Unity Classic Radio: Words From Our Past: Recent Episodes
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Unity pioneered radio broadcasting nearly a century ago, and host Bob Brach now shares original radio transcripts from the Unity Archives with Truth students worldwide. Hear the words of Charles Fillmore, Ernest Wilson, and other legendary Unity teachers in the context of what was happening in the world in that era.
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This will be the last show on Unity Online Radio for Unity Classic Radio: Words From Our Past. It has been a fun run of more than 13 years, and this final show will be a Revs. Bob and Margie show. Charles Fillmore’s lesson is called “Fulfilling the Law,” from Sunday, August 14, 1932. He uses six of the Ten Commandments as the biblical basis of his talk.
Today's lesson is called "Wisdom in Presenting Truth" from Sunday, December 7, 1930. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Stephen's preaching and subsequent stoning as told by the writer of the Book of Acts, Chapters 6 and 7.
Happy spring! Today’s lesson is called “The Regenerated Human Will,” from Sunday, May 24, 1925. Just as spring regenerates life in the earth, Charles Fillmore talks about regenerating our human will. He uses the story of Paul preaching about Jesus in the Jewish synagogues as told in Acts 9:20-31. Enjoy!
Today’s lesson is on fasting, an interesting Lenten topic, and on honoring the Sabbath. It is called “The Spirit or the Letter,” and Charles Fillmore uses two sections of Mark’s gospel as his biblical basis. Enjoy.
Today’s lesson is called “The Healing of Intemperance,” from Sunday, November 4, 1923. Charles Fillmore uses verses from Psalms and Proverbs as his biblical basis for this talk. Enjoy.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! They will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s talk “Substance,” from a 1919 Wednesday evening healing service. The lesson explores the Unity concept of this term. Enjoy.
Happy George Washington’s birthday! In honor of Washington, since he supposedly couldn’t tell a lie, I have chosen Charles Fillmore’s lesson “Seeking the Truth” from a Wednesday evening healing service on April 27, 1910. This is one of Fillmore’s early talks. Enjoy.
Hope you had a fun Valentine’s Day with your loved ones. Today’s lesson from Charles Fillmore is called “Man’s Source Is God.” It is from a Tuesday morning class that Fillmore was giving during the holiday season, and it is from December 16, 1924. Enjoy.
Today’s lesson is called “Divine Love Put Into Practice” from Sunday, December 16, 1928. Charles Fillmore uses the Epistle of Paul called Philemon as his biblical basis. He notes that the characters in the story “all represent states of mind in the whole race.”
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s lesson “Seek the Christ Standard” from Sunday, June 19, 1927. A timeless lesson indeed.
Today’s lesson is called “Symbols of Rulership” from Sunday, May 14, 1933. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey as told by the writer of the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 11. He also cites several Hebrew Bible stories to support his explanation of the symbolic meaning of the various events.
Today’s lesson is called “Human Limitations That Hinder the Realization of Divine Love” from Sunday, November 15, 1931. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Paul’s visit to Jerusalem as the biblical basis, as told by the writer of the Book of Acts, Chapter 21.
Happy January, and I hope your 2022 is going well. Today's lesson is called "Organizing the Powers of Man's Being" from Sunday, February 23, 1930. Unity cofounder Charles Fillmore uses the section of the Gospel of Matthew where the writer describes the call of the disciples by Jesus as his biblical basis, relating it to organizing our 12 powers in the Christ of our Being. Enjoy.
Happy 2022! We look forward to another fun year of bringing these Unity treasures out into cyberspace for all to enjoy. This will be a Revs. Bob and Margie show. We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s lesson “Overcoming Fear,” from a Wednesday evening healing service held on May 2, 1923. Enjoy! Remember you can call in at 816-251-3555.
Today’s lesson is Charles Fillmore’s Christmas lesson given on December 24, 1922, entitled “The New Birth.” He uses the story of the shepherds hearing the announcement of Jesus’ birth from the angels as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2. Have a great holiday season!
Happy holidays! Today’s lesson is a talk from a Wednesday evening healing service on December 19, 1923. Charles Fillmore’s lesson is called “Christmas,” and he talks about the question, “What is the meaning of Christmas?” This will be a Revs. Bob and Margie show too. Blessings, dear ones.
Today’s lesson is on faith, which is also the theme for this Sunday’s gift for the first Sunday of Advent. Charles Fillmore’s lesson is from Sunday, November 2, 1930, and it is titled “Faith Established in the Christ.” He uses brief verses from the Gospels of Mark, Luke, and John as his biblical basis for the lesson. This is a perfect kickoff for our Advent season. Happy holidays!
Happy Thanksgiving! Here is Charles Fillmore’s Thanksgiving talk from November 30, 1930. It is entitled “Littleness Transformed.” He uses the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 19. Rev. Margie and I wish you a happy and joyous holiday season!
Today’s lesson is called “Whole Hearted Devotion to Principle,” given by Charles Fillmore on April 27, 1930, at the Unity Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He uses the story of Jesus counseling the rich young ruler as told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 19. A timeless message.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be reading and commenting upon Charles Fillmore’s lesson “Spirit in Life,” which he gave at a Wednesday evening healing service at the Unity Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 24, 1924. A timeless message.
Today’s lesson is called “A Lesson in Love and Justice” from Sunday, May 20, 1928. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Jesus telling his disciples about paying the tax to Caesar and of the greatest commandment as told by the writer of the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12.
Today’s lesson is from Sunday, November 16, 1924, and called “Spiritual Discernment Perceives the Christ.” Charles Fillmore uses the story from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 16, where Jesus predicts his death. Call in if you can after the lesson at 816-251-3555; I would love to hear from you.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s lesson from Sunday, August 30, 1931, entitled “The Establishment of Truth in the Whole Consciousness.” Fillmore uses the story of Barnabas and Saul going to Cyprus as told in the Book of Acts, Chapters 12 and 13. Call in if you can at 816-251-3555; we would love to chat with you.
Today’s lesson is simply called “I AM.” It is from Charles Fillmore’s Sunday lesson given on November 18, 1923. “I AM” is another name for the Divine within us. Check out how Fillmore explains this spiritual concept in this talk. Blessings.
Today’s lesson is a talk Charles Fillmore gave at the Unity Conference and Healing Revival at Unity Farm in July 1923. The lesson is called “Correct Use of Faith,” and it was apparently the second lesson given at the conference on Tuesday, July 3, 1923.
Today’s lesson is from Sunday, April 27, 1924, and it’s a talk called “Loyalty to Truth.” This is another timeless lesson on the topic of “Truth” with a capital T.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie Show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s lesson “Willfulness and Willingness,” from Sunday, August 27, 1933. Fillmore uses the story of Samuel upbraiding Saul for his actions against the Amalekites as told in 1 Samuel, Chapter 15. Fillmore’s words spoken some 88 years ago still ring true today. Call in at 816-251-3555 and chat with us about the lesson.
Today’s lesson is called “Redeeming a Small Thought” given on February 18, 1923, by Charles Fillmore at the Unity Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He appropriately uses the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 19. Call in and comment if you can.
Today’s lesson is from a series of talks given on various topics. This is the sixth lesson, entitled “Man’s Appeal to God” on the topic of prayer. This particular lesson is from Monday, July 9, 1923. Enjoy.
Today’s lesson is called “Power Through Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,” and it was given on Sunday, May 22, 1927. Charles Fillmore uses the story of the healing of the lame man by Peter and John. The man asked for alms, and they gave him something greater. Call in and comment if you would like at 816-251-3555. Blessings.
Today’s lesson is called “Freedom From Materiality,” and it was given by Charles Fillmore in April 1924. He used the story from the Hebrew Bible’s Book of First Kings about the showdown between Elijah and the Prophets of Baal. It is a timeless message about being concerned with the material world and not the spiritual.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing and commenting upon Charles Fillmore’s lesson “Development of Imagination,” from Sunday, May 29, 1932. Fillmore uses the story of Joseph the dreamer from Genesis, Chapter Three.
Today’s lesson is called “The Willingness of Love to Serve,” and it is based on the faculty of love. Charles Fillmore uses stories from the Gospels of Luke and Mark in this lesson from Sunday, August 12, 1923.
Today’s lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service given on November 15, 1922. The lesson is called “The Ease of Healing,” which is a point Charles Fillmore emphasizes repeatedly in this timeless talk.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s lesson “The Spiritual Freedom” from February 27, 1927. We hope you had a fun and safe Fourth of July, and we think this message of Fillmore’s on the theme of freedom will be right on track
Today’s lesson is a late talk of Charles Fillmore given on Sunday, July 10, 1932, and called “Recognition of I AM Leadership.” He uses stories from the Book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible about Moses being set to speak to Pharaoh and Moses’ response that makes God angry. You can call in at 816-251-3555.
Today’s lesson is called “Faith Freed and Strengthened Through Prayer,” from a Sunday morning service on June 12, 1927. A great lesson on the power of prayer with some interesting examples of how prayer works in people’s lives. A timeless lesson from the past.
Today’s lesson is from Sunday, February 7, 1932, called “From Servitude to Sonship.” Charles Fillmore uses verses from John, Chapter 8, where Jesus responds to the Jews who question his authority, which Fillmore interprets metaphysically.
Today’s lesson is called “Love Heals Sin” from a Sunday service on February 15, 1931. Charles Fillmore uses the story from the Gospel of Luke (Chapter 7) where the woman cleaning Jesus’ feet with her tears is forgiven of her past errors and transgressions.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing Charles Fillmore’s lesson called “Loyalty to the Christ Within” from Tuesday, March 17, 1925. You can call in and chat with us at 816-251-3555. Blessings.
Today’s lesson is a later talk of Charles Fillmore given on Monday, May 2, 1932. The lesson is entitled “The Joy of Intellect,” and he uses the story of Isaac and his wells from Genesis, chapter 26.
Unity was all about healing in the early days of the movement. Today’s lesson is from a report of a healing meeting held in 1915. Listen as I share the words of Charles Fillmore discussing healing. He begins by pointing out that 39 of the 52 “miracles” attributed to Jesus in the New Testament were for healing.
Here is a Mother’s Day talk that Charles Fillmore gave back in 1927 on Mother’s Day. It is called “The Supreme Demonstration, and Faith Established in Love.” A timeless message for this special day. Blessings.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore’s Wednesday evening healing service lesson from April 16, 1924, entitled “Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God.” Fun title and it must have been interesting to hear Charles Fillmore talk about these two fun activities—and doing it to the glory of God.
Today Charles Fillmore speaks about the I AM, the part of the Divine within us, exploring how it teaches us. The lesson is called “The I AM Instructing the Consciousness,” and it was given on Sunday, January 9, 1927. I hope you enjoy this timeless treasure. Blessings.
Today’s lesson is from a class Charles Fillmore held on Tuesday, July 10, 1923, entitled “God: Lesson 7.” This was probably a series of lessons he was doing at the time. Listen as Charles Fillmore expounds upon explaining the unexplainable.
Today’s show is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We hope you had a great Easter celebration and have resurrected your Christ within. Today’s lesson continues with the resurrection theme, but this time Charles Fillmore uses the raising of Lazarus story as told by the writer of the Gospel of John, Chapter 11. The lesson is entitled “A Lesson in Resurrection” and was given on Monday, February 22, 1926. Remember you can call in and talk to us at 816-251-3555. Our engineer will hook you up with us, and we would love to hear from you. Blessings.
Sunday is Easter and what an appropriate topic to choose for one of Charles Fillmore’s lessons. Today’s lesson is called “The Great Resurrection,” which was a Wednesday evening healing service held on March 28, 1923, the week before Easter that year. What a great closing lesson for our season of Lent. Blessings.
Today’s lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service held on December 6, 1922, entitled “Lesson on Instantaneous Healing.” This talk has some great comments by Myrtle Fillmore and Cora Dedrick in addition to Charles Fillmore’s words. Cora was the secretary for Charles and Myrtle who later became Charles’ wife after Myrtle passed. Enjoy this timeless lesson on healing—instantaneous healing!
Today’s lesson is called “Divine Adjustment and Receptivity to Truth,” which was first given on Sunday, April 22, 1928. Charles Fillmore uses the story about Jesus’ teaching on divorce and little children coming into the kingdom of heaven from the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 10.
Today’s show is from Charles Fillmore’s Wednesday evening service on July 29, 1925. “Affirming Faith in God” is a prosperity talk in essence, and Charles Fillmore’s sense of humor really shows in this lesson. This will also be a Reverends Bob and Margie show as Margie joins me as cohost. Call in if you can at 816-251-3555.
Wow ... today is a very special show! I will be interviewing Rev. Dr. James Gaither, author of The Essential Charles Fillmore: A Guide to Practical Mysticism and Metaphysics. This is a revised work of a previous book Jim wrote on the works of our cofounder Charles Fillmore. You are invited to call in to 816-251-3555 with your questions or comments as Jim and I have a lively discussion on these timeless and fundamental works of our cofounder and the Unity movement.
Today’s lesson is entitled “Faculty Unfoldment,” from a class Charles Fillmore held on Saturday, June 29, 1929. He addresses the mental faculty from his 12 powers of man concept in this talk, and he also comments on how the Bible was restored according to one of the books of Esdras in the Apocrypha. Blessings.
Today is a Reverends Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson from Sunday, October 17, 1926, called “Divine Law Exalted.” He uses the story of the death of Moses from the Hebrew Bible as his biblical basis. Call in to 816-251-3555. We would love to hear from you.
Today’s lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service held on May 21, 1924. The lesson is called “Regeneration.” Charles Fillmore uses material from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible.
Today’s lesson is from the midst of the Depression era in our country. Charles Fillmore’s lesson “In Trust” was given on Sunday, April 30, 1933. He uses the story of Jesus and the little children and the comment about the rich man and “the eye of a needle” from Mark, chapter 10. Remember you can call in at 816-251-3555.
Today’s lesson is called “Spiritual Progress Through Faith,” given by Charles Fillmore on April 8, 1923. He uses the story of Abraham from Genesis and from Hebrews as his biblical basis. I hope your 2021 is moving along well as we press forward in “faith.”
Happy 2021! Today’s lesson is an early talk of Charles Fillmore’s called “Saul’s Failure or a Lesson in Obedience.” This will also be a Reverends Bob and Margie show as we kick off another year of bringing these Unity treasures out of the archives and into cyberspace. This lesson was first given on June 6, 1917. Just over 103 years old but still relevant and timely.
Merry Christmas, dear ones! Today’s talk is one that Charles Fillmore gave back on Sunday, December 22, 1912, entitled “Christmas.” Fillmore talks about the symbolism of Christmas in this great lesson from the past. Call in if you like after I finish sharing Fillmore’s words at 816-251-3555.
Today’s lesson is called “The Christian and Law Observance,” given on Sunday, October 30, 1932. This was during the Great Depression and the Prohibition era. Charles Fillmore uses words from Paul’s epistles to the Romans and to the Galatians. Call in if you can to 816-251-3555. Happy holiday season!
Today’s show is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will be sharing a lesson from Charles Fillmore’s Wednesday evening healing service on September 20, 1922, called “Celebrating a New State of Consciousness Manifesting in Us.” Call in to 816-251-3555, and let us know what you think about these classic Unity messages of our cofounder.
Thanksgiving is this week, and what is more appropriate than Charles Fillmore’s “Thanksgiving” messages? This one was given on Sunday, November 29, 1925. Interestingly he uses the story from the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible about Jehovah God providing quail to the Israelites, who were complaining about the lack of meat. Don’t forget you can call in after I read Fillmore’s lesson and share your thoughts at 816-251-3555.
Change is not always a fun thing, but today’s lesson, “A Complete Change in Consciousness,” is something to consider. Charles Fillmore uses the story from the Book of Exodus where Moses instructs the elders in the ceremony of Passover as his biblical basis. Call in at 816-251-3555 after the lesson is shared and comment if you would like. Blessings.
Today’s lesson is from a Thursday healing meeting from July 5, 1923. Charles Fillmore called this lesson “You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free.” In this lesson, he touches repeatedly on the power of our minds and thoughts.
It is Election Day here in the United States, and today’s lesson from the past is right on target. This is a Reverends Bob and Margie show too. Today’s talk by Charles Fillmore is his June 1, 1924, lesson entitled “The Necessity of Keeping One’s Mind Turned Godward.” Fillmore uses the Old Testament story of the reign of Zedekiah and the fall of Jerusalem from 2nd Chronicles, chapter 36, verses 11-21, as the basis of his talk. Be safe and well.
Today’s lesson is entitled “The All Sufficiency of the Christ Mind,” given by Charles Fillmore on Sunday, January 14, 1923. Fillmore uses the parable of Jesus describing the guest choosing the place of honor at a dinner party, as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, chapter 14, verses 7-14. You can call in to 816-251-3555 and share your comment on the talk after I have read it.
Today’s lesson is called “We Live in a World of Visions and Dreams,” given by Charles Fillmore on Saturday, September 15, 1923. Fillmore begins by talking about Luke, who is attributed to be the author of the fourth gospel and the Book of Acts, then he shifts to discuss how Luke accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys. This is an interesting commentary and lesson on the visions that Paul had along the way.
One of the most talked about concepts in Unity is the I Am consciousness. Today’s lesson from Sunday, March 23, 1930, speaks to that concept and power within us in a lesson called “Activities of the I Am.” Charles Fillmore uses the story of the faith of the Canaanite woman as told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 15, verses 21-31. Jesus healed this woman’s daughter because of the woman’s profession of faith.
Today is a Reverends Bob and Margie Brach show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson "Life," given on a Tuesday, March 31, 1931. Charles and Myrtle had just celebrated 50 years of marriage a few days before on March 29. Call in to 816-251-3555 after we share the lesson. We would love to hear from you.
The lesson today is "Complete Consciousness of the Spiritual Kingdom," from Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson on June 14, 1931. He uses the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke in chapter 24. Enjoy. Call in if you like at 816-251-3555.
Today's lesson is from January 9, 1927, a Sunday morning talk Charles Fillmore called "The I AM Instructing the Consciousness." He uses the Sermon on the Mount as the biblical basis for this lesson in allowing our "Christ nature" (our I AM) to lead us in our thinking and doing. Call in at 816-251-3555 after I read Charles Fillmore's lesson, and tell me what you think. Blessings.
Today's show is an oldie but a goodie! This was Charles Fillmore's Wednesday evening healing service on June 25, 1919. His talk "The Healing of the Ten Lepers" is based on the Gospel of Luke's story of Jesus healing 10 lepers, as told in chapter 17. Call in to 816-251-3555, and share your comments.
In today's lesson, Charles Fillmore's message is about "increasing substance" and was given during the height of the Great Depression on January 31, 1932. He uses the story of the feeding of the five thousand as told by the writer of the Gospel of John, chapter 6. Remember you can call in and comment after I share Charles Fillmore's words. Call in to 816-251-3555.
This is an early lesson of Charles Fillmore's entitled "Getting Acquainted with the Spirit of Truth," from Sunday, October 1, 1916. He talks about this spirit of Truth that is "omnipresent" and "well-informed." Listen as Rev. Bob shares Fillmore's words about how to connect with this omnipresent and well-informed power we have within our grasp.
Today's lesson is from Sunday, April 15, 1928, and it is called "Prayer Glorifies and Heals." Charles Fillmore uses parts of the ninth chapter of the gospel of Mark as his biblical basis. Tune in and listen as Rev. Bob shares Fillmore's words on how prayer can work in our lives.
This is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! They will be sharing Charles Fillmore's lesson called "Man Created in God Likeness" from Sunday, April 3, 1932. He uses the story from the first chapter of Genesis for his biblical basis. We would love to hear from you too; the call-in number is 816-251-3555.
Here is an interesting Valentine's Day lesson that Charles Fillmore gave at the Wednesday evening healing service on February 14, 1923. It is called "The Authorized Church of Jesus Christ." Tune in and hear just what the "authorized" church is.
Looking for an increase of things in your life? Charles Fillmore's lesson "An Increase of Substance" from Sunday, March 11, 1928, is just the ticket. He uses the story of the feeding of the 5000 from the Gospel of Mark as his biblical basis.
The lesson today is called "Man's Free Will Demonstrated," from Sunday, April 10, 1932. Charles Fillmore uses the stories in Genesis of man being placed in the Garden of Eden and what is called "the fall of man." Enjoy.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! They will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson "The Complete Eradication of Error" from Sunday, June 17, 1928. Fillmore uses the story of the crucifixion from the Gospel of Mark as his biblical basis.
