These days, the word ‘temple’ doesn’t really pop up that often, and when it does, we probably think of ancient places of worship in the Far East, or a tourist attraction we’ve seen on the Travel Channel. But the Bible speaks about temples over and over again.read more »
Worship is key to what Alpha is all about – giving people the chance to meet Jesus. When I was 18 a friend gave me a tape of worship music recorded at a gathering of about 10,000 young people. I remember putting the tape into my walkman (retro I know) and being blown away by the presence of God that seemed to fill my bedroom.read more »
You will need:
Opaque ground sheet/blanket/bed sheet that is large enough to hold so that people can’t see over it or round it or under it. If the sheet is not big enough then you will need to do this in smaller groups and make sure that people cannot cheat by looking underneath the sheet at people’s shoes!read more »
There is a fascinating moment in the book of Acts where Paul is preaching the gospel in Athens. He notices an altar ‘To an unknown God’ and basically says I know this God, he has a name and his name is Jesus. Paul uses the things that are around him to communicate the good news in a way that the people around him understand.read more »
Youth Alpha can work very well as a pre-confirmation course, encouraging teenagers to ask questions and discover what they really think about their faith.
We have seen Youth Alpha successfully incorporated in the run up to confirmation across different denominations, with the specifics of confirmation being taught additionally at the end of the course.read more »
When I first became a Christian I learnt that Jesus didn’t just say wonderful things, he also demonstrated wonderful things: he taught the good news and he lived the good news. I learnt that part of what he did was to set people free by praying for them in various ways.read more »
The British band Coldplay wrote a song called ‘Square One’. It goes like this: ‘From the top of the first page/To the end of the last day/From the start in your own way/You just want somebody listening to what you say/It doesn’t matter who you are.’
I think these words pretty much sum up the way a lot of our generation feel about life.read more »
I will never forget the first time I ate one.
I held the ice-cool package, covered in its fine foil wrapper, in my hot, shaking hand.
I had heard about this frozen dairy delight from a friend. He had raved about it so much that I thought I should give it a try, if only to shut him up.read more »
Youth for Christ has 66 local centres throughout Britain, from Inverness down to the Isle of Wight, working with - and for - the local church to ensure that evangelism and youth work is relevant to local young people. Each month 300,000 young people hear and see people living out the gospel of Jesus Christ in their local areas.read more »
