TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter............................................................................................... 1 Our Mission................................................................................................... 2 What We Believe............................................................................................ 2 Testimonials.................................................................................................... 5 Class Descriptions........................................................................................... 7 Class Resources.............................................................................................. 8 Who & What I Am in Christ?............................................................................ 9 Foundation Class Victory Confession................................................................. 10 Faith Confession............................................................................................. 11 A Prayer of Protection from Psalm 91................................................................ 12 Foundation Class Scriptures.............................................................................. 13 Membership................................................................................................... 14
WELCOME!
PRAISE THE LORD!
Welcome to Living Word Christian Center’s Biblical Foundation of Faith Classes! These classes are an eleven week comprehensive biblical teaching by Pastor Bill Winston via video.The classes are structured to lay a foundation for success in the life of the Believer and to create a biblical hunger and desire for God’s will.
Our Foundation Ministry Staff is committed to your successful completion of the classes. If at any time we can assist you, please let one of our team members know or you may contact our Foundation Ministry office at (708) 6975378.
We are keeping you in our prayers and look forward to seeing you at your Breakfast of As you honor God with your commitment to Champions. invest in your life by starting and completing the Foundation classes here at Living Word Sincerely, Christian Center, know that God will honor that decision with the manifestations of His Word in your life! We encourage you to attend every class with the earnest expectation Drs. Bill & Veronica Winston to receive a supernatural impartation!
Drs. Bill & Veronica Winston
MISSION The mission of Living Word Christian Center it to empower believers, through teaching, preaching, and demonstration of the uncompromised Word of God, to fulfill their highest calling, and to change this world through Jesus Christ.
VISION To get the word out.
PURPOSE The purpose of the Foundation classes is to lay a solid foundation for success in the lives of the Believer and create a biblical hunger and desire for God’s will.
WHAT WE BELIEVE We believe the Holy Scriptures as the revealed will of God, the all-sufficient rule for faith and practice, and for the purpose of maintaining general unity, adopts the following statement of fundamental truths: 1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 2. We believe that there is one God; eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in the blessed hope of His personal, visible, future return to this earth to receive to Himself His blood-bought Church that it may be with Him forever. 4. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ. 5. We believe that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
6. We believe in the redemptive work of Christ on the cross and that it provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer. 7. We believe that the baptism with the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, is given to believers who ask for it. 8. We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a holy life. 9. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation.
We are so very thankful that you have decided to take the Biblical Foundation of Faith classes here at Living Word Christian Center. We pray that your experience will be life changing!
As a student, please review the following information: • There are a total of eleven classes to be completed. All teachings are done by Pastor Winston via video. After each lesson, scriptures will be given for the student to mediate on and memorize. • We offer resources that can be of some assistance in the memorization process.
Gentlemen, please be advised that there shall be no earrings worn in class, on stage while receiving your certificate; or while serving in Helps Ministries. Earrings were a sign of slavery Exodus 21:6; remember YOU ARE FREE! To ensure that we accurately track your attendance and scripture information, please be sure to fill out and turn in your attendance sheet, every week before leaving the classroom. If your address or phone number changes, please provide the updated information ASAP. Please be sure to obtain a copy of the current class schedule; this is a beneficial tool to refer to when there are make up classes needed. We have a dedicated team here to see that you successfully complete the Foundation classes; if there is anything that we can do to assist you in this process or enhance your experience, please let us know.
• We suggest that you use the Kings James Bible translation for memorizing the scriptures. If you choose to use a different translation, please have that translation of the Bible with you when reciting scriptures. All classes start promptly, so please be on time.
TESTIMONIALS We would like to share a few of the awesome testimonies and comments obtained from current and past Biblical Foundation of Faith Class students; as well as encouraging words from the Living Word Christian Center Foundation Ministry Staff.
