We normally assume that what we are going through emotionally is separate from what we know spiritually, but that is not the case.  We always assume that we know enough about Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and the Father, but many times, we don’t truly understand the very basics underlying our salvation and sanctification. As a matter of fact, very few people can explain salvation, or the words justification, sanctification, grace, love, sin, faith or other foundational words.

This is a 13 week course with sixty-five(65) five-day-a-week Workbook lessons, and additional lessons and information in the Teacher’s manual.  It will instruct you regarding a lot of things you thought you knew, but actually might not.  When I was first saved, I knew I was saved, but couldn’t explain it well enough to lead someone to the Lord.  It wasn’t until several years later that I learned and understood the gospel and what had happened to me in such a way that I could share it with others.

It will cover a lot of the words that Christians throw around, but really couldn’t give you a biblical definition of (I call this “Christianese”).  We will define love, faith, sin, salvation, sanctification, justification, grace and more.  The more completely you understand the bottom line truths about who God is and who YOU are, the healthier and more sane you will become.

Also, a lot of our guilt and shame and feelings of being unloved can be healed through a better understanding of how God sees and feels toward us.  We carry a lot of needless negative thoughts about ourselves, and truly knowing what God expects from us (instead of what others told us He expected from us) will set you free from so much unnecessary pain and anguish.

This course has a Teacher’s Manual as well as a Workbook with 5 lessons per weekday.  The Teacher’s Manual also has an additional lesson in it that was intended to go with that week’s daily lessons.   I have also added audio files  for the first 6 weeks (30) of lessons, if you would like to listen to the Workbook lesson instead of reading it.

Outline of
Firm Foundation Class
Written by Ronnie and Penny Haynes

1. Understanding Salvation
Day 1 – Understanding Salvation
Day 2 – Understanding Salvation
Day 3 – First Steps as a Believer
Day 4 – Water Baptism
Day 5 – Water Baptism
Class Lesson – Understanding Salvation

2. Learning Your New Identity
Day 1 – Who We Are Now
Day 2 – Learning Your New Identity
Day 3 – Learning Our New Identity
Day 4 – Learning Our New Identity
Day 5 – Who We Are Determines What We Do
Class Lesson – Who We Are Determines What We Do

3. Who I Am In Christ
Day 1 – I Am Secure
Day 2 – I Am Secure in Jesus Christ
Day 3 – I Am Significant
Day 4 – I Am Significant
Day 5 – I Am Significant
Class Lesson – What I Think About Myself / What God Says About Me

4. Belonging To Your Choice: Spirit or Flesh
Day 1 – Out With The Old, In With The New
Day 2 – You Belong To Your Choice
Day 3 – You Belong To Your Choice
Day 4 – Risen With Christ
Day 5 – Risen With Christ
Class Lesson – Belonging To Your Choice
Handout – The Natural Person / The Spiritual Person / The Carnal Person

5. Containers for Christ
Day 1 – Containers for Christ
Day 2 – Controlled by the New Nature
Day 3 – Releasing the New Nature
Day 4 – Making Jesus Christ King
Day 5 – Making Jesus Christ King
Class Lesson – What Difference Does It Make to Have Christ Living In Us?

6. Becoming Whole
Day 1 – God Wants You to Be Whole
Day 2 – God’s Spirit Makes Us Whole
Day 3 – Forgiving Yourself
Day 4 – Forgiving Those Who Have Harmed You
Day 5 – Acting Upon God’s Word Instead of Our Feelings
Class Lesson – Becoming Whole (Perfect, Mature & Complete)

7. Integrity
Day 1 – Integrity: The Definition
Day 2 – Integrity: Genesis 37
Day 3 – Integrity: Genesis 39
Day 4 – Integrity: Genesis 39
Day 5 – Integrity and You
Class Lesson – Bible Study on Joseph

8. Understanding What Has Happened To You
Day 1 – Understanding What Has Happened To You
Day 2 – God’s Principle to Live By
Day 3 – Being in the Body
Day 4 – Being in the Body
Day 5 – Being in the Body
Class Lesson – The Body

9. Gifts and Talents in the Body
Day 1 – Gifts and Talents in the Body
Day 2 – Gifts and Talents in the Body
Day 3 – God’s Definition of Love
Day 4 – The Body’s Law of Love
Day 5 – Functioning in Love (Charity)
Class Lesson – The Law of Love

10. Quiet Time
Day 1 – Quiet Time
Day 2 – Learning How To Pray
Day 3 – Using God’s Word As A Source of Growth
Day 4 – Knowing God’s Word
Day 5 – Memorizing God’s Word
Class Lesson – Quiet Time: What We Are To Meditate Upon

11. God’s Word: Introduction to the Old Testament
Day 1 – Introduction to the Old Testament
Day 2 – Important People in the Old Testament
Day 3 – Simple Summary of the Old Testament Books
Day 4 – Simple Summary of the Old Testament Books
Day 5 – Simple Summary of the Old Testament Books
Class Lesson – Introduction to the Old Testament – Study of Hosea

12. God’s Word: Introduction to the New Testament
Day 1 – Introduction to the New Testament
Day 2 – The Authors of the New Testament
Day 3 – Brief Summary of the New Testament Books
Day 4 – Brief Summary of the New Testament Books
Day 5 – Brief Summary of the New Testament Books
Class Lesson – Introduction to the New Testament – Study of Philemon

13. Christianese (Basic Christian Terminology)
Day 1 – Christianese: Love
Day 2 – Christianese: Faith and Sin
Day 3 – Christianese: Righteousness
Day 4 – Christianese: Mercy and Grace
Day 5 – Christianese: Justification and Sanctification
Class Lesson – Putting It All Together (Chart)