Here is a picture of the Israelite encampment, described in Numbers 2, which might help you visualize the early Old Testament Community.  You can click on it to enlarge the picture.

Click here to read Pastor Ed Kang’s thoughts on family and church, related to today’s devotions. Submitted by Grace Kim, Gracepoint Berkeley Consider the picture of the tribes encamped in close proximity around the tabernacle, and what kind of life this would have fostered. By living in this kind of close proximity to the tabernacle [...]

Submitted by Gina Han, Gracepoint Davis Mark 3:31-35 In the Mark text, Jesus draws new lines around the idea of “family”.  What is Jesus expressing here about the ties that bond a human family, and the bond among his disciples? Jesus is saying that the bond he has with his disciples is even stronger than [...]

Submitted by Susanna Lee, Gracepoint Davis What did the early church prioritize? The early church prioritized “the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”  In sum, they prioritized studying God’s Word, praying and building genuine relationship with other believers. What was their schedule? Daily they met together in [...]

Submitted by Cathy Park, Gracepoint Davis Acts 4:36-5:4 It seems clear that not everyone did as Barnabas did.  What would have been a healthy way to respond to his act of radical generosity on the part of someone in the church who was not as generous as Barnabas? What Joseph of Cyprus did was different, [...]

The Devotion Time (DT) packets will now be available for download at the sidebar to your right, in the section underneath “About Gracepoint Devotions.”

Click here to read Kelly Kang’s devotion sharing. Devotional Sharing Submitted by Pastor Jonathan Lee, Gracepoint Davis. Reflect on the fact that individual Christians are called to unite to form the body of Christ—i.e., to be Christ to the world today.  What is the personal implication of this for every Christian in terms of his [...]

We now have DT packets in multiple formats (see below).

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