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Why Christmas? : The Christmas Edition of Why Jesus?
Why Christmas? is a wonderful evangelistic tool to present during the Advent and Christmas seasons. Many churches give this booklet as a gift to guests during a Christmas-themed Alpha celebration or place them inside Christmas bulletins. These booklets also make a great addition to the church welcome packet or for your greeters to give to each guest attending Advent or Christmas services. Alpha is based on a pattern found in the New Testament of people bringing their friends, family, and work colleagues to meet Jesus. Alpha is an easy way to say to friends, "Come and see, come and explore your questions, come and hear about Jesus, come and see for yourself." Everyone is welcome at Alpha, but the program is designed especially for people who would not describe themselves as Christians or church-goers.
64 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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Nicky Gumbel
180 books84 followersNicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel, known as Nicky Gumbel, is an English Anglican priest and author in the evangelical and charismatic traditions. He is known as the developer of the Alpha Course, a basic introduction to Christianity supported by churches of many Christian traditions.
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January 14, 2025
I am an atheist. I found this book lying in the University cafeteria, and got curious. I don't mean any disrespect to any faith. So, please take my words below with that in mind.
Initially it had a mature, realistic humour. As it became more literal, it became funnier for me, but in a different way. Then it became more like sermonising and my reading slowed down.
Overall, interesting. I agree with many of the morals, rather most of the morals of all religions, just not the complete reality of the stories. But it is good to read something like this once in a while so different from your own views.
The purpose of this book was to preach, and preach it did. I knew what I was getting into, so no complaints there. 2 stars.
Happy reading! :)
Initially it had a mature, realistic humour. As it became more literal, it became funnier for me, but in a different way. Then it became more like sermonising and my reading slowed down.
Overall, interesting. I agree with many of the morals, rather most of the morals of all religions, just not the complete reality of the stories. But it is good to read something like this once in a while so different from your own views.
The purpose of this book was to preach, and preach it did. I knew what I was getting into, so no complaints there. 2 stars.
Happy reading! :)
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