101 The Bible
09/05/12 The Inspiration of the Bible I
09/12/12 The Inspiration of the Bible II
09/19/12 The Authority of the Bible
09/26/12 How We Come to Trust the Bible
10/10/12 The Sufficiency of the Bible
10/17/12 The Clarity of the Bible
10/24/12 The Importance of Bible Translation
11/07/12 The Interpretation of Scripture I
11/14/12 The Interpretation of Scripture II
11/21/12 A History of the Bible
11/28/12 The Framework of the Bible I
01/02/13 The Framework of the Bible II
01/09/13 Q&A
102 The Nature & Character of God
01/16/13 The Existence of God
01/23/13 The Nature of God
02/13/13 The Incommunicable Attributes of God I
02/20/13 The Incommunicable Attributes of God II
02/27/13 The Mental Attributes of God
03/06/13 The Moral Attributes of God I
03/13/13 The Moral Attributes of God II
03/20/13 The Sovereignty of God
03/27/13 The Decrees of God
04/10/13 The Trinity
04/17/13 The Relationship of the Father & the Son
04/24/13 The Relationship of Father, Son, & Spirit
05/01/13 Q&A
103 The Doctrine of Man
05/08/13 The Doctrine of Creation I
05/15/13 The Doctrine of Creation II
05/22/13 The Image of God
06/12/13 The Creation Mandates: Dominion
06/19/13 The Creation Mandates: Work
06/26/13 The Creation Mandates: Rest
07/03/13 The Creation Mandates: Procreation
07/10/13 The Doctrine of Angels
07/17/13 Satan and Demons
07/24/13 The Fall of Man
08/14/13 Total Depravity I
08/21/13 Total Depravity II
08/28/13 Q&A
FIRM FOUNDATIONS
Bird’s Eye View
Year 1: 2012-2013
101 The Bible (13 Weeks)
102 The Nature & Character of God (13 Wks)
103 The Doctrine of Man (13 Weeks)
Year 2: 2013-2014
201 Christ & the Atonement (13 Weeks)
202 The Doctrine of Salvation (13 Weeks)
203 The Christian Life (13 Weeks)
Year 3: 2014-2015
301 The Holy Spirit (13 Weeks)
302 The Local Church (16 Weeks)
303 Evangelism & Missions (10 Weeks)
Year 4: 2015-2016
401 The Christian Family (13 Weeks)
402 The Christian Worldview (26 Weeks)
Year 5: 2016-2017
501 Church History (13 Weeks)
502 The Doctrines of Grace (13 Weeks)
503 The End of the World (13 Weeks)
Firm Foundations
A 5-Year Discipleship Course
Brothers, do not
be children in
your thinking.
Be infants in
evil, but in your
thinking
be mature.
- 1st Cor. 14:20
Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church
5556 Bend of the River Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
www.mhmbc.net
2012-2013
About Firm Foundations
Firm Foundations is a repeating 5 year
discipleship course offered by Mount Hermon
Missionary Baptist Church for Christians of all
ages. The class meets on most Wednesday
nights at 7pm. The course seeks to equip
believers by providing comprehensive and
systematic instruction on all of the major
doctrines of the Bible.
The course is seminar based and requires no
outside reading or work. A bird’s eye view of
the subjects covered can be found on the back
of this brochure. The subjects covered this
year (2012-2013) can be found on the flap.
Believers are encouraged to jump into the
program even if they have already missed past
classes – those classes will eventually come
around again. There is no cost for the course.
Do not be conformed to this
world, but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind, that
by testing you may discern what
is the will of God, what is good
and acceptable and perfect.
- Romans 12:2
Our Teachers
Merle Hendricks is a Deacon
at MHMBC where he has
been a member since 2005.
He and his wife Libby have
three grown children.
Merle is an independent
corporate accountant.
Mark Anderson is a Deacon
at MHMBC and has been
a member of our church
family since 2008. He and
his wife Michelle have two
children. Mark is a physician
with Boice Willis Clinic.
Brian Thompson and his
wife Kay have been a part
of MHMBC since 2010.
They have two young boys.
Brian works in the I.T.
department at Boice Willis
Clinic in Rocky Mount.
Our Theological Convictions
We are Christians – we believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God, the ruler of the
universe, and a Savior for sinners. Everything
that exists and all that takes place does do for
the glory of Jesus.
We are Evangelicals – we believe that the Bible
is the Word of God and that it has authority
over our lives. We believe that the central
message of the Bible is the gospel – the
message of how sinners can have peace with
God through Jesus.
We are Calvinists – we believe that salvation is
all of grace and that the glory belongs
completely to God.
We are Baptists – we believe that local
churches are to be made up of genuine
believers who have been born again by the
Spirit of God and who have publicly professed
their faith through a conscious participation in
the ordinance of baptism.
We hold to the 5 Solas of the Protestant
Reformation:
Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone
Justin Nale has served as
Pastor of MHMBC since
2003. He and his wife
Crystal have two sons.
Sola Christos – Christ Alone
Sola Gratia – Grace Alone
Sola Fide – Faith Alone
Soli Deo Gloria! – Glory to God Alone!