These 27 Foundational Christian Beliefs that will enable you to build a God-honoring life. Presented by Pastors Basil Bell and Harold Zapata
Foundational Belief 2: The Trinity – Do we worship ONE God? THREE Gods? How should we understand “The Godhead?”
Foundational Belief 3: The Father – How to understand God as our Heavenly Father and what it means in our life.
Foundational Belief 4: God the Son – Jesus as the Divine Eternal Champion and the Guarantor of salvation and eternal life.
Foundational Belief 5: God the Holy Spirit – The Holy Spirit as our Eternal Comforter. Learn more about how He works in our lives.
Foundational Belief 6: God the Creator – Knowing God as our Creator is foundational to worship – is it reasonable?
Foundational Belief 7: Our Sinful Nature – Knowing God as our redeemer. God’s commitment to fully restoring to His family.
Foundational Belief 8: Christ’s Mission for You – What is Christ’s mission and how is He working to restore us?
Foundational Belief 9: Christian Growth – How do we grow and mature as Christians?
Foundational Belief 10: Metaphors – The Bible uses many metaphors to help us understand what salvation means. Explore the meanings provided in the Bible itself to help us understand it.
Foundational Belief 11: The Called-Out Ones – The church is likened to a love story, with God’s ultimate sacrifice forming its foundation. The church is portrayed as a bride, a body, a family, and an army, with believers called to commitment, service, and living according to God’s will. The church’s offensive stance against the gates of hell is highlighted, with believers likened to soldiers of the cross. The future promise of the new Jerusalem and the end of suffering is also discussed
Foundational Belief 12: The Last Remnant People – Discover the concept of the remnant people chosen by God and their commitment to keeping all 10 commandments out of love, the significance of prayer and worship, and the value of patience in the lives of believers. Learn about the remnant church, a faithful group that remains steadfast in their faith, resists worshiping the beast, and shares the gospel.
Foundational Belief 13: Chosen People – Discover what it means to be “Chosen”? Are you really special?
Foundational Belief 14 Baptism – Why baptism? What does the Bible say about baptism? What is the significance and what are the requirements for a Biblical Baptism? In this presentation Pastor Basil Bell presents the history and practices of baptism and explains the purpose and significance of this public demonstration
Foundational Belief 15 Unity – The Bible calls us Christ’s “body”. How does that work and how can we have unity among all of our differences? Here Pastor Zapata presents the Bible’s answer.
Foundational Belief 16 Communion – Lessons from 1 Corinthians 11: Communion, also known as “The Love Feast” or The Lord’s Supper
Foundational Belief 17 Spiritual Gifts – Pastor Bell continues with our series How to Build a God-Honoring Life with a look at the Spiritual Gifts promised to those who follow Jesus
Foundational Belief 18 Gift of Prophecy – Pastor Zapata continues our series on Building a God-honoring Life with a look at the role of prophecy in the Christian Church
Foundational Belief 19 Eternal Covenant – Pastor Zapata continues our series on Building a God-honoring life with a look at what secures our salvation, how does the “new” covenant differ from the “old” covenant, and what that looks like in modern life.
Foundational Belief 20 God’s Rest – God’s rest is designed for our happiness and fellowship with Him. Just how can we enter into His Rest?
Foundational Belief 21 Giving – Our Heavenly Father is the King of the Universe. How can we give anything to Him? What gift would please Him and how can we present it?
Foundational Belief 22 Christian Living – The more we learn about Christ and see how He treats people, the more we begin to realize His life in our daily activities.
Foundational Belief 23 Christian Home – Living a Kingdom, Christ-centered, life as a family or married couple brings happiness and peace to our homes and hearts
Foundational Belief 24 The Sanctuary – In the book of Hebrews, the Bible tells us about a Heavenly Sanctuary “Not Made With Hands”. The earthly sanctuary was a model of the Heavenly one and teaches important lessons about the Plan of Salvation. This presentation is from the series “Unveiling the Sanctuary” using life-size replicas to help visualize and understand it. You can watch that series HERE
Foundational Belief 25 The Coming of Jesus – Preparing for Jesus’ return in the midst or wars, epidemics, pandemics, food insecurity and natural disasters. What guidance does the Bible give for today’s times?
Foundational Belief 26 Death and the Resurrection – What does God tell us in the Bible about death and the resurrection? Where do people go when they die – and can they return and speak with us. Don’t miss this important teaching!
Foundational Belief 27 Heaven and Eternity – WPr Zapata presents from Revelation 21 and other Scriptures what God has told us about Heaven and the New Earth where we will live forever. Don’t miss this inspiring Revelation.