Order of Service
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Mind
Hymn 58
Scriptural Selection
Mark 6:34, Mark 10:13-16, Matt 11:28
Silent Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer with its spiritual interpretation
Our Father which art in heaven,
Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Adorable One.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Enable us to know, — as in heaven, so on earth, — God is omnipotent, supreme.
Give us this day our daily bread;
Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And Love is reflected in love;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth us from sin, disease, and death.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over all, and All.
From Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 16-17
Hymn 318
Notices
Solo
Lisa Huffaker, Soloist
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
George Frideric Handel, music
The Bible, text (adapted by Katherine Davis)
Jesus lifted up His eyes to heaven, and prayed for His disciples,
and prayed for His disciples,
that they might know Thee, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent,
This is life eternal, life eternal.
God so loved the world,
God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son,
gave His only begotten Son.
God so loved the world
that He gave His only Son,
gave His only begotten Son,
that whoso believeth, believeth in Him
should not, should not perish,
but have everlasting life,
everlasting life.
Explanatory Note
Subject of the Lesson-Sermon
Mind
Golden Text
Psalms 71:17
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Responsive Reading
James 1:5, James 3:17 the, Jeremiah 1:4 the, 5–9 before thou
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
. . . the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
. . . the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
. . . before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Lesson-Sermon
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Hymn 539
The scientific statement of being and its correlative scripture
There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 468:9-15)
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
(I John 3:1–3)
Benediction
I Cor 2:12
Postlude
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