September 22 Update - Small Group Update

Good morning!

As you know, we are studying the life of Paul and how he applied scripture to his life, and let me just say, this last week was one of blessings and refreshment for me.  If you need the study, go to Back to the Bible and download your copy of "Postcards from Paul"

We will be meeting tonight at 8 PM (AZ time) in the comments underneath the picture.  Hope to see you there!

We will be discussing what we've learned over the last week so be ready!  

Have a very blessed day and I will see you tonight!

Kathy 

If you're reading this on the Blog and not in your email box and would like to join Small Group, follow these instructions...

• REGISTER your email to get Small Group updates!  Look to the top right of the Blog, put your email in, and don't forget to 'activate' your registration through the link that will be emailed to you by Feedburner.
• JOIN SMALL GROUP by going to the Join Small Group tab and following the instructions found there.

September 15 Update - Small Group News

Wowzers, what a week!

I am so very happy to back tonight with you all of you fabulous ladies, and I pray that your week was blessed as well!

As you know, we are studying the life of Paul and how he applied scripture to his life, and let me just say, this last week was one of blessings and refreshment for me.  If you need the study, go to Back to the Bible and download your copy of "Postcards from Paul"

We will be meeting tonight at 8 PM (AZ time) in the comments underneath the picture to the left.  Hope to see you there!

We will be discussing what we've learned over the last week so be ready!  

As we close I just want to leave you with the reminder from our Weekend Tip #1 -

When you read a passage of Scripture, observe such details as...

1. CONTEXT - read the verses immediately before and after your passage.  Often the context is right there.  But study all passages in light of the whole Bible.
2. BACKGROUND - when you read, ask who? where? when?
3. ACTIONS - ask, 'What actions are people taking?  What is going on?'

Have a very blessed day and I will see you tonight!

Kathy 

If you're reading this on the Blog and not in your email box and would like to join Small Group, follow these instructions...

• REGISTER your email to get Small Group updates!  Look to the top right of the Blog, put your email in, and don't forget to 'activate' your registration through the link that will be emailed to you by Feedburner.
• JOIN SMALL GROUP by going to the Join Small Group tab and following the instructions found there.

Monday,Sept 8 - Small Group Begins!

Welcome to Authentic Living Ministries!

If this is your first time…we are so happy to meet you! Click on the “Join Small Group” tab to find instructions on how to register for the group.

If you are continuing on with the group from last semester…welcome back!

In this month’s study, Postcards from Paul, we will tap into Paul’s experience and writings to see how he used God’s Word in his life and ministry, and how we can do the same.

Please head over to BacktotheBible.org to download your PDF (it's the 5th one on the list). We will be starting the study this Monday, September 8, so you will need to begin reading the “Postcards from Paul” study sometime that day.  Then join us at 8 PM as we meet together (in the comments underneath the above picture) on Facebook to discuss what we’ve been studying.

Since we are beginning a new lesson, Monday will be a time of introduction, and give us all a chance to get to know each other and figure out how things work!

For those of you who are new, normally I will be posting updates to the Blog early Monday mornings, which will be sent to you via email.  Please make sure you’ve not only registered your email, but you’ve activated it using the verification code that will be sent to you!

I am so excited to begin this new adventure in our lives, and am praying for God’s blessings on our time together and anointing in our lives!

See you Monday night!

Blessings,

Kathy

Upcoming New Semester & a Few Changes...

I am excited to announce the news that Authentic Living Ministries is an official Vineyard Small Group!  We are beginning our new semester this coming Monday, September 8 at 8 PM.  Our first study of the semester will be  Postcard from Paul...  Make sure you download your PDF before Monday!

For those of you in the area, if you want to stop by the Small Group Fair this weekend and visit me in the Women's Ministry section, please feel free to do so!  I would love to see you there.

I can hardly wait to get started!

I will have more specific information regarding our current study on Monday, but in the mean time I wanted to touch base with everyone before we ‘officially’ begin the new semester.

As we begin this semester I wanted to take a moment and ask you to reflect on the last few months and your involvement in the Group itself.  If you feel that ALM is not a good fit for your life at this time, I am giving you the opportunity to leave the Group.  While I will be very sad to see you go, I do understand that life gets busy and that’s okay.

I also want to take a moment to update everyone on a few changes.   As you know, this is not only a private Facebook Group, but an active Group.  Our goal is to meet together to study the Bible, and to that end, I am asking that everyone actually participate in the weekly meetings instead of skimming through the posts at our leisure.  If you’ve been attending, you know that our meetings can be quite intimate, with prayer requests and discussions that allow us to work out our faith together and grow toward the women that God wants us to be.  If we are merely skimmers, and not active participants, we lose the very ‘privacy’ and community that makes our Small Group unique.

As of Monday, the new changes are:

1. I am no longer adding women to the Facebook Group without a working email, which means you must register your email and verify it on the Blog first before you can become an official Member. Without an email, you cannot receive updates, and without updates, it’s so easy to fall behind. 
2. You must actually participate in the Small Group meetings. If you do not attend a meeting within 4 consecutive weeks you will be removed from the Group.  (Participation is more than just popping in and saying hello once, or liking the post, it’s actively engaging in the conversation.)

Since most of us have been Members for almost 4 months now, I am asking those of you who have not been participating to take a leap of faith and join us this Monday!  We would love to get to know you better!  If however, you do not attend this Monday, I will be removing you from the Group.  But no worries, if your circumstances change please feel free to ask to join again, provided you follow the guidelines specified above.

If you are new to the Group I would like to say "WELCOME ABOARD"!  We are so happy to have you join us.

Let me just say in closing that I truly have valued and loved everyone of you!  I am so very excited to begin this new chapter in Authentic Living Ministries with you!  I hope to see you on Monday!

Blessings,

Kathy