http://www.gracepointonline.org/resources/ Podcast of messages and other presentations from Gracepoint Fellowship Church. We're a multi-ethnic church located in the Bay Area commited to be a community of Christ-followers who honor God passionately, love each other deeply, and engage the world lovingly. For more info, visit http://www.gracepointonline.org en http://www.gracepointonline.orghttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/podcast.jpg Copyright 2006 Gracepoint Fellowship ChurchBay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funReligion & Spirituality/Christianityconrad.chu@gpmail.orgGracepoint Fellowship ChurchGracepoint Fellowship ChurchnoBay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funPodcast of messages and other presentations from Gracepoint Fellowship Church. We're a multi-ethnic church located in the Bay Area commited to be a community of Christ-followers who honor God passionately, love each other deeply, and engage the world loviPodcast of messages and other presentations from Gracepoint Fellowship Church. We're a multi-ethnic church located in the Bay Area commited to be a community of Christ-followers who honor God passionately, love each other deeply, and engage the world lovingly. For more info, visit http://www.gracepointonline.orghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/Podcast of messages and other presentations from Gracepoint Fellowship Church. We're a multi-ethnic church located in the Bay Area commited to be a community of Christ-followers who honor God passionately, love each other deeply, and engage the world lovingly. For more info, visit http://www.gracepointonline.org http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-11.08.09-21DaysOfGratitude-Part1.mp3 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:10:11 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/7yUe3ud9ces/sws-11.08.09-21DaysOfGratitude-Part1.mp3 Have you gone through life without any treasured memorials in your heart, nor with any perception of blessings happening all around you? Take up the challenge to spend each day this month remembering and noticing, and find yourself not only humbled and grateful, but also joyful! Join the talk at www.thanksgivingdare.com! conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Have you gone through life without any treasured memorials in your heart, nor with any perception of blessings happening all around you? Take up the challenge to spend each day this month remembering and noticing, and find yourself not only humbled and gGracepoint Fellowship Church Have you gone through life without any treasured memorials in your heart, nor with any perception of blessings happening all around you? Take up the challenge to spend each day this month remembering and noticing, and find yourself not only humbled and grateful, but also joyful! Join the talk at www.thanksgivingdare.com! Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-11.08.09-21DaysOfGratitude-Part1.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/ThanksgivingRetreat2009-msg1.mp3 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:34:57 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/oaAzPSO5Iss/ThanksgivingRetreat2009-msg1.mp3 Luke 15:11-32 Younger son or older son? Both are prodigals who need to return home to the Father's household and experience His loving grace. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Luke 15:11-32 Younger son or older son? Both are prodigals who need to return home to the Father's household and experience His loving grace. Gracepoint Fellowship Church Luke 15:11-32 Younger son or older son? Both are prodigals who need to return home to the Father's household and experience His loving grace. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/ThanksgivingRetreat2009-msg1.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-11.01.09-OutOfTheNight-Part4.mp3 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:33:02 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/JKwv-UwLYI4/sws-11.01.09-OutOfTheNight-Part4.mp3 John 3:16-21 - We who are already condemned before a holy God by our own sin find in God's word that condemnation is in fact not God's plan. God's purpose is salvation and He brings that salvation to us. However, He also gives us the dignity of choosing to accept or reject, and He also gives us the dignity of receiving what we want. It's a fearful day when God lets go, no longer pursues, and says if we don't want His salvation, He won't force it upon us. If men prefer darkness, then one day God will concede, Love will concede and refuse to coerce, and with no pleasure at all in it, God will let go. Until that day, however, the offer still stands. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no John 3:16-21 - We who are already condemned before a holy God by our own sin find in God's word that condemnation is in fact not God's plan. God's purpose is salvation and He brings that salvation to us. However, He also gives us the dignity of choosing Gracepoint Fellowship Church John 3:16-21 - We who are already condemned before a holy God by our own sin find in God's word that condemnation is in fact not God's plan. God's purpose is salvation and He brings that salvation to us. However, He also gives us the dignity of choosing to accept or reject, and He also gives us the dignity of receiving what we want. It's a fearful day when God lets go, no longer pursues, and says if we don't want His salvation, He won't force it upon us. If men prefer darkness, then one day God will concede, Love will concede and refuse to coerce, and with no pleasure at all in it, God will let go. Until that day, however, the offer still stands. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-11.01.09-OutOfTheNight-Part4.