Welcome to Alpha!

Welcome & INTRODUCTIONS

Introduce yourself and answer these two questions:

Where do you live and work, how do you spend your free time, etc.
How has the pandemic changed your life for better or worse?

HOW ALPHA WORKS

We’ll cover the basics of how Alpha works and why this space matters.

VIDEO: IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS?

VIDEO REVIEW

At the heart of the Christian faith is the person of Jesus Christ.

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life.” (John 6:35)

THE FIRST ORDER QUESTIONS OF LIFE

Is there more to life than this?

What am I doing on earth?

What is the point of life?

What is the purpose of my life?

Where am I heading?

1. Jesus said, “I am the way.”

““I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ”

— C.S. Lewis

Jesus is the lens through which we see God. He is the way to God.

Jesus is also the lens by which we see the world in a totally different dimension and clarity.

2. Jesus said, “I am the truth.”

““Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.””

— C.S. Lewis

Truth—understood intellectually (head knowledge)

Truth—experienced as a relationship (heart knowledge)

3. Jesus said, “I am the life.”

“I have come that [you] may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)

Jesus came to deal with:

1. The things that spoil our lives

2. Our guilt

Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” (JOHN 14:6)

THE POINT

God loves you and He came, in the person of His Son, Jesus, to set you free to enjoy life to the full.

GROUP DISCUSSION

“What makes you happy?”

“What (if anything) has been your experience with Christianity?

Boring? Irrelevant? Confusing? Untrue?”

“Have you ever achieved something, then felt a letdown afterward? Share the story.

Why do you think this happens? ”