ALPHA MINISTRIES 

LESSON SUMMARIES

1. BIBLICAL SELF-AWARENESS

WHO AM I?
THIS LESSON TEACHES THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING OUR TRUE IDENTITY FOR PERSONAL WELLNESS AND RELATIONAL HEALTH.

FAMILY IDENTITY
IT IS AGAINST THE DARK BACKGROUND OF FAMILY DYSFUNCTION THAT THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL IS FIRST INTRODUCED IN THE SCRIPTURES.

2. FOUNDATION OF OUR NEEDS

JESUS MEETS OUR PERSONAL NEEDS
THIS LESSON DEFINES OUR NEEDS ON A PHYSICAL, PERSONAL, AND SPIRITUAL LEVEL AND REVEALS HOW JESUS MEETS THEM ALL.

OUR UNION WITH CHRIST
THE VERY HEART OF THE GOSPEL IS EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF OUR BEING JOINED TO CHRIST.

3. UNDERSTANDING OUR EMOTIONS

CATEGORIES OF EMOTION
THIS LESSON MAKES A DISTINCTION BETWEEN POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, AND SINFUL EMOTIONS.

EMOTIONAL HEALING
FROM HATRED TO LOVE, SELF-PITY TO JOY, AND ANXIETY TO PEACE THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP AND POWER OF CHRIST.

4. THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM

TRADITIONS OF MEN
THIS LESSON EXPLAINS HOW FALSE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT OUR WORTH AS PERSONS ARE CONDITIONED INTO ALL.

HOW PROBLEMS DEVELOP
THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF TRYING TO MEET OUR OWN NEEDS IS DEMONSTRATED IN THIS LESSON.

5. OUR TRUE IDENTITY

GOD’S REGENERATION PROGRAM
THE FOCUS OF THIS LESSON IS ON WHAT GOD HAS AND IS DOING TO SET US FREE FROM ALL FORMS OF BONDAGE AND DYSFUNCTION.

THE PROMISE OF VICTORY
THE KEY TO FUNCTIONAL LIVING AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IS BELIEVING WHO GOD HAS MADE US TO BE.

6. THE MIRROR

THE OLD AND NEW COVENANTS
THIS LESSON TEACHES US TO LIVE BY GOD'S GRACE MOTIVATED BY FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE RATHER THAN A LEGAL SYSTEM OF RULES PRODUCING FEAR, GUILT, AND PRIDE.

SLAVES TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
THIS LESSON ADDRESSES THE COMMON TENDENCY OF VIEWING THE GRACE OF GOD AS A LICENCE TO SIN.

7. WHO SHALL DELIVER ME?

DEAD TO THE LAW
BELIEVER'S ARE NOT ONLY DEAD TO SIN BUT THEY ARE ALSO DEAD TO THE LAW, WHICH MAGNIFIES SIN.

CONFLICT WITHOUT CONDEMNATION
BECAUSE WE ARE A BRAND NEW CREATION LIVING IN THE SAME OLD PHYSICAL BODY WITH A SINFUL NATURE CALLED THE FLESH, WE MUST LEARN TO DEAL WITH AN INTENSE CONFLICT WITHIN ON A  DAILY BASIS.

8. SALVATION BY GRACE

THE FREEDOM OF THE SPIRIT
THIS LESSON EXPLAINS WHY WE ARE UNDER NO CONDEMNATION FROM GOD IN SPITE OF OUR SIN PROBLEM.

THE CALL TO FAITH
HOW TO TRUST GOD'S PROVISIONS TO SET US FREE FROM THE FLESH BY THE POWER OF THE INDWELLING SPIRIT.

9. THE COMFORT OF THE SPIRIT

PERSONAL ASSURANCE OF THE SPIRIT
THIS LESSON DESCRIBES THE PERSONAL WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EVERY BELIEVER'S LIFE.

FACING TRIALS IN THE SPIRIT
EVEN THOUGH WE MUST ALL SUFFER WITH CHRIST, THIS LESSON REVEALS THE AMAZING COMFORT OF THE SPIRIT.

10. ANOTHER COMFORTER

RELATIONAL MINISTRY
THIS LESSON DEFINES TRUE CHRISTIANITY AS A LOVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD AND MAN RATHER THAN RELIGION.

COMFORT IN RELATIONAL MINISTRY
JESUS TEACHES US TO LOVE OTHERS AS HE DOES FOR OUR OWN SAKE AS WELL AS THEIRS.

11. ABIDING IN CHRIST

THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES
THIS LESSON EXPLAINS WHAT IT MEANS TO ABIDE IN CHRIST AND BEAR FRUIT.

LIVING IN CHRIST’S LOVE
THE NATURE OF DIVINE LOVE IN CONTRAST TO HUMAN LOVE AND THE RESULTING JOY.

12. THE OVERCOMER

THE MINISTRY OF THE OVERCOMER
RELATIONAL MINISTRY IS DEFINED IN TERMS OF WARNING THE UNRULY, COMFORTING THE FAINTHEARTED, AND SUPPORTING THE WEAK.

THE OVERCOMER’S CHURCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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