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.25.09-OutOfTheNight-Part3.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:51:16 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/B1OCvBCgAUc/sws-10.25.09-OutOfTheNight-Part3.mp3 "...whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life..." There is this fallacious understanding that reason is opposed to faith, when in fact, reason is what drives faith. We "believe in" something when we "believe that" certain propositions are true. What, then, is it that leads one to have a "crisis in faith?" Consider that it's, rather, emotions, moods, panic or desires, that causes us to reconsider all that we had reasonably come to understand and believe. It's the desires for "my precious," that cause us to distrust our Shepherd and Provider. We need to solidify our faith by continuing in what we've learned and been convinced of... by broadening our understanding of the Word of God, and putting it into action. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no "...whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life..." There is this fallacious understanding that reason is opposed to faith, when in fact, reason is what drives faith. We "believe in" something when we "believe that" certain propositionsGracepoint Fellowship Church "...whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life..." There is this fallacious understanding that reason is opposed to faith, when in fact, reason is what drives faith. We "believe in" something when we "believe that" certain propositions are true. What, then, is it that leads one to have a "crisis in faith?" Consider that it's, rather, emotions, moods, panic or desires, that causes us to reconsider all that we had reasonably come to understand and believe. It's the desires for "my precious," that cause us to distrust our Shepherd and Provider. We need to solidify our faith by continuing in what we've learned and been convinced of... by broadening our understanding of the Word of God, and putting it into action. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.25.09-OutOfTheNight-Part3.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.18.09-OutOfTheNight-Part2.mp3 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:01:45 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/EHtaaKO1O18/sws-10.18.09-OutOfTheNight-Part2.mp3 The theme of "night" (darkness) and "day" (light) is a major theme found in John's gospel. Nicodemus was honest with himself, recognizing that though he was "Israel's teacher," he was "in the dark" with troubling questions. And he had the spiritual hunger, and this fundamental humility that brought him to Jesus to find answers that he admitted he didn't have or understand. Though the answers he received from Jesus challenged him to the core regarding his upbringing, years of learning, and even his current position, he still opens himself to hard truths. Matters of eternal life are worth it. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no The theme of "night" (darkness) and "day" (light) is a major theme found in John's gospel. Nicodemus was honest with himself, recognizing that though he was "Israel's teacher," he was "in the dark" with troubling questions. And he had the spiritual hungeGracepoint Fellowship Church The theme of "night" (darkness) and "day" (light) is a major theme found in John's gospel. Nicodemus was honest with himself, recognizing that though he was "Israel's teacher," he was "in the dark" with troubling questions. And he had the spiritual hunger, and this fundamental humility that brought him to Jesus to find answers that he admitted he didn't have or understand. Though the answers he received from Jesus challenged him to the core regarding his upbringing, years of learning, and even his current position, he still opens himself to hard truths. Matters of eternal life are worth it. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.18.09-OutOfTheNight-Part2.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.11.09-OutOfTheNight-Nic.mp3 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:47:54 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/uXZjCLvE6x4/sws-10.11.09-OutOfTheNight-Nic.mp3 Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the cover of the night, and also to seek a way out of his own night of confusion. What Jesus tells him isn't easy for him to hear, because it's a call to start over, to put away all of his achievements and success, and to start a new life with God in full control. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the cover of the night, and also to seek a way out of his own night of confusion. What Jesus tells him isn't easy for him to hear, because it's a call to start over, to put away all of his achievements and success, and to starGracepoint Fellowship Church Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the cover of the night, and also to seek a way out of his own night of confusion. What Jesus tells him isn't easy for him to hear, because it's a call to start over, to put away all of his achievements and success, and to start a new life with God in full control. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.11.09-OutOfTheNight-Nic.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.4.09-baptism.mp3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:34:11 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/moZpT4sI7Jk/sws-10.4.09-baptism.mp3 Praise the Lord! Gracepoint Berkeley had the privilege of partaking in the baptism of 39 of our brothers and sisters from our different ministries! We also shared in how God had worked in their lives, and some of the candidates shared their salvation testimonies with us. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Praise the Lord! Gracepoint Berkeley had the privilege of partaking in the baptism of 39 of our brothers and sisters from our different ministries! We also shared in how God had worked in their lives, and some of the candidates shared their salvation tesGracepoint Fellowship Church Praise the Lord! Gracepoint Berkeley had the privilege of partaking in the baptism of 39 of our brothers and sisters from our different ministries! We also shared in how God had worked in their lives, and some of the candidates shared their salvation testimonies with us. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-10.4.09-baptism.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.27.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-Freedom.mp3 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:36:13 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/QJwREEnjc1E/sws-09.27.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-Freedom.mp3 Today's culture defines freedom exactly how the devil got Eve to understand it: the throwing off of rules, domains, boundaries, and to be "free" to define our own lives. What the devil still often succeeds in doing is to blind us to the fact that the Creator God created life to flourish abundantly, and that boundaries that He defines are what make anything, especially relationships, meaningful. Love, sacrifice, loyalty--all are defined by the words from Genesis 2:16-17: "You are free to... but you must not." To have the freedom to do whatever you want, yet choosing not to... THAT is true freedom. see VIDEO Introduction conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Today's culture defines freedom exactly how the devil got Eve to understand it: the throwing off of rules, domains, boundaries, and to be "free" to define our own lives. What the devil still often succeeds in doing is to blind us to the fact that the CreGracepoint Fellowship Church Today's culture defines freedom exactly how the devil got Eve to understand it: the throwing off of rules, domains, boundaries, and to be "free" to define our own lives. What the devil still often succeeds in doing is to blind us to the fact that the Creator God created life to flourish abundantly, and that boundaries that He defines are what make anything, especially relationships, meaningful. Love, sacrifice, loyalty--all are defined by the words from Genesis 2:16-17: "You are free to... but you must not." To have the freedom to do whatever you want, yet choosing not to... THAT is true freedom. see VIDEO Introduction Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.27.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-Freedom.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.20.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-EyesAndDesires.mp3 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:24:46 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/uzGpJ-gsugI/sws-09.20.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-EyesAndDesires.mp3 Genesis 3:6. "the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom..." The lusts of our eyes and of our hearts seem to do the same thing, attributing qualities upon the object of desire that that object has no way of fulfilling. For example, ads are excellent at getting us to see their products this way. We need to stop feeding the fire of the lusts of our eyes, and shut down certain paths of input we've allowed over the years. And we need be people of depth, character, heart... which is what interests our God. see VIDEO Introduction conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Genesis 3:6. "the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom..." The lusts of our eyes and of our hearts seem to do the same thing, attributing qualities upon the object of desireGracepoint Fellowship Church Genesis 3:6. "the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom..." The lusts of our eyes and of our hearts seem to do the same thing, attributing qualities upon the object of desire that that object has no way of fulfilling. For example, ads are excellent at getting us to see their products this way. We need to stop feeding the fire of the lusts of our eyes, and shut down certain paths of input we've allowed over the years. And we need be people of depth, character, heart... which is what interests our God. see VIDEO Introduction Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.20.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-EyesAndDesires.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.13.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-SurelyYouWontDie.mp3 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:55:58 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/0XtdxQ-iRMI/sws-09.13.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-SurelyYouWontDie.mp3 "You will not surely die..." The words of mistrust and suspicion that are planted in us come in many familiar ways: "There's no free lunch." "What's the catch?" "It's too good to be true." "You'll see..." Though there's some value to be "too smart to be duped," it does come at a cost. The fact is that there are precious gifts in life that can only come by trustingly receiving them. The gospel is very good news, and in fact is too good NOT to be true. We mustn't let doubt prevent us from taking God at His word, seriously. see VIDEO Introduction conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no "You will not surely die..." The words of mistrust and suspicion that are planted in us come in many familiar ways: "There's no free lunch." "What's the catch?" "It's too good to be true." "You'll see..." Though there's some value to be "too smart to be Gracepoint Fellowship Church "You will not surely die..." The words of mistrust and suspicion that are planted in us come in many familiar ways: "There's no free lunch." "What's the catch?" "It's too good to be true." "You'll see..." Though there's some value to be "too smart to be duped," it does come at a cost. The fact is that there are precious gifts in life that can only come by trustingly receiving them. The gospel is very good news, and in fact is too good NOT to be true. We mustn't let doubt prevent us from taking God at His word, seriously. see VIDEO Introduction Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.13.