Foundations of the Faith Class Lessons
Lesson 1: Salvation
March 19, 2024 • Pastor Paul Landry • John 3
John 3:3, 7 – In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God...You should not be surprised at my saying ‘You must be born again.’” Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded us saying, “You must be born again.” In this lesson you should learn: A. Why we need to be saved. B. How God has provided for our salvation. C. How we can have that salvation personally.
Lesson 2: Faith and Assurance
March 19, 2024 • Pastor Joseph Timms • Hebrews 6:18–19
It is a comfort to know that God intends for us to be sure of our salvation. He simply wants us to have faith, trusting Him and believing He will do everything He said. In this lesson you should learn: A. God is faithful and keeps His promises. B. He promises us eternal life. C. We obtain His promises by faith. D. We can know we have the eternal life He promises.
Lesson 3: Power of the Holy Spirit
March 26, 2024 • Pastor Paul Landry
Acts 1:4-5 – On one occasion, while He was eating with them, He gave this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Jesus did not want His disciples to immediately begin telling others about Him. He told them to wait for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, because He knew the POWER they were to receive was essential for the task ahead of them.
Lesson 4: Trials
March 26, 2024 • Pastor Joseph Timms
I Peter 4:12-13 – Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. Soon after we are born again the Lord begins to TEST our faith. He often removes the emotions and feelings we have been experiencing to cause us to walk by faith. This does not mean He has deserted you!
Lesson 7: What God Expects
April 9, 2024 • Pastor Joseph Timms • Deuteronomy 10:12
Deuteronomy 10:12 – And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Lesson 8: Virtue
April 9, 2024 • Lowell Wooden • 2 Peter 1:5–7
This next set of studies is taken from II Peter 1:5-7. “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness love.” This passage deals with Christian character, those qualities and attributes that the Lord desires and requires of us as Christians. God wants you to live life to the fullest capacity. This is why He is molding and shaping you each day into being more like Jesus. When you add virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love to your life, you are maturing in your relationship with Jesus Christ, thus becoming more like Him. For the next seven lessons you will be learning about each of these qualities of Christian character. Keep in mind that there will always be room for growth in your life in each of these areas. There are no plateaus to arrive at where you will have received all that there is to learn. If there were, you could give God a nudge and say, “Move over, there’s two of us now.”
Lesson 9: Knowledge
April 16, 2024 • Lowell Wooden
The definition of knowledge is “the fact or condition of apprehending truth; knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association.” For us to grow in our Christian walk, it is virtually necessary that we become knowledgeable about God, who is all-knowledgeable.
Lesson 10: Self-Control
April 16, 2024 • Pastor Paul Landry
The message of the gospel is one of having trust in someone greater than ourselves. That someone, as we know, is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We will encounter many trials throughout our Christian walk. In order to overcome them it will take self-control. Self control is “restraint exercised over ones own impulses, emotions or desires." As Christians we desire to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, but we are constantly struggling with sin.
Lesson 11: Patience
April 23, 2024 • Lowell Wooden
How often do we find ourselves, during times of trials, asking God for “patience – and please hurry!” The word ‘patience’ means “long-tempered”. It is the opposite of having what is known as a ‘short fuse’. Patience is the ability to contain ones self. It indicates perseverance, endurance, steadfastness, and long-suffering. Patience is that calm and unruffled temper with which the good man bears the evils of life, whether they proceed from persons or things.
Lesson 13: Brotherly Kindness
April 30, 2024 • Lowell Wooden • Romans 12:10
Brotherly kindness is rendered ‘brotherly love’ or ‘love for the brethren’. In the original greek, the word used is philadelphos’ – to love one’s fellow countryman. In The Christian community, it sums up the support of Christians to each other.
Lesson 14: Love
April 30, 2024 • Pastor Joseph Timms • 1 Corinthians 13
Love is a word that is used quite often in the English language. “I love my wife”, I love my dog”, “I love Mexican food”. In no way do we love all three equally as much, but as loosely as the word is used, one would start to wonder. There are three different words in the Greek used for love. ‘Eros’ focuses on sexual desires (lust); ‘Phileo’ focuses on brotherly friendship; and ‘Agape’ is used to express a deep, long suffering, and constant love toward an unworthy object. Agape is God’s wonderful and unconditional love for us.