Today's show tells of "the necessity of expression" from Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson on December 7, 1924. Fillmore uses the story of the healing of a blind man. Enjoy.
Charles and Myrtle Fillmore's Wednesday evening healing service from December 6, 1922, has an interesting title—"Lesson on Instantaneous Healing." Wow ... what a great and timely lesson.
Today's lesson is "The Living Christ," a talk that Charles Fillmore gave on Sunday, June 22, 1930, which is still relevant today. This lesson uses the story of the resurrection of Jesus as told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 28.
“As we give, we receive” has been a hallmark of prosperity teachings. Charles Fillmore drives this home with his lesson "Giving,” from Sunday, October 21,1928. He uses material from Paul's letter in 2 Corinthians about reaping and sowing, and encouraging to be giving. Call in to 816-252-3555, and comment if you like. Blessings.
Today is a Reverends Bob and Margie show! They will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson "True Understanding" from Sunday, November 9, 1930. In this lesson, he uses sections of the Gospel of John that talk about the apostle Thomas.
In his lesson "Growth in Wisdom" from January 11, 1931, Charles Fillmore builds upon these words from the Gospel of Luke: "The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom." Enjoy and grow the Christ within.
Today's lesson is "The Law of Expectation" from November 13, 1932. In this lesson, Charles Fillmore uses the Parable of the Ten Pounds from the Gospel of Luke as his biblical basis.
Here is another talk of Charles Fillmore on consciousness, which was a Friday evening lesson on March 23, 1923, at 913 Tracy Avenue. The lesson is "Spiritual Consciousness," and it begins by highlighting Paul's comments in 1 Corinthians against speaking in tongues. Enjoy.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! They will be sharing and commenting on an undated and unpublished article called "Christ Consciousness." It is a powerful lesson on how Spirit (the Christ) works in our life.
Wow! Today's lesson is a power-packed Pentecost lesson that Charles Fillmore gave on May 10, 1923, 10 days before the Feast of Pentecost. He comments on the power of our thoughts and words as Spirit moves in and through our lives. The lesson is called "The Dynamo of Spirit," and this talk really lives up to its title.
Easter has just passed, and perhaps many of us experienced a spiritual communion in our centers. In this lesson called "The Lord's Supper" from July 20, 1919, Charles Fillmore focuses on the meaning and concept of holy communion. The lesson is more than 100 years old and still timeless. Enjoy.
Today is a Reverends Bob and Margie show! They will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson "Prophetic Vision Established," which looks at the various prophets and what their vision was.
Here is the sixth and final installment of Charles Fillmore's "Visions and Dreams." Wow ... this has be a fun and enlightening series. Don't forget to check out the previous five lessons if you have not listened to them.
Today we continue with the fifth lesson in Charles Fillmore's six-part "Visions and Dreams," from May 12, 1931. In this lesson, he talks about our levels of consciousness and why we can't get God to be our true source of inspiration at times, among other interesting topics. I hope you are enjoying and benefiting from these timeless lessons in connecting with your dream states.
Today we continue with the fourth lesson in Charles Fillmore's six-part "Visions and Dreams," from April and May 1931. He interprets visions mentioned in the Old and New Testament as well as dreams shared by class members. Tune in and think about looking at your own dreams.
Today is a Reverends Bob and Margie Brach show, and they share the third lesson in Charles Fillmore's six-part "Visions and Dreams," from April and May 1931. Thanks for listening, and remember you can call 816-251-3555 after they share Mr. Fillmore's lesson and chat! Think about it—no pressure.
Today's lesson is the second part of Charles Fillmore's "Visions and Dreams." This was part of a series of Tuesday evening talks that Fillmore gave in April and May of 1931. Check out what he says, and check out your dreams and visions using his ideas.
Today's lesson is the first of six talks on "Visions and Dreams" that Charles Fillmore began on April 14, 1931. For the next six weeks, Rev. Bob will explore this series, so get ready for a treat about those visions and dreams of yours!
"Imagine that!" This is a common phrase we hear at times, and today's lesson focuses on that very topic—imagination. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible as the basis of his talk "Constructive Uses of the Imagination," which he originally gave on Sunday, June 5, 1932. Enjoy and put your power of imagination to work now.
Today is a Reverends Bob and Margie show, and they will share Charles Fillmore's "Saul, David, and Solomon" from September 25, 1927. In this lesson, Charles talks about how we identify with stories, from the Bible or other books, to understand the lesson. Call in to 816-251-3555, and share how you have identified with these stories!
Today's lesson is Charles Fillmore's "Spiritual Identity," which focuses on the rendition of Jesus talking about the "way to the Father" and the "promise of the Holy Spirit" in the Gospel of John. This timeless Sunday morning lesson was originally given on January 25, 1925.
Here is another lesson on the teachings of Paul, who Charles Fillmore had an affinity for. The lesson is called "Christ Revealed by Paul's Teachings" and was given on a Sunday morning, September 30, 1928. Enjoy.
Happy New Year! Today's show is a Rev. Bob and Margie show. Listen as we share Charles Fillmore's lesson from January 25, 1914, called "The New Birth: A Regenerative Work." This is a great lesson to start the new year with as we move forward in 2020.
Here is Charles Fillmore's lesson from December 24, 1911, titled "The True Meaning of Christmas." Let this classic Unity message warm your hearts as Fillmore explains the symbols of Christmas.
In today's lesson, Charles Fillmore uses the story of Esau and Jacob from the Book of Genesis as the basis for his lesson called "Mind and Body Reunited" from Sunday, June 6, 1926. Enjoy!
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! Listen as we share the words from Charles Fillmore Healing Service on February 21, 1923, on the topic "The Bible and Healing." Charles uses Psalm 91 as the scriptural basis of his lesson.
Today's lesson is Charles Fillmore's "Thanksgiving," which he gave on Sunday, November 29, 1925. He uses the story from Numbers 16 in which 70 elders are chastised for moaning about leaving Egypt. Listen to how Charles Fillmore weaves this into an uplifting message.
The Book of Revelation has some mystifying symbols and stories. Charles Fillmore uses this material to explain his lesson called "Man's Full Redemption Through Christ" from March 27, 1927, at the Unity Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
My will or God's will—which is it? These are interesting questions we all ask. In today's lesson, Charles Fillmore talks about the human will in his Sunday message from July 22, 1928, "The Regenerated Human Will," using the story of Saul after his Damascus Road experience.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! Today's talk is a lesson Charles Fillmore gave on faith from October 1, 1924. It is a timeless lesson on the concept and faculty of faith.
Today's lesson is Charles Fillmore's talk "Evidence of Spiritual Truth" from Sunday, March 2, 1930. He uses the story from Matthew in which John the Baptist sends his disciples to ask Jesus if he is the Messiah and Jesus responds. Enjoy!
Charles Fillmore addresses the concept of the "I AM" in this lesson entitled "I AM: The Door to the Soul" from Sunday February 21, 1932. It is a timeless classic.
Today is a Rev. Bob and Margie show! Listen as we share and comment upon Charles Fillmore's words on integrity from his Sunday lesson "Integrity and Efficiency Rewarded" originally given on June 13th, 1926. He uses the story of Joseph from Genesis, chapter 39, when he was given charge of Potiphar's kingdom and subsequently sent to jail.
Today's lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service on December 13, 1922, in which Charles Fillmore speaks about wisdom. The lesson is called "Wisdom Looking for Expression." Click and listen to where wisdom is calling you!
Charles Fillmore calls this "an educational Sunday" where the lesson is set aside to educate Christians in ... Christianity. His lesson is called "The Fruit of Spiritual Faith and Enthusiasm," which was given on November 14, 1926. He uses the story of Caleb from the Hebrew Bible as one of his examples.
Praising works! Charles Fillmore reinforces this concept with his lesson titled "The Power of Praise to Increase Our Good," which he gave on November 11, 1923. He uses the words from Psalm 67, a psalm of praise, to base his lesson on. Tune in and praise your good so it may increase and multiply!
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! Bob has often said Charles Fillmore was a "Jesus Christ man" from the many times he speaks about Jesus in his lessons. Here is a Wednesday evening healing service from November 19, 1924, in which Fillmore addresses the issue in a lesson called "Giving Glory and Praise to Jesus."
How do we keep the Sabbath? Charles Fillmore explores this topic in a 1923 lesson titled "True Sabbath Worship." Enjoy as I share the text of his words and comment on this timeless talk. As always, you may call in at 816-251-3555.
This timeless lesson was given by Charles Fillmore on August 10, 1930, and is titled "The Result of Preserving Faith." He uses the story of Samuel from the Hebrew Bible as his basis and explores the concept of "the new birth."
This is an undated discussion that may have been put together by Cora Fillmore. Listen to what Cora, or perhaps Charles Fillmore, has to say about the power of order.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie show! We'll explore Charles Fillmore's April 3, 1927, lesson titled "Faith: A Leading Factor Is Spiritual Development." This is one of Charles Fillmore's most esoteric talks.
Today's lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service on February 21, 1923. Charles Fillmore uses the 91st Psalm as the basis of his lesson called "The Bible and Healing."
"Temperance" is an interesting topic. Charles Fillmore gave this talk on Sunday, May 2, 1915. He explores the topic of being vegetarian too.
Unity minister Rev. Phil Pierson joins host Rev. Bob Brach on a “100 Years of Unity Village” special edition of Unity Classic Radio, recorded from the Tower at Unity Village on July 9, 2019. They talk about the history of Unity Farm, James Dillet Freeman, and more.
Today's lesson is a later talk from Charles Fillmore, given on Sunday, October 2, 1932. It is titled "Opening the Way to God." He uses the portion of the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 6, which is on the "Lord's Prayer."
Charles Fillmore explores "We Are Made Whole" on this lesson from January 25, 1924. He discusses Jesus of Nazareth sending his disciples out to do work in his name.
This is a lesson Charles Fillmore gave on February 11, 1923. He uses two parables from the Gospel of Luke—The Widow and the Unjust Judge and ... the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.
Here is a talk about the power of Truth and how it works in our lives. This is Charles Fillmore's January 29, 1928, talk titled "Truth-Cleansing and Redeeming the Consciousness."
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson from a Wednesday evening healing meeting on March 5, 1924. His lesson is called "Be Prepared to Meet Thy God."
We are moving into the topic of consciousness with Charles Fillmore's talk called "Inner Consciousness" given on December 9, 1924.
This is another early talk from Charles Fillmore, given at a Wednesday evening healing service on September 6, 1916. The talk is called "Demonstrating the Law."
Listen to a 1917 talk from Charles Fillmore, who would have been 63 years young! The lesson is called "The Mind of Christ" from Sunday, September 9, 1917. He uses several verses from Paul's epistles as the biblical basis of the connection between mind and Christ.
Today's lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service given on February 27, 1924. This lesson is called "Time Is an Idea in Mind."
Today's lesson is from the Hebrew Bible and is called "Harmonizing the Arbitrary Will" from Sunday, June 16, 1923. Charles Fillmore uses parts of the story from the Book of Esther for his biblical basis for his message.
Wow ... Jesus was rejected in his hometown! Charles Fillmore uses this story from the Gospel of Luke in his September 14, 1924, lesson called "Truth Comes to Its Own."
Today's lesson is a Sunday talk from September 24, 1933, called "The Content of True Ideas." This was a review lesson in which Charles Fillmore explores stories about the early Israelite leaders, which may not have been covered in previous Sunday talks.
We are back in the creation stories with the final one. Today's lesson is "The Sixth Day of Creation, " a lecture Charles Fillmore gave on August 1, 1919.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie show! We take a break from the creation lectures of 1919 and share Charles Fillmore's comments from July 10, 1932, in a talk called "Recognition of the I AM Leadership." Remember, the I AM is the name of God given to Moses in the burning bush story.
Rev. Bob continues with his series on the days of creation, which Charles Fillmore gave in 1919. Today's lesson is "The Fifth Day of Creation." Remember, you can go back and listen to the first four in the show archives as well as get the PDFs through the NING site. Click on "Transcripts."
Bob continues with Charles Fillmore's third lecture on the days of creation. This talk was given on July 25, 1919.
Today's show is a special double treat! My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will be cohosting the show, and we will play a brief recording of Charles Fillmore speaking about "what Unity believes." I will also share Fillmore's lesson on "Faith" from September 8, 1931.
Here is day two of creation as told by Charles Fillmore on July 23, 1919. The lesson is appropriately titled "The Second Day of Creation."
Today we are listening to the words from Charles Fillmore's lecture on "The First Day of Creation" given on July 21, 1919. This should be the first of six lectures on the "days of creation."
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's talk called "Patient Persistence in Truth" from December 10, 1933. This talk is still a classic.
Today's 1933 talk from Charles Fillmore is called "Concentration of Truth." He talks about the power we can tap in to when we acknowledge Spirit as Omnipresent in our lives. Check it out and ... give Spirit first place in your life.
Today's lesson is a later talk from Charles Fillmore called "Spiritualizing the Intellect" on Sunday, May 30, 1937. This talk was later incorporated into an article in a 1938 issue of Unity Magazine®.
The words we speak are very powerful! Listen as Charles Fillmore points this out in his Sunday lesson from March 9, 1930, called "The Power of Words."
Welcome to the first live show of the year! This will be a Revs. Bob and Margie show. The lesson is from July 7, 1925, called "God Is the Source of the Law." Interestingly, this was a Tuesday morning talk Charles Fillmore gave.
Today is an undated lesson but right in line with our coming Christmas season. The lesson is called "A Further Awakening to the Christ Truth." This is something we do each Christmas—awaken to the Christ within! Have a happy holiday season!
Charles Fillmore explores the life of the apostle Paul in his lesson called "The Unity of Spirit." Listen as Revs. Bob and Margie comment on this lesson from Sunday, October 1, 1933.
Charles Fillmore explores joy, laughter, and work in this special Saturday evening talk called "The Joyous Soul." This talk was held on April 26, 1924.
Happy Thanksgiving! Perhaps listening to Charles Fillmore's lesson called "Stirring up Enthusiasm" from Sunday morning on August 23, 1925, will stir up gratitude and thanksgiving in your soul for the coming holidays. Amen.
Feeling bitter about life? Listen to what Charles Fillmore offers as a cure for making bitterness turn to sweetness in his lesson from the Depression era of July 1932. This lesson is called "Spiritual Food."
Listen as Revs. Bob and Margie share and comment on Charles Fillmore's lesson "Christian Living With Others" from a Veteran's Day talk given on November 11, 1928. It's timeless and still applicable.
Do we have spiritual mastery in our lives? Listen to Charles Fillmore's lesson called "Spiritual Mastery" and see if we are following in the path of Jesus the Christ. Fillmore uses the parable of the healing of the demonic as his biblical basis.
Here is a Wednesday evening meeting from March 14, 1923. This talk includes some great comments about having prosperity in our lives. Listen in and "profiteth."
Resurrection ... What is that all about? Listen as Bob reads Charles Fillmore's words explaining this spiritual concept from his February 26, 1932, discussion called "A Lesson in Resurrection." Fillmore's biblical basis comes from the Raising of Lazarus in the Gospel of John.
Today's lesson is called "Genuineness and Sincerity" from Sunday, April 30, 1930. Charles Fillmore uses Jesus' words about children along with a host of children's anecdotes to enhance this great talk from the past.
Revs. Bob and Margie Brach explore Charles Fillmore's 1937 lesson titled "The Power of Imagination." Fillmore uses the Genesis story in which Joseph interprets the Pharaoh's dreams.
Rev. Bob Brach explores Charles Fillmore's December 17, 1911, lesson titled "The Book of the Law." Fillmore uses the Book of Jeremiah story in which Ezra reads to the Israelites from the Book of the Law.
Rev. Bob Brach explores Charles Fillmore's July 21, 1921, lesson titled "The First Day of Creation." The creation story in Genesis represents the creative process we do in our own thought lives!
Rev. Bob Brach explores Charles Fillmore's July 23, 1923, lesson titled "Will and Understanding." Enjoy this timeless lesson Fillmore gave about two of the Unity Twelve Powers.
Revs. Bob and Margie Brach explore Charles Fillmore's January 1936 lesson titled "Currents of Life." Toward the end of the show, Bob and Margie took listeners' comments about the lesson.
Rev. Bob Brach explores Charles Fillmore's January 20, 1924, lesson titled "The First Move Is Freeing the Soul From Sense Consciousness." Fillmore's basis comes from Moses and the burning bush. He comments on the symbolism of the number 40 as it appears in many portions of Scripture.
Join Rev. Bob Brach in discussion about Charles Fillmore's October 15, 1922, lesson titled "Courage." Fillmore spoke about the importance of having convictions and taking appropriate action.
Revs. Bob and Margie Brach will explore Charles Fillmore's November 7, 1923, lesson titled "Man's Consciousness and Healing."
Rev. Bob Brach shares a lesson given by Charles Fillmore on Sunday June 30, 1929, titled "Faculty Unfoldment: Power." Mr. Fillmore explains how to activate our Mental Faculty/Power Faculty in our consciousness. He uses Bible references from the Hebrew Bible (aka: Christian Old Testament), the New Testament, and the Apocrypha to support the concept of the power of Power within us.
Today's show is about one of Charles Fillmore's favorite topics ... the kingdom of the heavens. He uses parables about the kingdom from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 13, as the biblical basis for his lesson. This was a Sunday morning talk given on March 16, 1930, during the Depression and prohibition eras. He references these factors, which influenced our culture.
Join Rev. Bob Brach to discuss the power of prayer. Charles Fillmore uses the Lord's Prayer from the Gospel of Matthew as the focus of his lesson titled "The Importance of Prayer." Bob shares this inspirational Sunday morning lesson originally given on January 23, 1927.
On today's show, Rev. Bob Brach and Rev. Margie will share one of Charles Fillmore's classics from 1927. Remember: "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat their mistakes," or so it has been said. In this lesson, titled "Saul, David, and Solomon," Fillmore analyzes the leaders of ancient Israel and shows how they could metaphysically show up in our consciousness as we move forward in our spiritual development.
Today's lesson is from August 27, 1919, and is titled "Enduring Thoughts of Truth." This lesson has some nice comments from a congregant, two Unity ministers, and Myrtle Fillmore. Call in at 816-251-3555 during the show or email me after if you have questions or comments.
Join Rev. Bob Brach for a deep exploration into Unity teachings. Today's lesson is from Sunday, September 27, 1931. Charles Fillmore uses the examples of Paul, Barnabas, and Peter—some of the greatest early leaders of Christianity and its spread, as ways to help our spiritual unfoldment. Don't forget, you can call in at 816-251-3555. Join Rev. Bob Brach on Facebook.
Margie and I are cohosting the show live from the Unity Tower at Unity Village! We're here at the Unity Online Radio studio for the annual Unity People's Convention. Today's talk is titled "True Prayer" from October 12, 1924. Charles Fillmore uses Matthew 6:5-15, commonly called the Lord's Prayer, as his biblical basis.
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! They share a talk Charles Fillmore gave on June 6 of some year during the prohibition period. The day is given but not the year for this talk titled "Saul's Failure or a Lesson on Obedience." Fillmore uses the story from the Hebrew Bible in which King Saul disobeys the word of the Lord as given to him by the prophet Samuel.
Here is an early lesson from Charles Fillmore given at a Wednesday evening healing meeting on March 13, 1912. The title is a long one ... "What Does It Profit a Man If He Gains the Whole World and Loses Control of His Own Thoughts?" Fillmore points to Jesus as the one who said something like this is Scripture. There is some interesting "testimony" from Unity students at the meeting too.
Today's lesson is a "Temperance Sunday" lesson given on November 4, 1928. These lessons were given by the various spiritual communities during the Prohibition era. Charles Fillmore's talk was titled "Obedience to Divine Law." Enjoy.
Today's lesson is from a talk Charles Fillmore gave on Sunday, January 10, 1926, titled "The Recognition of Subconscious Faculties." He uses the story of Jesus of Nazareth's call to his first four disciples (Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathaniel) as told in the Gospel of John. Hear how Mr. Fillmore explains this powerful source within us that we may be unaware of—our subconscious!
Today's lesson is from 1926 and was titled "The Worship of the One God." Charles Fillmore uses the story of the Ten Commandments as given in the Book of Exodus, Chapter 20, of the Hebrew Bible. He has some interesting things to say about these "Ten Words," or the "Decalogue" as it is sometimes called, along with material on the nature of God as we understand God.
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show. They will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson from a Wednesday evening healing service from August 8, 1924. The talk was appropriately called "Healing."
