I went through this course myself several times when I was a New Believer. Since then I've taught this Foundations Class to many and seen many New Christians grow in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Foundations are critical to any building as you may know. A weak and wrong foundation can bring huge sky scrapers tumbling down. So also a Christian's faith can be jeopardized if the foundations or fundamental beliefs are wrong. That makes this Foundations Class very essential for all New Christians.
Do take the time to go through each class diligently. You will only find yourself standing firmer and stronger in faith as life's challenges come against you.
I may have added a few verses and a few extra comments here and there, but the structure of the Foundations Class and the topics were designed and written by my pastor Eric Dooley who spent hours and months tirelessly and patiently discipling me and instilling strong foundations in me. I pray the Lord's blessings over his life. He has been serving the Lord faithfully for several years now.
This Foundations Class is designed for all New Christians or New Believers as some may refer to. Though this course is primarily aimed at laying a solid foundation for New Christians, it is also an excellent refresher course for all Christians. You may just be interested in increasing your faith or probably more keen on teaching it yourself, wherever you live. We have had some go through the Foundations Class before they actually gave their lives to Christ. So do feel free to use them where you live. Start a bible study at your home or any convenient venue. Who knows, the Lord might use you to reach out to the lost in this way. Be blessed and be a blessing.
The Foundations Class is spread out into a 9 week 1 hour session for each topic. This gives ample time for the New Believer to read and re-read the lesson over a week and return with any questions or doubts.
Please do feel free to print them out and use them to teach or send out for ministry purposes wherever you live.
Foundations are critical to any building as you may know. A weak and wrong foundation can bring huge sky scrapers tumbling down. So also a Christian's faith can be jeopardized if the foundations or fundamental beliefs are wrong. That makes this Foundations Class very essential for all New Christians.
Do take the time to go through each class diligently. You will only find yourself standing firmer and stronger in faith as life's challenges come against you.
I may have added a few verses and a few extra comments here and there, but the structure of the Foundations Class and the topics were designed and written by my pastor Eric Dooley who spent hours and months tirelessly and patiently discipling me and instilling strong foundations in me. I pray the Lord's blessings over his life. He has been serving the Lord faithfully for several years now.
This Foundations Class is designed for all New Christians or New Believers as some may refer to. Though this course is primarily aimed at laying a solid foundation for New Christians, it is also an excellent refresher course for all Christians. You may just be interested in increasing your faith or probably more keen on teaching it yourself, wherever you live. We have had some go through the Foundations Class before they actually gave their lives to Christ. So do feel free to use them where you live. Start a bible study at your home or any convenient venue. Who knows, the Lord might use you to reach out to the lost in this way. Be blessed and be a blessing.
The Foundations Class is spread out into a 9 week 1 hour session for each topic. This gives ample time for the New Believer to read and re-read the lesson over a week and return with any questions or doubts.
Please do feel free to print them out and use them to teach or send out for ministry purposes wherever you live.
class 1 - five christian essentials
Because of what God has done for us through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, a man is justified by faith alone and not by works. One result of this is that each believer has access to God directly, apart from any human intermediaries. Because God wants to communicate with man He has given us His Word, the Bible, which is the supreme source of authority for both faith and life.
From these truths we can see five things that are essential for each of us ....more
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From these truths we can see five things that are essential for each of us ....more
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class 2 - repentance
Even though God does not desire that any should perish, He will not force men against their will to receive the gift of salvation through His Son. The same as man chose to sin, he must also freely choose to turn from sin toward God and receive His grace. This is called repentance.
The Bible says that it is "God's kindness (that) leads you to repentance" (Romans 2:4). Because Jesus is Lord, men must repent, or turn from their sins, and give their life entirely to Him if they are to be saved....more
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The Bible says that it is "God's kindness (that) leads you to repentance" (Romans 2:4). Because Jesus is Lord, men must repent, or turn from their sins, and give their life entirely to Him if they are to be saved....more
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class 3 - water baptism
Water baptism is more than a ritual or religious exercise. It is a foundation of the Christian life in which God does a supernatural work according to our faith. It is also an outward affirmation of the inward commitment the believer has made to Jesus Christ as the Lord of their life.... more
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class 4 - baptism in the holy spirit
In Acts 1:8 Jesus says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses..." Jesus was speaking of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Shortly afterward this happened. On the day of Pentecost, "all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit enabled them" (Acts 2:4)...more
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class 5 - being added to the church
When Jesus talked about His church, He did not mean buildings, religious services, denominational structures or para-church organizations. He spoke of the universal company of people who have experienced the saving grace of God in the Lord Jesus Christ. The "church" is the Body of Christ. The "church" is universal, and the church is local....more
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class 6 - faith
Faith is not simply a system of religious beliefs or subscribed to a set of doctrines. It is not mere mental agreement with Scriptural facts or theological tenets. Faith is not just a cliche'.
Faith is believing the things God says, trusting that He will do what He's promised to, and acting upon His word. "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). It is knowing with certainty that you have received from God the promises He's made even though you haven't seen them yet with the natural eye....more
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Faith is believing the things God says, trusting that He will do what He's promised to, and acting upon His word. "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). It is knowing with certainty that you have received from God the promises He's made even though you haven't seen them yet with the natural eye....more
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class 7 - grace
The grace of God is freely given; it cannot be earned. There is absolutely nothing any man can do to make himself worthy of salvation. No amount of good works or effort on man's part can ever make him acceptable in God's sight. Only the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross could bring man back to God. A man who comes to God in the name of His Son Jesus Christ will be saved by grace through faith in Jesus....more
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class 8 - righteousness
When God looks at a man who is in Christ Jesus, He sees the righteousness that Jesus had - the absolute, perfect and complete righteousness of God Himself. Thereby man is acceptable in God's sight. God does not see him as a sinner but as a 100% righteousness man who has fulfilled all of the holy law of God without falling short in any point....more
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class 9 - the great commission
God has given to us a Great Commission to go into all the world and make disciples of Jesus Christ. Failing to do this while simply "playing church" instead is the great sin of Christians in our generation.
The message of the Gospel is always outward-reaching and ever-expanding. God's plan was that after Jesus was taken up into heaven following His resurrection from the dead, Jesus' many membered body, the church, would complete the work He began of reconciling sinners to God. This was to be accomplished as Christians co-labored with God under the power of the Holy Spirit...more
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You worship what you do not know
The message of the Gospel is always outward-reaching and ever-expanding. God's plan was that after Jesus was taken up into heaven following His resurrection from the dead, Jesus' many membered body, the church, would complete the work He began of reconciling sinners to God. This was to be accomplished as Christians co-labored with God under the power of the Holy Spirit...more
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You worship what you do not know