September 15 to September 21 – Matter isn’t our true identity or reality. It isn’t what makes us who we are. Christian Scientists believe our real life and health come from God, who is Spirit.
What defines you—matter or Spirit? This week’s Bible Lesson on Matter invites you to explore a deeper view of identity and health. In Christian Science, we learn that our true being isn’t shaped by material conditions but by God, divine Spirit, who gives us life, wisdom, and freedom.
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”
I Corinthians 2:12
“In proportion as the belief disappears that life and intelligence are in or of matter, the immortal facts of being are seen, and their only idea or intelligence is in God.”
Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 279:16–19
Bible Lesson on Matter Sunday
This Bible Lesson on Matter is the focal point of Sunday services at Christian Science Churches in Southern California and around the world. You are always welcome. Church services are a quiet time for prayer and reflection, and we have Sunday School classes for children and teens. Each church has a Christian Science Reading Room where you can read or purchase the weekly Bible Lesson in a number of formats, including an easy-to-read full-text booklet and an audio edition.
Bible Lesson on 24/7 Phone Line
You are invited to listen to the weekly Bible Lesson on Matter , inspiring podcasts with testimonies of healing in English and Spanish, and a daily lift (weekdays) on our Southern California phone line. Call any time day or night and be motivated, uplifted and inspired whether you are on the go or want a quiet moment.
