Who we are & What we believe:
The First Spiritualist Church of San Diego has had a
long and colorful history, playing a major role in the development
of Spiritualism in San Diego for more than one hundred years.
It has progressed with the times, seeing many changes in San Diego
as well as within its own parameters.
The First Spiritualist Church holds regular Worship
Services on Sunday mornings with Healing Services preceding.
In addition, we hold Psychic Fairs, Fundraising Dinners, host parties
to celebrate various holidays & events, potluck lunches, and
offer many classes on various methods of Spiritual Development & Healing.
Some of the classes that have been taught at the church are: Herbology,
Spiritual Law, Astral Projection, Trance, Alpha Thinking, Tarot and
Astrology, The Celestine Prophecy, The Mayan Calendar, and Ascension
. Recently classes have included
Psychic Development, Theta Healing, Meditation, Metaphysical Foundation,
The Michael Teachings, and many others.
The purpose of Spiritualism is to promote
the continuity of life.
Spiritualism is the science that affirms
the existence of the Spirit as the Origin, Sustainer, and reality in all
the forms of nature and in the expression of life. According to its
teachings, the universe is spirit built and constitutes
a Divine Revelation of Spirit (God). Spirit manifests
in all life, in all intelligence, in all power, in all wisdom, and in all that
is true, beautiful and good. Spiritualism is the philosophy that
explains the manifold operations of the Spirit in nature, and in humanity.
It is the religion that demonstrates through mediumship
life's continuity after death. It also affirms an individual's divine origin
and relationship. It furnishes them with the true philosophy of prayer and
gives the strongest possible motives to good conduct, furthermore, it inspires
and aids the individual in self development and offers
one the richest consolation in life's sorrows. This is the true mission of
Spiritualism.
Spiritualism recognizes Jesus Christ of
Nazareth, the Divine Son of God, as the greatest teacher, medium, and standard bearer of the truth the world has ever known Jesus
understood the natural laws of God, and His Scriptural Gifts. He demonstrated
the many Gifts of God by His wisdom and knowledge, He prophesied, He healed the
sick, and He raised the dead. Jesus, the standard bearer
of truth said: "Greater things then I shall do shall ye do also".
First Spiritualist church includes spirit
messages as part of its services. Its primary purpose is to demonstrate to all
the continuity of human life. Secondly, to spiritualize our
thoughts and affections, and lives by instruction and guidance. Thirdly, to furnish consolation in the sorrows and bereavements of
life. fourthly, to enable us to reach, through mediumship, venerable and powerful Spiritual Helpers in the
great crisis of life.
Spirit message are not intended to
replace our own reasoning and moral sense in ordinary affairs, or in business
life. First Spiritualist church encourages and promotes Spiritual growth by
establishing individual contact, and 'tailoring" information, advice, and
guidance to a person's individual needs and level of development. Our purpose
is to aid each person in the attainment and fulfillment of
their experience to know God.
We do not claim to teach "ultimate
truth." That is endlessly discovered for and by
oneself through one's existence and incarnations. We seek to help open one to
learning more and to heal the damage done by various religious and political
systems that seek to use and degrade people. We do not teach "guilt"
or "sin". We seek to help remove ignorance, and fear of knowledge.
We support and teach the unity and
harmony of existence; to gain understanding and wisdom through the idea and ideal that all beings, and all things are to be
approached in joy and reverence.
We teach that it is each
person's responsibility to work out their own karma. We teach and
believe wait is most pleasing to God is a free joyous self
flourishing in self discovery; gaining knowledge and abilities, and
eager to welcome new ways of being. A self living without lessoning itself or
others, and engaging in self creation and self
shaping.
We must bring ourselves into balance, and ourselves into harmony with God; then achieving
out true vision of the true Unity of all things human, Divine, and natural
Spiritual or Psychic Phenomena of
the Bible
Spiritual Tests:
1 Samuel 10:6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon
thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned unto another man.
1 Samuel 10:7 And let it be, when
these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is
with thee.
1 Samuel 10:9 And it was so, that when he had turned
his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs
came to pass that day
Exodus 4:17 And
though shalt take this rod in thine
hand, whereth thou shalt do
signs.
Materialization:
Daniel 5:5 In
the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over the
candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the
kings palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Spirit Communications in Dreams:
Job 33:15-16 In
a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth
upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth
their instruction.
Clairaudience:
Job 4:15-16 Then a spirit passed
before my face; the hair on my flesh stood up; It stood still, but I could not
discern the form thereof; an image was before mine eyes, there was a silence
and I heard a voice, saying...
Healing:
Mathew 8:13 And Jesus said unto
the centurion, Go thy way; and thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Spirit Tongue:
Mathew 10:19-20 But when they
deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be
given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is
not ye that speak but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh
in you.
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