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Community Embrace

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Presentation about embracing the community given by David Fowler and Jorge Perez at the 2013 Northern California Church Alive Summit.

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Community Embrace

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…and people in our communities are seeking what we have!

The harvest could not be any riper than it is right now…

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“…the textbook of Christian Science is transforming the universe.” Mary Baker Eddy, Misc. Writings 

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So how is the book doing that?

One heart simply sharing the book with another… 

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Don’t wait to be approached, instead, be a “need seeker”…and watch how God brings you and the need together.

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“It was not myself, but the divine power of Truth and Love, infinitely above me, which dictated ‘Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.’”Mary Baker Eddy, First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, Pg 114

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This is exactly why Mrs. Eddy could call Science and Health:

“The best book in the world.”Hermann Hering, Pg 452, We Knew Mary Baker Eddy, Expanded Edition

Mrs. Eddy also referred to the textbook as…

“My best practitioner”. “My best teacher”.

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Take the

Science and Health

Challenge Pledge

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1. Fill in your name.2. Fill in the number of books you pledge to sell or “gift” each month.3. Fill in the number of people you pledge to “mentor” to become spiritual healers each month.

Group Assignment:

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There is no faster way to grow your church and bless your community than to be a “Reading Room of One”.

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Family, relatives

Church folks

Co-workers

Friends, neighbors, acquaintances

People on the street

Schools

People in the news

Ministers

Get creative!

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What stops people from openly and willingly sharing Science and Health?:1. The fear of “looking bad” 2. The fear of saying “something dumb”

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Jesus gave a simple answer:Give God your heart.Love your neighbor.

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Be prayerfully prepared to share: God will bring them to you or you to them. 

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