“Before starting the foundation class. My life was going good and bad and I never knew how to deal with my trials and fear until I Joined the foundation class. Through my 10 weeks of attending foundation class I have learned a lot with dealing with fear because I’m a young woman and I play a lot of roles in life to many people and at times I get scared of accomplishing my dreams, but I know Jesus is with me every step of the way even through my trials the devil has thrown a lot of things at me and I have been able to stand on my feet with God through it all.” “I am currently renting an apartment where the owner is in foreclo¬sure. I knew that my next move had to be into property that I own. I have spent the last six months looking. I put offers on 5 proper¬ties but they were rejected due to higher offer being accepted. Last week my offer was accepted on a condo that is everything that I wanted. The other properties that I had previously bidded on in one way or another did not have everything that I wanted. I was start¬ing to get discouraged because as a real estate agent I’m able to find everyone
else a house and was thinking that I couldn’t find myself a place. I kept the faith and to God be the Glory. “I had been in foundations class for two weeks and searching for employ¬ment for well over two years when I received a telephone call from an em¬ployer seeking to interview me for a program manager position at a Christian based transitional living facility. An interview was scheduled and conducted. At its completion I was asked to return for a group interview along with a plan outlining how I would perform the duties of program manager if asked to start within one week. I attended the group interview. I presented my plan while we waited for the third interview. When the third person did not attend, the other applicant presented as the interviewer and I listened intently. Af¬ter both presentations were complete, the employer sat quietly. I then heard these words. Each of you will have a
position. I am not sure which of you will be program manage, but I will be offering each of you a position. “Approximately one week later, I received a call from the interviewer offering me a position as the chief operations officer. I have no experience as a chief operations officer and I never completed an application for the position prior to the initial phone call. As a result, I know this position was not obtained through my own efforts. It is a gift from God.” “Every since I started this foundation class. I’ve had trouble in believing in certain areas of the Christian life, this class is giving me a clear understand¬ing of what it is to be a true Christ follower.This new love that I have for Christ has led me to being baptized and has giving me a stronger ability to be open for the word of Christ, not only for myself but for others also.To show how good and faithful God is, a life long dream has happened and only God could have open that door for me and now I’m a flight attendant.”
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Section 1- New Beginnings
EVANGELISM The Great Commission! Learn how you can SALVATION 1 & 2 Discover God’s total plan of redemption and be an effective witness for the Kingdom of God. all of its benefits. FINISH LINE The last class is the opportunity for students Section 2-Spiritual Growth to quote remanining scriptures, complete HOLY SPIRIT membership paperwork and view Helps Learn the importance of the Holy Spirit and Ministry presentation which introduces varithe difference between the “within” and the ous opportunities to serve within the ministry. “upon” experience for every Believer. PRAYER Discover the basis for the different types of prayers and their carious applications. FAITH Learn what faith is, how a person obtains faith, and how to use faith as a servant, and much more. COVENANT Discover God’s covenant, His reason for it, and how you can have a covenant relationship with God. HEALING Healing is a provision of salvation! Learn what God has to say about healing and divine health. PROSPERITY Erase all wrong thinking about prosperity and wealth, and discover how God wants you to prosper according to His Word. RIGHTEOUSNESS The foundation for walking in “great” faith. Know your kingdom rights, the benefits you partake of by being joint-heirs with Jesus, and what righteousness is and is not.
RESOURCES
It is our sincere desire that every student successfully completes the Biblical Foundation of Faith classes. Our trained staff is equipped to help you get to the finish line. They are here to encourage and motivate you to completion; so please take advantage of their help. In addition to our staff, the following resources are available:
confessions such as: The Victory Confession, Who and What Am I in Christ, What Happened When I Confessed Christ? and many more.
Our store, Royal Christian Bookstores offers an exhaustible resource of reading and listening materials that can be excellent tools
The Holy Spirit is excellent and too often not utilized enough reference. He will lead and guide you into all truth. As you prepare for the classes, ask the Holy Spirit to join you.
Please feel free to partner up with your fellow classmates; you can enÂŹcourage each other and perhaps become study or prayer partners.
