Name: Why Everyone Is Needed
Start: 2024-05-05T14:00:00-07:00
Location: 3250 Cottage Drive, Sacramento CA 95825

Sunday, May 5th, 2024 at 2 pm in Sacramento, CA:
James Shepherd, practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker, will present his talk, “Why everyone is needed,” on May 5, 2024 at 2p.m. at Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, 3250 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
The talk will focus on universal healing precepts found in the Holy Bible, especially in Christ Jesus’ life and teachings, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science. The talk is free, open to the community, and sponsored by “First Church of Christ, Scientist, Carmichael and Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, Sacramento.
“I love exploring the nature of God, infinite Love, as the only cause, and our unbreakable connection to God as God’s offspring,” says Shepherd. “This connection gives us our purpose and worth by seeing everyone from a more God-like, or spiritual, point of view. I’ve experienced how this has an impact on my life and on the lives of others.”
Sharing examples of healing from his own life and professional practice of Christian Science, Shepherd will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.
Shepherd will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, who came to understand, confirm, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand, “He that believes on me, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible). .
James Shepherd has been a Christian Science practitioner for many years, helping people on a daily basis through this scientific approach to prayer. He travels from his home base in Eugene, Oregon, to speak to audiences as a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.