St Peters Church in the City
Online Alpha
Welcome to the first Course of Online Alpha hosted by St Peters Church in the City.
Alpha Online is a course that St Peters Church in the City will be hosting here on our home Website.
It is ideal for anyone who is interested in knowing more about Jesus. You can do this at home with yourself, a small group of people or with your whole family.
If you scroll further down there will be a few ideas for you to ponder as a reflection during this video aswell as a couple of recomended reads you might enjoy.
Throughout the video there will be a series of session breaks where you can pause the video to answer each Course Question as they show on screen. You can write your thoughts down or discuss them with others before continuing. You will be able to pause or continue the video at your discretion.
We pray you will enjoy this experience and that it provides and opportunity to enrich your faith and understanding in Him.
What, if any, has been your experience of Christianity?
• Boring?
• Untrue?
• Irrelevant?
At the heart of the Christian faith is a person: Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, ‘I am the bread of life.’ (John 6:35)
1. JESUS SAID, ‘I AM THE WAY.’
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?
C. S. Lewis: ‘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.’
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.’
C. S. Lewis: ‘Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and
if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is
moderately important.’
• 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:
• The things that spoil our lives
• Our guilt
God loves you and he came, in the person of his Son, Jesus,
to set you free to enjoy life to the full.
Jesus said,
‘I am the way and
the truth and the life’
(JOHN 14:6)
SESSION 1 IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS?
RECOMMENDED READING
What’s So Amazing About Grace? – Philip Yancey
Why Jesus? – Nicky Gumbel
If you are interested, we also host Alpha Courses at our St Peters Church. This includes Dinner, light refreshments and sometimes desert! We run through the courses with an Alpha leader who will guide the Session. It is fun to learn more about Jesus with people from our community and we value each person we serve. We have available positions for people who would like to be a Learner or a Teacher. We train and provide all the resources (Thanks to Alpha) and look forward to sharing in this experience with you!
If this sounds like something you’d love to be apart of please get in touch with us!
(07) 578 9608 | reception@stpeters.org.nz | 130 Spring Street, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, 3110