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Create delicious meals with 70 easy to prepare recipes, helpful hints, and quantity cooking ideas contributed by Alpha churches for groups of 10, 30, or 100 guests. A great gift idea for Christmas or for the kitchen crew of your Alpha team. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow recipes for: • Main dishes and casseroles • Vegetarian meals • Salads • Side dishes • Desserts One of the key ingredients to a successful Alpha course is regular meals that provide a time of warmth and friendship building for the participants. We hope this cookbook will become a dependable tool for creating memorable meals for groups of all sizes.

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The Marriage Preparation Course is a series of five session designed to help any couple, whether they've "set the date" or not develop strong foundations for a lasting marriage. The course sessions: expressing feelings and learning to listen, the importance of commitment, resolving conflict, keeping love alive and developing a fulfilling sexual relationship, and talking about goals and values. The sessions are presented by Nicky and Sila Lee in front of a live audience of engaged couples.

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How do we know that we are right for each other?

What happens if we are not compatible?

Is it normal to have doubts?

In this short booklet, Nicky and Sila Lee address these and other questions asked by those who are contemplating marriage.

The material in this booklet is taken from The Marriage Book by Nicky and Sila Lee, which gives a fuller insight into preparing for and building a healthy marriage.

Ready for Marriage is a booklet aimed at any of those people not yet committed to but thinking about Marriage.

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Dynamic Prayer in the Local Church DVD

This DVD is for everyone with a heart for prayer in their local church. Its aim is to facilitate and inspire the running of effective and enjoyable prayer meetings.

Dynamic Prayer meetings are vital to the life of every local church and the church at large.

This DVD contains the following talks:

• A Vision for Effective Prayer (56 mins)
• Practicalities of Dynamic Prayer Meetings (45 mins)
• How to Lead a Prayer Meeting (35 mins)

View the Dynamic Prayer Notes - Booklet.
Visit dynamicprayer.org for more details.

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The 15 Alpha course talks in book form, by Nicky Gumbel. Foundational reading for anyone involved in an Alpha course. Single chapters from Questions of Life are also available as individual booklets.

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For anyone who is married, this book will bring you to a deeper understanding of each other's needs that makes for a successful and deeply rewarding partnership.

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Based on Paul's letter to the Philippians, A Life Worth Living is a nine-week Bible study examining the changed life of a Christian. Chapters include: New Heart; New Purpose; New Attitude; New Responsibilities; New Friendships; New Confidence; New Ambitions; New Resources; and New Generosity. Great as a follow up study to an Alpha course.

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Leader's Guide - Revised

A Life Worth Living is a nine-week course based on the Book of Philippians.

Based on Paul's letter to the Philippians, A Life Worth Living is a nine-week Bible study examining the changed life of a Christian. Chapters include: New Heart; New Purpose; New Attitude; New Responsibilities; New Friendships; New Confidence; New Ambitions; New Resources; and New Generosity. Great as a follow up study to an Alpha course.

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Dynamic Prayer in the Local Church

DVD Notes

Dynamic Prayer meetings are vital to the life of every local church and the church at large. This booklet is to go with the Dynamic Prayer in the Local Church DVD and contains notes on the following conference talks:

• A Vision for Effective Prayer
• Practicalities of Dynamic Prayer Meetings
• How to Lead a Prayer Meeting

View the Dynamic Prayer in the Local Church DVD.
Visit dynamicprayer.org for more details.

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Challenging Lifestyle: Practical Guidelines for Living out Jesus' Teachings

Nineteen Bible studies that examine Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and the radical alternative it presents to the modern lifestyle. An excellent follow-up study to the Alpha course.

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A manual designed for use by all participants on the Alpha course. Contains space for notes and enables guests to easily follow the talks.

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Manual Alpha Course

A 'must-have' for all small group leaders and helpers on the Alpha course. To be used in conjunction with the Small Group LeadersÆ Training Video/DVD. Contains sample questions for leading each session of the course.

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The God Who Changes Lives: Remarkable Stories of God at Work Today. More remarkable stories from people whose lives have been transformed by an encounter with God. 239 pages.

Mark Elsdon-Dew (editor)