HOW CAN WE HAVE FAITH?

ALPHA COURSESESSION 3

GAME: TRUE OR FALSE?

Turn to your neighbour and tell them 3 things about yourself.

Two of them must be true, and one must be false.

Your neighbour then has to guess which fact you tell them is false.

FAITH IN JESUS no guessing Christianity is TRUE!

A CHRISTIAN A NEW PERSON A NEW LIFE

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CHRISTIAN?

a nice person? born in a Christian

country? believe in God?

Christ-ian = a follower of Christ. Someone who has a relationship with God

through Jesus Christ.

Be SURE of our Faith. YES! I am Christian. Errr… Maybe… Perhaps.. On Sundays?

FAITH = BELIEVE + RECEIVE

HOW CAN WE HAVE FAITH? solidly based on THREE

things which are all essential – just like a 3 legged stool.

members of Trinity; God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit.

1. THE WORD OF GOD

2. THE WORK OF JESUS

3. THE WITNESS OF HOLY SPIRIT

1. THE WORD OF GOD Our confidence – based on the BIBLE – the

promises in this book. based on FACTS not feelings.

REV. 3: 20

PROMISE 1:

“I WILL COME IN”

Promise 2 : “I WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU” Matt.28:20

Once we have opened the door and invited Jesus to come in, He promises that He will NEVER leave us…

…not even in the worst times in our lives.

PROMISE 3:

“I GIVE THEM ETERNAL LIFE”

assurance of the past, present and future.

JOHN 10: 28

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE SIT ON THIS ONE LEGGED STOOL?

2. THE WORK OF JESUS Key event : the DEATH and RESURRECTION of

Jesus.

REPENTANCE + FAITH FREE GIFT

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE SIT ON THIS TWO LEGGED STOOL?

1. THE WORD OF GOD

2. THE WORK OF JESUS

3. THE WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT EXPERIENCE Holy SpiritOLD PERSON NEW

PERSON

transforms

BETTER RELATIONSHIPS- with other people- with God

Inviting Jesus in is a step of faith.

But when He comes in, the Holy Spirit testifies.

He testifies that we are children of God and that we are loved by Him.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE SIT ON THIS THREE LEGGED STOOL?

1. THE WORD OF GOD

2. THE WORK OF JESUS

3. THE WITNESS OF HOLY SPIRIT

PRAYER.Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that you love me so much. Thank you that you stand at the door of my life and you knock.And tonight I want to invite you in. I turn away from all the bad stuff in my life, all the things that I know are not right. I’m sorry for them and I ask your forgiveness.Thank you that you died for me on the cross so that I could be totally forgiven, the slate can be wiped clean and that I can make a new start.And tonight I put my trust in you. I ask you to come in and to fill me with your Holy Spirit, to help me to lead the kind of life that deep down I long to lead.

Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen.