We know that it is God who through His Holy Spirit draws people to himself, but He has commanded us to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. This is indeed a great privilege which has been given to us as followers of Christ. Many methods have used over the years in spreading the Gospel some of which could well have been very off-putting to the listeners.

ALPHA COURSE
In the early nineteen nineties a church in London known as Holy Trinity Brompton devised a course of eleven weeks which set out the plan of Jesus Christ for the lives of men and women. Nicky Gumble who had been a barrister in London became a priest and preached fifteen sermons which have been recorded in various forms including DVD's. He has a very special way of presenting the Gospel and his various anecdotes are very amusing. The course is made up as follows;

Week 1 - Is there more to life than this ?        Week 2 - Who is Jesus ?        Week 3 - Why did Jesus die ?        Week 4 - How can I be sure of my faith ?        Week 5 - Why and how should I read the Bible ?        Week 6 -  Why and how do I pray ?        Week 7 -  How does God guide us ?        Week -End - Talk 1 Who is the Holy Spirit ?                               Talk  2 What does the Holy Spirit do ?                               Talk  3  How can I be filled with  the Spirit ?                               Talk  4  How can I make the most of the rest of my life ?         Week 8 - How can I resist evil ?         Week 9 - Why and how should we tell others ?         Week 10- Does God heal today ?         Week 11 - How can I make the most of the rest of my life ?

The course starts with a meal then a video and then discussion on the video and is known as THE ALPHA COURSE  Our church is busy with the 26th course over the 12 years or so. We plan courses regularly and all are welcome.