Alpha
Everything you ever wanted to know about God, but were afraid to ask...
The Alpha Course is a way of enabling people to get to know the basics of the Christian faith in an interactive and friendly way. Run over ten weeks, each evening begins with food, has teaching on different topics, and ends with a time of discussion in small groups, which remain together for the duration of the course. In addition to this we have one day away over a weekend at a local hotel.
The topics looked at are:
- Christianity: Boring, Untrue, Irrelevant?
- Who is Jesus?
- Why did Jesus die?
- How can I be sure of my faith?
- Why and how should I read the bible?
- Why and how do I pray?
- Who is the Holy Spirit?
- What does the Holy Spirit do?
- How can I be filled with the Spirit?
- How can I resist evil?
- How does God guide us?
- Why and how should we tell others?
- Does God heal today?
- What about the Church?
- How can I make the most of the rest of my life?
The first topic is included in a supper held at The Ordulph Arms in Tavistock. The remainder of the course is usually run at TMC.