Quotations Used in the Sunday Message
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"Visioning Forward… Letter To God/Self " 01-18-26
Core Statement:
“Open To Divine God-Mind Imagination We Envision Infinite Possibilities Forward” sv
Scripture:
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Colossians 3:2 (NASB)
2 Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.
John 15:5 (NRSVUE)
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit…
Luke 1:37 (NRSVUE)
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.
2 Timothy 4:7 (NASB)
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith…
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Unity Reading:
…Observation shows that the purer the mind [having released old belief patterns] the greater it’s capacity to receive and interpret the ideas imparted to it by Spirit…Those who cultivate communion with the Father within become conscious of a guiding light…
--Charles Fillmore Atom Smashing Power Of Mind
Special Reading:
“To be spiritual is to create”; when we create, we are physically bringing the essence of our soul into the physical world. We are making our soul tangible. Creativity is the language of our souls and when we express our creative energy with the world, we are rightfully aligning with who we are at the core. When we adopt these practices, nurture this mindset, and take pride in our unique gifts; this is when the magic happens, and your creativity abundantly flourishes and flows.
--Elizabeth A. Vesneske: paragraph compiled from Ernest Holmes writing
Quotes:
There’s a reason a car’s windshield is way bigger than its rearview mirror.
--Attributed To Many
Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the Universe is endlessly bountiful…
--Shakti Gawain
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
--Albert Einstein
Our imagination is God’s ingenious gift that hands us the privilege of romping and playing in realities that we can’t see
only because we’ve yet to create them.
--Craig D. Lounsbrough
Imagination invites us to breathe, to dream, and to be fully present to the wonder of it all.
--Kayti Christian
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.
--Robert Fritz
Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be.
--Joy Page
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
--Napoleon Hill
“White Stone Experience…Naming Your Intention” 01-11-26
Core Statement:
“Inner God-Self Whispers A ‘New Name’ To Us…Setting Our Intention Forward” sv
Scripture:
Isaiah 43:19 (NRSV)
19 I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Psalm 40:3a (NKJV)
3a He has put a new song in my mouth…
Psalm 143:8b (NASB)
Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
Revelations 2:17
17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says... To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.
Romans 7:6 (ESV)
6But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit...
Psalm 119:105 (NRSV)
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Unity Quote:
We find there is in man a knowing capacity transcending intellectual knowledge ….One should give attention to this…whispering of Spirit in man. It is not of the intellect and does not originate in the skull. It is the development, in man, of a greater capacity to know himself…
--Charles Fillmore 12 Powers Of Man
Quotes:
Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.
--Oprah Winfrey
Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.
--Germany Kent
Be strong, trust God's word, and trust the process.
--Germany Kent
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into
crystal clearness.
--Mahatma Gandhi
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
--Lao Tzu
The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
--Socrates
Set your intention, and trust the universe to take care of the details.
--Mike Fotheringham
White Stone History: The White Stone Ceremony is an ancient ritual of new beginnings. In Jesus' day, when a person was released from prison, they were given a white stone to represent their new start. Each of you has been given a white stone to signify your freedom. Through meditation you will receive a word or phrase symbolizing a new start - a vision/intention Spiritually recognized to guide you forward into the new year. We are now free to take our next spiritual step!