Foundations Foundations of the Faith Class The purpose of Foundations Class is to help you learn the foundational truths of Christianity. Andrew = A strong man, we are to be strong in Christ. Ponder the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were dug. In Christ, by the power of the Spirit, God sends When we get to heaven God will not ask us how many people we got saved, but did we learn to love. We individually are a temple, but we are only one stone that is being put together with others by the Father to become one great temple that the world will one day see and come streaming into it to receive the life giving power and forgiveness of God. The Lord began to speak this message to me when He woke me up with this vision. We are being made into the same precious gem as Jesus is, for the entire world to see Him through us. church should be required to go through the Foundations of Faith class. Ex 28:9-10 (NAS). Understanding of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity is an important and life-giving part of following Jesus, and our hope is that this video series will serve as a helpful first step in your lifelong journey of faith. The word [wall] is used six times in just a few verses. Within the Holy Spirit are six attributes, which He is, and we must manifest them if we are to be built upon the twelve foundations correctly. Paul = small or little, we are to be in our own eyes. When we see His glory we will be transformed into His very likeness. He said, "Salvation!" Manasseh = "God causes me to forget all my sufferings." We are made pillars in the temple, meaning that we are now a permanent part of the living structure for all to come to Jesus through. Feb 13 Foundations of the Church Bob Yandian Local Church This is a complete teaching of chapter 2 of the book of Acts. In 2013 he began a new phase of ministry and passed the baton to his son, Robb, who now pastors Grace Church. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might. Bob Yandian was the pastor of Grace Church in his hometown of Tulsa Oklahoma for 33 years. Restoring The Foundations will send a team to your church to bring the requested RTF Seminar. But this is about to change as God answers the prayers of Paul so that we are manifesting God’s Spirit at all times. Rev 21:14 (NAS). For some, a “church” is simply a building. Machu Picchu is a city that was carved out of a mountain using each stone to build up the walls of the city and must have taken many years to construct. Eph 1:17-19 (NAS), For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. The walls are not to keep people out or in but to give them protection in His great salvation. If you are not praying the prayers of Paul for yourself and your loved ones, please begin now, for it is never to late with God. Bob is a graduate of Trinity Bible College and has served as both instructor and Dean of Instructors at Rhema Bible Training Center. I believe the twelve foundations are to be experiential truth in our life. He is called “a pastor to pastors.”. "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. It has overcome these grains of sand and has turned them into precious stones by having to deal with them on a daily basis! Little did I know that God would use it in my life to teach me about the city of God! Truth [Jesus] must be experienced, like in salvation or the baptism of the Holy Spirit that we may know Him, to live and breathe the reality of Him on a daily basis. Love is not the last foundation but the first level that all the others are built upon. "He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem (who we are), which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name" (Revelation 3:12 NAS). In the first and second century, the basic unit of Christianity was the localized church, usually in a Hellenized eastern city. If we want an The strength of and commitment to these Biblical foundations largely affect how we finish the race set before us and the impact we make on eternity. I knew this was right when I thought of a verse in Isaiah 60:18, "…But you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise." The words of Jesus are the solid rock that our lives should be built upon, but God also gave the prophets and the apostle’s the other eleven foundational truths that we are to build the kingdom of God higher in our lives. My last vision of it was when revival broke out in our church and the dam had a small stream flowing over the broken down rocks. Join us tonight LIVE as Pastor Todd brings a message from Psalm 11, "When the Foundations Are Destroyed." Safety and security are only found in God as we have built our lives upon the truth of His word. Simon, who is called Peter = Rock, built on the rock of the word. Not only that, but all the faithful overcomers will also be memorialized with their new name upon each stone in the city of our God. Matt 7:24-26 (NAS). I was on the flood pad of a large dam enjoying my walk in ankle deep water that was coming from the dam. “Behold, there shall be a record kept among you” (Doctrine and Covenants 21:1). In Exodus 28:17 God had Moses make a breast plate with twelve stones in it and the names of all the tribes would be engraved on each one of them, he would then carry them over his heart to intercede for them in God’s presence. Experiencing truth must be our life! "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl..." (Revelation 21:21). Rev 21:14(NAS). It is understood the church may possibly be the oldest from the period in Britain. If you punch the word “church” into Google images that’s what you get – pictures of beautiful buildings. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot Just as there are nine fruits of the Holy Spirit they all spring forth out of one, [love] because that is what God is. The problem with us is that we are flesh and are not consistently manifesting them, but manifest the flesh at times and not the Spirit of God. These building materials are not long lasting, but will burn up under the fires that life brings our way. "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me" (John 10:27). Echo the Voice of God – A Mother’s Day Sermon #4. Justice ‘Attacking the very foundations’ of church-state separation, SCOTUS delivers ‘seismic shock’ ruling on religious schools "A State need not subsidize private education. Then each stone was placed upon the High Priest shoulders to represent how he would carry them into the presence of God. Just as our human bodies are made as one, so will the body of Jesus be made one in Him. It is through the sons of God ministry that the world will come to know Jesus! We must realize that when we pass the test by going through the fire, God will "REWARD" us with a greater revelation of Jesus in our heart. The Foundations classes will introduce you to the core beliefs of The Mission Church. Topics include the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (verses 1-4), the effects of the outpouring on the religious Jews (verses 5-13), the fulfillment of Joel and David’s prophecies (verses 14-26), the first New Testament revival (verses 37 -41), and the first local church (verses 42-47). Benjamin = "Son of my right hand" Amethyst stone. The goals of Foundations of Christian Faith book. Jacinth Stone. If any man's work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire. If the foundation of the city is a living stone, then so are we made of same materials! Foundational Pillar #1: PRAYER •Acts 1:14 & 2:1-4 – The Church was birthed through prayer. (See Rev. They only gave us the foundation, the foundation is not the building, it has got to go higher and higher until it fills the universe and all that the Father has made for us to rule over throughout eternity. To put it around our necks and show it off to others? "And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, according to their birth." Eph 1:22-23 says, "And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Revelation 21:18 says that the wall is made of jasper stone, this is the very stone that Jesus is liken to Who is seated on the throne in chapter 4:3, the bride is liken to the same when she descends out of heaven in 21:11. He also showed me that we are named in this great city of God, even as we are named amongst the genealogy of Jesus because we are His seed. Rev 21:18 (NAS) We have nothing to hide, but only to give away to those who will come and receive freely and drink from the river of life that is flowing through us from the throne of God. (See Is 11:2). Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? By the turn of the second century, all of them believed in Jesus Christ as a savior. To be equal means, "identical in size, quantity, value, having the same privileges, rights, status, and opportunities as others, and being evenly balanced between opposing sides." We must ask our self, is the truth of God really in our heart, or is it just in our head? We are the shining city of God that is set on a hill for all to see and come home to! Eph 3:10-11 (NIV). The word is our plumb line of truth that we are called to live accordingly to if we plan to build accurately. It was excavated more than 40 years ago when Southway was built. "After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward" (Genesis 15:1 KJV). We the church, His body is the fullness of Him in the earth, for the fullness of Him is the seven Spirits of God. spread the word Tell others about our community and share our web site with those who would want to learn more or receive our spiritual instructions and conferences. "And the material of the wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass." For all is built upon love because that is what God is. Oscar Leiva 32:22 Acts 4:32-37 - How can our affluence affect lasting influence for the common good of others? I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. Subscribe to … Twelve is the number of government, we the church are called to carry the government (authority) of God to the nations. And we must thank Him for them! When I first read that [she] we the city of God had a great high wall it brought questions to my mind. If we are prepared for that day, God will pour through us like a river that will wash away all of satan’s lies from God’s people. Notice that it says "If any man builds." Revelation 1:4 states that the seven spirits of God are before the throne rather than on the throne. This means that one will not do something without the other; they are equals! © 2019 Bob Yandian Ministries. The people who make up this city are now equal and are made complete in it; they are the finished product as prophesied Revelation 10:7. 3:12). We must not run from our trials any longer, but instead we must embrace them so they will become the pearly gates to the kingdom of God for us. 1 Cor 3:10-15 (NAS), The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. For these truths to be the authentic foundation in us they cannot be just dogma that we put into our heads from our much learning. "In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit" (Ephesians 2:22 KJV). Remember that it is we the body and bride of Jesus that make up the city. All the books of the Bible are anointed and ordained of God as the Holy Spirit lead the writers, their words are the revelation from the Father’s heart. He is over joyed to call us His brethren, family, and friend because that is who we are, we have His same Spirit living and abiding in us as He is in Jesus. RTF headquarters may also have Seminars in the Nashville area and other locations where the church … When this unification takes place, the body of Christ will have fulfilled the Lord's priestly prayer, "And the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given to them; that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected (complete) in unity, that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and didst love them, even as Thou didst love Me" (John 17:22-23 NAS). Isa 51:1 (Message Bible). Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints build the foundations of their faith on Jesus Christ and the testimonies of His apostles and prophets. Beyond this, however, there were some differences, even after the various movements had begun to influence each other. We must understand that WE are NOW building God's temple within our self by what we are partaking of and by how we are living it out each day in the fires of life. "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12 KJV). The Bible is acknowledged as the 'ground' on which any expression of Christian faith must be founded. "They shall be Mine," says the Lord of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels" Mal 3:17 (NKJV). Alphaeus = learned, chief, we are to be kings. Jesus is the first born Son and we are added in with Him. After all these years it is still standing strong for us to see it and be amazed. James = Undermines, we are to undermine [disable] the enemy. "Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy of heart because of the goodness that the LORD had shown to David and to Solomon and to His people Israel" (2 Chronicles 7:10). Col 1:9-13 [NAS], So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. For years I have wondered why we are likened to stones, because they have been here from the beginning and will be here forever as will the temple of our God be. God had Moses use the most priceless stones that were to be engraved with the names of all the tribes. “When the Foundations are being Destroyed, what can the Righteous Do?” Psalm 11:3 Introduction: Several years ago, I received the call from the Lord to become the pastor of the FBC of Lebanon. Within the throne is all power and authority [in the Lamb]. Foundations is the first level of training for all new believers, or those who are not familiar with the beliefs of The Mission Church. The living stones that God is building out of, are not just some cheap field rock, but they are likened to the most precious and valuable jewels. When this takes place in its completeness, the body will have become one like the Godhead. Ex 28:17-22 (NAS). And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Work to restore the foundations … Nothing goes steal my joy. Philip = Warlike, we are to run to battle. We also are called to have a white stone, [meaning a stone clear as crystal] that has our new name engraved upon it. In this sermon, we look at a fifth Christian commitment – gathering. All the overcomers throughout the ages are represented through the symbolic number of 144,000 that come through the gates into the city of God. Description Jamestown Rediscovery is proud to release Church and State: The Archaeology of the Foundations of Democracy, a new publication summarizing the archaeological investigations of Jamestown’s 1907 Memorial Church and historic 17 th-century tower.-century tower. If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are" (1 Corinthians 3:13-17 NAS). Jesus is called the "Salvation of God." Each of these churches appears to have had its own collection of sacred writings, and its own concept of Christianity. They are small stones that caused an irritant and have become beautiful gemstones in the oyster's mouth. Foundations of the Church & Stories of Discipleship May to September 2018 Located in the book ‘Acts of the Apostles’ this series looks at the foundations of the church and stories of discipleship. ‎Foundations is a multi-generational church that loves people. Why does the kingdom of God need a wall to protect us when we have God and the angels? In Revelation 7, all the tribes of Israel are named because their names have meaning. In each one of us God is building the character of Jesus Christ in our spirit-man whether we know it or not. In other words, it was not yet complete so don't spend your time there. Gad = "To overcome" Jasper Stone = Jesus our great overcomer. (Please allow a minute for the audio to begin playing). When they told me that it was a 5000-year-old lost Inca City and was one of the wonders of the world I wanted to go and see it for myself. Now is the time to ask and believe for them in your life! Bartholomew = a son, we are to be like the son of God. "And coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected by men, but choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." The only way for us to enter into the fullness of the God is for us to go through great tribulations that He allows in our life. And because He now dwells in us, this means that we also have the seven spirits of God dwelling in us. I said, "What is that?" The Church We Want: Foundations, Theology and Mission of the Church in Africa — Conversations on Ecclesiology Editor: Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J. The completion of When I looked up the Greek words "Before the throne" I find that it could be rendered "On or In the throne" which would be more accurate according to what Revelation 3:1 says, "He who has the seven Spirits of God…" Jesus possess the seven spirits of God within Himself and they are in His body! Jesus said in Revelation 2:17, "I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it." The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. But in order for us to handle His power and authority we must have these foundational truths working in us, so that we can handle it without being washed away in the coming flood of power. And now because the Holy Spirit [the Spirit of truth] fills all true believers and has been given to us to bestow revelation from the heart of God. Listen to me, all you who are serious about right living and committed to seeking God. And the stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a seal, each according to his name for the twelve tribes. If any man's work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. One year we went on a mission’s trip to Peru and friend of ours asked if we were going to go to Machu Picchu. But I ask you, "What are pearls in the natural?" These engraved stones represent the value and the worthiness of His people, God considers us as a priceless gems. "He who overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son" (Revelation 21:7). This was the great revelation that Peter received from the Father, Peter’s name means the [ROCK]. The Bible says that the wall of the city is clear like glass for all to behold the goodness of our God in our midst. 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