| April 15, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
April 15, 2011 6:00 PM
Dinner at 110 Barrows
This Friday, IGSM will be joining with the rest of Gracepoint Berkeley for an early show of the production Gracepoint Live. We will start with dinner and IGSM bible study at Barrows Hall at 6 PM. At 8 PM, we will go to Willard Middle School (2425 Stuart St., Berkeley) to watch GLive. Check out the post below for more details about GLive!
| April 8, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
April 8, 2011 6:30 PM
Location 110 Barrows
Welcome back from Spring Break! Friday Forum will be back on campus this week at Barrows Hall starting with dinner at 6:30 PM. We will be continuing the series called “Finding Faith through Films”, this week on the topic of “War and Peace”. After bible study, we will go mini-golfing! Please bring $7 for mini-golf and some warm clothing as it may get cooler in the evening.
| April 1, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
April 1, 2011 6:30 PM
Location 110 Barrows
Welcome back from Spring Break! Friday Forum will be back on campus this week at Barrows Hall starting with dinner at 6:30 PM. We will be continuing the series called “Finding Faith through Films”, this week on the topic of “Success and Worth”.
This message focuses on the characteristics of Satan and the way he relates to God and His creatures. It looks at Satan in detail through passages in Ezekiel 28, Revelation 12, John 8, Genesis 3, and Job 1, where the Bible either describes Satan directly, or suggests various characteristics of Satan. The message attempts to explain why so many people fall for Satan’s attacks and abandon God, and the means by which Satan wars against God’s creation. In particular, one main tactic Satan uses is that he causes people to doubt God’s goodness and love towards them, suggesting that perhaps God is holding something back, or is using us for self-serving motives. The message discusses how God is able to overcome Satan’s schemes by Jesus dying on the cross, ultimately conveying His clear love for us.
To listen to the podcast, click the link below:
| March 25, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
March 25, 2011 6:30 PM
Location 110 Barrows Now in Alameda at Thomas and Kate’s House
1028 Trellis Lane, Alameda
IGSM will be having our regular Friday Bible study next Friday starting with dinner at 6:30 PM. We will be continuing the series called “Finding Faith through Films”. Due to spring break, we will be unable to meet on campus, so instead, we will have bible study in Alameda. There will be rides from Barrows Hall at 6 PM. See you Friday.
For the second part of our series Finding Faith Through Film, Chul Kim considers the topics of faith, hope, and love as seen through the movie Finding Nemo. After pointing out how Nemo’s limited perspective of his father leads Nemo to have false beliefs about what his father can do, Chul guides us to consider what we believe about life and why we believe it to be true. Chul points out how the values we believe from the world do not adequately address our fundamental values. Further, he points out how to consider a new perspective that can come our way, particularly from the Bible. But in order to have faith, it is necessary to have hope; Chul points out how these two elements build upon one another. Hope leads us to act and have faith. Chul ends the night with a consideration of love and how a faith in God is fundamentally defined by love. We see how love is truly expressed through a scene from Up.
To listen to the podcast, click the link below:
| March 18, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
March 18, 2011 6:30 PM
Location 110 Barrows
IGSM will be having our regular Friday Bible study next Friday starting with dinner at 6:30 PM in Barrows Hall. We will be continuing the series called “Finding Faith through Films”.
To start off our new series on Finding Faith Through Films, we studied clips from the movie Toy Story I, particularly focusing on the lives of Woody and Buzz Lightyear. After establishing that our identity governs the purpose and meaning of our lives, Chul helped us realize that, like Buzz, we are often self-deluded about our identity, which is shaped through other people and how we evaluate our lives. By viewing ourselves as “not that bad” or “pretty good,” we turn a blind eye to sin, which according to Romans 3:23, is evident in everyone. Sin is ignoring God, and our response is to either 1) to deny it through covering it up with distractions and entertainment, or 2) accept it. Although truth often hurts by shattering our deluded self-perception, welcoming truth is a good thing because it helps us confront reality, thus leading to richer, happier lives.
According to Genesis 1:26-27, we are created in God’s image, and our inherent desire is to love and be unconditionally loved (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Unfortunately, however, as we grow older, more and more of our relationships are work-based, and even our friendships and love relationships become overshadowed by performance-based ones. 1 John 4:17 states that “We love because God first loved us”–doing so requires shifting from a performance-based to a relationship-based identity.
To hear the podcast, click the link below:
In this message, Chul Kim discussed our fundamental need and desire to love others and to be loved, and the fact that, according to the Bible, this desire comes from God. In this sense, we are different from animals, because the Bible claims that we are created in the image of God. We often have a desire to build relationships with people rather than glorify ourselves via pursuit of fame, and in this sense, we value things that are longer-lasting (i.e. our relationships) versus things that aren’t (i.e. our achievements). The Bible teaches us these things, and Chul strongly encouraged us to place our faith and trust in a solid foundation for our lives, which the Bible provides.
To listen to the podcast, click the link below:
| March 11, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
March 11, 2011 6:30 PM
Location 110 Barrows
IGSM will be having our regular Friday Bible study next Friday starting with dinner at 6:30 PM in Barrows Hall. We will be starting a new series called “Finding Faith through Films”. After bible study, we will have our IGSM Dessert Festival, so be sure to bring your best homemade desserts to share with everyone! Prizes will be awarded for the best dessert!!!
*This event is funded by The Graduate Assembly (UC Berkeley’s graduate student government).