International Graduate Student Ministry – Gracepoint Berkeley
love locally, impact globally
Howard and Wesley returned from Honduras this week and they provided a mission report of their trip with BMDMI (Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International) and all that they experienced on this trip. Afterwards, Lauren gave a touching testimonial bible study of her trip to Central Asia and how it is with sacrifice and love that the valleys of bitterness in our lives can turn into places of springs (Psalm 84:6).
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In the last message of the “More Than Meets the I” series, Celia shares her salvation testimony before going back to Macau. Then, Chul examines the most dangerous vice in our lives–the ego (i.e. arrogance or excessive self-focus). Through a character study of King Saul through 1 Samuel, we learn about the nature of humility, the destructive power of the ego, and practical ways to prevent ourselves from becoming proud.
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In Part II of the “Help My Unbelief” series, Chul Kim uses John 9:1-41 as a springboard to teach us how to bridge the gap between the undeniable and the unexplainable in our lives. What fuels our desires to ask those unexplainable questions in our lives? Is it out of genuine interest or could it be that we could dismiss the undeniable things and cling onto the unexplainable things in an attempt to discount important realities in our spiritual journeys?
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As you all know IGSM is participating in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine, which is
a fundraiser drive that fights hunger and poverty for children worldwide. We will go without food for 30 hours and be hungry for the hungry children.
We will not eat from 12am on 6/26 to 6am on 6/27. In addition, we will hold a yard sale this Saturday to raise more money toward this cause on the day of the fast. However, your sponsorship would be greatly appreciated. The deadline for fundraising is soon coming to an end (6/30), so support us in this fundraising efforts.
You can sponsor us for $1/hr, $30 total. Or, you can support us however much you can spare, every dollar helps! On world average, $30 can help feed and care for a hungry child for a month. We are trying to raise $5000 within IGSM through this effort.
To donate, click on this link!
In Part II of the “More than Meets the I” series, Chul discusses how we are more than our feelings. Why do our feelings often dominate our lives? How can we combat our feelings and learn to overcome our “spiritual depression”? Through the text in 1 Kings 19, we learn the answers to these questions and more.
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What is the 30 Hour Famine? The 30 Hour Famine is a World Vision program that allows people to make a significant impact on the problem of world hunger while growing closer to God and to each other. By pledging to go without food for 30 hours, participants not only raise money to help feed and care for children worldwide, but also gain an understanding of how it feels to experience hunger.
I made the following video to demonstrate how to ask for sponsorship. (It was done in two takes, so please pardon that I forgot my lines in the middle.) If you have any encouraging stories or tips about asking for sponsorship, please share them as comments below. It can be helpful for all of us to learn.
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On the day of the fasting (6/26), we will use the extra time that we get from not eating our meals to raise extra money for 30 Hour Famine as a group via yard sale, bake sale, and making balloon animals.
4 Sundays (6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27)
Time: 9:00-11:00am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building, 2nd floor
(We are not affiliated with YWCA’s English in Action program)
Address: 2600 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 (Bancroft & Bowditch St.)
The focus of this four-week course is to improve your English listening and comprehension skills through talking about current events. You will have opportunities to read magazine articles and listen to radio clips about events happening in the US and internationally, and then discuss them in small groups under the guidance of native speaker instructors.
We will draw from popular media sources, such as TIME Magazine and National Public Radio (NPR), providing you with resources to stay informed of current events while you are in America. This course will also provide you with practical tips and strategies on how to be a better listener and speaker in academic settings so you can improve your participation in the classroom and group meetings.
If you are interested, you may sign up at English Class Signup.
Date: Sunday, 6/20
Time: 11am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building (2600 Bancroft Way)
Hope you guys have been enjoying the series titled “More Than Meets the I”. If you haven’t heard them, listen to the podcast by clicking on the following links (More Than Body and More Than Feelings). This week, we will be meeting to hear about the third topic “More Than Ego”. Afterwards, we will have a delicious lunch, followed by sports time (don’t forget to bring a change of clothes). So come join us this week at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft Way) at 11am.
Date: Sunday, 6/13
Time: 11am
Place: YWCA Berkeley Building (2600 Bancroft Way)
We will be meeting to hear about the second topic of our Three Part Series titled “More Than Meets the I” for the Sunday Large Group this Sunday (6/13). This week we will talk about the topic of “More Than Feelings”. Afterwards, we will have a delicious lunch, followed by sports time (don’t forget to bring a change of clothes). So come join us this week at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft Way) at 11am.
In his first Sunday message, Shufei gives the first message in the “More Than Meets the I” series. Using the scriptural backdrop of Matthew 16:24-26, Shufei discusses our cultural values about our body and the consequences of these beliefs, contrasts it with the biblical view on this topic, and ends with examples from about how we should view our bodies.
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In his message on “Jesus the Galilean”, Chul focuses on the phrases “Caesar Augustus”, “the town of Nazareth” and “manger” in Luke 2:1-7. These phrases help us to better understand the context of the time period, fill us with hope regarding our weaknesses, and remind us that no issue is a legitimate excuse in not offering our everything to God.
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In her farewell message before she joins a church planting team to Minnesota, Mia draws from Matthew 6:25-34 and teaches us how to biblically address the worries and experience Christian growth in our lives. How do we grow in our Christian lives? It’s through commitment and community, as shown through testimonies from Mia’s own life.
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International Graduate Student Ministry (IGSM) is an official graduate student group at UC Berkeley. IGSM started in the fall of 2003 with the vision to help all UC Berkeley graduate students from various countries (including students from the United States) find out the true meaning and purpose of their lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of us also attend Gracepoint Berkeley, where Pastor Ed and Kelly Kang lead the ministry.
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