God

This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. God created the world and called it good. He created people in his image, breathed his Spirit into us, and called us good. He is our first and deepest relationship. But the Bible tells us that we chose independence over relationship, and through our disobedience, we brought brokenness and pain into the world. But the good news is, reconciliation with God is possible. Through Jesus, we can overcome spiritual poverty.

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Life Shared: Small Group Series

God – Community

New from Alpha – Three small group sessions to encourage and equip everyone in the church to share their faith. [ read more ]

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The Life Shared Initiative: Who will you invite?

God – Community

Imagine what it would look like if every Christian, in every church running Alpha, invited one person they share life with to discover a relationship [ read more ]

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Casimiro’s Story

God – Family

Casimiro was once a busy truck driver who rarely saw his six children, but life drastically changed when his wife of 20 years died in childbirth. [ read more ]

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The Power of Presence: Part 2

God – Identity

In Power of Presence Part I, I spoke about a “partnership model of standing alongside others in the work of long-term change [ read more ]

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The Power of Presence: Part 1

God – Identity

I believe it is possible for every one of us (no matter our gender or age or position in life) to participate in the work of presence [ read more ]

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Ellie’s Story “I have to be 100% in with my whole heart…”

God – Forgiveness

"I have to be 100% with my whole heart. That's the only way faith works." Our God is truly a great Father! I want to sing from rooftops praises to [ read more ]

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Then & Now – Ayesha’s Story

God – Calling

Ayesha Madden grew up in Parkwoods Village, a Toronto Community Housing neighbourhood in Scarborough. As a young child Ayesha followed her big sister [ read more ]

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Curtis’ Story – From Vision To Reality

God – Stories

Are you Crazy? That was the initial response when Curtis shared his vision to ride a bicycle across Canada and use it as a platform to share his perso [ read more ]

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Vanessa’s Story

God – Stories

“The Great Truth and Survey of the Bible studies helped me grow spiritually.” I was born in a Christian family, but I wasn’t born again until 2014. I [ read more ]

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Nathan’s Story

God – Stories

Nathan found his identity in God while in prison. Early in life, I lost track of my identity and who I was. The day I became the victim I began to pu [ read more ]

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Why the Kingdom of God Matters if We Want to Help the Poor

God – Calling

By Brian Fikkert When I start talking about helping people who are poor, I usually wind up talking about the Kingdom of God. If you’ve read When He [ read more ]

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When Helping Hurts: The Poverty of the Ungrateful

God – Theology

A Sermon Delivered by Dr. Lane Alderman, Pastor Roswell Presbyterian Church Roswell, GA October 12, 2014. Every day, at every one of the public sch [ read more ]

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