A universal assembly for true discernment
Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Gloria Wells Title: “The Quickening”
Description: Rev. Gloria shared about her own recent awakenings and the process of surrendering to the unfolding.
Reader: Rubye Nasser read The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of a New Testament (NTI) I Corinthians, Chapter 12 v13-26 Chapter 13 V1-7.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Kelly BarberTitle: “Simplicity Lies in the One”
Description: Rev. Kelly shared on the topic of how problems are many and confusing, but the solution is simple, and easily found in the One Love that Is. Rev. Kelly invited us to contemplate the adage from A Course in Miracles that says there is one problem and one solution.
Reader: Rev. Wanda Alamonte read from A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Lesson 127: There is no love but God’s.
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Title: “In the World, But Not of It”
Description: Rev. George shared about what it means to be in the world and but not of it and what does that mean for each one of us. Who are you, and where are you? You only exist now. By rejecting the now you are rejecting your true Self!
Reader: Rev. Toni Fields read from the Bible, John Ch. 1 v. (1-5). Also, The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) John Ch. 1 v. (1-5 ) & NTI Romans Chapters 13 & 14.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Kelly BarberTitle: “Releasing the Desire to Be Special”
Description: Rev. Kelly shared how the ego’s desire for specialness can remind us of the need for surrender.
Reader: Glenda Carberry read an excerpt from Ram Dass’ book Grist for the Mill.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn AkersTitle: “Unconditional Love is Obtainable”
Description: In his book, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness: The Stairway to Enlightenment, Dr. David Hawkins writes, “Unconditional Love is the goal of the majority of spiritually committed people and especially of serious spiritual devotees and aspirants. … In the world’s overall population, [Unconditional Love] is reached by 0.4 percent of the populace. However, Unconditional Love is a practical and reachable goal and not just an idealized, wishful condition for those who seriously choose it as an inspirational, devotional goal. … In highly motivated, spiritually disciplined groups, approximately fifty to fifty-five percent of the people in the group reach the goal of Unconditional Love… The goal of Unconditional Love is reachable by very simple means, but to bring about results, they have to be lived continually on a daily basis.” In this homily, Regina looked at the “very simple means” that Dr. David Hawkins points to and ask, “How can Awakening Together be one of the ‘highly motivated, spiritually-disciplined groups’ that supports attaining Unconditional Love?
Reading: Yvonne Unger read NTI 1 Corinthians, Chapters 12 & 13.
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Title: “Finding the Peace that Passes All Understanding”
Description: Happiness and satisfaction never arises from the conditions in your life or the conditions in the world. How do we find that “peace that passes all understanding”? Rev. George explored the basic truth as discussed in NTI Acts Chapters 1-3, as well as some thoughts from Eckhart Tolle as a guide to help in the understanding of our own awakening process.
Reading: Joe Schmitz read from The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Acts Chapters 1-3.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Beverly ToporowskiTitle: “Leaving ‘Me’ Alone”
Questions that were Explored: How we can look at the programming that makes up the body-mind without involvement? Is interference necessary? Is it the body-mind or our involvement with it that creates suffering? What is the role of free will in obtaining freedom?
Reader: Andy Walker read from “Who Cares?!” The Unique Teaching of Ramesh Balsekar; Chapter 4: Ego “Sense of Freedom” Pages: 51-60.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Jacquelyn EckertTitle: “What distracts you from the singular thought of God?”
Description: Sri Muruganar said, “As long as we do not free ourselves from the state of inattention in which the unified state of the Self that exists as pure consciousness is subverted through the ego, the state of love that is the fullness of the Real, free of all differentiation, will not be experienced in the heart.”
NTI Luke asks, “What distracts you from the singular thought of God?”
Rev. Jacquelyn discussed how listening to and believing thought is the distraction that keeps us in a state of inattention and keeps us from experiencing the fullness of the Real.
Reader: Glenda Carberry read NTI Luke Chapter 3.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn AkersTitle: “Who is Awakening Together?”
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers looked at the heart and soul of Awakening Together and what Awakening Together is about? She also shared how we are to abide as the church we were created to be?
Reader: Rhoda Makled read an excerpt from Dr. David Hawkins’ book, Discovery of the Presence of God: Devotional Nonduality.
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Title: “Revisiting the Code: The Potential Driver of Experience”
Description: Rev. George shared on the Code and helped to remind us of the powerful message that came through Regina Dawn Akers. The code is a perfect way to explain how the script is written, the part we all play in writing this script, and how this affects our current experience as we are awakening.
Reading: Rev. Deloris Mabins-Adenekan read “The Code” and NTI Ephesians Chapters 1 and 2.
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