Today's lesson is from Sunday, September 28, 1930. Charles Fillmore spoke on "The Qualities of Godlikeness." He uses a review of stories about Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph, which had been the topics of the past three months' talks. He also has some amusing anecdotes about a judge in Wisconsin and the wonderful way this judge had of handling cases out of court. Enjoy.
Today's lesson is from a New Year's Eve Sunday lesson Charles Fillmore gave in 1922. It is titled "Jesus, the World's Savior." He uses Psalm 98 from the Hebrew Bible as the biblical basis for his message. The opening words of that psalm would probably be the vision for the year to come—"Sing to the Lord a New Song." As it was in 1922, so it can be today.
Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show share and talk about Mr. Fillmore's lesson from a Wednesday Evening Healing Service on September 27th, 1922. His talk was titled "Using Our I AM."
"God is good" is a term we have often heard in Unity Services. Check out how Mr. Fillmore treated this topic during a Wednesday Evening Healing Service on October 10, 1923.
It may look like deja vu with the title of this week's lesson being "The Light of Truth Triumphs." However, this is an earlier talk done on Sunday, February 24, 1924, some years before this past week's lesson with the same title. Charles Fillmore also uses material from the Book of Judges from the Hebrew Bible with Gideon as the focus. You might want to check back to this past week's lesson from 1933 and see what has changed in the intervening years as Mr. Fillmore addresses a similar theme.
Today's lesson is from Sunday, July 30, 1933, titled "The Light of Truth Triumphs." Charles Fillmore uses the story of Gideon from the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible for the biblical basis of the lesson. Tune in and listen to how the story of Gideon and his valiant band of 300 defeating the Midianites can metaphysically represent what goes on in our own consciousness as search for Truth. Blessings.
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! They will be sharing and commenting on an early (1910) talk by Charles Fillmore titled "Which Was First, Man or the Law?" It's an interesting question, and you won't want to miss hearing Mr. Fillmore's answer.
One of the concepts Charles Fillmore seems to always allude to is that all things are according to law. He speaks to this in an April 5, 1923, lesson titled "Apply the Law." He speaks to universal spiritual law, which is the foundation of all organized effort.
Today's lesson is an early lesson from our cofounder, Charles Fillmore. It is titled "The Kingdom of Heaven," and Mr. Fillmore explores this concept of what and where is this "kingdom of heaven." This was a Sunday talk on May 13, 1908.
Today's lesson from Charles Fillmore is in keeping with the theme of Valentine's Day—love! This is a Sunday talk from May 13, 1923, titled "Love Obtains Rulership." He uses the story of King David and King Saul from the Hebrew Bible as the biblical basis for his message. Enjoy this timeless Unity treat as you celebrate the love in your life.
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! Our hosts shared the words of Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson from August 1, 1926, titled "From Sense Consciousness to Spiritual Consciousness." He uses the story of the Israelites coming out of Egypt as the biblical basis for his lesson. Tune in and listen as I share Mr. Fillmore's words. Margie and I discuss what the talk meant to us. Blessings.
Today's lesson is a talk Charles Fillmore gave on Sunday, December 2, 1928, called "The Never-Ceasing Activity of Truth." He uses the story of Paul in prison and being brought before the governor and the king as told in the Book of Acts, Chapter 24.
Today's lesson is a Sunday morning talk Charles Fillmore gave in 1930 titled "Guarding the New Consciousness." Fillmore uses the story of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus fleeing to Egypt and then returning to Nazareth as the biblical basis for his message.
Today's lesson is from a talk Charles Fillmore gave at a Wednesday evening healing service on April 11, 1923. The talk as been titled "I Want to Develop Spiritual Power."
On today's show, Revs. Bob and Margie Brach share the words of Charles Fillmore on "Following Jesus in the Regeneration." May your sacred intentions be blessed and come to fruition in this coming year. Amen.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! They will share and comment on Charles Fillmore's lesson titled "Faith" from June 27, 1937. This is a great topic since this is the first week of Advent and the theme of the "gift" for the first week is ... faith.
Today's lesson is from Sunday, November 13, 1927, titled "A Lesson in Divine Love." Charles Fillmore uses the story of Hosea from the Hebrew Bible as the basis for his message. Enjoy.
This week I have found a Thanksgiving talk of Charles Fillmore's that I have not previously aired. This was a talk given on Wednesday, November 29, 1922, the evening before Thanksgiving that year. It is a joint talk with Rev. Harry Gaze, a Divine Science minister and author. Two great New Thought ministers speaking on the topic of Thanksgiving.
For today's lesson, Charles Fillmore uses the story of the call of the first four disciples—Peter, Andrew, Philip, and Nathaniel—as told by the writer of the Gospel of John in Chapter 1 as the biblical basis for this lesson. He speaks about our mental faculties or mental powers lying within our subconscious and how to bring them forth. This was a talk given in January of 1932, about the time the book The Twelve Powers of Man was being published. Enjoy.
Happy Halloween! Today's lesson is a talk that may come in handy as we think of overindulging in Halloween sweets! It is a "Temperance talk" that churches were encouraged to give during the Prohibition era. This lesson was given sometime in November 1933—the date and location were not shown on the transcript. It is titled "Education and Temperance." Charles Fillmore uses a host of biblical quotes throughout the lesson and shows the verse locations. This is something not usually done in these transcripts.
Today's lesson is from a Sunday morning on January 11, 1925, in which Charles Fillmore spoke on "Judgment and Ever-Present Life." He uses a combination of material from the stories of creation in Genesis along with material from the Gospel of Matthew's parable of the Sheep and the Goats on Judgment Day. Enjoy.
Today's talk from Charles Fillmore was one he gave on Sunday, January 15, 1928, at the Unity Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He uses the story of the paralyzed man being lowered through the roof by his friends for Jesus of Nazareth to heal as told by the writer of the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 2. Mr. Fillmore addresses the connection between "sin" or error thinking, or "missing the mark" as the Greek word used in the Bible means, to sickness in our bodies. The talk is titled "Forgiveness and Health." Enjoy.
Today's lesson is from Sunday, May 21, 1933, in which Charles Fillmore uses the words form the Gospel of Mark about Jesus' teaching on the greatest commandments—love God ... and your neighbor as yourself. His talk is titled "The Wisdom From Above." He does a great job of explaining this concept and this mental faculty/power called "Love."
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show. Listen as our hosts share and comment on Charles Fillmore's lesson from a Wednesday evening healing service he conducted at the 913 Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 22, 1925. His lesson is titled "Faith."
Today's lesson is from a Saturday evening talk Charles Fillmore gave on January 19, 1924. It is titled "Progressive Christian Thought," and he reexamines the ideas of traditional Christianity.
Today's lesson from Charles Fillmore is the talk he gave at a Wednesday evening healing meeting on January 31, 1923, titled "The Interpretation of the Woman at the Well." Listen in as our host reads his words explaining this wonderful Gospel story.
Today's lesson is from a Saturday evening session held during the first Healing and Revival Conference at Unity Farm. This talk was given on July 7, 1923. It is called "The Ideas of Mind and Their Manifestation." This is a fairly long talk, so sit back and enjoy as our host shares Charles Fillmore's timeless message about one of the fundamental propositions of Truth—"all is mind."
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! Each month, they try to do a show together and share their thoughts as well as the words of Charles Fillmore's unpublished lessons. Today's lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service on October 8, 1924. Mr. Fillmore addresses the question of ... How does God speak? The lesson is appropriately called "The Spoken Word of God." Enjoy. Remember, you can call in during the last segment of the show or send us an email. Blessings, dear ones.
Today's lesson from the archives of Charles Fillmore's unpublished talks is from a Wednesday evening healing service on February 11, 1925. He talks about the relationship between mind and body and uses the allegory of the story of Jacob and Esau in the Hebrew Bible as his basis. The lesson is called "Developing Spiritual Consciousness." Listen as our host reads Fillmore's words from this timeless message.
On today's show, Rev. Bob Brach shares a treasure find from almost 98 years ago! It was a transcript of a teacher's meeting from August 25, 1919. Charles Fillmore met with several Unity teachers, including his son Lowell Fillmore, and discussed various aspects of the topic "The Spiritual Body." This was a series of Q&As from several Unity teachers and Mr. Fillmore's responses to them. There was a nice and informative dialogue. These talks may answer some of the questions on your mind about Unity teachings.
Rev. Bob and Margie will be sharing Charles Fillmore's lesson from October 9th, 1932 titled "True Wisdom". Mr. Fillmore uses the stories from the writer of the Gospel of Luke about Jesus in the temple and later in His ministry, at Mary and Martha's house, in this timeless message about the development of our higher consciousness. Enjoy!
Join Rev. Bob Brach as he shares a classic Sunday morning talk that Charles Fillmore gave at Unity Church in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 1, 1931 titled "The Ministry of the Senses." Charles uses the story of Jesus of Nazareth sending out the 70, two-by-two as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 17. He points out that we have two more senses added to our five and how they can be used in our spiritual unfoldment. Discover how these lessons can be applied to your life today.
Today's lesson is a Sunday morning talk Charles Fillmore gave on January 4, 1931. Mr. Fillmore gives a great explanation of the background of the Gospel of Luke and the Luke/Acts connection. He then proceeds to use the story of the angel's visit to Zechariah and the announcement of the future birth of John the Baptist in this interesting lesson called "Pioneering Spirit."
Wow ... half of 2017 has passed! As we move forward in 2017, perhaps there are things we need to release and let go of that are not serving our highest good and ... perhaps some "forgiveness" work is needed, and .... maybe ... even for ourselves. Today's lesson from Charles Fillmore is a Sunday lesson from February 16, 1930, on that topic. It is titled "Forgiveness and Health." He uses the stories of Jesus of Nazareth's healing stories immediately after the wonderful collection of His teachings in the Sermon on the Mount story. Enjoy this timeless message.
Listen to Charles Fillmore's December 1923 talk on the Holy Spirit. He uses the story of the Holy Spirit coming on Pentecost as told in the Book of Acts, Chapter 2. The talk is titled "Descent of the Holy Spirit Into Consciousness: Its Results." This is a long talk, so put on your ear buds, relax, and listen.
Today's lesson is an undated talk from Charles Fillmore on the topic of power. It is titled "The Power That Constructs and Forms Man and the Universe." He is speaking about the creative power of our own minds! Stay tuned and listen to these timeless words of our cofounder.
Did you know there are two "baptisms" referred to in the New Testament? In this talk, Charles Fillmore speaks to both of them in his Sunday morning lesson from December 9, 1923, titled "A Lesson in Holy Baptism." Enjoy.
Today's lesson is another early lesson from Charles Fillmore. It is from a Wednesday evening prayer meeting on February 12, 1912, at the 913 Tracy Avenue Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The lesson is called "Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free." This is a nice explanation of how to know and understand Truth with a capital "T."
Here is an early talk of Charles Fillmore, given at a Wednesday Evening Healing Service on December 12, 1912. The talk was almost 105 years ago, but the core message is still timely. The talk is titled "All That God Is, I AM." He focuses on the term "I AM" and its powerful significance when we speak it in our lives and in Truth statements. He also does a dream interpretation. Unity Village at one time had a Dream Interpretation Department where one could write in their dream, and the dream would be interpreted by Unity staff.
Here is a great talk from a Sunday in May in 1931, some 86 years ago but still timely. Charles Fillmore was 77 years young at the time. The talk was called "Self Mastery," and it was May 17, 1931, to be exact. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem as the basis for his message. This is a great and detailed explanation of the symbolic meaning of this story to us and how it applies to our consciousness. Normally, this story is used on a Palm Sunday talk, but it is right on target to explain that hidden power we all have within us. Enjoy.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show. We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson from June 19, 1927, titled "Seek the Christ Standard." Mr. Fillmore makes an interesting comment about capital punishment in this talk as well as many other interesting points. Tune in and hear what he has to say as I read his timeless words from this 1927 talk.
I have heard the comments about knowing "Just One Thing" and wondered what that was all about. Well, there may be a hint in Charles Fillmore's Tuesday evening lesson from September 28, 1926, titled "The One Idea." Listen as I share his words from this class he gave at the 913 Tracy Avenue church and learn what "The One Idea" actually was. Enjoy.
Well ... I trust you had a happy Easter this past weekend. Today's talk is a recap for the theme of the resurrection as I share the words of Charles Fillmore's Easter talk from 1924. This talk, given on April 20, 1924, and titled "The Resurrection," presents Mr. Fillmore's views on what he calls "the greatest event that ever took place in the history of the race as we know it on this planet." Enjoy.
Happy April! Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie show as we share Charles Fillmore's lesson "Complete Consciousness of the Spiritual Body" from March 21, 1925. Enjoy!
Today's talk is from a Saturday evening session on July 14, 1923, where Charles Fillmore spoke in a lession titled "Love." This apparently was from a class Mr. Fillmore was giving. The concept of the Twelve Powers was still in its formative stage then, coming out in Unity Magazine® in the late 1920s and then in book form in the 1930s. Listen to what he says about this Power of Love as he formulates the Twelve Powers concepts. Enjoy.
Happy spring! Today's lesson is an early talk of Charles Fillmore's from 1912! It is a Sunday morning talk he gave on August 18, 1912, titled "The lifting up of I AM." Remember, the name Spirit told Moses on the mountain of who was speaking and sending him was "I AM THAT I AM." In Unity, we see that term as meaning "the Christ" or the "Divinity" within each and every one of us. Mr. Fillmore speaks on how to connect with this Divinity and bring it forth in this lesson. Good in 1912 and still good info in 2017, some 104-plus years later. Amen.
Well, welcome to March! In like a lion and out like a lamb or ... vice versa, they say. We will have an idea by the time the show debuts. Today, as is the custom on the first Tuesday of a month (usually), my wife, Rev. Margie Brach, joins me as cohost. Today we will share and comment upon Charles Fillmore's lesson from April 24, 1932, titled "The Positive and Negative Aspects of Faith." Join us on air or listen to the archived show. Remember, you can always email us through the show's "email host" feature. We would love to hear your feedback.
Do you realize the power we have in us—especially the power available through our spoken words? Charles Fillmore shares about the amazing power of words in a lesson titled "The Power of Words" from April 25, 1923. It was applicable then and it's applicable now. Enjoy.
What else do we need with faith? Charles Fillmore says ... obedience! Listen for the particulars as I share his words from a Wednesday evening service titled "Faith and Obedience." This was a lesson given on October 3, 1923. It was applicable then and it's applicable now. Enjoy.
Happy Valentine's Day! Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show too! Margie and I will be sharing Charles Fillmore's lesson from Sunday, August 7, 1927. It's titled "A Lesson in Love," which is an appropriate theme for Valetnine's Day. We hope you enjoy this timeless message on this special day. Namaste'.
Today's lesson is from Sunday, April 5, 1925, titled "Establishing the Christ Consciousness." Charles Fillmore uses the Bible story in Acts, Chapter 2, where Peter gives his sermon. There is some great information about connecting with and establishing that divinity within us, which we call "the Christ."
As we move into 2017, perhaps with some resolutions to make changes this year, here is some good advice from Charles Fillmore in his December 27, 1922, talk titled "Making a Change of Mind." He uses the words of Paul, who was writing to the Philippians, saying, "Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" as his springboard for the talk.
Welcome to our first show of the year! Today's show will be a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show as my wife, Margie, cohosts this first show for the year. I found an excellent talk of Charles Fillmore's to segue with our Christmas season. Throughout Advent we prepared for the coming of the Christ; on Christmas we celebrated the birth of the Christ. If you are following Christmas tide in our Unity Advent booklet, we are growing in that Christ Spirit through the Twelve Days of Christmas.
We hear about the Christ in many of these talks, but what is the connection of the Christ and the Holy Spirit, one of the other aspects of the Divine? Well, Mr. Fillmore's talk from February of 1946 speaks directly to that in a lesson titled "Cooperation of Christ and Holy Spirit." And ... Mr. Fillmore refers to the Holy Sport as ... her! Imagine that! Join Margie and I as we share another timeless classic of our Unity heritage.
Continuing with the theme of the Christ during Advent, today's talk, titled "Developing Christlikeness" from Sunday, February 24, 1929, is a perfect fit. Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season. Blessings from Revs. Bob and Margie Brach.
As we move through the Advent season, we look to the bringing forth or the rebirth of the Christ. Here is another of Charles Fillmore's lessons on the theme of the Christ. Today's lesson is a talk Mr. Fillmore gave on November 23, 1924, titled "The Exaltation of the Christ." He uses the story of Jesus of Nazareth's transfiguration experience as told in Chapter 9 of the Gospel of Luke. Mr. Fillmore points to it as an example of the concept of "regeneration." Blessings on your holiday season and my the Christ Light shine bright in your life and home.
What a perfect theme for entering into the Advent season, a time of preparation for the coming of the Christ. Today's lesson from Charles Fillmore is called "Entering Into the Christ State of Mind." He gave the talk on Sunday, October 29, 1922. Enjoy this timeless treasure that will help us get ready for the coming Christmas season.
Well, the "thanks" of the holiday season continues with today's show. This is Charles Fillmore's Thanksgiving message he gave in 1928. It's a talk titled "Prayer and Thanksgiving," spoken on Sunday, November 25, 1928, just a few days after Thanksgiving that year. It's a timeless talk whose message is probably more pertinent today! Enjoy.
Today's lesson is Charles Fillmore's talk from Sunday, May 18, 1924, titled "A Demonstration of the Power of the Spirit." He uses the story from the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 37, where the Israelites prevailed over the Assyrians through the miraculous work of the Lord.
Happy Election Day! Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show too! We will share Charles Fillmore's lesson from May 31, 1931, titled "Watchfulness and Prayer." It's an appropriate topic as our country moves through a very interesting election season. Blessings.
Today's lesson is from May 6, 1923, where Charles Fillmore uses the story of the High Priest Eli and his two sons in a lesson titled "Samuel Admonishes Israel." It's another timeless classic. Enjoy.
Today's lesson is about the senses. Charles Fillmore uses the story from the Gospel of Luke where Jesus sends forth his disciples to preach and spread the good news in his lesson titled "Ministry of the Senses" given on December 3, 1922. Listen as I share the words from this timeless lesson. Namaste'.
Today's talk is Charles Fillmore's opinion on the symbolism of Chapter 1 in the Book of Revelation. His talk was titled "Redeemed Man" and was given on Sunday, March 29, 1925. It's a timeless treasure. Enjoy.
Today is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show. We will share and comment on Charles Fillmore's lesson titled "Love Destroys Mortal Error" from his service on July 24, 1927. We hope you enjoy these shows we do together. We would love to hear from you. Feel free to email us through the show and share your thoughts or raise any questions about the lesson. Namaste'!
Charles Fillmore's lesson today is a talk titled "Love of the Natural Man" from Sunday, April 29, 1923. He uses the story in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament where Ruth and Naomi agree to travel together back to Bethlehem.
Today is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! Normally we do these cohosted shows the first Tuesday of each month, but a hip surgery on yours truly put a little damper on doing the show this month. But ... we are back online and ready to go forward. Today's lesson is one Charles Fillmore dictated on Wednesday, August 8, 1923. I believe this was done in conjunction with a healing conference held at Unity Farm that year since Mr. Fillmore mentions "this conference" in the body of the lesson. Anyway ... enjoy.
Today's lesson is a transcript of Charles Fillmore's talk at a Wednesday Evening Healing Service given on October 25, 1922. The topic and title of the talk was "Zeal." Zeal is one of our Twelve Powers, and this talk was well before the articles on the Powers appeared in Unity Magazine® (1929) and the book, The Twelve Powers of Man (1930). Click and listen to what Mr. Fillmore has to say about "Zeal" as I read from his words.
Charles Fillmore was indeed a "Jesus Christ man." Today's lesson is a talk Mr. Fillmore gave at a Wednesday Evening Healing Service on December 20, 1922, at Unity Church in Kansas City, Missouri. The title of the lesson is "Jesus Christ Is Here Now" and reflects Mr. Fillmore's belief that the consciousness of Jesus the Christ is now present and available to us. Listen as I read his timeless words of encouragement. The talk includes some brief "testimonials" by those attending the service.
What was that? Who said that? Ahhhh ... the still, small voices are at it again! Don't worry—you are okay—it is just Spirit getting your attention (I think). Anyway ... Charles Fillmore spoke about that inner voice in his lesson called "The Inner Voice," which he gave on Sunday, December 12, 1926. Tune in and listen as I share his words again this time ... worldwide, thanks to the internet.
