Devotional Questions, Submitted by Gina Han, Gracepoint Berkeley
When someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved,” it seems that the questioner was looking for some kind of quantitative response, as the Jews were in disagreement about whether all Jews would be saved, or whether only the especially devout Jews who [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Dan Chiang, Gracepoint, Berkeley
The people who try to enter are people who had some association with the owner of the house. Perhaps even lively association. They were at social gatherings with the owner. They sat around and listened to the owner’s stories and were present when the owner taught among them. [...]

Devotion Questions:

What was the goal that Jesus said he must reach? 
What goal does God have for me as a follower of Jesus? 
What kind of goals do I have for my life?  How do they differ from the goal God has for me?     
What kind of heart and emotions does Jesus express through his lament?
Who are the [...]

Devotion Questions:

What was the goal that Jesus said he must reach? 
What goal does God have for me as a follower of Jesus? 
What kind of goals do I have for my life?  How do they differ from the goal God has for me?     
What kind of heart and emotions does Jesus express through his lament?
Who are the [...]

Devotion Questions:

Why was Jesus being carefully watched?  The Pharisees criticized Jesus from the one angle of their Sabbath regulation and therefore missed so much of who Jesus was.  What does this show about the potentially blinding effect of a misplaced critical attitude?  Is there some small issue over which I am being similarly critical?

The Pharisees [...]

Devotional Sharing Submitted by Bryan Song, Gracepoint Austin
-How is the scene of the guests vying for the place of honor at the table a portrait of what happens in many social settings in our world?
I can’t help but think about the college campus setting, where the same predicament ails so many students.  Here at UT [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Eunice Kim, Gracepoint Berkeley
Contrast Jesus’ teaching to do good to those who cannot repay you with the “I scratch your back, and you scratch mine” mentality of the world.  I am struck again by how contrary Jesus’ teaching is to the mentality of the world.  There is such a drive in [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Cynthia Peng, Gracepoint Hsinchu
What did these people who did not come to the banquet gain?  These people who did not come to the banquet gained extra time at most to spend with these new items or people in their lives.  They didn’t gain the particular item/person because they already belonged to [...]