We all dream of a better world - a world of security, plenty and friendship. Christians believe that God promises just such a new world. The Bible is the story of God making that promise and keeping it. The World We All Want is for people who are interested in the message of the Bible. Developed by the Crowded House, The World We All Want is an evangelistic Bible overview.

• the Bible story - The World We All Want presents the gospel through the Bible story. It presents the biblical worldview that people need if they are to understand the work of Christ. Moreover retelling the Bible story offers an engaging way of presenting the gospel to people today.
• a community - often presentations of the gospel are individualistic, focusing on an individual's relationship with God. It then becomes difficult to teach people about the church except in functional terms or terms than contradict the message of grace. The focus of the Bible, however, is on God's plan to create a people who are his people. The World We All Want focuses on the communal nature of gospel in a way that naturally integrates the church into the message of the gospel.
• a point of connection - the course begins by engaging with people's desire for a better world, showing how God promises such a world in the Bible and how Jesus gave us a glimpse of that world. This provides a natural point of contact with people; a common aspiration. It establishes at the beginning of the course a reason why the Bible story is so important. As the course develops, however, it makes it clear that this world cannot be human-centred - it must be God-centred.

The World We All Want has been designed so that it be used one-to-one, in small groups or ‘Alpha-style'.It is ideal to use before or after other like Christianity Explored and Alpha. The course is already being used with people of different nationalities, different social classes and different ages from Aberdeen in Scotland to Tasmania in Australia

'The World We All Want is very good - uncompromisingly biblical but so well directed to the contemporary issues.'
David Jackman, President, The Proclamation Trust

'The "big picture" approach is ideal for engaging with people who have very little biblical background knowledge. This is a terrific evangelistic tool and is to be most highly commended.
Melvin Tinker, author and Vicar of St John's Newlands, Hull

'The most useful framework for evangelistic Bible study I've been involved with.'
Hugh Thomson, City Church, Birmingham

'An amazing tool fore discipleship and evangelism.'
Paula Love, UCCF Staff Worker, Leeds

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Outline

Session One

Title:	God promises the world we all want
Bible Passages:	Revelation 21-22 and Mark 5
Summary:	God promises the world we all want. We know this promise is real because there was a point in history when we glimpsed the world we all want.

Session Two

Title:	Jesus shows us God's new world
Bible Passages:	Mark 4-5 and Mark 8
Summary:	Jesus had the power to make God's new world. But Jesus said it was necessary for him to die so we could enjoy it.

Session Three

Title:	We have spoiled God's good world
Bible Passages:	Genesis 1-3
Summary:	We have spoiled the good world that God made, but God promises someone who will put it right.

Session Four

Title:	God promises a new world
Bible Passages:	Genesis 12 and 15 and Romans 4
Summary:	God promises a people who know God and a land of plenty and security.

Session Five

Title:	We cannot create the God's new world
Bible Passages:	Nehemiah 9 and Ezekiel 36
Summary:	God set his people free and gave them a land of plenty and security, but they could not create God's new world. God promises that he himself will put it right.

Session Six

Title:	We can enjoy God's new world because of Jesus
Bible Passages:	Mark 15-16
Summary:	The death of Jesus deals with the problem of rebellion and judgment. The resurrection of Jesus is the promise and beginning of God's new world.

Session Seven

Title:	Christians are God's people waiting for God's new world
Bible Passages:	Acts 1-2
Summary:	Christians are God's new people waiting for God's new world. We become God's people through faith and repentance.

Talks

The following talks can be used with the course. If you run the course Alpha-style with a meal, you can do the Bible study in groups and then give the talk as a summary at the end. Even if you are using the course one-to-one or with a small group you may want to read through the talks to help you explain ideas or give illustrations. We encourage you to adapt the talks to suit your personality, style and audience. All the talks are available in PDF.

Session One: God promises the world we all want - pdf

Session Two: Jesus shows us God's new world - pdf

Session Three: We have spoiled God's good world - pdf

Session Four: God promises a new world - pdf

Session Five: We cannot create God's new world - pdf

Session Six: We can enjoy God's new world because of Jesus - pdf

Session Seven: Christians are God's people waiting for God's new world - pdf