Mile 1: The Basics of Christianity

Whether you have been a Christian for many years, or you are just exploring Christianity for the first time, this is the starting point. This six week study lays the foundation upon which the rest of your journey can be built. Get off to a good start!

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Week 1
If God has revealed Himself to us, surely He must be knowable. In this lesson we explore what the Bible says about having a personal relationship with God. Knowing facts about someone and having a personal relationship with someone are two different things. Naturally we know about an acquaintance, but a personal relationship requires much more than that!

We also answer some key questions about the Bible.

Memory Verse: John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.


Week 2:
We'll give you seven reasons that Jesus was the Son of God in this lesson. One of them being the many millions of tranformed lives of those who have put their belief in Him.

Perhaps the most personal and tangible proof of the uniqueness and deity of Jesus are the totally transformed lives of all who have truly followed HIM! Ultimately there must be the test of transformed lives. What about you? Do you want God to transform your life? Put God and His Word to the Test! He invites and welcomes you. In final analysis a person must weigh the evidence and make a personal response to Jesus Christ’s claim upon his or her own life. NO response is a “no” response. Either He was or He was not the Son of God. There is no middle ground position that Jesus was merely a good man or a great prophet or a moral teacher. He did not leave these alternatives open to us. Regardless of our decision, the Bible says that one day everyone will bow their knees before Him and will confess with their own mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord.


Week 3:
In this lesson we realize that because we are sinners---both by birth and by behavior—and because the spiritual dimension of our life is dead and empty, there is a natural, inborn desire in the human heart to fill that spiritual vacuum and to search for ways to fill it. All the approaches we try, however, boil down to man trying to bridge the gap between himself and God through his own efforts. God took a different approach. He took the initiative and provided a way for us to relate to Him, but God had to become a man to do it. That man was Jesus. Through Jesus God now offers to rescue us from spiritual death., hence the term salvation or act of saving.


Week 4:
In last week's lesson we zeroed in on the concept of spiritual death—separation from God. And you remember we said that until we understand the concept of spiritual death, we cannot begin to see our need for spiritual life. Salvation would have no meaning if there were nothing to be saved from or out of. So in this lesson we study the important concept of spiritual life which is simple. It is culminated in a prayer of faith such as the following: We “cross over” by expressing our desire to God. The condition of our hearts is more important to God than the words we say, but here’s a suggested prayer someone might pray:

Heavenly Father, today I’m putting my complete trust in Your Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I realize I’m a sinner, but today I turn to You in repentance and faith. Thank You for forgiving my sins—all of them—and for giving me eternal life! Dear Jesus, I need You. I open the door of my heart. Please come in and make me the kind of person You created me to be so that I may bring honor and glory to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.


Week 5:
A train is designed to be pulled by the engine, not the caboose. In the same way, we need to put our trust in the facts of God’s trustworthiness and His promises. The more fuel of faith (trust) we put into the facts of God’s promises, the more His power will be released in our life. If we rely on our feelings, which are so often affected by circumstances around us, they may cause us to doubt our salvation. While feelings matter to us as people, our feelings should not be confused with the objective, supernatural reality of God and His promises. As the train moves forward, the caboose follows. In the same way, when we live a life of faith and obedience to God’s Word, our feelings will follow in due time. In this lesson we study the many reasons why we cannot lose our salvation.


Week 6:
Every person is tempted and there is no way to completely avoid it, but God gives some tools and methods to resist temptation.  We study them in this lesson.