Submitted by Daniel Kim, Gracepoint San Diego 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 What truths about life do the paradoxical words describing the Macedonian churches in vss. 1-3 show? The Macedonian churches experienced overflowing joy through severe trial and rich generosity through extreme poverty. This seems so counter-intuitive, so radical. But they only seem so radical because we [...]
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Submitted by Conrad Chu, Gracepoint Berkeley Ephesians 5:5, 1 Corinthians 5:9–13 Ephesians 5:5 “Greed motivates all other sins, and J.A. Bengal has noted that it is the highest act of revolt away from God… Both halves of the verse are intended to show how inappropriate sexual sin and greed are among those whom God has [...]
Submitted by Cathy Park, Gracepoint Davis Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-37 Again, in these passages we see that genuine spirituality resulted in sharing of goods and money. If this description of concrete generosity was missing in Acts 2 & 4, how different would our response be to the life of the early church? Or, how different would [...]
Submitted by Bryan Song, Gracepoint Austin John 12:1-8, 23-24 “Spices and ointments were quite costly because they had to be imported. Frequently they were used as an investment because they occupied a small space, were portable, and were easily negotiable in the open market. Mary’s offering was valued at three hundred denarii (v. 5) approximately [...]
Submitted by Andrew Iskandar, Gracepoint Minneapolis Luke 18:20-23 How would the giving away of his “great wealth” be the key to gaining the one thing that the rich ruler lacks? By giving away his “great wealth,” the rich rule would gain the one thing he lacked, treasure in heaven. As a rich person in this [...]
Submitted by Wilson Fong, Gracepoint Berkeley. Luke 16:3-8 Why is the manager’s response commendable? The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. Anticipating the termination of his employment, the manager acted quickly and decisively to ensure that “people will welcome [him] into their houses” (v. 4). What he did was called in [...]
Submitted by Suzanne Suh, Gracepoint Berkeley If a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions, what does it consist of? Well in v.21 it refers to being “rich towards God.” What does this mean? If a man’s life is not about the abundance of possessions and if Jesus is calling this rich [...]
Devotion Sharing, Submitted by Susanna Lee, Gracepoint Devotions Matthew 6:19-34 What is the relationship between worries and storing up treasures in heaven? The relationship is that worries about one’s life (what to eat and drink and what to wear–the mundane things of life) will prevent you from storing up treasures in heaven because these worries [...]
Devotion Sharing Submitted by Sieun Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley Malachi 1:6-8 What is the cry of God’s heart as demonstrated in these verses? The cry of His heart is that He wants them to relate to him properly, which they are not doing. He points to different relationships they have and how they relate to them [...]
Submitted by Sarah Song, Gracepoint Austin Malachi 1:6-8 What is the cry of God’s heart as demonstrated in these verses? The cry of God’s heart is that his people, his priests would stop dishonoring him. That they would stop relating to God in this meaningless, hurtful, mechanical way. He’s addressing them to stop and think [...]