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*LIFE Groups formally started* at our church in
March, 1996. *Glynn Durham* had conducted a week-end training seminar for us that January, and we formally began *LIFE* Group meetings with five Groups. This Sunday we begin the 2008 Fall Quarter with *13 LIFE* Groups. Praise God.
Just in case you have forgotten, *L.I.F.E*. is an acronym for the four-fold purpose of these weekly meetings: *L*ove,*I*nvolvement, *F*ellowship and *E*vangelism. If those four words are important in your life, you need to be an active part of a* LIFE* Group.
Three important reminders:
1) All *LIFE* Groups are open; that is to say you are not assigned to a group, but you can sign up for any group.
2) Once you make a commitment to a group, we ask that you continue with that group at least to the end of the year.
3) Ideally, there should be between ten and fifteen adults per group. With less than ten adults, the group can be discouraging; and with more than fifteen adults, the group loses some of its closeness and intimacy. The larger groups also make it more difficult for new people to find a spot. Starting today, add a* LIFE* Group to your life.

Today in Spokane, Washington in addition to celebrating the Lord’s resurrection from the grave, the Lee Cooper family gathered to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday!  Yesterday we celebrated my niece’s wedding.  Happy Days!  Family gatherings are important.  God designed family, and we want to be all over the celebration of Christian families.  All of us who gathered for these two celebrations are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ as the risen son of God.  It is great to have the whole family together for a time of celebration and not for a funeral.
Speaking of family, I am excited about next Sunday for our church family here!  We are in for a treat!  Munchkin Ministry begins!  It is Promotion Sunday!  (We all begin together in the Auditorium at 9:30 for the Bible Class hour.)  LIFE Groups begin! We have 13 LIFE Groups to choose from this year.  And, Steve and I begin a new Sunday morning series of sermons from the book of James.