We will be sharing a later talk of Mr. Fillmore's. It is a Sunday lesson from July 12, 1936—probably a Sunday where Mr. Fillmore was a "visiting speaker" since he turned the pulpit of the 913 Tracy Avenue church over to Rev. E.C. Wilson a few years before. The talk is titled "In His Name: Witnessing Under Persecution." Kind of a different talk title for a Unity message. Tune in and see.
Today's lesson is a Wednesday evening talk that Mr. Fillmore gave at the 913 Tracy Avenue Center on May 16, 1923, on the topic of "Baptism." Mr. Fillmore explains the Unity concept of the practice of baptism in this lesson titled "Spiritual Baptism." Enjoy!
Today's lesson is Charles Fillmore's talk on one of his and my favorite topics—the Twelve Powers! This is a 1928 lesson, well before the printing of The Twelve Powers of Man book, but it shows he was working and developing them long before the book came out. The lesson is titled "The Faculties Called Into Action" from Sunday morning, March 4, 1928. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will be cohosting this show. Listen in and hear me read the words of Mr. Fillmore and our sharing on what it spoke to us.
Welcome, summer! Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere, that is), and the first day of summer. Just as the sun brings its longest time shining on the earth today, we have a shining talk Charles Fillmore gave on a Sunday in March of 1929. The talk is titled "The Church of Christ." Mr. Fillmore talks about the modern Christian church and the ancient church. Listen as I read from his transcribed text of what someone heard him say that Sunday.
Today's lesson from Charles Fillmore was a Mother's Day lesson he gave on May 10, 1925. He uses the story of Phillip and the Ethiopian from the Book of Acts, Chapter 8. The lesson is titled "Impotence Changed to Power." He speaks about one of his favorite topics: regeneration.
Start your summer season with a great spiritual message from Unity cofounder Charles Fillmore. This is also a Revs. Bob and Margie show as my wife, Rev. Margie Brach, joins me as cohost for today's show. We will be sharing and commenting on Mr. Fillmore's talk titled "Spiritual Consciousness Realized" from June 21, 1936. This is a later talk of Mr. Fillmore's. He had turned over the pulpit of the Kansas City, Missouri, church to Rev. E. C. Wilson and was probably back for a Sunday visit when he gave this inspiring message.
Today's lesson is called "Steps or Points in Overcoming," which Charles Fillmore gave on Sunday, September 30, 1923. It's a timeless lesson that he calls a "review," but it's necessary to keep hearing these principles over and over. He begins by explaining the purposes of the Old Testament and of the New Testament in relation to our consciousness growth. He then gives some practical steps in achieving spiritual growth.
Today's lesson is from Sunday, February 15, 1925. Charles Fillmore gave a wonderful lesson on developing our minds and our bodies. His talk is appropriately titled "The Necessity of Developing and Training Our Faculties." Join me as I read from the transcript of his lesson. Remember, you can also share these lessons with your friends who may be interested in these old-time, but timeless, messages from Unity cofounder Charles Fillmore.
Today's lesson is a "lesson" that Charles Fillmore gave more than 103 years ago at the Unity Center at 913 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It is titled "God's Gifts to Man" and Mr. Fillmore gives this Sunday talk in a lesson format. The congregation responds and he comments and adds to their sharing. It's an interesting presentation and a timeless message that he gave on May 4, 1913.
Today's material is an undated talk or written piece from Charles Fillmore on the topic of judgment. It is titled "True Spiritual Judgment." My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will be joining me for the show. We truly love doing these once-a-month shows together and hope you enjoy them too.
Today's lesson is a favorite topic of Charles Fillmore's—"The Kingdom of the Heavens." Note that he always uses the plural "heavens" when he talks about this topic. This lesson was given on Sunday, March 30, 1930. He uses the story from the Gospel of John where Jesus is referred to as the "gate for the sheep" and "the good Shepherd." See John 10:7-16 for more details.
Today's lesson is from Charles Fillmore's Sunday talk of March 9, 1924. It is titled "The Personal Will." He uses a great example of letting personal will get in the way of following God's command—the story of King Saul keeping some of the spoils of battle and getting a good chewing out by the Prophet Samuel.
Today's show is another early talk given by Unity cofounder, Charles Fillmore. His talk is titled "Look Toward Heaven Now" given on March 2, 1913. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Abraham from the Hebrew Bible as the basis for his talk.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show. My wife, Margie Brach, and I will be sharing the words of Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson from June 26, 1927. Mr. Fillmore's lesson was titled "The Development and Activities of Faith." We hope you enjoy these timeless treasures of Mr. Fillmore now being out in the world for all to hear and read too. Remember, you can access the PDF transcript I read from each week by clicking on the "Get the PDF of Charles' talk" link located in the Program Overview box.
Today's talk is a later lesson given by Charles Fillmore. This was given at the end of February in 1940. It is titled "Spiritual Unfoldment Makes Man Master." This is a perfect segue as we move forward from Easter and let the "Christ" in us blossom and bloom.
Easter will be here this coming Sunday, so it is fitting that this week's lesson be an Easter lesson. I have chosen the earliest Easter talk in my files, and it's from Easter Sunday morning in 1912. It is titled "The Resurrection: Christ Is Risen." As we conclude the last week of Lent, I hope this period of spiritual preparation has been beneficial for you and you can totally resurrect "the Christ" in you!
Today's lesson is from a Wednesday evening healing service that Charles Fillmore conducted on January 24, 1923. This lesson has been labeled "The Second Coming of Christ" and is most appropriate as we are fast-approaching Easter.
Today's talk is titled "Cleansing Power of Exulted Ideas" from Sunday, May 27, 1923. Charles Fillmore uses the story from the Book of Isaiah where the King Uzziah improperly offers a sacrifice in the temple and is struck with leprosy. The job of offering sacrifice was the priest's job. Mr. Fillmore uses this story as a springboard to look at how our power of Will can get in the way of trying to fulfill another Faculty of Mind.
Today is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We love sharing these timeless treasures of Charles Fillmore's lessons and getting them out to the world. Today's talk was from November 22, 1931, a few days before Thanksgiving in the Depression year of 1931. As his scriptural basis, Mr. Fillmore uses the Book of Acts' story of the apostle Paul speaking under guard in Rome. The lesson is titled "Indomitable Truth." Another timeless truth it is!
Today's talk has an introduction by Unity cofounder Myrtle Fillmore. Charles and Myrtle Fillmore shared the Sunday platform for many years. This is one of the transcripts that have the words Myrtle spoke as well as Charles' lesson. The talk is titled "Be Still and Know" from Sunday, December 17, 1922. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Jesus' visit to the house of Mary and Martha as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke.
Today's lesson is titled "True Greatness" from a talk Charles Fillmore gave on May 4, 1930. He uses the story from the Gospel of Matthew where the Mother of the apostle John asks Jesus for some special benefits for her two sons.
How does one face "temptation"? Charles Fillmore addresses this question in his Sunday lesson given on July 27, 1924, in a talk titled, you guessed it, "Temptation." He uses the New Testament story told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew about Jesus' temptation in the desert by the adversary or the devil or Satan as it is sometimes called.
Today is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We will be sharing Charles Fillmore's lesson titled "The Great Value of Wisdom" from September 4, 1927. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Solomon from the Hebrew Bible in this engaging talk about our Power of Wisdom.
Here is another early (1913) talk of Charles Fillmore's. It is titled "Bethel, The House of God: The Consciousness of Omnipresence." This was a Sunday morning talk given at the 913 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, church on April 13, 1913. He uses the story of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible where Jacob leaves his homeland and meets "the angel of the Lord" at Bethel and discusses how this story can apply to us.
Today's lesson of Charles Fillmore's is just perfect as we enter into the year 2016. We are almost always open and receptive to increase in abundance in our lives in all areas. Mr. Fillmore's lesson is titled "Activity and Increase" from a Sunday morning, November 9, 1924. He uses the story of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes as told by the writer of the Gospel of John, Chapter 6. Tune in and get ready to see an overflow of blessings.
Welcome to 2016 and our first show of the year. Today's talk of Charles Fillmore's is a lesson titled "The New Birth" from Sunday, January 17, 1926. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Nicodemus and Jesus as the biblical basis of the lesson. Rev. Margie Brach will be cohosting this show as we start the year sharing what Mr. Fillmore's lesson sparked in our consciousness.
Well ... have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! This is the last show of 2015. I have chosen a talk Charles Fillmore gave during the holiday season in 1929. It is titled "Christian Association a Necessity for Spiritual Growth," given on December 29, 1929. Remember, 1929 was the year of the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. Tune in and hear how Mr. Fillmore closes 1929 and gives hope for the coming year. This is a timeless message that is still applicable today. Blessings to you in the coming year!
Today's lesson is an early talk given on May 4, 1913, titled "God's Gifts to Man." This service is an interesting format in that Charles Fillmore uses a Question and Answer style for this Sunday morning lesson. This is something I have not seen before in these unpublished lessons I have done throughout the past eight-plus years of the show.
Today is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! The talk from Charles Fillmore we will be sharing and commenting on is a lesson from a Wednesday evening healing service on August 19, 1925, titled "Our Common Consciousness."
Today's talk is a Thanksgiving talk from 1930. Charles Fillmore's lesson was titled "Littleness Transformed," and he uses the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 19. Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
Today's lesson is titled "The Confession and Establishment of Faith." This was a Sunday morning talk that Charles Fillmore, our cofounder, did on July 15, 1923. Faith is one of our Twelve Powers and the one Mr. Fillmore begins with in his classic book, The Twelve Powers of Man. Tune in and listen to what he has to say about this foundation power of ours.
Today's talk is titled "Demonstrating Over Error Through Christ." Charles Fillmore gave this talk on Sunday, January 20, 1929. His biblical basis for this talk is the story from the Gospel of Luke where Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep.
Today's show is another Reverends Bob and Margie Brach show, sharing another unpublished talks of Unity cofounder, Charles Fillmore. Today's lesson is from a Wednesday evening Healing meeting from August 1, 1923—a lesson titled "God Is Health."
Today's talk was a lesson on July 1, 1923. Charles Fillmore called this talk "The Ministry of John the Baptist or a Change of Mind." Mr. Fillmore gave this talk at the first meeting of the Unity Convention held at Unity Village. HI kickoff talk for that momentous event.
How is human love different than divine love? This is the topic Charles Fillmore explores in his talk "Human Love and Divine Love," which he gave on Sunday, August 24, 1930. He uses the stories about Saul, Jonathan, and David from the Old Testament books of First and Second Samuel.
Today's talk is interesting because there is an introduction to the Sunday service by our beloved cofounder Myrtle Fillmore. This is the first talk I have seen with her words captured in the transcript although she was regularly on the platform with Charles. This talk is titled "Casting Out Error" and was given on Sunday, November 26, 1922. This was the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
Today is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We will be sharing Charles Fillmore's talk "Righteous Desire" from December 3, 1933. Mr. Fillmore did a talk with the same title in November of 1931. I shared that talk on my show on June 23, 2009, back when I was at Unity Village and broadcasting from Mr. Fillmore's former office in the Education Building! What fun that was, and .... it still is ... sharing these timeless messages of our cofounder.
Today's lesson is a midweek lesson Charles Fillmore gave on Thursday, October 7, 1926. The talk was titled "Faculties Through Which the Mind Works." He speaks to the connection between mind, ideas, and our Mental Faculty or Power of Faith. He also touches on the psychic realm and the astral plane in this lesson he apparently gave to Unity Truth students.
Today's talk is an early (1917) talk whose message is still timeless. It is Charles Fillmore's lesson "The Necessity of Mental Discipline" from Sunday, September 16, 1917. He uses the theme of Paul's words in Philippians of "be ye renewed in the spirit of you minds" throughout this wonderful message of why we need to control our thoughts.
With the Unity World Day of Prayer event happening this week, I have chosen a talk about prayer by Charles Fillmore. The talk is called "Watch and Pray" from Sunday, March 11, 1923. I hope this talk inspires you to participate in this wonderful practice of prayer in your local Unity center or church.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show as my wife joins me as cohost. I will be reading the transcribed text of Charles Fillmore's lesson "Understanding in Relation to Experience" from his Sunday morning talk on June 19, 1932. Margie and I will share what spoke to our hearts as we reflect upon the text. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Israel/Jacob being told by God to travel to Egypt without fear, as told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 46.
Today's talk is titled "Freedom From Materiality." It was Charles Fillmore's Sunday morning lesson on May 20, 1923. He uses the story from 1 Kings, Chapter 18 (about Elijah) as his Scriptural basis.
One Unity main theme is the concept of "the Christ"and how this "Christ," or Spirit of the Divine, is within each and every one of us. Today's lesson is one of Charles Fillmore's Sunday morning lessons on this very topic. It is appropriately entitled "The Christ Within" and was his Sunday lesson on September 28, 1924.
This is another early talk of Charles Fillmore, given at the 913 Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City, Missouri. The title is "It Is Good to Be Made Whole." It was a talk he gave on July 7, 1912, a little more than 103 years ago, with a message that still applies today. He uses the story of Jesus' healing on the Sabbath from the Gospel stories as his Scriptural basis.
Today's show is another of the earlier talks given by Unity cofounder Charles Fillmore. It is a Sunday morning lesson he gave at the 913 Tracy Avenue Unity location in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 22, 1916. The talk is titled "Truth Demonstrates." He speaks about the concept of Truth (with a capital T) as we speak of Truth in Unity. He also speaks to the concept of "Regeneration," another of Mr. Fillmore's favorite topics.
Today's lesson of Charles Fillmore, cofounder of our Unity movement, is titled "Guidance by Visions." This was a Sunday morning lesson he gave on August 23, 1931. He mentions at the start that the talk has two angles. One is looking at the idea inculcated into Peter about the Israelite's being the elected of God. Second, how did God communicate with Peter to convert him from this commonly held view of the Israelite people? In essence, this talk is about dreams and visions.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We will share and comment on a message of Charles Fillmore titled "Currents of Life" from January 1936. In this brief lesson, Mr. Fillmore speaks about the positive and negative forces within us and how to work with them.
Where is our Spiritual Power? Well, right within us, of course! Charles Fillmore addresses this topic in his talk from Sunday, September 1, 1912, titled "Look We For Another." It's an interesting title and a pretty good talk about connecting with "the Christ of our Being." It's a message from more than 100 years ago that still resonates and connects with Truth seekers all over the world. And so it is!
Here is another early talk of Charles Fillmore. This one has audience participation for a Sunday morning talk. The lesson is titled "Spiritual Substance" and was given on July 29, 1913, almost 102 years ago, but the message is still applicable to our consciousness. "Substance" is an interesting concept in our "Unity-speak." Here is Mr. Fillmore, cofounder of Unity, telling us what it is and how to understand it.
This is another early lesson of Charles Fillmore. He speaks about the power, or mental faculty, of "Strength" in a talk titled "First Consciousness of Spiritual Strength" from a Sunday morning on September 28, 1913. He uses the story of Sampson from the Hebrew Bible as his biblical reference.
Today's show is a Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show! We will be sharing Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson from July 19, 1936, titled "Baptism." Mr. Fillmore would have been a mere 81 years young on that Sunday morning. He brings in the events of the times into his talk, for example, Germany's treatment of the Jews and how the Germans should actually be indebted to the Jewish peoples' contributions to their nation.
Today's talk is titled "Faith Establishing the Christ Consciousness" and was a Sunday morning lesson Charles Fillmore gave on May 15, 1927. He uses the story of Jesus' followers in the Upper Room in Jerusalem as the Holy Spirit descended upon them. Mr. Fillmore refers to this as a process of "evolution"—evolution from the material to the spiritual. Listen to how we can use this "Faith" faculty of ours to "evolve" our spirituality.
This is another of the early talks from Charles Fillmore. It is titled "The Extension of the Senses" and he uses the New Testament story of Jesus of Nazareth, sending out his disciples to carry the message of his ministry. This was a Sunday morning lesson at the 913 Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City on December 4, 1913. I love these early lessons from Mr. Fillmore; to me he seems to speak more from his heart.
Today's talk is titled "Vigilance in Thought" from a Sunday morning talk of Charles Fillmore's on June 10, 1923. He uses the story of the rebuilding of Jerusalem as told in the Book of Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible. He talks about rebuilding our minds if they are weak in any way and how to do it.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today's show is a Rev. Bob and Margie show as we kick off the month of May. I will be reading from Charles Fillmore's talk titled "Flood of Good" from Sunday, February 2, 1913. This is an early talk, and I am finding more "heart " in Mr. Fillmore's talks from this era. Join us as we share what spoke to our hearts from this talk.
Today's talk is an early (1912) talk from Charles Fillmore. He speaks about the presence of "the Christ" in each and every one of us in this talk titled "The Calm Poise of the Master" from August 11, 1912. This is a Sunday morning talk.
Today's talk is titled "Increasing Man's Capacity" and Charles Fillmore uses the Parable of the Ten Talents as told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew. This was a talk Mr. Fillmore gave on Sunday morning, June 1, 1930.
Today's talk is an early one from Charles Fillmore, titled "Social Responsibility" from August 24, 1919. Mr. Fillmore speaks about what is ours to do in the world since we "live in a social world." He shares how he stepped forward and defended an unjustly accused coworker on the railroad in Dennison, Texas, at the cost of his own job.
What is the secret to a joyous harmony with life? Well, Charles Fillmore has some ideas and some wonderful examples of how it works in life when one is in harmony with it. He uses the story of Isaac from the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible as his scriptural basis for a talk titled "Joyous Union With Life" from May 23, 1926. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will cohost this show with me. Join us as we share what spoke to our hearts on this timeless talk from Mr. Fillmore.
Today's talk is a Sunday morning talk Charles Fillmore gave on November 6, 1927, titled "A Lesson in Justice." He uses material for the Book of Amos in the Hebrew Bible as his scriptural basis and notes the basis of injustice is acquisitiveness. He brings in some aspects of the Twelve Powers, or mental faculties, we all have and how to use them in bringing justice into our lives.
Today's lesson is from a Sunday talk Charles Fillmore gave on October 30, 1927. He uses the fourth chapter of the Book of Amos from the Hebrew Bible as his Scriptural basis. This is a great talk on demonstrating the power of the mind and its impact on the body and the power of our imagination. Mr. Fillmore cites an example of 11 men dying from listening to the graphic description of the Tunney-Dempsey fight on the radio! Interestingly, some 144,000 people at the event did not even faint, but 11 listeners on the radio died! Mr. Fillmore reads a news article about the medical reaons for the deaths and makes his comment that it was the power of imagination that caused these medical factors to take place.
Today's talk is a transcript of a Wednesday evening service Charles Fillmore conducted on November 8, 1922. Mr. Fillmore speaks about Unity and why it is called "Practical Christianity."
This is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show as my wife, Rev. Margie Brach, joins me in our monthly cohosted show. We will be sharing and commenting on Charles Fillmore's lesson "Christian Mission" from Sunday, September 13, 1931. This is a Depression era talk and Mr. Fillmore speaks out against some of the social evils of the day. He uses the biblical story of Paul and Barnabas as told by the writer of Acts (chapter 14) where Barnabas and Paul did some heroic missionary work.
Today's talk is titled "Deliverance From Sense Bondage," given on Sunday, April 22, 1923. Charles Fillmore uses the story from the Book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible where the Israelites cross over the Red Sea to escape the pursuing Egyptians. Mr. Fillmore uses this as an allegory to speak to the times when we, as a race, come out of a lower consciousness to a higher condition or race consciousness. This "race" consciousness is often called our "collective" consciousness today.
Ahh ... the topic of "sin" raises its head again, but this time I am sure it will be a much more pleasant experience with Charles Fillmore taking the lead in his talk "Sinlessness—Man's Heritage Through Christ" from Sunday, January 13, 1929. Mr. Fillmore uses the Letter of First John as his Scriptural basis for this talk. I think you will like this talk.
"Remember keep holy the Sabbath Day" is an admonition from the Ten Commandments. But ... just how do we keep the Sabbath "holy"? Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on this in his talk "The Use of the Sabbath" from August 20, 1916. This is another early talk of Mr. Fillmore's. Its message is just as applicable today, almost 100 years later. Tune in and learn how to use and keep your "Sabbath."
Today is another Revs. Bob and Margie show! We will share Charles Fillmore's talk from Sunday, February 26, 1928, on "The Power of Truth." Mr. Fillmore uses the healing of Jairus' daughter as told by the writer of the Gospel of Mark as his scriptural basis. He is quick to point out that healings such as this are "based on some law of mind." Join us as we share these "timeless truths" of Truth.
