Submitted by John Ko, Gracepoint Berkeley John 2:13-17 Think about the values represented by a market. Why was it so offensive to Jesus that they had turned the “Father’s house” into a market? What kind of marketplace values threaten to influence the church today? Values represented by a market: Bottom-line – Cold à it’s about [...]
Devotional sharing based on John 2:1-11, by Kelly Kang, Gracepoint Berkeley —————————- Submitted by Timothy Rhee, Gracepoint Minneapolis John 2:1-5 Consider the irony of wine running out on the wedding day—the most well-prepared and supposedly happiest day of one’s life. What truth about life and about the limits of human abilities does this scene depict? [...]
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 [...]
Mark 3:1-2 “For the Jews in the time of Jesus, the Sabbath was more than just a matter of obedience to rules. Sabbath observance was regarded as a way to honor the holiness of Yahweh (Ex. 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15). It also marked the joyful entry into sacred time, the time of the beginning before human [...]