These resources can be used by the Foundation Student, while in class as well as once they have graduated.
to use. All memorization scriptures are available on cards and CD which can be purchased from the store. There are various confessions available to the student that will help throughout the class;
WHO & WHAT I AM IN CHRIST 1. I am reigning in life by Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:7) 2. I am not looking at the things that are seen, but at the things which are not seen. (II Corinthians 4:18) 3. I am walking by faith and not by sight. (II Corinthians 5:7) 4. I am casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. (II Corinthians 10:5) 5. I am the righteousness of God in Christ. (II Corinthians 5:21) 6. I am rooted and grounded in love, because Christ dwells within me. (Ephesians 3:17) 7. I am the workmanship of God, created in Christ Jesus for good works. (Ephesians 2:10) 8. I am a partaker of God’s divine nature. (II Peter 1:4) 9. I am prosperous and in good health, because my soul prospers. (III John 2) 10. I am being transformed by the renewing of my mind to prove the perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2) 11. I am healed by the stripes of Jesus Christ. (I Peter 2:24) 12. I am more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:37) 13. I am the salt of the earth, and the light of the world. (Matthew 5:13a, 14a) 14. I am complete in Christ. (Colossians 2:10) 15. I am strong in the Lord and in the power of His Might. (Ephesians 6:10) 16. I am taking the shield of faith and quenching all of the fiery darts of the enemy. (Ephesians 6:16) 17. I am praying my desires and receiving them. (Mark 11:24) 18. I am like a tree planted by the rivers of waters, everything that I DO WILL PROSPER. (Psalm 1:3) 19. I am a temple of the Holy Ghost. (I Corinthians 6:19) 20. I am given exceeding great and precious promises, and by them I partake of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (II Peter 1:4) 21. I am led by the Spirit of God; therefore I am a son of God. (Romans 8:14) 22. I am not walking after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1) 23. I am receiving all of my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) 24. I am casting all of my cares upon Him, because I know that He cares for me. (I Peter 5:7)
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blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:3) blessed when I come in, and blessed when I go out. (Deuteronomy 28:6) an heir of God and a joint-heir with Christ. (Romans 8:17) increasing and abound in love. (Thessalonians 3:12) being made perfect in every good work to do God’s will. (Hebrews 13:21) showing forth the praise of God. (Psalm 51:15)
FOUNDATION CLASS VICTORY CONFESSION Father, your Word says that I am to have the same mind as Christ , so I cast down all thoughts of failure. I fix this Christ –like mind on receiving my Foundation Ministry Certificate of Completion! Because the memory of the righteousness is blessed and I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, I easily memorize and fearlessly confess your word. Thank you for not giving me a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, love and a sound mind. Whenever I confess the Word, faith comes as I hear it , so I decree that I receive faith for: Salvation, the Holy Spirit, Prayer, Faith, the Covenant, Healing, Prosperity, Righteousness and Evangelism. I thank you Father that Satan is bound in every area of my life and I have total victory through the Anointed One and His Anointing. In Jesus’ Name Scripture References: Philippians 2:4-6 Proverbs 10:17 2 Timothy 1:7 Romans 10:17
FAITH CONFESSION In the Name of Jesus, I am a believer. I believe God’s Word. I am what the Word says I am. I have what the Word says I have. I can do what the word says I can do. In Jesus’ Name, I render ineffective every negative word I have spoken, every word that has been contrary to the truth of God’s Word. From this moment forward, I will acknowledge the good things that are in me in Christ Jesus. I am saying it now, out of the good treasure of my heart, only good things will come to pass. I am the righteousness of God, a new creation, an heir of God, and a joint-heir with Jesus. I have been delivered from the power of dark¬ness and translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son; I have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb; redeemed from the curse of the law; redeemed from sickness and disease, poverty, and death. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I am more than a conqueror. He never leaves me nor forsakes me. Since the Greater One dwells within me, I can overcome every situation. The faith of God resides within me, and through it I have the victory that overcomes the world. I thank you Father, that I can have all these things. I believe it in my heart. I have released it with my mouth. So be it. It will surely come to pass. In Jesus’ Name
