Basics For Believers

by Stephen F. Olford

You want the believers under your care to have the basics... Even the most basic Christian foundations are rich with wisdom and inspiration, as proven in these in-depth lessons by world renowned Bible teacher Dr. Stephen Olford. Every pastor, evangelist, Bible teacher, and group/cell leader will want this comprehensive guide to the foundation of the Christian faith. It covers the essential truths of what new believers should believe and why they should believe it! Detailed reviews of the fundamanetals of faith and inspired arguments and apologetics will revolutionize your teaching ministry and provide new believers with the essential basics necessary for a solid foundation of faith and discipleship! Use this book to give your students or parishioners a fresh relevant understanding of their faith! The first third of this volume engages the essential beliefs of Christianity--the basic Chrisitan evidences and the ramifications of new life in Christ. The second section closely examines Christ's claims and miracles, as recorded in the Gospel of John. And the third section concludes by looking at Scripture's call for every believer to be an integral part of the local Body of Christ--the Church. Draw from teh same deep well that so many leaders and teachers have found to be a life-changing resource for their ministries. After all, the basics in this book are not merely about simple truths--they are about the essential truths. Basics for Believers is a critical resource for any serious student or communicator of God's Word.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Stephen Olford was born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) of missionary parents. His father, an Englishman, was converted through the ministry of R.A. Torrey. His mother, an American from Buffalo, New York, was associated with the evangelistic work of Sister Abigail.

Educated in Britain at St. Luke's College, Mildmay, and the Missionary Training Colony in London, his evangelistic crusades throughout Britain were interrupted in 1939 by the war, when he worked with the troops, and for seven years preached in a Forces Center in South Wales, reaching almost a thousand men a week. After the war, he returned to crusading on a much larger scale in major cities of the British Isles, Canada, and the United States, and was a frequent speaker at Keswick, in England. He held a six-year pastorate in Richmond, Surrey, before coming to New York.

In 1966 Wheaton College conferred upon Stephen Olford the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and Houghton College awarded him the Doctor of Letters degree.

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Stephen F. Olford is well known as pastor of New York's Calvary Baptist Church, radio and television preacher, conference and crusade speaker, as well as author of several books and pamphlets. As pastor of Calvary Baptist Church since 1959, Dr. Olford's leadership has led to an expanded radio ministry, "The Calvary Church Hour" being heard each week throughout the Caribbean, Great Britain, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. He has also pioneered a gospel program on television with the weekly "Encounter," which has a potential audience of some twenty-seven million in the New York area. His conference and crusade ministry has taken him around the world.