I want to welcome the 6 new members who signed up this week, Welcome to the table. To keep everyone up-to-date, we will be completing the "Show Me your Glory study on Saturday June 13 (9:30 AM). The Following week, June 13 we will begin the "I Am" study, based on the "I Am statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. We will also be adding an additional time so there will be two identical meetings for this study. If you are new or haven't taken the time to vote for the time slot that works best for you, please go to the pinned comment at the top of the discussion board to help be determine the times when the most people will be able to participate to schedule the new study. This study will follow the FAITH method we learned in the "Show Me Your Glory" study (If you did not participate in this study please go to the classroom and download the participant's Guide in the "Resources" section of that Classroom to familiarize yourself with this method of studying scripture. The resources for the "I Am" series will be available shortly, and will include an explanation of the FAITH method as well. I will make an announcement when they are posted. I want to take a moment to encourage everyone to participate with in the studies we do as well as the discussion board. This is where the community happens. Post what's happening in your life, or your thoughts about scripture, questions you have, things you need to community to pray for (you will see the various table at the top of the Discussion Board). We are better together - and participation is key. take a moment to like and comment on each other's posts as well. ALSO - the Verse of the Day is now in short video form. I hope this is more interesting and engaging for you. I am going to put up a poll to get your feedback on this. ONE LAST THING - Alpha is a go! The alpha course will begin July 15th. People are already beginning to sign up. Alpha will either be a part of Logos Bible School as Part of Awakening Ministry or a NEW COMMUNITY which will still be under the sponsorship of Awakening Ministry, Inc. Finalized information will be sent out soon along with EARLY REGISTRATION FORMS. I hope you will consider participating in this awesome opportunity as well as invite friends, including and especially those who are questioning their faith. Alpha is for everyone, bring questions, doubts and an open mind - you will have an enlightening experience - NO PRESSURE!

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites, because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. 2 There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away. Almost every day I read something about climate change it reminds me of how much of an impact we have on the world. What we do has ripple effects. Our thoughts, words, and actions affect the people we know and love, and everything around us. Quantum physicist describe this interdependence as "entanglement." Entanglement is found throughout the Bible. We are stewards of the word and have a responsibility to reflect God's loving image into creation. If, however, we do not act responsible as stewards, "the land mourns." Animals, birds, fish and every living thing suffers because of human greed, violence, and corruption. Think of wars. What happens to the land? Think of human greed. How does this affect natural disasters? It is therefore incredibly important that we monitor what we think, which forms our mindset: the way we see an interact with the world. We are created to bring heaven, not hell to earth. We have to think about how we engage with the world in a loving, productive way.

Though this group has slowly continued to grow the number of people who are actively participating in the Bible Study hasn't. To help accommodate more members a second group that will be engaging in the "Show Me Your Glory" program to start, is being formed. If you arent already attending the Saturday morning study, please respond to the poll pinned in the discussion comments so I can start another group at the time that is convenient for the most people. This group is about studying the word and learning how to study the Word. If you aren't participating, you are missing out! Please get connected. New, interesting I and inspiring studies are presently being planned. We all want to see you there.

27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ Essentially, the whole of reality is a construct of the mind of the observer, and since God is always observing and always present, he is the ultimate reality through him all things have their existence. If God is love as we saw it in yesterday's passage, then love underpins the universe. Thigh is the reason we "live, and move, and exist." When we act according to his loving design, we experience God in a personal and wonderful way, and we get to know the creator whose image we bare and reflect. We act according to our natural, wired–for–love design – the key component for a healthy lifestyle!