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-SurelyYouWontDie.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.06.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-DidGodReallySay.mp3 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:55:40 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/-DFM6Aej-IM/sws-09.06.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-DidGodReallySay.mp3 Another of the tactics the devil uses to lure Christians away from God is to discount the absoluteness of God's word, and invite us to focus on the prohibitions, and push the limits of God's boundaries placed for our own thriving. Rather than strive to obey that which is very clear in the Word of God, we so often busy ourselves creating wiggle room to validate our own pursuits. Read the Bible, live it out, just as God meant for us to, and find the richness of God's way for us. see VIDEO Introduction conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Another of the tactics the devil uses to lure Christians away from God is to discount the absoluteness of God's word, and invite us to focus on the prohibitions, and push the limits of God's boundaries placed for our own thriving. Rather than strive to oGracepoint Fellowship Church Another of the tactics the devil uses to lure Christians away from God is to discount the absoluteness of God's word, and invite us to focus on the prohibitions, and push the limits of God's boundaries placed for our own thriving. Rather than strive to obey that which is very clear in the Word of God, we so often busy ourselves creating wiggle room to validate our own pursuits. Read the Bible, live it out, just as God meant for us to, and find the richness of God's way for us. see VIDEO Introduction Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-09.06.09-WhatLiesIntheHeart-DidGodReallySay.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-08.30.09.mp3 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:35:42 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/5iDP9ElXwNw/sws-08.30.09.mp3 From the beginning, God meant for us to be in relationship. In Genesis 2:18, the one thing of all of creation that God deemed "not good" was the fact of man being alone, which is a condition that is against God's own nature of community. Isolation is the formula for sin, stemming from selfish individualism, a sense of inadequacy, or pride/self-importance... or all of the above. One clear means of guarding ourselves from the tempting forces of the culture that lead to a fall is to surround ourselves with like-minded followers of Christ, just as Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did, in Daniel 1. Let us find and commit to those "true partners" of the gospel. see VIDEO Introduction conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no From the beginning, God meant for us to be in relationship. In Genesis 2:18, the one thing of all of creation that God deemed "not good" was the fact of man being alone, which is a condition that is against God's own nature of community. Isolation is theGracepoint Fellowship Church From the beginning, God meant for us to be in relationship. In Genesis 2:18, the one thing of all of creation that God deemed "not good" was the fact of man being alone, which is a condition that is against God's own nature of community. Isolation is the formula for sin, stemming from selfish individualism, a sense of inadequacy, or pride/self-importance... or all of the above. One clear means of guarding ourselves from the tempting forces of the culture that lead to a fall is to surround ourselves with like-minded followers of Christ, just as Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did, in Daniel 1. Let us find and commit to those "true partners" of the gospel. see VIDEO Introduction Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-08.30.09.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-08.23.09.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:11:20 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/ZBnpXNeUzHI/sws-08.23.09.mp3 In Matthew 9 and 10, Jesus shares his view concerning the world and its crowds: harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. We're invited to consider if our own hearts share in the same plight. Jesus goes on to say that the situation is ripe for God's workers to enter the harvest field, but the workers are few! And so, having shared his heart with us, and recognizing that his heart is our calling, Jesus sends his disciples. It's a calling that reflects God's own heart. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no In Matthew 9 and 10, Jesus shares his view concerning the world and its crowds: harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. We're invited to consider if our own hearts share in the same plight. Jesus goes on to say that the situation is ripe foGracepoint Fellowship Church In Matthew 9 and 10, Jesus shares his view concerning the world and its crowds: harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. We're invited to consider if our own hearts share in the same plight. Jesus goes on to say that the situation is ripe for God's workers to enter the harvest field, but the workers are few! And so, having shared his heart with us, and recognizing that his heart is our calling, Jesus sends his disciples. It's a calling that reflects God's own heart. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/sws-08.23.09.