We have heard that "honesty is the best policy." Charles Fillmore takes this maxim one step higher in his talk "Just Dealings and Pure Giving" from March 4, 1923. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Jesus's response concerning the paying of taxes to Caesar as told by the writer of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 20.
What is in a name? In particular, the name we are attaching to the concept of the Divine or the Divinity within us! Charles Fillmore speaks to this in this early (1911) talk titled "In the Name of the Lord." The text file does not give a specific day or date—only "Nov 1911." My guess is this was from a midweek gathering that happened at the 913 Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City, Missouri. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will host this show as we kick off this new year of bringing you the unpublished talks and lessons of our Unity cofounder, Charles Fillmore.
Here is another early (1912) talk of Charles Fillmore, just a mere 102 years ago, but with a message that is timeless. He speaks about the concept of "absent healing" using the story of the Healing of the Centurion's Servant. He also shares some of the letters Silent Unity® received from Unity prayer work. Mr. Fillmore's talk was titled "Faith or Absent Healing" from October 20, 1912, a Sunday morning talk.
Here is another early (1913) talk of Charles Fillmore's. It's a talk from Sunday, August 17, 1913, titled "Healing the Senses." Mr. Fillmore starts off by reminding us: "We have many remedies, but one healing Agent. That is Divine MInd." What a wonderful reminder as we embark upon this season of Advent, looking toward the rebirth of the Christ in us and the World. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will cohost this show with me. Yes ... another Bob and Margie Show! We look forward to hearing from you if you are listening live and can call in. Namaste'.
With Thanksgiving coming this week, it is appropriate to have a Fillmore talk on the concept of "thanksgiving." Today's lesson is titled "Thanksgiving and Praising" and was given a few months before Thanksgiving in 1922, on September 24. Enjoy.
Here is another "Temperance Sunday" talk Charles Fillmore gave on February 28, 1928. This was during the Prohibition era, and this talk was titled "True Wisdom, Justice—Temperance." His stated idea for the talk was telling "how to harmonize the law of God with the law of man."
One of the more common terms Charles Fillmore speaks of is the concept of "regeneration." Here is an early (1912) talk on this topic titled "First Steps in Reincarnation," given on a Sunday morning, January 7, 1912.
Todays' show is another Rev. Bob and Margie show! Listen in as my wife, Rev. Margie Brach, and I share another unpublished talk of Charles Fillmore's. Today's lesson is from Sunday, June 17, 1928, and is titled "The Complete Eradication of Error." Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Jesus of Nazareth's crucifixion as told by the writer of the Gospel of Mark as the basis for the lesson.
This is another early (1914) talk by Charles Fillmore, given on a Sunday morning, January 11, 1914. The talk is titled "Two Baptisms." He uses the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew. He speaks about the baptism of water, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, in this timeless lesson.
Today's talk from Charles Fillmore is titled "A Divided Mind." Mr. Fillmore uses the Hebrew Bible story of the young king who comes into power and listens to his young advisors, rather than the elder statesmen of his father's rule, and doubles the taxes on the people of Israel. This story is told in 1 Kings 12:12-20. As you can imagine, this does not go over well, and pretty soon there is a change in kingship again. Mr. Fillmore uses this story to illustrate what can happen in one's consciousness. This was a Sunday morning lesson he gave on April 6, 1924, and its message applies today.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie show! We get to share Charles Fillmore's talk "A Fuller Awakening of the Christ Mind" from Sunday, September 6, 1931. This 73-year-old message is still timely today as Mr. Fillmore reminds us of the impact of "race consciousness" and how one's "embedded theology" can restrict one's spiritual and material growth.
Today's show is actually the text from an article in Unity Magazine® from October 1905. Unless you visit Unity Library and Archives, and search the bound volumes of past issues, you would not have this available. This may be going from preaching to meddling on Charles' part, but the theme of the article is vegetarianism, and it is called "As to Eating Meat." Charles and Myrtle both adopted a vegetarian lifestyle. The article sets forth Charles' reason why. Charles also gave several talks on vegetarianism using this material. There is one in the show's archives on September 2, 2008, in case you want to check it out.
Today's talk is titled "The Divine Presence," given by Charles Fillmore on Sunday, August 21, 1932. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of the "tent of meeting" in the Book of Exodus, where Moses meets with God, as the Scriptural basis of his talk. He examines the "Moses consciousness" as it can appear in us.
Today's talk is another early (1913) talk of our cofounder, Charles Fillmore. This was his kickoff talk of the new year, given on January 5, 1913. His topic is the creation story in Genesis. The title of the talk—"The Ideal Creation." Listen to what Mr. Fillmore points to as "the ideal creation."
It is the Rev. Bob and Margie Brach show again! We get to share and talk about Charles Fillmore's lesson "Joshua—Israel's New Leader," a Monday morning lesson Mr. Fillmore gave on October 25, 1926. Listen in and hear how Mr. Fillmore applies the symbols of the story of Joshua to our consciousness.
Today's talk is titled "Awakening the Innate Consciousness of Youth" from Sunday, December 14, 1924. Charles Fillmore uses the story of the raising of Lazarus as told by the writer of the Gospel of John. Mr. Fillmore says this "is undoubtedly the most up-to-date lessons that the Bible contains."
In a period of political and social reform, Charles Fillmore speaks about "individual reform" in his talk titled "The Word and the Will Overcoming the World" from Sunday, December 16, 1923. Listen in and hear his timeless message that is just as true today as in 1923.
It is Revs. Bob and Margie time again! We get to share one of Charles Fillmore's talks, "The Christ Mind," from December 28, 1930. Mr. Fillmore does a sort of end of the year review about the material on "The Christ" he had mentioned in previous lessons during the year and tying it together. Margie and I will share what spoke to us from this timeless talk in the last segment of the show.
Ah "sin"... that is a term we may have heard in other faith traditions, maybe bringing feelings of shame, blame, and guilt. In Unity we then to look at the term as meaning "error thinking," and we get to correct our "sins" by changing our thinking and trying again. Charles Fillmore addresses this topic of "sin" in his talk "Love Heals Sin" from Sunday, November 19, 1922, and relates how "sin" (error thinking) impacts the body and how one can be healed by coming into spiritual understanding of the relationship between the two.
It is time for an EARLY talk of Charles Fillmore's again, so here is one from September 30, 1917, a Sunday morning talk to be exact. The title is "Intellectual Concepts" and Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Jesus and the Pharisees' confrontation as told by the writer of the Gospel of Matthew when the Pharisees asked which of the Commandments was the greatest. Jesus replies then confounds them with a question of whose son is the Christ?
In mainstream Christianity, we often hear about the "atoning blood of Jesus" and how it brings "atonement for our sins." How is one in a Unity mindset to look at this concept? Charles Fillmore's talk "Conscious AT-ONE-MENT With God; Man's Full Redemption" speaks directly to this. He uses several Old Testament references and several references to the Apostle Paul's possible view of this. Join me as we hear again the words from this Sunday morning talk of Mr. Fillmore's from October 21, 1923.
"Love," "Law," and "Life"—what is the connection among these three concepts we hear about so often in Unity? Charles Fillmore explores these concepts and their interrelationship in his talk "The Relation of Love to Life" from Sunday, March 8, 1931. He uses the parable of the Good Samaritan as part of his talk. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will cohost the show and we will share our comments on these timeless Truths that caught our attention from Mr. Fillmore's words.
Are we using our "talents" right? Charles Fillmore's talk,"Increasing Man's Capacity," from Sunday, February 6, 1927, which focus on the Parable of the Talents, can be an insightful tool for us. He reminds us, "When you once set love into action in your mind you have a mighty power, a magnet, a drawing power." So ... listen in and learn more about connecting with our five senses and adding greatly to our lives.
Is there a connection between being "sincere" and gaining spiritual understanding? Charles Fillmore believes so and speaks to this in his Groundhog Day talk given on February 2, 1930, titled "Sincerity: A Prerequisite for Spiritual Attainment." Mr. Fillmore uses the Lord's Prayer as given in the Sermon on the Mount as his basis for the talk. He even has a comment about groundhogs at the very end.
It is Rev. Bob and Margie Brach time again. During the past 13 months or so, Margie and I cohosted a series of lectures on the Fourth Dimension given back in 1932 by Charles Fillmore. We enjoyed doing the show together so much that we are opting to do the first Tuesday of each month with more of Mr. Fillmore's unpublished talks and lessons. Today we will be sharing his Sunday morning talk titled "Spiritual Unity" from July 19, 1931. Mr. Fillmore uses the stories from the Book of Acts about the sharing of property by the early disciples and the selection of seven trusted servants to oversee the distribution of the material possessions. Come and hear how Charles weaves a metaphysical and practical message from this timeless material.
Ever ask the question "What happens after death"? Well, Charles Fillmore asked and answered this question in his Sunday morning message on September 10, 1916. This is an early talk of Mr. Fillmore's, and he was 62 years young at the time. He uses the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus in a talk titled appropriately "Poverty and Riches: The Rich Man and Lazarus."
The title of today's talk of Charles Fillmore's is "The Soul's Recognition of Subconscious Faculties" from Sunday, August 3, 1924. If you are a fan of the Twelve Powers of Man work of Mr. Fillmore's, you will like this talk. He also addresses an important part of our being that we may not be fully aware of—our subconscious.
Today we finish the series on the Fourth Dimension, which we started more than a year ago. This will be Lesson 13 of Charles Fillmore's series of lectures he and Cora did in the fall of 1932. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will be cohosting the show as she has throughout this wonderful and insightful series of talks.
Today's talk is another early (1913) talk of Charles Fillmore's. He notes the focus of the lesson is "the appropriation of Universal Substance." He expandss upon the story about the man who is giving a great supper and sends his servants out to bring the people into his home (Luke 15). Mr. Fillmore gave this talk on a Sunday morning back on June 8, 1913. His message is still pertinent today!
Today's talk is "The Restorative Powers" from a Sunday morning lesson given on September 9, 1928. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Paul in Antioch and in Corinth as the basis of his lesson, which focus on the states of mind as they impact our development of the Christ within us.
Today's talk is an early (1912) talk of Charles Fillmore's on the topic of temperance. The Fillmores were involved in the Temperance Movement from what I recall of my readings and this talk, "The Relation of Spiritual Understanding to Temperance," on November 10, 1912, was one of the earliest recorded talks.
Today's show is installment 12 of Charles Fillmore's lectures on the Fourth Dimension. The talk is titled "The Supermind in Man Is Named Christ: How the Kingdom of Christ Is Destined to Encompass the Inhabitants of the Whole Earth." Wow, long title! Mr. Fillmore gave this talk on December 6, 1932, at the Unity Church in Kansas City, Missouri. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will cohost the show with me as she has done for this entire series, which we began in March of a year ago. It has been a wonderful journey and ... there is one more lesson.
Did you ever wonder about the "end times" and what Unity speakers may say about them? Well, today's talk is up your alley. Charles Fillmore's Sunday morning lesson "World Redeemed" from March 24, 1929, some 85 years ago almost to the day (and still applicable), is something that touches on this very topic.
What is the connection between our spiritual nature and our emotion? Charles Fillmore has some ideas about the connection and how to work with it in his talk, "Training Our Emotional Nature," from a Sunday morning lesson on July 19, 1925.
What is meant by worship? Charles Fillmore has some ideas on this in his talk, "Truth Established in Divine Worship," from a Sunday morning talk on November 27, 1927. He uses part of the text of First Isaiah for his scriptural basis.
Today's show is another in the series on The Fourth Dimension! My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, and I will be working with Charles Fillmore's Lesson 11 of the Fourth Dimension series he and Cora did in the fall of 1932. Lesson 11 is titled "The Birth of a New Race of Men and Women Is Now in Progress; They Are to Be the Future Rulers of the Earth." This is part of the series of 13 talks. Margie and I have been doing these talks on the lessons on the first Tuesday of each month beginning back in March of 2013, in case you want to go back in the show archives and listen to the previous lessons. Enjoy!
How does one choose what to do in life? Well ... we get to use "discernment." Today's lesson is from an early healing meeting that Charles Fillmore did on the topic of "Discernment" back on Wednesday, July 9, 1919.
Today's lesson is from the eighth chapter of Matthew, the healing of the centurion's servant. Charles Fillmore uses this story to emphasize the power of our minds and our thoughts in a Sunday morning lesson he gave on November 16, 1930, titled "The Power of Conviction."
Today's show is one in the continuing series of lessons Charles Fillmore did on the Fourth Dimension in the fall of 1932. This is Lesson 10, titled "How Man's Thought Breaks Into the Pent-up Life Energies of Soul and Body, Releasing the Electrons, and Makes Substance Manifest." My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, and I will cohost this show and share what Mr. Fillmore's lesson meant to us.
Today's talk is a look at the Call of Abram as given in Genesis 12. Charles Fillmore explores the metaphysical meaning of this story as it relates to growth in one's faith capacity. The talk is titled "New States of Consciousness" and was given on Sunday, April 17, 1932.
"In the beginning" ... those are familiar words to Bible readers and ... on today's show, I will be reading one of Charles Fillmore's talks about the story from Genesis, which begins "in the beginning." It is also the first file in the unpublished documents of Mr. Fillmore's talks and lessons. This one is called "The Allegory of Cain and Abel," and it was a Sunday morning lesson on January 26, 1914. I think you will enjoy this early talk of his.
Start the new year with more of Charles Fillmore's lessons on the Fourth Dimension. Today's show is lesson No. 9 of a lecture series that Mr. Fillmore did in the fall of 1932 with Cora Dedrick, then his secretary and later his second spouse. This lesson is titled "The Currents of Thought in the Race Mind Manipulate the Invisible Substance, and Make for Lack or Prosperity, at the Option of the Thinkers." Wow ... long topic, but Mr. Fillmore is speaking about how the Collective Consciousness affects us. This is some nice information as we begin 2014. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will cohost this show as she has been for this series of lessons on the Fourth Dimension.
What is the meaning of Christmas? Charles Fillmore has some definite ideas on this. Today's lesson is "The True Meaning of Christmas" from Sunday, December 24, 1911. Mr. Fillmore recounts some of the historical symbols we associate with Christmas as well as how to look at the day as a Truth student.
Today's talk is another of the early Unity talks given by Charles Fillmore. This talk is titled "A Regeneration Work" and was given at a Sunday service at the 913 Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 25, 1914. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Nicodemus and the "born again" theme. This is a nice prelude to the coming of the Christ celebration this month.
Today's lesson is a Thanksgiving Service that Charles Fillmore did at a Wednesday evening meeting on November 29, 1922. He has humor in this talk as he portrays a Mr. Harry Gaze, "the apostle of eternal youth," with some humorous anecdotes and a mnemonic interpretation of the word "UNITY." Have a happy and joyous Thanksgiving!
Here is another early talk from Charles Fillmore. He gave this Sunday lesson on January 12, 1913. He starts off with the meaning of being "saved" and how the Bible is to be viewed as allegory. The title of the talk is "The Adam Consciousness" and as you would expect, Mr. Fillmore gives a nice explanation of the creation stories (Genesis 1 and 2) and the reminder that there is only One Power and One Presence. Yes!
Charles Fillmore spoke to Unity Truth students several times during the week, both at the 913 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City location and at Unity Farm (as it was called then). Today's lesson was from a Wednesday evening service at the 913 Tracy Avenue center and it is titled "Eternal Life." This was a topic that was near and dear to Mr. Fillmore's heart. He gave this lesson on August 15, 1923.
In today's show, the Brach team is active again. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, and I will be sharing and talking about Lesson 8 in Charles Fillmore's lecture series on "The Fourth Dimension and Its Uses by Man." Today's lesson, given on November 8, 1932, at 2:30 p.m., is titled "By Eliminating Sense Mind, and Its Accompanying Time Element, the Atoms and Cells of the Body are Renewed and All Signs of Age Disappear." Wow ... long title and very apropos since Margie and I are just celebrating our birthdays.
Today's talk is titled "Indomitable Truth" and is from Charles Fillmore's Sunday lesson on December 13, 1925. He uses the story of the apostle Paul in Rome as told in Acts 28.
Today's show is definitely one of the early talks of Charles Fillmore. It is a Sunday morning talk titled "Truth's Appeal," done on March 28, 1913. Mr. Fillmore would have been 68 years young at the time. He bases his talk on the story of the apostle Paul appearing before Festus and Agrippa.
How does one understand the concept of "The Trinity"? In today's talk, Charles Fillmore gives his explanation in a lesson titled "Holy Spirit," from June 13, 1923.
Today's lesson is from a Friday evening meeting on May 25, 1923, that Charles Fillmore conducted at the 913 Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City, Missouri. It is titled "Thought and Understanding," and he focuses on the power and the meaning that different words can bring to mind as one makes affirmations.
In today's talk, Charles Fillmore addresses the question "What is God?" This is a Monday morning talk he gave on September 27, 1926, most likely to the Unity workers. The talk is titled "Creative Source of All Existence."
"Know thyself" is the admonition over the Greek Temple in Delphi, and Charles Fillmore reminds us of that principle in his talk "Finding the Inner Kingdom" from a Tuesday evening Healing Service on January 3, 1922. This is a long talk with some sharing by the attendees, which is good information too.
Today is a return to the Fourth Dimension! My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will be cohosting with me as we examine Lesson Seven of the lecture series Charles Fillmore gave in the fall of 1932 with his secretary at the time, Cora Dedrick. These lectures are a series of 13 lessons Mr. Fillmore gave in Kansas City, Missouri. Margie and I are doing one a month until we have gone through all the lessons. These lessons have some interesting material on the Fourth Dimension, a term Charles refers to in many of his writings. Remember, you can check the archives and catch up on any lectures you may have missed.
Ever wonder about the metphysical meaning of the story of Jesus clearing out the sellers in the Temple? Charles Fillmore does a good job of explaining it, as well as offering some valuable tools for our consciousness "cleansing" in his talk "Freedom" from August 17, 1924. It is counsel that is still applicable some 89 years later.
Today's talk is another "Temperance Sunday" message Charles Fillmore gave during the years of Prohibition. His talk, titled "True Spiritual Freedom," focuses on the control of the appetite. He uses the words of the apostle Paul in the Letter to the Galatians, reminding us we are no longer under mortal law but under Christ. Mr. Fillmore gave this talk on October 26, 1930.
Did you know that the concept of the "Holy Spirit" in Christianity had its origin in the pagan faith traditions? Well, Charles Fillmore makes a comment to that effect in his talk "The Holy Spirit: It Works in Man" from January 27, 1929. Mr. Fillmore also discusses how the Holy Spirit works in one's life and how to help make it happen.
Today is lesson six in the lecture series Charles Fillmore gave on the subject of the Fourth Dimension back in the fall of 1932. I will be joined by my wife and cohost for this show series, Rev. Margie Brach, as we explore these timeless treasures of Unity cofounder Charles Fillmore and rocket into the Fourth Dimension.
Have you ever been in that place in consciousness where it seemed you were wandering in the wilderness and came to an insurmountable challenge? Well, Charles Fillmore uses the parallel of the children of Israel coming to the Red Sea as the basis for his talk "The Continuity of Life Realized" from July 24, 1932, as the basis for his message. He has some thoughts on this very state of consciousness that we may sometimes find ourselves in.
Bible, Bible, Bible. From time to time, Charles Fillmore did a series on the Bible. Today's talk was a kickoff talk in a series on the New Testament. Interestingly, he begins with Luke! This lesson was titled "Study of the New Testament," and it was a Sunday morning talk given on October 1, 1922.
With the Fourth of July just behind us, perhaps we have some lingering thoughts about "freedom." Charles Fillmore's lesson from October 2, 1927, explores this concept of being free from the material world. He uses the story from the Hebrew Bible about Elijah and the Israelites at Mount Carmel. Mr. Fillmore's talk is titled "Freedom From Materiality."
Today is a return to the Fourth Dimension! My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, will be cohosting with me as we examine Lesson Five of the lecture series Charles Fillmore gave in the fall of 1932 with Cora Dedrick, his secretary at the time. These lectures are a series of 13 lessons Mr. Fillmore gave in Kansas City, Missouri. Margie and I are doing one a month until we have gone through all the lessons. There is some interesting material on the Fourth Dimension, a term Charles refers to in many of his writings, in these lectures. Remember, you can check the show archives and catch up on any lectures you may have missed.
Today's lesson is titled "Wisdom in Presenting the Truth" from Sunday, December 7, 1930. Charles Fillmore uses the story of Stephen, one of the early Christians (as told in Acts 6 and 7), as the basis for his message. His theme is using our power of discrimination (or judgment) for picking the right and perfect time to share our "Truth."
