Submitted by Cathy Park, Gracepoint Davis Acts 4:36-5:4 It seems clear that not everyone did as Barnabas did. What would have been a healthy way to respond to his act of radical generosity on the part of someone in the church who was not as generous as Barnabas? What Joseph of Cyprus did was different, [...]
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Submitted by Susanna Lee, Gracepoint Davis What did the early church prioritize? The early church prioritized “the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” In sum, they prioritized studying God’s Word, praying and building genuine relationship with other believers. What was their schedule? Daily they met together in [...]
Submitted by Gina Han, Gracepoint Davis Mark 3:31-35 In the Mark text, Jesus draws new lines around the idea of “family”. What is Jesus expressing here about the ties that bond a human family, and the bond among his disciples? Jesus is saying that the bond he has with his disciples is even stronger than [...]
Click here to read Pastor Ed Kang’s thoughts on family and church, related to today’s devotions. Submitted by Grace Kim, Gracepoint Berkeley Consider the picture of the tribes encamped in close proximity around the tabernacle, and what kind of life this would have fostered. By living in this kind of close proximity to the tabernacle [...]
Kelly Kang’s devotion: Joined and held together Submitted by Ander Chen, Gracepoint Berkeley These passages about the church are also necessarily about each Christian. Read each passage, and reflect on God’s vision regarding how Christian life is to be lived out. What do each of these passages tell me about myself? What is my response [...]
Submitted by Eugene Peng, Gracepoint Berkeley When things fall apart and get degraded—relationships, churches, families—why does it happen? What does the process entail? Application: How does today’s text apply to you? One can imagine that it started with the thinking that we have eternity to take care of the eternal matters, and therefore, the immediate [...]
Submitted by Cynthia Peng, Gracepoint Berkeley Summarize the message of these texts regarding a Christian’s life. What are Christians called to do and not do because of this identity? As Christians we are called to be separated from the world, to not conform to their ways, not to be yoked together with unbelievers, not to [...]
Submitted by Richard Tay, Gracepoint Berkeley 1 Samuel 8:5, 19-20 The Israelites wanted a king so that they could be “like other nations.” Reflect on the tragedy of this sentiment given the fact that their entire spiritual identity was that they were NOT like other nations, but a separated, a called out nation. In what [...]
Submitted by David Wu, Gracepoint Berkeley Exodus 19:4-6 “God has chosen a people to be separate from the rest of the world, not just so that they can ‘belong’ to him in some private sense, but in order that they be used by him for a special purpose. […] Israel’s obedience or disobedience to God’s [...]
Pastor Ed Kang’s Devotion: You are priesthood Submitted by Ray Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley Focusing on the themes of speech and unity, what lessons are there in these three passages? In Genesis 11, the focal point of their attempted unity was THEMSELVES (“make a name for ourselves”), in defiance of God by trying to build a [...]