ANYONE DESIRING TO PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE BIBLE STUDY (via ZOOM) MUST FIRST REGISTER FOR FREE at www.zoom.com before you can gain access to the Bible Study Session.

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Zoom Online Steps:

• Send an email to Rev. Ronnie Fleming at rflemin3@gmu.edu to let him know that you want to be added to the Zoom Bible Study

  • Subject: Joining Zoom Bible Study

  • Provide your name  

  • Provide your email address

• You may also advise Pastor-Elect Rev. Fleming by way of telephone at 571-490-4273

• Pastor-Elect Rev. Fleming will email the zoom.com link and instructions, along with the Member ID and Password that you will need to join each Zoom Bible Study Session

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Zoom Online Option:

If you are unable to connect with Rev. Fleming, you can click the link below to join 

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https://acpsk12.zoom.us/j/97791503703?pwd=cjZsWkFkWGpZSzdPaHNKUjBPRklyUT09

 

Meeting ID: 977 9150 3703
Passcode: 868556

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**Join Bible Study via Call-In Number:

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If you are unable to join via Zoom, you can also Call-In to join:

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*write down the Conference ID and click on the phone number link below or dial direct*

1.  Dial 1-313-209-8800

2.  Enter Conference ID 4038207#

 

You may hear music or silence until the Bible Study begins

Note: PLEASE MUTE/SILENCE YOUR PHONE AS SOON AS YOU GAIN ACCESS TO THE CALL-IN LINE.... this will ensure that no additional sound comes through the open line.--Your line may also be automatically muted by the Host.

MEMORY VERSE AFFIRMATION:

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." NKJV

Rationale for Study:

COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed life, religious routines and traditional services for Christians worldwide. It is uncertain concerning when this “new normal” will return to life before the pandemic. However, the church must still make real the mandate of our Lord: We must FEED the sheep in our pasture. This study is just another way to keep God’s people fed with spiritual lessons, rooted in Christlike behaviors and beliefs, and encouraged by explicit Biblical examples.

A second reason why this theme is so relevant involves the ungodly acts of counter racism, hatred, looting, violence and the mayhem that now threatens the stability of the American dream. The redeemed must not reach for the weapons in Satan’s arsenal.

 
“Again, and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force."

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"King's "soul force" isn't just non-violent and peaceful– it is also truthful, respectful and kind, in both words and deeds.” 
 

There are two essential reasons why I teach based on books:  

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First, we only have an hour to present material, study significant scriptures, analyze subtopics and address concerns. Circumstances can and will happen that might prevent some from joining on Wednesdays. However, having a book provides a systematic and concrete way of remaining on task. We recognize that everyone desiring to study the bible are not all at the same place in their spiritual walk. Some are more advanced and others are just beginning to crawl in their new walk of faith. For this reason, a book can offer an independent approach to give each person a way to move at his or her own pace.

Secondly, I am an educator, trained as a professor, and teachers use books unapologetically. 
The book that I recommended as a guide is not required, it is merely another tool that may enhance your study.  I will summarize, paraphrase and at times utilize the language of our “Newness in Christ” as reflected in scriptures, including the New Testament Gospels and epistles of the Great Apostle Paul, but I will also include historical and contemporary leaders, authors and scholars to keep participants thinking and engaged.

Bible Study Structure for Zoom Participants:

What we do must be done decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:40).   

For this reason:

1. Everyone will remain muted during the Zoom session to maximize time in the lesson.

2. Participants will be asked to submit questions to Dr. Fleming’s email address rflemin3@gmu.edu  

3. Answers will be presented

   • Sometimes in emails 

   • Sometimes by telephone  

   • Sometimes at the beginning of the next Bible study