We sure like our "stuff." Reflecting on doing a spring cleaning, I realize I have attachment to some things I didn't even know I had! Today's talk, "Acquisitiveness, a Builder or a Destroyer?" speaks to that gathering of stuff in our lives. This was a Sunday morning lesson given on October 16, 1927.
Do the Old Testament prophets have a message for us today? Charles Fillmore believes so and uses material from the prophet Micah in his talk "Developing Honor and Just Dealings" on November 20, 1927. Listen in and hear what Mr. Fillmore has to say about "Justice and Righteousness." This message is as relevant today as it was to the world in 1927.
Revs. Bob and Margie Brach focus on the Fourth Dimension in today's episode. I will be reading from a series of 13 lectures that Charles gave in the Kansas City area. Today's reading will be Lesson 4 of the series. Mr. Fillmore did these lessons in the fall of 1932.
What is the connection between our minds and Divine Ideas? Well, Charles Fillmore has some definite ideas on what it is and how to use it, in his talk, appropriately called "The Mind of Man Infolds and Expresses Divine Ideas." This is an evening lesson given on September 30, 1926, at the Unity Church at Ninth and Tracy Street in Kansas City, Missouri.
What is the connection of the material to the spiritual? Charles Fillmore addresses this question in his talk "Uplifting the Body" from May 18, 1930 (some 83 years ago), with a message that is just as pertinent today. He uses the story from Matthew 22 about paying the Roman taxes and what is the Greatest Commandment.
What is the first step in "divine healing"? According to Charles Fillmore, it is being "receptive." He speaks to this concept in-depth in a healing service from Wednesday, October 4, 1922. There is also an interesting love offering at the end given by Ms. Ida Palmer of the Unity Staff.
Today's show is another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show focusing on the Fourth Dimension. I will be reading from a series of 13 lectures Charles Fillmore gave in the Kansas City area with Cora, his second wife. Today's reading will be Lesson Three of the series and was given on October 4, 1932. We hope you will enjoy this series. We plan to do one a month until all the lessons are covered. Buckle your seat belt as we rocket forward into the Fourth Dimension! Lesson One was on the March 5 show and Lesson Two was on the April 2 show, in case you missed them.
What is the most important thing to study and what is the "newest" book to use to do it? According to Charles Fillmore, the most important thing to study is "man," meaning mankind, and the "newest" book to use is "the Bible." His talk "From Faith to Peace" speaks to this topic. This was a Sunday morning lesson on March 30, 1924, and its words are applicable to our world today as well.
Unity was based on healing! Here is an early talk by Charles Fillmore on that very subject. This was a talk he gave at the 913 Tracy Avenue Building, in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 8, 1915. Charles would be celebrating his 61st birthday in a few days. He does some comparison work on two of the Hebrew Bible prophets—Elijah and Elisha.
Life, Egyptians, and electricity ... What's the connection? Mr. Fillmore's lesson today is "Realization of Full, Complete, Ever-Present Life," from his Sunday talk on January 27, 1924. Mr. Fillmore brings the "spiritually discerned" meaning of the story in Exodus 14 about the parting of the Red Sea. He has some very interesting ideas with this electricity "connection." Plug in to the show and find out what he is talking about.
What is Truth? And ... what does Unity say Truth is? These are two questions that arise as one examines Unity teachings. Today's talk is from a lecture Charles Fillmore gave on November 22, 1922, in a Wednesday evening class titled "Explanation of Truth as Taught by Unity School." This is a long talk from Mr. Fillmore, so I will be doing the show solo—well, just me and Mr. Fillmore's words.
Today's show is going to be another Revs. Bob and Margie Brach show focusing on the Fourth Dimension. I will be reading from a series of 13 lectures that Charles Fillmore gave in the Kansas City area with Cora, his second wife. Today's reading will be Lesson Two of the series. We hope you will enjoy this series. We plan to do one a month until all lessons are covered. Buckle your seat belt as we rocket forward into the Fourth Dimension! Lesson One was on the March 5 show, in case you missed it.
Today's show is some interesting "Words From Our Past" and from a different speaker—Ernest C. Wilson! The talk I will be reading from is Wilson's address to the workers at Unity World Headquarters on November 20, 1942. His talk is titled "Christianity in Action." Charles Fillmore turned the platform at Ninth and Tracy over to Ernest Wilson while Charles and Cora traveled to speaking engagements.
"Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and your 'no' be 'no'" were words ascribed to Jesus of Nazareth when he was speaking about the taking of oaths. Charles Fillmore references a similar saying of "yes" and "no" when we are using the Powers of our Mind in his talk "Yes and No of the Mind" from March 24, 1931. My special guest is Rev. Eric Donaldson, senior minister at Unity Christian Church, Memphis, Tennessee.
Our Unity movement was founded upon healing. Early on, the Fillmores had Healing Services as part and parcel of the events happening at the Ninth and Tracy Avenue church in Kansas City, Missouri. Today's show is from an 8 p.m. Healing Meeting on February 29, 1912 (obviously a Leap Year). Mr. Fillmore asks and answers questions in the service, which is centered on "The True Meaning of Affirmations and Denials." My special guest is Rev. Karen Epps, minister at Unity of Tri-Valley, Dublin, California.
Today's is another Rev. Bob and Margie Brach show focusing on the Fourth Dimension. Last fall we did a series of shows on Mr. Fillmore's Fourth Dimension lectures. Today we are embarking on a greater quest to share more of the materials on the Fourth Dimension. I will be reading from the series of 13 lectures Charles gave in the Kansas City area with Cora, his second wife. Today's reading will be Lesson 1 of the series. My co-host is my wife, Rev. Margie Brach. We hope you will enjoy this series. We plan to do one a month until all lessons are covered. Buckle your seat belt as we rocket forward into the Fourth Dimension!
Our Unity movement was based on healing. Today's talk is a transcript for a healing service on a Wednesday evening on August 6, 1924, where Charles Fillmore breaks from routine and gives an explanation of understanding the truth about healing. My special guest is Rev. Lynn O'Dell, Director of Credentialing at Unity Worldwide Ministries.
Have you ever asked yourself, "What do I value in life?" This is an interesting question to ponder as we move forward into 2013. Mr. Fillmore has some interesting perspectives on what to value in his talk "The Value of Eternal Life" from Sunday, November 23, 1930. Mr. Fillmore uses the story of Jesus and the rich young man as the basis for his talk. My special guest is Rev. Ken Micah Murdock.
Today's talk is an undated lesson given by Mr. Fillmore on the topic of "The Christ Consciousness." As always, his talks are packed full of material much more than the title implies. Things like "Talking is a waste of energy ... if you want greatest sucess, don't talk too much about your plans." That is an interesting bit of guidance. My special guest is Dinah Chapman, licensed Unity teacher.
Ready for another long talk of Mr. Fillmore's? Today's talk is longer than usual so there is no special guest ... it is just me and Mr. Fillmore plus all you loyal listeners around the world! This is a talk titled "Appropriation of Divine Life and Salvation" from Sunday, Jan 18, 1925. Listen especially to what Mr. Fillmore says about "salvation"!
Is immortality a possibiliy? Charles Fillmore puts forth some good arguments that it is available to us in his Easter talk from March 23rd, 1913, titled "The Resurrection." This is an early talk of Mr. Fillmore's and he speaks to the power of our minds and hints at the 12 powers or mental faculties in us. My special guest is Rev. Lenny Baugh, senior minister from Unity of San Jose (California).
Do you want more in your life? Praise it! That's the simple message of Charles Fillmore's Tuesday lesson given on Feb 12, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Larry Schellink, senior minister at Unity of Davis, Davis, Caifornia.
What better way to start 2013 than by hearing a New Year's talk from our co-founder Charles Fillmore from December 30, 1928. His lesson was titled "The Christian Life Is a Life of Praise." My special guest is Rev. Margie Brach.
Here is another of Charles Fillmore's Christmas talks. This one is an earlier talk, a 1912-era talk, in which Mr. Fillmore gives a nice explanation of "Christ Mass" and its meaning. My special guest is Rev. Maggie Shannon, senior minister at Unity Spiritual Center, San Francisco, California.
"And there were shepherds in the same district." Yes ... and Charles Fillmore ties in the part of the Christmas story from Luke, Chapter 2, concerning the shepherds, with the message of the Christ at Christmas in his talk "The Real Man Appears" from December 21, 1930. My special guest is Tony Jackson, licensed Unity teacher serving at the Spiritual Life Center, Sacramento, California.
Did you ever say to yourself, I thought so? Well, I have and it makes me aware of the power of our thoughts and what they can do in our life—even without consciously thinking of it. Today's talk is a Wednesday evening lesson that Mr. Fillmore gave titled "Thinking Good Thoughts Is Powerful" from October 24, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Hal Milton.
The Unity Conference and Healing Revival held in July of 1923 at Unity Farm included a series of talks by Charles and Myrtle. Today's show features a talk by Charles that was Lesson IV of the series and addresses the question "Is Christianity a Science?" This is a LONG talk so I have no special guest, just me and Charles' words. I'll give some background first and also comment on what I gleaned from this timeless treasure in the final segment. Of the 11 lessons available from the archives, nine have been broadcast already.
Today's talk from Charles Fillmore's is the third is a series that Mr. Fillmore gave to the workers at Unity Farm in 1924. The talk is titled "An Appearance of Man" and was on Wednesday, August 27, 1924. My special guest is Rev. David McArthur, senior minister at Unity of Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, California.
Ever wonder what Charles Fillmore's views on alcohol use were? Well, today's talk spells them out. This is a talk Charles did on a "temperance Sunday" back on November 1, 1931, were Mr. Fillmore interwove the topics of freedom and temperance in a talk titled "Way to Freedom." My special guest is Rev. Mary La Calle, senior minister at Unity of Roseville, Roseville, California.
Happy election day! I hope each of you has exercised your right to vote privilege today. Today is also the last of the series of the Fourth Dimension lectures that Charles Fillmore gave in April 1934 at the Eastern Star Temple in Sacramento, California. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, is my guest co-host. Margie and I got to visit the Eastern Star Temple and actually stand in the hall where Mr. Fillmore spoke to several hundred Sacramento Unity Truth students some 78 years ago. The theme of this last lecture is "The currents of thought in the race mind manipulate the invisible substance, and make for lack or for prosperity, at the option of the thinkers." Are you ready to exercise your option?
Did you know Charles Fillmore as into bodybuilding? Well, he was ... but not the way you might think, with barbells, dumbells and gym workouts. Charles believed we can develop our bodies by using our minds.
Today's talk is a lesson that Charles gave at the Unity Conference and Healing Revival held at Unity Farm (as Unity Village was called then) on Wednesday, July 11, 1923. This is a long lesson so it is only me on the show sharing these wonderful words of Charles and then giving my ideas on the lessons as well as some interesting background info I find. The lesson is entitled "Temple of the Living God."
"Ya just got to have faith" are the words in an old-time song. But ... what is "faith"? Charles Fillmore has some ideas in his October 1, 1924, Wednesday-morning lesson given to a group of Unity workers. My special guest is Rev. Dave Lyman, an interfaith minister serving at the Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento, California.
Today's show is a special show! It is the 200th show of Unity Classic Radio: Words From Our Past. As a special event, I thought it would be great to have a special, Special Guest. So ... today, Dr. Heinz Greuling from Cologne, Germany, will be my guest. Dr. Greuling is a Science Journalist with a Ph.D. in physics. He has been a longtime listener of the show and has a great interest in the work of Charles Fillmore. Tune in live if you can or download the archived show. The talk of Charles Fillmore that I will be reading is from "Religion and Science." This was a Tuesday morning lesson of Charles' from March 3, 1931.
Is Unity a "sect," a "denomination," or what? Charles Fillmore addresses this question right off the bat in his talk "The Freeing Power of Truth" from back on Sunday, September 26, 1926. Rev. Carla Comiter, senior minister of Unity Spiritual Community in Citrus Heights, California, is my special guest.
It is rocketing to the fourth dimension for today's show. Rev. Margie Brach and I will be co-hosting the third of a series of lectures that our co-founder, Charles Fillmore, did as he toured the Western states in the early 1930s. These series of lectures are from the notes of a talk series he did in April 1934 in the Sacramento, California, area. Join us for a fun show as we "rocket to the fourth dimension."
The old saying is "what a difference a day makes." Well ... what about three years? Today's talk is one of the longer talks for Charles Fillmore, and I do the show without a special guest. I chose a talk with a similar title and same biblical reference of a talk I recently read. The talk is titled "From Self-Will to Understanding" from October 8, 1933. Charles uses the story of Paul on the Damascus Road as his basis of his lesson. Listen and enjoy, and if you like, compare the PDFs from my show of September 11, 2012, where Charles had given a similar message in 1930.
Today's talk is about the twin powers of Will and Understanding that make up our Christ nature. This is an undated lesson that Charles Fillmore gave either at the Unity Ninth and Tracy location in Kansas City, Missouri, or at Unity Farm as Unity Village was first known. My special guest is Rev. Karen Schindler, co-minister of Unity of Auburn (California).
Our Patriot's Day show features two famous Unity luminaries, Charles Fillmore via his transcribed talk, and Rev. Phil Pierson, live and well via telephone to Unity Online Radio. The Charles Fillmore talk we will be sharing and discussng is from December 14, 1932, titled "From Self Will to Obedience."
Today's show is the second in a series on "The Fourth Dimension" lectures that Charles Fillmore gave in April 1934 at the Eastern Star Temple in Sacramento, California. My guest co-host for this show is Rev. Margie Brach, my wife. Our focus is on Lesson 2 of this four-lesson series that Charles and Cora presented as they traveled about the Western states.
Today's show features one of the longer talks given by our co-founder Charles Fillmore, a Sunday lesson from October 26th, 1924, entitled "Spiritual Mastery." Charles uses the story of Jesus calming the storm from the Gospel of Mark as his biblical basis.
"Being," "Ground of Being," "the Christ," and "Christ Jesus" are terms we may have heard in some of our Unity or other New Thought readings or classes. Today's lesson is a class lesson of Charles Fillmore's from August 20, 1924, (just about 88 years ago to the day) entitled "Science of Being." Charles' Wednesday morning lesson helps add clarity to some of these terms that we refer to in our spiritual consciousness. My special guest is Rev. Ken Daigle, senior minister at Unity of Fremont, Fremont, California.
Today's message from Charles Fillmore's is an early talk given on Sunday, October 9, 1913, entitled "Beginning the Eternal Body." He uses the story of the Israelites in the wilderness to metaphysically interpret our movement in consciousness. My special guest is Rev. Patrick McAndrew, co-minister of Unity Church of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).
"Love, love, love" are lyrics in the famous Beatle's song "All You Need Is Love." Charles Fillmore was ahead of the game back in 1924 with his Wednesday morning lesson on Love being the harmonizing, vitalizing power in our lives. My special guest is Rev. Joy Wyler, senior minister at Unity of Lehigh Valley, Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Today's feature is one of Charles Fillmore's early talks, from March16, 1913. Charles would have been a mere 58 years young. He spoke on the subject of "faith" and used the allegory of the story of Abraham as his scriptual basis. There is no special guest today, so I get to give my thoughts and comments on this "old tyme" Unity treasure.
Today's material from Charles Fillmore is very interesting. I found it under the topic of "Healing," and it apparently is an article or lesson. There is no date shown, and there is no record of it being published ... It is entitled "What Is It That Heals?" This is an interesting question, and Charles has a good answer. My special guest is Rev. Mark Schindler, co-minister at Unity of Auburn, Auburn, California.
What is the significance of the conversion of Paul on the Damascus road? Well ... according to Charles Fillmore, it was a beginning of Paul's unfolding of his highest self. We also get to "unfold" our highest selves as well. Charles' talk, "The Unfolding of the Higher Self," from August 9, 1931, has some practical ways of doing this spiritual activity. My special guest is Rev. Carolyn Jean Rhodes, a Unity minister in Detroit, Michigan.
Charles Fillmore in California? You bet! After Charles and Cora were married, they took off on a tour of the Western United States for their honeymoon. They revisited the West Coast several times on speaking tours. And today's show is the first of many continued broadcasts of Unity Classic Radio from the West Coast. My wife, Rev. Margie Brach, and I recently relocated to the Sacramento, California, area.
Today's program features a lesson from the tour in 1934 in which Charles gave a series of talks on "The Fourth Dimension." This will be a four-part series over the next several months, which Margie and I will co-host on this topic of "The Fourth Dimension," using the four lessons Charles used.
This lesson was from Sunday, April 22, 1934, and was given at the Unity Center at 2130 21st Street, Sacramento, California, less than a mile and a half from where we have moved to. Wow, this is really mind-blowing! I so love doing this show and the stuff I get to learn about our co-founder. I trust that these lessons will speak to your heart too.
This is a longer talk by Charles Fillmore, so we will not have a special guest. Like this past week's lesson, this talk is also entitled “Interpreting the Bible." This was a talk Charles gave at the Unity Church on Ninth and Tracy Street, in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 3, 1923. This was a Monday Evening Lesson at the first Unity Conference and Healing Revival! His lesson was on how to view this concept of God from a Unity perspective. I will also share the opening address given by Charles Fillmore to the conference attendees!
This is a talk Charles Fillmore gave at the Unity Church at Ninth and Tracy Street, in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 23, 1928. His lesson was the subject of Fasting and Observance of the Sabbath. He talks about how fasting works, how it is used in some faith traditions, and a Unity way of looking at fasting. Charles also does some Bible exegesis on a Greek word in Mark 3:5.
This is a prerecorded program to cover the time my wife, Rev. Margie Brach, and I will be traveling to our new home in Sacramento, California. This is a longer talk of Charles Fillmore, so there is no special guest. This talk is on the subject of “Interpreting the Bible” that Charles gave at the Unity Church at Ninth and Tracy Street, Kansas City, Missouri, on October 14, 1923.
He mentions an important concept to keep in mind—that “if one infinite, omnipresent mind expressing itself and all these characters is to put the ideas in that mind, and that these incidents, these situations, refer to the expression or an outer manifestation of that mind.” In other words, the Bible is to be metaphysically interpreted as God expressing as mind expressing in the world.
Unity is Practical Christianity! Charles Fillmore’s Wednesday evening lesson for October 15, 1924, speaks to Christianity making a strong appeal to common sense. That is something some strains of Christianity have missed. Tune in as I read from the transcribed text of his lesson from that evening. My special guest is Rev. James Gaither.
We have been told that “Silence is golden.” In Unity, there is even more to this concept of “silence.” Listen to what Charles Fillmore had to say about the practice of “the Silence” from his Tuesday morning lesson on November 11, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Paulette Pipe from the Unity Online Radio program Touching the Stillness.
We all have pain in our lives. This early talk of Charles Fillmore’s, entitled the “Mystery of Pain,” from Sunday, June 12, 1904, has some practical advice on how to view and handle pain. My special guest is Mike Korpan, licensed Unity teacher and ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
The Law of Mind Action is the theme of this Wednesday evening lesson of Charles Fillmore’s from January 14, 1925, long before the movie The Secret was even being thought of. My special guest is Rev. Jim Lee from Renaissance Unity in Detroit, Michigan.
Do we sometimes have the secret desire to “conquer the world”? We may deny it, but Charles Fillmore says we have it and that is good. He said it is the inner world of our self that we need to apply this power to in his Wednesday evening lesson of August 8, 1924. My special guest is Mr. Jerry Reinke, president of the Board of Trustees from Unity of Joplin, Joplin, Missouri.
Does Unity practice Holy Communion? What are Charles Fillmore’s ideas on the practice of Holy Communion? Today’s show is from a Wednesday evening lesson Charles Fillmore gave on February 20, 1924. He does an interesting comparison with other Christian traditions as well as commenting on the practice itself. My special guest is Rev. Yvonne McAndrew, minister at Unity Spiritual Life Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
How important is it to study the past? Charles Fillmore feels it is very important, especially as it relates to the old and the new issues of Christianity in the orthodox church. Charles' talk “The Work of Spiritual Ideas in Sense Consciousness,” given on January 13, 1924, states his ideas on this important topic. My special guest is Rev. Toni Fish from Unity in Frederick (Maryland).
Wouldn’t it be great if we all just got along? Well … Charles Fillmore has some ideas about how to do that in his December 5, 1932, talk entitled “Learning to Unify Mixed Impulses.” My special guest is Rev. Tim Lytle, from Unity of Wichita, in Wichita, Kansas.
