URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/lecture-first-church-of-christ-scientist-allentown-and-stroudsburg/
LOCATION:Cedar Crest College\, 100 College Drive\, Allentown\, PA\, 18104
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SUMMARY:Free Sunday Talk:  Moving Past Fear - To Healing
DESCRIPTION:Moving Past Fear – To Healing\nA FREE Inspirational Talk on Sunday\, April 7th at Cedar Crest College in Allentown\nby Lisa Troseth\nCan fear be overcome — even healed — in our lives?\nJoin us on Sunday\, April 7th at Cedar Crest College in Allentown for this free Christian Science Talk with Lisa Troseth\, a Christian Science teacher and healer. Lisa will share how she discovered our strong connection to something bigger than ourselves.  We invite you to join us and consider together how learning to lean on this greater\, higher good we can feel moved to love beyond ourselves—and this frees us from fear\, and changes our lives. \nAbout Lisa Troseth\n\n“What should I do with my life?” Lisa often wondered during her early twenties. She wasn’t sure where she was headed\, but she was praying to be of service to humanity. That’s when it occurred to her: If we’re motivated by love in whatever we’re doing\, even if our efforts seem small on the surface\, then we’ll be living in accord with a power that genuinely makes a difference—the power of God\, which the Bible says is Love itself. \nAt the time\, she had begun to really open her heart to God and was learning from the study of Christian Science that the nature of our divine Creator is infinitely loving and we’re designed to express God’s love in beautiful and unique ways. It’s like each of us\, including our daily endeavors\, are made to be an artistic tapestry of divine Love. \nThis idea still inspires her each day to see and treat everyone she meets with love\, to acknowledge their God-derived value\, beauty\, and uniqueness. Christian Science has shown Lisa how letting a truer sense of God’s all-defining love govern how we interact and genuinely care for each other actually leads the way to useful ideas and purposeful action\, and improves society as a whole. Since her twenties\, Lisa has seen how these views have led her and others in a variety of fruitful endeavors that bring genuine healing where it’s needed most. \nAlong the way\, Lisa has worked with educational non-profits\, contributed to community art events\, participated in interfaith programs\, and served as a Christian Science nurse. She is now in the full-time healing ministry as a Christian Science practitioner\, teacher\, and lecturer.
URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/free-sunday-talk-moving-past-fear-to-healing/
LOCATION:Cedar Crest College\, 100 College Drive\, Allentown\, PA\, 18104
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Featured,Free Public Talk
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