A PRAYER OF PROTECTION FROM PSALM 91
(Amplified Bible Translation)
Father, I praise you that I dwell in the secret place of the most high and that I shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty (Whose power no foe can withstand). I will say of the Lord, “The Lord is my refuge and my fortress, my God: on him I lean and rely, and in him I confidently trust!” For then you will deliver me from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. Then you will cover me with your feathers, and under wings shall I trust and find refuge. Your truth and your faithfulness are my shield and a buckler. I shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the de¬struction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand, but it shall not come near me. Only a spectator shall I be (yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High) as I witness the reward of the wicked. Because I have made you Lord, my refuge, and the most high my dwelling place, there shall no evil befall me, nor any plague or calamity come near my tent. For you will give your an¬gels special charge over me, to accompany and defend and preserve me in all my ways of obedience and service. Your angels shall bear me up on their hands, lest I dash my foot against a stone. I shall tread up on the lion and adder; the young lion and the serpent shall I trample under¬foot. Because I have set my love upon you, therefore will you deliver me. You will set me on high, because I know and understand your name. I have a personal knowledge of your mercy, love, and kindness. I trust and rely on you, knowing you will never forsake me no, never. I shall call upon you, and you will answer me. You will be with me in times of trouble. You will deliver me and honor me. With long life you satisfy me and show me your salvation!
FOUNDATION CLASS SCRIPTURES After each teaching, students will be given the following scriptures to mediate on. You are asked to mediate on the scriptures so that they become engrafted in your heart.
SALVATION 1
SALVATION 2
HOLY SPIRIT
PRAYER
FAITH
THE COVENANT
HEALING
PROSPERITY
RIGHTEOUSNESS
EVANGELISM
2 Corinthians 5:21 Galatians 3:13-14 Psalms 91- 1-3
John 16:13 Acts 1:8 Mark 16:15
Hebrews 11:1 Hebrews 11:6 Romans 10:17
1 Peter 2:24 John 10:10 Romans 8:11
2 Corinthians 5:21 1 John 4:4 Romans 5:17
Acts 2:38 Acts 4:12 2 Corinthians 5:17
Ezekiel 22:30 Luke 10:19 Philippians 4:6-7
Ephesians 2:8-9 Galatians 2:20 Romans 3:23
2 Corinthians 9:8 3 John 1:2 Psalm 35:27
Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Mark 16:15 2 Corinthians 5:17
MEMBERSHIP LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN CENTER MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
• Born Again • Water Baptized in Jesus’ Name • Completed the Biblical Foundation of Faith classes • Consistent Tither & Giver (6 months grace)
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
• Be under the covering of Drs. Bill and Veronica Winston • Opportunity to join the Helps Ministry and serve in one or more of 50 helps ministries. • Premarital classes & Wedding Officiating • Baby Dedications • And much, much more...
CONGRATULATIONS Dear Foundation Graduate, The Breakfast of Champions is a celebration of your successful completion of the Biblical Foundation of Faith Classes. Your Breakfast of Champions will be scheduled on a Saturday morning from 8:00am until 10:00am. Due to limited seating, only (1) guest per family will be permitted; your cooperation is greatly appreciated. “Please ensure that your Class Administrator has the following completed documents along with your correct address:”
Scripture Punch Card Membership Card Signed Breakfast of Champions Letter
On the Sunday immediately following the Breakfast of Champions (9:00am and 11:15am), Dr. Winston will congratulate you and acknowledge your completion of the Biblical Foun¬dation of Faith classes. Immediately following service, you may pick up your Certificate of Completion from Exhibition Hall located in the mall area. Congratulations and God Bless you as you continue to grow in God’s Word!