You may think the idea of Mary Magdalene being married to Jesus is a recent idea. But … back in 1916, Charles Fillmore, co-founder of Unity, made that startling statement in a talk entitled “The Restorative Work of the Divine Feminine.” Charles really drives home the point of having women participate in world events, adding their power of intuition. Remember, this was 1916, and the Women's Rights Movement was just gathering steam. My special guest is Rev. Medora Gordon from Unity of Marin, in Marin, California.
Here is the perfect pre-Easter talk about humility. Charles Fillmore does a metaphysical interpretation of the washing of the disciples' feet by Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus gets ready for the Resurrection experience. Charles Fillmore’s talk is entitled “Humility and True Greatness” from Sunday, March 6, 1932. My special guest is Rev. Michael Brooks, from Unity of the White Mountains, Show Low, Arizona.
Do business and spirituality mix? Yes, according to Charles Fillmore in his address to a meeting of the Christian Business Men’s Federation, sometime in the 1920s or 1930s. My special guest is Jim Mullis, a ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
Happy first day of spring 2012! Spring is a time of change, and Charles Fillmore spoke of his desire for change in a talk he gave on Armistice Day (as it was called then) about bringing peace into our world. This is a Wednesday evening talk that Charles gave to a group of Unity students at the Ninth and Tracy Street headquarters of Unity in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 11, 1925. My special guest will be Rev. Marylee Revels from Unity of Stockton, in Stockton, California.
Today’s talk of Charles’ is a Wednesday evening lesson from October 29, 1924, on the subject of “Forgiveness." Charles shares an interesting insight of how he came to choose this topic for this particular lesson. It is kind of a lesson within a lesson. My special guest is Rev. Janie Kelley from Unity of San Angelo, in San Angelo, Texas.
Freedom! Ah … Yes! It is wonderful to be free in our thoughts and in our life. Today’s talk is a Fourth of July-related talk that Charles Fillmore did on July 11, 1937. Remember Charles turned over the pulpit at the Ninth and Tracy, Kansas City, Missouri, church to Earnest C. Wilson, but he appears to come back for an encore. Charles uses the Hebrew Bible story of Moses and the Burning Bush as his Bible reference. My special guest is Rev. Margee Grounds from Unity of Havasu, in Havasu, Arizona.
Do we have prophets today? Is there a prophetic part of our consciousness? Yes there is, says Charles Fillmore in his December 18, 1927, talk titled “Prophetic Vision Active.” My special guest is Rev. Ann Thomas, Unity minister in Washington State.
How does one change water into wine like Jesus did at Cana? Charles Fillmore talks about this miracle of Jesus in an undated talk he gave, titled "Transmutation." Rev. Sondra von Gyllenband from Unity of Southeast Texas will be my special guest.
First of all ... Happy Valentine’s Day! ... A day when we think of, and express our love for, the special ones in our lives. Sometimes we do this at other times of the year and sometimes subconsciously. I wonder what was going on in the mind of Charles Fillmore in September of 1933. Perhaps it was “love” too. His first two talks in September of 1933 were about the theme of Love. Today I will be sharing his talk from Sunday, September 3, 1933, titled “Love Leads to Power.” It is interesting that Charles and Cora were married on December 31, 1933, just four months later. I wonder ...? My special guest and Valentine sweetheart is my wife, Rev. Margie Brach, director of credentialing at Unity Worldwide Ministries.
I had a cartoon hanging on our refrigerator with a character holding a porpoise and looking exhausted while his friend says, “NO, I said purpose!” How many times have I looked for my purpose? Many. Charles Fillmore’s Tuesday morning lesson from August 4, 1925, titled “Getting Into the Work of Spirit,” has some great ideas next time I face that purpose question. My special guest is Rev. Pat Bessey, minister at Unity of Greater Portland (Maine) and certified life coach through the Academy of Coaching Excellence.
Today’s topic is an early talk of Charles Fillmore’s entitled “The Necessity of Expression,” given on Sunday, November 30, 1913. Charles notes that we become one with what we identify with, both externally and internally. He uses the biblical story of the healing of the blind man and his disciples' questions about the healing. My special guest is Mary Earls, marketing and media manager at Unity.
Our co-founder, Myrtle Fillmore, passed away on October 6, 1931. Lsten to what Charles says in tribute to his life partner of more than 50 years in this memorial entitled “The Enduring Bond” given on October 18, 1931, as well as the words of E. C. Wilson, spoken at the memorial service on October 9, 1931. Join me and Rev. Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives, for this tribute to Myrtle.
Ahhh … Christmas is over and soon the year will be moving on. How about an early (1914) Easter talk by Charles Fillmore? The talk is entitled “The Son of Man,” an interesting title the gospel writers place on the lips of Jesus of Nazareth. Listen to how Charles interprets this talk from April 12, 1914. My special guest is Barbara Hadley, a ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
What happens when there is apparent evil that crops up in our lives? Charles Fillmore believes we can bring good from evil and uses the example from the Book of Acts in the stoning of Stephen, when the apostle Paul stood by and watched the garments of those doing the stoning. My special guest is Bernadette Swanson, licensed Unity teacher and staff member of Unity Worldwide Ministries.
Today we hear Charles Fillmore’s talk on the meaning of Christmas, given to a Wednesday evening class of Unity Truth Seekers on December 19, 1923. My special guest is Rev. Carla McClellan, director of retreats at Unity Village and host of Spiritual Coaching on Unity Online Radio.
May I see your ID? In today’s talk from March 14, 1926, Charles Fillmore asks us to check into our identity, which is spiritual. Charles uses words from the Gospel of John, attributed to Jesus of Nazareth, where Jesus speaks words of comfort to his disciples and promises them the Comforter to come. The talk is entitled “Spiritual Identity” and the Bible reference is John 14:1-17. My special guest will be Jesse Tanner, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
What is the best mix of being humble and exercising our self-will? Charles Fillmore has some ideas on this in his talk from November 8, 1925, a talk appropriately entitled “Humility and Self-Will.” He uses the story of Paul wanting to go to Jerusalem from the Book of Acts as his resource. My special guest is Rev. Eric McCabe, senior minister of Unity Village Chapel.
When asked about giving a Thanksgiving service in 1923, Charles Fillmore commented, “Every service we have is a thanksgiving service.” Today’s talk will be the third of three Thanksgiving-specific talks I have read on our show during the past three years. This talk was entitled “Giving Thanks” from November 28, 1923. Charles speaks of the importance of continuing to give thanks and of the reason he doesn’t have more hair! My special guest is Jim Behl, president of the Board of Trustees at Unity of the Lakes, in Warsaw, Missouri.
Listen to a Thanksgiving message from 1925 on today’s program. Charles uses the story in the Book of Numbers of Jehovah speaking to the Moses and the 70 elders as the crux of his message for this special holiday message. My special guest is Kelly McActor.
Charles Fillmore’s book, The Twelve Powers of Man, was published in 1930, having first appeared as a series of articles in Unity magazine the year before. But Charles was working on the material as early as 1910 as his Sunday message “The Faculties of Mind.” I will be reading from the transcribed text of this preradio-era talk. My special guest will be Camille O’Brien, executive assistant to the dean of Unity Institute® and Seminary.
Affirmations and Denials was the lesson a group of Truth students heard Charles Fillmore talk about on a Tuesday evening lesson in October of 1926. We get to hear his words again as I share from the transcript of that lesson. My special guest is Rev. Carolyn Jennings.
Those are the opening words of Charles Fillmore’s talk on Power from April 17, 1910. Charles was of course talking about our mental faculty of Power and how we use it in our words. Listen in to this early talk of material that came to be spelled out in his book, The Twelve Powers. My special guest is Charles Perry, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
“And the word was made flesh.” Those are familiar-sounding words to some of us, but what does in mean in Unity? Charles Fillmore tells us in a Sunday lesson from January 3, 1926. My special guest for this episode is Rev. Victoria Bunch from Unity of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.
What is the metaphysical connection between a general and a woman judge in Ancient Israel? Charles Fillmore tells us the interesting connection between Deborah and her general Barak along with the metaphysical meaning for us today. My special guest is Rev. Kristen Preud’homme from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
"Where are the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel?" Right here in America, says Charles Fillmore. This is one of Charles’ interesting statements in his talk “Divine Right Action” from September 7, 1930. My special guest for this episode is Rev. Aliza Bloom.
“Not so!” says Charles Fillmore in his Wednesday evening lesson from June 3, 1925. Our words are very important, and we need to pay attention to how we use them. My special guest for this discussion is Jackie Hawkins, a ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
“Judge righteous judgment” is the word from our Way Shower and Master Teacher. Join us and listen to some ideas from our co-founder Charles Fillmore in using our Power of Judgment in following this admonition from Jesus the Christ. Charles gave a Wednesday morning lesson on this very topic on October 22, 1924. My special guest will be Dale Worley, associate minister, musician and spiritual leader of Unity of Savannah, Georgia.
Are we living up to our capacity ? Charles Fillmore’s talk “The Principle of Identity” from June 28, 1936, encourages us to raise our consciousness above the appearance of the world about us. Charles would have been 81 years young as he spoke at the Unity Church at 9th and Tracy in Kansas City, Missouri. My special guest is Rev. Kitty Benson from Naperville, Illinois.
We have heard the saying “pouring oil on troubled waters,” but is that what anointing with oil means in the Bible? Most likely NOT—at least that is what Charles Fillmore will tell us in his Wednesday lesson of July 18, 1923, on “Anointing.” My special guest will be Rev. Max Lafser.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt. Well, our Charles Fillmore has some interesting ideas about fear too. Listen in as I read from his talk “Overcoming Fear” given as a Wednesday lesson that Charles led on September 26, 1923. My special guest will be Rev. Roger Goodwin from Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Charles Fillmore speaks to this topic in his talk “True Ambition,” given on Sunday, May 7, 1928. Debra Hill-Davis, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary, will be my special guest.
Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on this topic in his talk “Principles Compared With Ceremonies” from his Sunday talk on August 12, 1928. My special guest is Rev. Sonya Milton from Napa, California.
Charles Fillmore addresses this topic in his Tuesday morning lesson to Truth Students back in January of 1925 in his lesson called “Light.” My special guest is Rev. Rob Hunter from Toronto, Canada.
“Here come da Judge, Here come da Judge,” or at least Charles Fillmore’s metaphysical interpretation of the Judge Deborah from Chapter 4 of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Charles’ talk is “The Saving Power of Discriminating Judgment” from Sunday, July 27, 1930. My special guest is Rev. Marty Newman, former minister of Unity of Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Law and Order is the theme of Charles Fillmore’s talk from March 10, 1931. It is probably not anything like the current TV show of the same name, but Charles does speak to that physical connection of our bodies to our thoughts. My special guest is Rev. Brendalyn Batchelor from Unity Santa Fe in New Mexico.
Charles Fillmore points to Divine Mind as the solution in his May 6, 1925, lesson entitled “Divine and Universal Mind.” My special guest will be Rev. James Parker from the Unity Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Charles Fillmore addresses that very topic in his talk “Guidance by Visions,” from June 7, 1925. My special guest will be a favorite Son of Ireland and senior minister of Unity in the Gold County in Grass Valley, California, Rev. Joseph Sloan.
“Train up a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it” say the Hebrew Scriptures. Charles Fillmore points to the effect of ignorance in our lives in his talk “The Slavery of Ignorance,” a pre-WOQ Radio era talk from Sunday, July 12, 1913. My special guest is Karen De Long, youth education director at Unity Village Chapel.
How come it seems sometimes prayer works and other times it doesn’t? Charles Fillmore addresses this question in his talk “Victory Through Reliance on Spirit” from Sunday, December 12, 1927. My special guest will be Dr. Rose Cooper from Detroit and member of the Unity School Board.
Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on the question “Do we put limits on receiving God’s love?” from his Sunday talk entitled “Human Limitations of the Realization of Divine Love” from November 15, 1925. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Dr. Catherine Thomas, director of online classes at Unity Urban Ministerial School in Detroit, Michigan.
Join us as we continue to explore the concept of reincarnation as we listen to Charles Fillmore’s talk, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life,” from October 31, 1923. My special guest will be Leslie Wilson from the Unity Urban Ministerial School in Detroit, Michigan.
Does our spiritual ego keep coming back into other lives? Charles Fillmore has an interesting lesson on reincarnation in this undated lesson I will be reading from. My special guest is Rev. Richard Schumacher from Unity Church Centre in Girard, Ohio.
Well … how about a shovelful of repentance? Charles Fillmore explains the importance of repentance in “The Relation of True Repentance to Growth” from his June 12, 1932, talk. I will have a very special guest with me too.
Where is heaven? Charles Fillmore has some ideas on that in his talk “Heaven Is Within Man” from March 20, 1927. My special guest is Debbie Ball from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
Which of our mental facilities or powers do we seem to give too little attention to? Charles Fillmore says it is the power of Imagination in his lesson given to Unity students sometime between 1929 and 1933. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Mary Wood from Christ Church of Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Is listening to the Silence an oxymoron? Not really. Charles Fillmore spoke about the Silence as a spiritual practice many times, like his lesson from a Tuesday morning on November 11, 1924. My special guest will be Rev. Carolyne Mathlin from Unity of Tustin, California. Rev. Carolyne will be co-facilitating a silent retreat in May at Unity Village.
Easter Sunday is coming, so this episode is about Charles Fillmore’s Easter Sunday talk from March 27, 1932, entitled “The Risen Lord.” My special guest is Rev. Jim Yeaw from Unity Spiritual Center in Sun City, Arizona.
Charles Fillmore likens the story of Jericho’s walls to releasing those things we are hanging on to which do not serve us. Listen to his talk from November 7, 1926, and hear what speaks to you. My special guest will be Jennifer Sacks, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary and a presenter at the upcoming Lyceum 2011 at Unity.
Join us for a talk about a Wednesday evening lesson by Charles Fillmore on December 3, 1924. Charles continues some thoughts on the story of the Good Samaritan, which he had spoken about the Sunday before. My special guest is Rev. Brad Langdon, senior minister at Unity Church of Anderson, Indiana.
Charles Fillmore’s talk, “The Saving Christ Consciousness,” from June 28, 1931, has some interesting ideas on viewing this concept. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Deborah Frownfelter from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
On this episode we’ll discuss a Sunday talk of Charles Fillmore, "Regenerating the Five Senses." Regeneration has been one of Charles’ frequent topics in his teachings and literature. It is a longer talk than usual, so pull up a chair and settle in.
Some of our listeners have asked for a healing service that Charles Fillmore may have performed. Most of the “healing” services in the Archives parallel file are quite long. However, I found one that will fit in the time frame of this episode. It is from June 25, 1913, a Wednesday evening healing service entitled “The Ten Virgins.” My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Doris Hoskins, senior minister at New Thought Unity Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Charles Fillmore gave some interesting Wednesday class lessons. This episode is one of those lessons from September 3, 1924, where Charles spoke about the teachings of Jesus. His talk was entitled "Awakening to the Truth as Taught by Jesus." My special guest for this episode is Rev. Jane Simmons from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
Did you know that “Silence” is an art? Charles Fillmore tells us just that in his talk “Silence Is an Art” from a class he taught on Wednesday, September 10, 1924. My special guest to discuss Fillmore’s talk is Rev. Margaret Melanie from Unity Spiritual Life Center, Laguna Hills, California.
Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on how to recognize this spiritual activity in his talk “The Distinguishing Trait of the Christ Mind” from March 26, 1933. Join me and special guest Rev. Vicki Elder as we explore this topic.
Charles Fillmore shows his romantic side in a Valentine’s Day talk from February 14, 1932, entitled “The Necessity of Expression.” Join me and special guest Rev. Stephanie Seigh for this “lovely” talk.
Charles Fillmore speaks to this very subject in his talk “The Whole Consciousness Awakened to Truth” from October 22, 1933. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Bill Worth, a retired Unity minister and former newspaper editor.
Ever notice how our eye seems to be attracted to certain items in store display windows? Well, marketing experts know something about the effect of color on the human psyche. Charles Fillmore speaks to the impact of color on our lives as a metaphysician in a lesson he gave to Unity Truth students on January 3, 1925. We’ll discuss this with special guest Rev. Robin Ferguson from Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International).
Ever wonder, What is Truth? Welcome to the club. Charles Fillmore sheds some light on this topic in his lesson “What Is Truth?” given on December 17, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Larry Hooks, senior minister of Unity East Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Conflict in the church? You bet … even way back in the first century CE. Charles Fillmore speaks to the method of addressing conflict in his talk “Essentials of Christian Faith” from November 5, 1933. Join me and special guest Debbie Allen, a licensed Unity teacher and Unity Worldwide Ministries employee.
How do we teach truth? Why, to the whole person of course! Listen to Charles Fillmore’s advice in his talk “Teaching Truth to the Entire Man,” from March 15, 1927, with Bob and special guest licensed Unity teacher Sam Bowman.
“Greater is he that conquereth his own soul than he that taketh a city” is a quote Charles Fillmore used to point out the importance of controlling our own thinking in an undated lesson entitled “Control of Thinking.” Join me and special guest Chaplain LTC Sonja C. Thompson, U.S. Army (Ret.), a Unity minister who served as an active duty chaplain.
That was the theme of a talk Charles Fillmore gave on April 19, 1925. Charles has some interesting comments about Jesus and John the Baptist being Essenes. Join me and special guest Rev. Albert Wingate, transitional minister at the Unity Village Chapel in Unity Village, Missouri, for this discussion.
Join us today as we explore Charles Fillmore’s talk from July 28, 1925, entitled “Affirmative Prayer." My special guest today is Ned Kelley from the Telephone Prayer Ministry at Unity Village.
Charles Fillmore offers a pleasant review of lessons on this subject in his talk “Review—The Way” from Sunday December 18, 1932. Join me and special guest Rev. James Trapp, president and CEO of Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International), for this interesting discussion.
The rainbow has some interesting meanings in various cultures. Listen to what Charles Fillmore has to say about rainbows in his talk “The Reality of the Rainbow” from Sunday, February 9, 1913. My special guest today will be Paula Coppel, a ministerial student at Unity Institute and the vice president of communications at Unity.
Charles Fillmore points out that he really has only one sermon topic, “God–First Cause.” Hear what he says about this topic as I read from his message of August 5, 1923, with special guest, Unity minister Rev. Sky St. John.
Charles Fillmore has some interesting ideas about matching these up in his talk “The Inner and the Outer Reconciled” from June 5, 1927. Join me and my special guest Rev. Robert Brumet for this enlightening conversation.
Listen to an Eastertide lesson of Charles Fillmore, “The Living Christ,” from April 17, 1927. My special guest is Rev. Paul Tenaglia from Unity of New York in New York City.
Charles Fillmore does an excellent metaphysical interpretation of God as Spirit and our relationship to Spirit in his talk “A Loving, Providing Father” from January 6, 1929. We will discuss that talk today with special guest Rev. Kathy Kellogg, director of youth education at Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International).
Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on whether praise and prayer are the same or different in his talk “Praise and Prayer” from September 24, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Ginny Roll from the Unity Fellowship Church in Newport News, Virginia.
You may have asked or been asked that very question. Listen to what Charles Fillmore has to say as an answer in his talk “What Is Truth” from September 19th, 1923. My special Guest is Rev. Michael Moran from the Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento, California.
Charles Fillmore has some ideas on the way out in his talk “Poverty and Riches,” from April 19, 1931. Join me and special guest Rev. Judy Grimes for this discussion.
Want to stir up your enthusiasm? Tune in and listen to Charles Fillmore’s ideas on how to do it in his talk, “Stirring Up Enthusiasm,” from October 4, 1931. Rev. Xiomara Malagon, director of worldwide support at Unity World Wide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches) will be my special guest.
On today’s program we’ll explore how Charles Fillmore took a new look at the Lord’s Prayer and the Bible in his talk “Bible Interpretation,” from March 29th, 1914. Rev. Sheila Cook, from the Unity Urban School, Detroit, Michigan, will be my special guest.
Charles Fillmore has some interesting approaches to this topic in his talk “The Historical Jesus and the Living Christ” from December 21, 1933. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Toni Boehm.
Charles Fillmore has a view on whether we are spiritual beings or material beings in his talk, “The Great Question,” from his Sunday talk on April 9, 1933. Today’s special guest is Rev. E. J. Niles from Unity Institute.
How do we know our relationship with Spirit? Charles Fillmore has some ideas in his talk “Tests for Divine Sonship,” from June 4, 1933. My special guest is Rev. Edna Mosher from Unity of Loudoun County in Leesburg, Virginia.
