Hello Everyone...

[James Kelm]

Dear FCFM friends,

 

    Well, boy has everyone been quiet in this group lately.  I hope that you all have not gotten kidnapped by little green aliens, and are now flying over some distant galaxy inside of a shiny new space ship!  LOLL  Seriously, I hope that everyone is doing well, and that God has been drawing you close to himself!

 

    I am working on a new project that I wanted to tell you all about, and hopefully it will be something that some of you will be interested in participating in.  As some of you know, the FCFM web site has a link called the FCFM Sanctuary.  This area of the web site utilizes state-of-the-art software, that enables conferencing.  It is similar to the software that many large companies use.  If you have a computer microphone and either headphones or speakers, you can interact with several people in real time.  It is sort of like a telephone conference call, inwhich a number of people can speak with each other at the same time.  Well, I am putting some thoughts together concerning using this technology on the web site to establish a regular Bible study.  This study would be scheduled once a week for about an hour each session.  There would of course be no charge for participating in this Bible study, and although it would be completely accessible for a blind person, it would not be restricted to only the blind.  Anyone could participate!  In fact I sincerely hope that each of you will help spread the news of this new project, and to tell those who might be interested about it!

 

    For those of you who are not familiar with my pastoral style or who have not previously participated in a Bible study with me, I will give you a general thumb male of my approach.  I would also be very happy to respond to any questions that you may have!  Generally, I am not oriented toward any particular denominational interpretation, or other such approaches to the Bible.  My emphasis is on the scriptures them selves, and determining what the Bible says by actually reading the Bible itself.  I am also a rather practical minded person, and tend to have a focus on discovering the lessons that are offered within scripture, and then exploring ways that those lessons can be directly applied within our individual lives.  I try to avoid explorations into the Bible that are overly philosophical, or esoteric in nature.  I think that the Bible is God's love letter to us, and He intends us to understand what He has written.

 

    My Adult Bible study is good for those who are new to exploring scripture, as well as those who have been reading their Bible for a period of time.  What I intend to do is to take each of the books of the Bible, and explore the dominant issues addressed such as creation, Moses, Noah, the gospels, etc.  It will not necessary be a verse by verse study, but an examination of the dominant themes found in the Bible, how they work together to point to Jesus Christ, and what God's dominant messages are for all of us.  I will also explore where the Bible came from, why it was established, etc.

 

    I have received some interest in this type of Bible study, and I would like to have a few additional interested people.  If you would be interested in participating, or would like additional information, please E-mail me privately at jame...@earthlink.net.  I am thinking about putting this together in the next few weeks or so, so please let me know if you are interested!

 

    Take care, and you guys should start talking with each other, or fighting, or something!  LOLL  This group should wake up.  *smile*

 

 

 

 

Your Brother in Christ,
Pastor James Kelm
Foundational Christian Family Ministry
www.fcfministry.org