St. Isidore Parish

St. Isidore Parish
St. Isidore Parish

Bloomingdale, IL

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Alpha Online – Guest Page

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Welcome back to your landing page for our
Online Alpha Course!

Bookmark this page and return here every week for a review of our last session, a preview of our next session, and helpful resources for your journey.

Join our final Alpha Online Zoom meeting,
July 16th at 8pm

If you want to copy and paste the Zoom meeting link, here it is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85998832922

Summary of last session, How Can I Resist Evil?

Our Position (Colossians 1:13)

  • Transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of Jesus.
  • We experience God's love.
  • It's a process -- we won't be complete until Jesus returns.

Our Defense (Ephesians 6)

  • Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand.
  • Belt of truth.
  • Breastplate of righteousness.
  • Boots of the gospel of peace.
  • Shield of faith.
  • Helmet of salvation.
  • Sword of the Spirit.

How do we attack?

  • Prayer
  • Action

Why and How Should I Tell Others?

Why?

  • Jesus told us to.
  • For the spiritual hunger in the world.
  • It's good news.
  • Two opposite dangers: insensitivity and fear.

How?

  • Presence
  • Persuasion
  • Proclamation
  • Power
  • Prayer

Watch a rerun of previous Alpha talks here.

July 9:
How Can I Resist Evil?
Why and How Should I Tell Others?

Bonus talk :
How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life?

July 2: How Does God Guide Us?

June 25th Retreat:
Intro Video
Who is the Holy Spirit?
What Does the Holy Spirit Do?
How Can I Be Filled With the Holy Spirit?

June 18: Why and How Should I Read the Bible?

June 11: Why and How do I Pray?

June 4: How Can I Have Faith?

May 28: Why Did Jesus Die?

May 21: Who is Jesus?

May 14: Is There More to Life Than This?

The Alpha Guide Book

The Alpha Guide book outlines the content of all the Alpha talks.
Click on the red cover to view or download it.
The Alpha Guide book outlines the content of all the Alpha talks. Click on the red cover to view or download it.

Resources

Session 8, 9, & 10 - How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life? How Can I Resist Evil? Why and How Should I Tell Others??

Book from weeks 8 9 10

The Jesus Lifestyle
Nicky Gumbel

Life in Christ
Ranierio Cantalamessa

The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis

Cafe Theology
Michael Lloyd

The Case Against Christ
John Young

Session 7 - How Does God Guide Us?

Book from week 7

Chasing the Dragon
Jackie Pullinger

Retreat - Who is the Holy Spirit? What Does the Holy Spirit Do? How Can I be Filled With the Holy Spirit?

Books from Retreat

Come, Creator Spirit
Raniero Cantalamessa

Lifechange
Ed. Mark Elsdon-Dew

The God Who Changes Lives 1, 2, 3, & 4
Ed. Mark Elsdon-Dew

The Mystery of Pentecost
Raniero Cantalamessa

Sober Intoxication of the Spirit: Filled with the Fullness of God
Raniero Cantalamessa

Session 6 - Why and How Should I Read the Bible?

Books from week 6

Why Trust the Bible?
Amy Orr-Ewing

30 Days
Nicky Gumbel

The Message (Bible paraphrased)

NIV Alpha Bible in One Year

Session 5 - Why and How do I Pray?

Books from week 5

God on Mute
Pete Greig

What About Other Religions?
Nicky Gumbel

Session 4 - How Can I Have Faith?

Books from week 4

The Reason for God
Tim Keller

Is Faith Irrational?
Nicky Gumbel

One Step Beyond: One Man's Journey From Near Death to New Life
Gram Seed

Session 3 - Why Did Jesus Die?

Week 3 - Why did Jesus Die - Books

The Cross of Christ
John Stott

Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Nicky Gumbel

Unreachable
Darrell Tunningley

Why Jesus?
Nicky Gumbel

The Hiding Place
Corrie Ten Boom

Session 2 - Who is Jesus?

Week 2 - Who is Jesus - Books

Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis

The Case for Christ
Lee Strobel

Orthodoxy
G.K. Chesterton

Jesus Is
Judah Smith

Session 1 - Is There More to Life Than This?

Session 1 resource books - Yancey Nouwen Gumbel

What's So Amazing About Grace?
Philip Yancey

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Henri J. M. Nouwen

Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good? 
Nicky Gumbel

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Parish Information

Address
427 W Army Trail Rd
Bloomingdale, IL 60108


Office Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm


Phone
Parish: 630.529.3045
School: 630.529.9323

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