What do you think? Good question always. Listen to what Charles Fillmore says about our thoughts in a lesson titled “Thought,” from a class taught June 20, 1923. Shelly Hansen, ministerial student at Unity Institute, will be my special guest.
Charles Fillmore does an excellent job of connecting the I AM with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. His talk is “The I AM Instructing the Consciousness” from January 9, 1927. Wendy Zender is my special guest.
Prayer is one of the mainstays of Unity. Tune in to hear Charles Fillmore’s talk “The Freeing Power of Prayer” from June 21, 1925. My special guest is Rev. Lynne Brown, vice president of Silent Unity®.
Ever wonder just what Jesus taught? Charles Fillmore’s talk from June 29, 1930, does a good job of summarizing the teachings in a talk entitled “Review of Jesus Christ Lessons.” My special guest is Rev. Carl Osier, vice president of Ministries and Ministry Services at Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International). Rev. Carl was recently awarded the Charles Fillmore Award for his work in Unity.
Today’s topic is Charles Fillmore’s talk “The Foundation of Divine Grace,” from October 5, 1930. My special call-in guest is Rev. Richard Bunch from Richmond, Virginia.
Salvation? Yes, Charles talks about salvation, in “Condemnation Not an Aid to Salvation,” his message on December 5, 1927. My special guest is Rev. Patty Williams, recent graduate of Unity Institute.
In his welcome remarks to the First Unity Conference and Healing Revival in July 1923, Charles Fillmore spoke to the attendees about the educational purpose and function of Silent Unity. Tune in to hear his talk. My special guest is Rev. Temple Hayes from First Unity in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
How do we use our leisure time correctly? Charles Fillmore’s talk “Recreation and Relaxing,” from December 11, 1932, includes some interesting ideas.
What is God’s will? Charles Fillmore’s talk “God’s Will” from August 17, 1930, has an insight from the Book of First Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. My Guest will be Rev. Dennis Breed.
What is the function of church? Charles Fillmore addresses the question in his pre-WOQ Radio talk given on Sunday, July 6, 1919, entitled "Spiritual Church." My special guest is Susan Beck, founder and president of Global Activation Unlimited, LLC. Susan was formerly the chief operating officer of the Association of Unity Churches International (now called Unity Worldwide Ministries).
Rev. Bob Brach broadcasts live from the Unity People’s Convention in San Diego, with a special talk of Charles Fillmore’s and a very special guest as well.
Tune in for another talk from Charles Fillmore from the WOQ radio era. Today's special guest is Sheri St. Clair, telephone prayer ministry associate at Silent Unity.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's message on relationships. Today's guest is Eric Page, ministerial student and archivist at Unity.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "Samuel's Admonition to Israel," from July 27, 1927. Today's special guest is Rev. Denese Schellink from Unity Church of Davis in Davis, California.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "Human Love and Divine Love," from July 24, 1930. Today's special guest is Jennifer Sacks, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "The Love of the Natural Soul," from December 5, 1926. Today's special guest is Rev. Tom Thorpe, Unity Institute Spiritual Education and Enrichment faculty.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "First Perception of Divine Law," from October 5, 1931. Today's special guest is Rev. Ron Fritz, Unity Church of Quincy in Quincy, Illinois.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "First Recognition of Subconcious Faculties," from January 10, 1932. Today's special guest is Ogun Holder, Unity Institute ministerial student.
Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "Spiritual Authority Over Error," from January 8, 1928. Today's special guest is Janice Wuferel, Unity Institute ministerial student.
Charles Fillmore uses the parable of the Prodigal Son when speaking about the two states of consciousness within us. "Two Undisciplined States of Consciousness" is from April 12, 1931. Today's special guest is Toni Lapp, editor of Unity Magazine.
Here is everyone's favorite topic (or not!): Charles speaks on "change" in his June 4, 1911, talk of the same name. This is a pre-WOQ classic. My special guest today is Rev. Linda Machesic.
Today's talk from Charles Fillmore is a pre-WQO classic, "Increasing the Life Stream" from July 27, 1913. Today's special guest is licensed Unity teacher Wes Hopper.
Charles Fillmore speaks on social action in this talk from February 20, 1927. Today's guest is Rev. Kelly Isola.
"Cause and Effect" is the talk today, from September 4, 1932, when Charles Fillmore gave a temperance lesson on the use of alcohol and shares his ideas on vegetarianism too. Today's special guest is Darla Henry, student of the master's program at Unity Institute®.
Does Unity theology speak to baptism? Tune in and hear what Charles Fillmore has to say in his talk on baptism from October 15, 1922. A special guest will join in.
Salvation? In Unity theology? Well, Charles Fillmore has some ideas on that in his March 26, 1926, talk “Saving Messages of the Christ.” Ray Nelson, ministerial student at Unity Institute®, will be my guest.
What is the concept of "God?" Charles Fillmore has an idea in his talk titled “The True Concept of Deity,” from November 19, 1933. My special guest will be Rev. Tom Lee.
This is a follow-up to Charles' talk on the Commandments from October 1913. Today's program includes a special Unity guest as well.
Did you know that the book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible has parallels in the church today, or at least in the days of 1924? Listen to Charles give a metaphysical comparison in his talk “Peace and Security Through Righteousness” from June 9, 1924. Rachel Simpson, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
Want to know what is going on the in the mind and body of all of us? Charles has some idea on what it is from a metaphysical interpretation of “Cain and Abel,” a talk he gave on April 25, 1926. Linda Zupan, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
Things were changing in 1926, much like they are today, back when Charles Fillmore gave his Sunday talk “Behold I Make All Things New.” Tune in and hear Charles’ New Year's talk from January 2, 1926. Eric Page, ministerial student and archivist at Unity Library and Archives, will be sharing what is new in the Library and Archives.
Merry Christmas! Would you like to hear an early message on Christmas from our co-founder Charles Fillmore? Today I have a pre-WOQ era talk from December 24, 1911. My special guest will be Rev. Claudell County.
Ever wonder about the relationship between Mind and Law? Charles Fillmore spoke to that very thing in his talk “Conscious Mind and Spiritual Law” from September 1933. My special guest will be Elizabeth Mora, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
What do we do with True Riches? Charles Fillmore’s talk, “The Nature and Use of True Riches,” from March 1933, can give us some ideas. Rev. Joann Landreth from the Association will be my special guest.
Today’s program is a Thanksgiving message from Charles given back in 1933. Charles speaks of our unity as being our one foundation in a talk titled “Our One Foundation,” from November 26, 1933. My special guest will be Rev. Carole Lunde.
Today we will look at the concept of the interconnection of body and mind. On May 22, 1932, Charles gave a Sunday talk entitled “Mind and Body Reunited,” based on his interpretation of the Jacob and Esau story. My special guest will be Rev. Lori Woodley.
Ever wonder what Charles Fillmore said in the classroom about the Law of Mind Action? Well, today’s talk is the transcript of a lesson Charles did on May 30, 1923. A lesson appropriately titled “Mind Action.” Stan McNeese, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
Ever get that nudge from Spirit that seems to be calling you to be somewhere or to do something? Charles Fillmore speaks of several examples of this in his talk “Weakness Changed to Power,” from August 2, 1931. My special guest will be Rev. Doug Werth from the Unity Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
“If you’re going to dance the jig, you’ve got to pay the piper.” Is that true in all things? Listen to what Charles Fillmore says in his talk about life in “Paying the Price” from April 1, 1928. My special guest will be Linda Vincent, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
Ever wonder what those strange symbols in the Book of Revelation mean? Charles Fillmore spoke about them in his talk “Redeemed Man” from March 29, 1925. My special guest will be Rev. Sandra Hymel.
What part does faith play in our lives? Charles Fillmore has some interesting ideas in his talk “The Activity of Faith in Man’s Unfoldment.” Charles gave this talk on October 7, 1923. My special guest will be Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
Deja vu? Nope, this is the second talk of this title we are hearing, given on February 10, 1924. (The other talk of the same title, presented previously on Unity Classic Radio, was given September 18, 1931.)
This week and next week we’ll be looking at two talks Charles Fillmore did about eight years apart: one on September 18, 1932 (today’s talk) and one on February 10, 1924 (next week’s talk).
How does Unity view the Bible? Charles Fillmore points to an allegorical view in his talk "The Divine Law Exalted" from September 25, 1932. My special guest is Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd, instructor at Unity Institute.
Should be review our lessons? Charles Fillmore thinks so. His talk from September 24, 1933, reviews some of his previous lessons in a presentation titled “The Content of True Ideas Analyzed.” My special guest will be Rev. E.J. Niles, instructor at Unity Institute®.
How much do we do for attaining the kingdom of God? Listen to what Charles Fillmore has to say in his talk “Our All for the Kingdom,” from April 29, 1928. My special guest will be Diana Kennedy, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
Can the Old Testament prophets still speak to us today? Of course they can! Listen to Charles Fillmore’s comments on the Hebrew prophet Amos in Charles' talk “Prophetic Vision Established,” from August 31, 1930. My special guest will be Rachael Simpson, ministerial student and Association staff member working with our NGU and YOU programs.
What were Charles Fillmore’s ideas about the apostle Paul? Listen to his comments in his talk, "True Understanding and Worship," from July 1, 1928. My special guest will be Gail Dobert, ministerial student and director of Silent Unity Telephone Prayer Ministry.
How do we achieve harmony with those around us who also believe in the Christ? Listen to what Charles Fillmore said in his talk, "True Unity in Christ," from September 16, 1928. My special guest will be Eric Page, ministerial student and archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
Want to learn more about controlling your "animal forces?" Well tune in for Charles Fillmore’s talk, "Mastery of the Animal Forces," from May 11, 1930. Charles spoke about controlling our animal forces in 1925, but this one is on mastery. My special guest will be Jennifer Sacks, ministerial student.
How do we know when there is true repentance and forgiveness in us? Tune in for Charles Fillmore’s talk "True Repentance and Forgiveness," which was given on June 20, 1926. Charles uses the story of Joseph and his brothers from the Book of Genesis. My special guest will be Rev. Victoria Healing from Unity Church of the Desert in Yuma, Arizona.
Getting back to principles! That is the basis of Charles’ talk from Sunday, June 26, 1932, entitled "First Principles." My special guest will be Rev. Shirley Bowman, recent graduate of Unity Institute®.
In addition to preaching on healing on Sunday services, Charles Fillmore also taught lessons in healing at the Unity School. Tune in for his lesson from December 5, 1923. My special guest will be Tom Presnell, Silent Unity supervisor.
Is time repeating itself? No, not really, but Charles Fillmore did repeat a talk theme. Listen and compare his talk "Righteous Desire" from Dec 3, 1933, with his talk of the same title in November 1931. I have included both transcripts. Rev. Edith Ann Washington will be my special guest.
Just how do we use our life? Charles Fillmore addressed this very subject in his talk "The Stewardship of Life," given on November 27, 1932. Today’s special guest is ministerial student Mona Krane.
Ahhh, desire. Is there such a thing as "righteous desire?" Charles Fillmore addresses this topic in a metaphysical look at Acts, chapter 19, in his November 8, 1931, talk, "Righteous Desire." Rev. Carrie Kenyon will be my special guest.
What part should scientists and engineers play in the world? Tune in and hear what Charles Fillmore has to say in his February 12, 1933, talk "Christianity and Technocracy." Special guest Rev. Bill Heller.
Just where does the cross come into play in Unity theology? Tune in and hear Charles’s talk from June 15, 1930, where Charles gives a metaphysical explanation of the crucifixion based on the Gospel of Matthew account. His talk is titled "The Last Step in Self-Mastery." Rev. Paul Hasselbeck will be my special guest. It may be an interesting metaphysical romp on Unity Classic Radio!
What would Charles Fillmore have said on a Memorial Day theme? Tune in and hear Charles talk, "Visions of Universal Redemption and Peace," albeit a talk he gave it on October 28, 1923, but with a Memorial Day flavor of peace and remembrance. Charles uses text from four Hebrew Bible prophets, Isaiah, Jonah, Micah and Zephaniah, as his scriptural basis. Eric Page will be my special guest.
Where is your treasure? Charles Fillmore says it is where your heart is. Tune in and listen to Charles Fillmore’s talk "Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Is." This talk is an extract of a talk Charles gave on Sunday, July 13, 1924. I chose a talk from this special time period in honor of my two special guests, Colleen Zuck, former editor of Daily Word and Laura Harvey, managing editor of Daily Word. Our Daily Word’s first edition was in July of 1924.
Tradition has it that the Buddha, when asked what happened to him, replied, "I am awake!" Several centuries later, Charles Fillmore also spoke to a congregation of Unity students on what it means to be "awake." Tune in and listen as I read from the transcribed text of Charles Fillmore’s talk, "The Awakened Life," given on April 5, 1931. My special guest will be Rev. Ruth Wallace of the Silent Unity staff here at Unity Village.
Ever been called an animal? Well, don’t feel bad. Someone may have just seen something other than your divine nature showing through. And there is a way of controlling that animal nature of ours. Tune in to Charles Fillmore’s talk, “Controlling the Animal Forces,” which he gave on January 3, 1925. Charles uses the Palm Sunday story from the Gospel of Luke as his basis for his talk. My special guest will be Sheryl Meyer, third-year ministerial student at Unity Institute.
What does Divine Love put into practice really look like? Well, Charles Fillmore’s talk, “Divine Love Put Into Practice,” from November 29, 1931, may give us a hint. Charles uses the story of Philemon as the basis for the talk. My special guest is Dr. Robert Fish, homiletics instructor at Unity Institute.
How do we get Truth into our consciousness and into the consciousness of others? We do it like Jesus did—one individual at a time and starting with us. Tune in and hear more as Charles Fillmore describes this process in his talk, “The Establishment of Truth in the Whole Consciousness,” given on July 5, 1925. My special guest will be Joslyn Mason, third-year ministerial student.
What was Charles Fillmore’s view on healing in Unity compared to other denominations? Tune in and listen to Charles’ talk, “The Healing Power of the Highest,” given on February 1, 1931. My special guest will be Myra McNaughton, ministerial student at Unity Institute.
Ever wonder if a preacher gives the same talk with the same title again and again? Well, here is another talk entitled “Realization of Omnipresence,” which was given on May 15, 1932. If you listened to Unity Classic Radio on February 17, 2009, you heard a talk of the same title and similar Bible verses (Genesis 22:10-22) from May 30, 1926. Tune in to hear the difference a few years makes. I’ll put both transcripts on the Web page, if you’d like to compare. My special guest will be Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
Happy St Patrick’s Day to you all! Well, dear ones, we look again at the subject of the Bible. What view shall we take toward the Bible? Tune in and listen to the words I read from Charles Fillmore’s talk, “The Holy Scriptures—Their Import to Man,” given back on February 3, 1929. Mark Fuss, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
What can we do in these tough financial times? Well, perhaps some thoughts Charles Fillmore gave the 9th and Tracy Street congregation can be of help today. Tune in to Charles Fillmore’s talk, “Increasing Substance,” given on January 31, 1932. My special guest will be Charlotte Shelton, president and CEO of Unity.
How do we know what we know…and what do we do with it? Charles Fillmore’s talk “Knowing and Demonstrating Truth” given on Jan 16, 1927, gives us a clue. Today’s special guest is Shirley Kennedy, who heads up the Licensed Unity Teacher Program at the Association of Unity Churches International.
How do we tap into Divine Insight? Tune in to hear Charles Fillmore’s talk given on October 19, 1930, entitled “Divine Insight,” which uses a metaphysical interpretation of the story of Jesus being presented to Simeon and Anna as told in the story in the Gospel of Luke, Chapter two, Verses 25 to 29. My special guest will be Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
How do we describe God? One attribute is being Omnipresence. Tune in and listen to how Charles Fillmore speaks about this attribute of God in his talk entitled “Realization of Omnipresence,” originally given on May 30, 1926. My special guest will be Eric Page, Archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
Happy Valentine's Day! Tune in to Charles Fillmore's talk "Making Love Practical," given on Feb 13, 1927, for some interesting ideas on practicing love in our life. Today’s special guest is Margaret Flick, ministerial student.
What would Charles Fillmore say about "Swallowing the Big Frog,” that is, doing the practice of TITHING? Well, tune in and listen to Charles talk given on September 17, 1922, entitled "Malachi the Prophet." My special guest will be Cynthia Leveque, ministerial student at Unity Institute.
Join host Bob Brach for Charles Fillmore’s talk "First Steps in Mental Training,” first broadcast on Jan 18, 1931.
Tune in for Charles’ talk "The Full Measure of Faith," first broadcast on Sept 14, 1930. Today’s special guest is Tom Taylor, former manager of public relations at Unity.
Start the new year with a New Year's message. Tune in and listen to the message that Charles Fillmore gave on January 1, 1928, a talk entitled "Two Baptisms." The special guest for the show is Rev. Margie Brach, director of credentialing at the Association of Unity Churches International.
What kind of Christmas message would our co-founder Charles Fillmore have given? Tune in and hear his messages given on Sunday, December 26, 1926. His talk is entitled "How Christ Is Born in the Soul."
How practical is your religion? If you want some ways to make it practical, tune into Charles’ talk, "Make Your Religion Practical," given on August 2, 1925.
How do we increase our abundance? We turn to the Christ Consciousness of increase within us! Listen to Charles Fillmore's talk on the subject of abundance in a talk entitled "The Christ Consciousness of Increase" given on July 29, 1923.
Don't forget God in the good times and remember, God loves a cheerful giver. That's Charles' Thanksgiving talk given on November 20, 1932, entitled "What have you?" Tune in to hear Charles’ words of thanksgiving.
Listen to Charles Fillmore's talk of October 16, 1932, and hear Charles’ view of the importance of the Bible in learning about those "inside things."
Today is Veteran's Day, a celebration day formerly called Armistice Day, celebrating the end of World War I. On the Sunday before Armistice Day in 1932, Charles Fillmore spoke of peace and its importance.
Today is election day all across the country. Citizens will be making choices on candidates based on their best assessment of their fitness and character. Tune in and hear the words of Charles Fillmore's talk "The Substance of Character" given on February 22, 1931.
Charles did. Tune in to hear Charles talk entitled "Faith's Victory Over Sensuality," originally spoken on May 9, 1926.
Tune in and listen to Charles Fillmore's talk on "Evolution." The talk is undated, but from the context, it was sometime in 1925. Special guest will be Rev. Phil Pierson.
Tune in and hear Charles Fillmore's ideas in his July 26, 1936, talk entitled "Helps in Concentration.”
Tune in and listen to Charles’ talk entitled "The Aggressive Christian," given on October 18, 1931. Charles had also given a talk by the same title on September 2, 1928. We have included the .pdf file of both talks for your comparison.
Tune in and listen to Charles' talk, "The Real Man in the Regeneration," given on March 29th, 1931. Scheduled special guest is Rev. Dorothy Pierson.
Listen to Charles' talk given on May 13, 1928, entitled "Spiritual Dominion Establishes Peace," where he uses the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem as a metaphysical basis for the message and points out that peace comes through "spiritual dominion."
Tune in to hear Charles Fillmore's talk on "Prosperity," which was given on October 18, 1931. The country was in the midst of the Great Depression, Myrtle had passed away 12 days earlier, and Unity was in the process of attempting to buy property for Unity Temple on the Plaza. Special guest this week is Rev. Chris Chenoweth.
The New Deal, of course. Listen as Charles Fillmore comments on FDR's inauguration as our 32nd president in Charles’ talk, "An Awakening," given on March 5, 1933.
Not on Charles and Myrtle Fillmore's table. They became vegetarians early on in their spiritual walk. Tune and hear Charles' view on eating meat in his talk, "Dominion Over Appetite," given on May 3, 1925
Return to November 12, 1922, when Charles Fillmore began broadcasting from 9th and Tracy Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Join us as we share and discuss Charles' talk on that date, “The I AM Instructing the Intellectual Consciousness.”
In October 1924, Unity added more radio shows to the WOQ lineup. Listen to the words taken from Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore’s typed script of his early radio talk originally heard on the Unity-owned WOQ radio station.
In September 1924, Unity purchased the Western Radio Broadcasting equipment and moved it to the 917 Tracy location (Kansas City, Missouri). Listen to the words taken from Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore’s typed script of his early radio talk on the Unity WOQ radio station.
Charles Fillmore’s first talk to be broadcast live from the rostrum of the Unity Church at 9th and Tracy Street, Kansas City, Missouri, occurred on November 5, 1922. Listen to the words taken from Charles’ typed script as our co-founder’s pioneering radio talk is heard again.