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Contact Us Video Streaming Join our mailing list! These are core, foundational principles that we teach. God is everywhere,evenly, equally present! Omnipresence (There is no spot or situation where God is not!) God is all the power in the universe! Omnipotence (God is all there is, there is nothing else!) God is all the wisdom/inteligence in the universe! Omniscience (In the beginning, God!) Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. Psalm 139:7-8 NI He made the earth by his power, he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding. Jeremiah 51:15 NI All humankind is made in the image-likeness of God. We are all spiritual beings having a human experience. And God said, Let us make man in our likeness Genisis 1:26 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; the man became a a living soul. Genisis 2:7 Thoughts are things! Our thoughts are creative. They produce definite results. When we control our thoughts, we control our lives. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he... Proverbs 23:7 KJV When we are aware of God's Presence in all that we do, we can experience God's Goodness in all that we do. We spend quality time in prayer (speaking sincerely with God and listening for God to speak with us) and meditation (taking time to �become still� and focus on God's Truth). Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things. Phillipians 4:8 NI When we practice truth principles, we set the Law of God in motion to bless our lives. Divine Law produces Divine Good. A child of God, we can look to God for: Right Thinking Right Feeling Right Words Right Action Right Reaction Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32 RS The philosophy of Jesus is a workable philosophy, a way of life. Jesus taught of the depth of potential of man and his spiritual unity with God. Perhaps he was ahead of his time. Only recently have scientists, philosophers, psychologists and educators began to catch the idea of an integrated whole as the guide for studying man or life or the universe. This is the concept of spiritual unity that is found between the lines in all of Jesus' teachings. Eric Butterworth - Disover the Power Within You. I am a firm believer that Jesus was the WayShower, the model for each of us to follow. As he explained to the disciples, if we know Him, then we automatically know the way to the Father, which is also the way to Truth and to Life. This, then, is the first thing which we should understand about the meaning of, �Try Jesus.� Jesus is our perfect model. If we accept his words as true and accept his life as the perfect example, then we have at our disposal the means to teach, heal and bless ourselves and our others in our daily activities. Dr. Barbara King - Transform Your Life We must instill into the mind the fundamental proposition that good is without bounds. Only good and loving-kindness shall "follow me all the days of my life." (Psalms 23) We must get this concept, rather than continuing to think there is a power of evil as opposed to the power of Good. We experience good and evil because we perceive a presence of duality rather than unity. Ernest Holmes - The Science of Mind Every existing thing is the expression of thought. Man-made things are the expression are the expressions of man's thought; all else and man himself, is the expression of Divine Thought. The entire solar and planetary system; the sun, the moon, the stars, the clouds, the rivers, the mountains, valleys, trees, flowers and birds; all, all are expressions of thought. And just as the creations transcend infinitely the work of man, so naturally must the mind in which they originated transcend the mind of man. The universe is the expression of the Universal Mind, ...of God. Rabbi Morris Lichtenstein - How to Live Live from the premise the the spiritual-world is real, that it is friendly to you. Make God your only source of energy, and let his infinite wisdom determine the channels through which your every need is fulfilled. Charles Roth - Mind: The Master Power The Bible tells us that because God is love, He created man...We were perfect and we had fellowship with God...But then one day something happened, because God created you, He gave you the ability to choose between right and wrong. He gave you the ability to choose whether you would follow God and serve God, or whether you would your own life and build your own life apart from God. When man came to that great decisive moment in his life, He turned away from God and decided that he can build his own life without God...And that is the reason we have war today. That's the reason we have racial tension today. That's the reason we have all these problems in the world today... We are away from God. That's the reason you have the problems in your personal life that you can't solve. That's the reason there are things within your own heart that you don't understand. The Reverend Billy Graham - The Charlotte Observer Think enthusiastically about everything, but especially about your job. If you do, you will put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces. You'll love it into greatness. The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. The Reverend Robert H. Schuller Our community needs positive role models. We have young men in our community who believe that they will never be allowed to have what others have. And they are so imprisoned by this that they turn to crime and violence. Bishop T. D. Jakes We have all the qualities of God within us. Often, however, amidst the trials of daily life, we forget that we have been given a spiritual strength that will help us in any situation we may encounter. This strength is the very energy of God, within us all. Reverend Doctor Della Reese Lett - Strength is the Energy of God There is no fear greater than my faith. There is only my complete and total trust in the promises of God. Reverend Doctor Charles O. Brown - Power Through the Cross

These are core, foundational principles that we teach.

God is everywhere,evenly, equally present! Omnipresence
(There is no spot or situation where God is not!)
God is all the power in the universe! Omnipotence
(God is all there is, there is nothing else!)

God is all the wisdom/inteligence in the universe! Omniscience
(In the beginning, God!)

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

Psalm 139:7-8 NI

He made the earth by his power, he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

Jeremiah 51:15 NI

All humankind is made in the image-likeness of God. We are all spiritual beings having a human experience.

And God said, Let us make man in our likeness

Genisis 1:26

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; the man became a a living soul.

Genisis 2:7

Thoughts are things! Our thoughts are creative. They produce definite results. When we control our thoughts, we control our lives.

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...

Proverbs 23:7 KJV

When we are aware of God's Presence in all that we do, we can experience God's Goodness in all that we do. We spend quality time in prayer (speaking sincerely with God and listening for God to speak with us) and meditation (taking time to �become still� and focus on God's Truth).

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.

Phillipians 4:8 NI

When we practice truth principles, we set the Law of God in motion to bless our lives. Divine Law produces Divine Good. A child of God, we can look to God for:

Right Thinking
Right Feeling
Right Words
Right Action
Right Reaction

Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Luke 12:32 RS

The philosophy of Jesus is a workable philosophy, a way of life. Jesus taught of the depth of potential of man and his spiritual unity with God. Perhaps he was ahead of his time. Only recently have scientists, philosophers, psychologists and educators began to catch the idea of an integrated whole as the guide for studying man or life or the universe. This is the concept of spiritual unity that is found between the lines in all of Jesus' teachings.

Eric Butterworth - Disover the Power Within You.

I am a firm believer that Jesus was the WayShower, the model for each of us to follow. As he
explained to the disciples, if we know Him, then we automatically know the way to the Father, which is also the way to Truth and to Life. This, then, is the first thing which we should understand about the meaning of, �Try Jesus.� Jesus is our perfect model. If we accept his words as true and accept his life as the perfect example, then we have at our disposal the means to teach, heal and bless ourselves and our others in our daily activities.

Dr. Barbara King - Transform Your Life

We must instill into the mind the fundamental proposition that good is without bounds. Only good and loving-kindness shall "follow me all the days of my life." (Psalms 23) We must get this concept, rather than continuing to think there is a power of evil as opposed to the power of Good. We experience good and evil because we perceive a presence of duality rather than unity.

Ernest Holmes - The Science of Mind

Every existing thing is the expression of thought. Man-made things are the expression are the expressions of man's thought; all else and man himself, is the expression of Divine Thought. The entire solar and planetary system; the sun, the moon, the stars, the clouds, the rivers, the mountains, valleys, trees, flowers and birds; all, all are expressions of thought. And just as the creations transcend infinitely the work of man, so naturally must the mind in which they originated transcend the mind of man. The universe is the expression of the Universal Mind, ...of God.

Rabbi Morris Lichtenstein - How to Live

Live from the premise the the spiritual-world is real, that it is friendly to you. Make God your only source of energy, and let his infinite wisdom determine the channels through which your every need is fulfilled.

Charles Roth - Mind: The Master Power

The Bible tells us that because God is love, He created man...We were perfect and we had fellowship with God...But then one day something happened, because God created you, He gave you the ability to choose between right and wrong. He gave you the ability to choose whether you would follow God and serve God, or whether you would your own life and build your own life apart from God.

When man came to that great decisive moment in his life, He turned away from God and decided that he can build his own life without God...And that is the reason we have war today. That's the reason we have racial tension today. That's the reason we have all these problems in the world today... We are away from God. That's the reason you have the problems in your personal life that you can't solve. That's the reason there are things within your own heart that you don't understand.

The Reverend Billy Graham - The Charlotte Observer

Think enthusiastically about everything, but especially about your job. If you do, you will put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces. You'll love it into greatness.

The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.

The Reverend Robert H. Schuller

Our community needs positive role models. We have young men in our community who believe that they will never be allowed to have what others have. And they are so imprisoned by this that they turn to crime and violence.

Bishop T. D. Jakes

We have all the qualities of God within us. Often, however, amidst the trials of daily life, we forget that we have been given a spiritual strength that will help us in any situation we may encounter. This strength is the very energy of God, within us all.

Reverend Doctor Della Reese Lett - Strength is the Energy of God

There is no fear greater than my faith. There is only my complete and total trust in the promises of God.

Reverend Doctor Charles O. Brown - Power Through the Cross