Upcoming Events
This past Sunday, we had our Thanksgiving Celebration with the entire Gracepoint Church. “TC” featured several performances by our ministry groups, one of which was IGSM’s “So You Think You Can Thank?”
After all the fun, embarrassment, and laughter, we celebrated with a traditional homemade Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, turkey stuffing, cranberry jam, corn, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and delicious sweets!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! …no, not Christmas, I’m talking about Thanksgiving Celebration. This Sunday IGSM will be taking part in Gracepoint Church’s annual Thanksgiving Celebration, a time of fun songs and dances and, well, giving thanks! Come and join us for song and dance practice this week. We’ll be holding a practice in Berkeley on Wednesday at 9 PM at Durant Loft.
This past Sunday, brother Ben Chu got baptized, along with sister Sara Yang in the VSM ministry and 11 others from the Gracepoint college department. Ben shared his testimony at the last Friday Forum, and Sara shared her story to the congregation on Sunday through a video. Congratulations Ben!
Come join us for Gracepoint’s annual Thanksgiving retreat! This will be a time of experiencing what God has done in all ministries of our church this past year, through video and testimonial sharings from various people. Come and experience the fun, excitement, and fellowship as members from our church plants across the country and in Taiwan gather together to give thanks to God for this past year.
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Come join us as Gracepoint hosts some of the world’s top scholars and theologians as they talk about Christian apologetics. Listen to people such as Gary Habermas, William Lane Craig, Craig Hazen, Dallas Willard, J.P. Moreland, and many more, as they tackle some of the toughest questions facing Christianity.
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Join us for a time of song and dance as our entire church celebrates this year’s Thanksgiving! Each ministry will be participating in a fun, and oftentimes hilarious musical performance as we voice out what we are thankful for. See the video trailer below.
Date: Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Kofman Auditorium in Alameda
What: Sunday Worship Service followed by Thanksgiving Celebration
*This event is funded by The Graduate Assembly (UC Berkeley’s graduate student government).
Feeling bored and not sure what to do this Thanksgiving? Come join us as we take a fun and adventurous trip into the mountains for three days to Sierra Lodge! The trip promises to provide exciting fellowship amongst international and graduate students, and excellent food.
Come join us on Friday evenings at 6:30 pm for the new message series, titled “Questions God Asks”. This series will examine a few important questions that God asks in the Bible, through which we can learn about who God is, who we are, and how God is concerned about the challenges and difficulties in our lives. Come and meet other graduate and international students, have delicious free food, and great fellowship!
*This event is funded by The Graduate Assembly (UC Berkeley’s graduate student government).
This past Friday we had the privilege of hearing the life story of Professor In-Kang Kim, a graduate of the Math department here, and now a professor at the Korean Institute for Advanced Studies (KAIS). Stricken with polio at age 2, Prof. Kim lost the use of his legs, was denied access to elementary school, and had to live at an orphanage for handicapped children.
One of the great truths that Prof. Kim shared with us that evening was that, although God doesn’t explain why we suffer, the truth is that he descended and suffered with us. Moreover, Jesus sees all things with the perspective of the end of the age, so that though all may not be complete now, if we know Christ, the battle is already won, and we can live with that hope and comfort others with that hope. It was an amazing talk and it was very clear to see how God has transformed his life from one of bitterness to one of joy and gratitude. Thank you, Prof. Kim for your wonderful testimony!
Join us this Friday for a special talk by Professor Inkang Kim! The talk will focus on the view of the last day as seen from the end of history. It will be at 110 Barrows, beginning at 6:30 pm with dinner, followed by ice cream sundaes for dessert.
This Friday, we are excited to have Prof. InKang Kim, who is visiting Berkeley from Korea, join us to give a special talk about his spiritual conversation experience! Profesor Kim is now one of the most prominent mathematicians in Korea whose work has been internationally recognized. He got his Ph.D in Mathematics at Berkeley in 1996, and was actively involved in ministry from 1992 to 1995 as a Ph.D student in Berkeley. He is currently a professor at KIAS (Korea Institute for advanced study), and used to be a professor at KAIST and Seoul National University.
His past life had been one of many struggles and disappointments, but also one of hope. He had polio at the age of three and completely lost mobility to his legs, for which he was denied access to elementary school. Due to his serious physical handicap, he grew up in an orphanage house during his elementary school days with sadness and much bitterness towards God. His life made a rather unexpected turn when he met a teacher who really encouraged him to go to middle school. From that point, he began to look at his life differently, which led him to understand the love of God deeply during his college days, finally becoming a Christian in his sophomore year. His story has been published in the book, “Joy Equation”, which has blessed the lives of many people.
This friday, he is going to talk about his past experiences based on the Bible text of John 9:3-5. He will talk about how he changed from someone with cold bitterness and dark cynicism about his life and its Creator, to someone with deep joy and gratitude towards God and His love. If you are interested, please come join us to hear this exciting talk by Professor Kim!
*This event is funded by The Graduate Assembly (UC Berkeley’s graduate student government).
On Sunday, we witnessed the baptism of Bo and 11 other brothers and sisters at our church.
We spent this past weekend at beautiful Yosemite, enjoying the mountainous scenery, hiking up the Vernal Falls trail, eating delicious BBQ steak, playing games and enjoying late night snacks at Yosemite House and around the campfire!
“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?” (Psalm 8:1,3-4)
Though we are so small in comparison to nature, when we see our rightful place in this world, we are reminded that there is a Creator who is mindful of us and loves us. Struggling up the hiking trail together and making it to the top was one unforgettable bonding experience that only reveals how wonderful relationships and friendships really are.
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After the Friday Forum, “Ever Wonder Why – Guilt,” we got together for a fun time of bowling.