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-08.14.09-Pharaoh.mp3 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:33:35 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/o2b6PDYo1r8/TruthHaters-08.14.09-Pharaoh.mp3 Truth Haters - Part IX - Pharaoh conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Truth Haters - Part IX - Pharaoh Gracepoint Fellowship Church Truth Haters - Part IX - Pharaoh Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-08.14.09-Pharaoh.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-08.07.09-Genesis.mp3 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:51:56 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/UUsFMetURyE/TruthHaters-08.07.09-Genesis.mp3 The original tactics of the Deceiver, as illustrated in Genesis 3:1-7, gives us a picture of how Satan continues to lead us to distrust God and grasp for ourselves that which ends up eroding and devouring us. We would be wise to be alert to his tactics. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no The original tactics of the Deceiver, as illustrated in Genesis 3:1-7, gives us a picture of how Satan continues to lead us to distrust God and grasp for ourselves that which ends up eroding and devouring us. We would be wise to be alert to his tactics. Gracepoint Fellowship Church The original tactics of the Deceiver, as illustrated in Genesis 3:1-7, gives us a picture of how Satan continues to lead us to distrust God and grasp for ourselves that which ends up eroding and devouring us. We would be wise to be alert to his tactics. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-08.07.09-Genesis.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.31.09-1Kings21.mp3 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:46:13 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/M89a1clwUTw/TruthHaters-07.31.09-1Kings21.mp3 When Ahab sees Naboth's God-given ownership of land, he not only throws a tantrum, but receives Jezebel's appeal to crash through those boundaries. Are there realities that I've not accepted? What boundaries that God set before me do I see as negotiable? Who are the Naboths who remind me of God's ways? The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no When Ahab sees Naboth's God-given ownership of land, he not only throws a tantrum, but receives Jezebel's appeal to crash through those boundaries. Are there realities that I've not accepted? What boundaries that God set before me do I see as negotiable?Gracepoint Fellowship Church When Ahab sees Naboth's God-given ownership of land, he not only throws a tantrum, but receives Jezebel's appeal to crash through those boundaries. Are there realities that I've not accepted? What boundaries that God set before me do I see as negotiable? Who are the Naboths who remind me of God's ways? The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.31.09-1Kings21.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.24.09-Jonah.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:49:44 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/amJ6bc-mrfs/TruthHaters-07.24.09-Jonah.mp3 If the truth says "God is God, Creator, Master," then how is it that a follower of God will disobey Him, and run in the direction of his own agenda? Jonah ran away from God because God's ways was not his own. He rightly knew God's character and God's heart, but that disrupted his own agenda. He wasn't interested in what God wanted, which was to lead these Assyrians to Himself; all he knew was what he wanted, and he throws a fit when he didn't have his own little way. Christians ought to take heed, as this astounding character of Jonah, in truth, has echoes in our own lives. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no If the truth says "God is God, Creator, Master," then how is it that a follower of God will disobey Him, and run in the direction of his own agenda? Jonah ran away from God because God's ways was not his own. He rightly knew God's character and God's heaGracepoint Fellowship Church If the truth says "God is God, Creator, Master," then how is it that a follower of God will disobey Him, and run in the direction of his own agenda? Jonah ran away from God because God's ways was not his own. He rightly knew God's character and God's heart, but that disrupted his own agenda. He wasn't interested in what God wanted, which was to lead these Assyrians to Himself; all he knew was what he wanted, and he throws a fit when he didn't have his own little way. Christians ought to take heed, as this astounding character of Jonah, in truth, has echoes in our own lives. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.24.09-Jonah.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.17.09.mp3 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:30:27 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/rXMqzAC-JEs/TruthHaters-07.17.09.mp3 Do you have people in your life whom you can trust to speak truth, and who won't simply say what you want to hear? Alternately, are you a voice that speaks or dilutes truth in others' lives, possibly undermining God's work convicting of sin? In our relationships especially within the church, we need to recognize our role of speaking truth to others and also give authority to others to speak truth to us. Biblical References conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no Do you have people in your life whom you can trust to speak truth, and who won't simply say what you want to hear? Alternately, are you a voice that speaks or dilutes truth in others' lives, possibly undermining God's work convicting of sin? In our relatGracepoint Fellowship Church Do you have people in your life whom you can trust to speak truth, and who won't simply say what you want to hear? Alternately, are you a voice that speaks or dilutes truth in others' lives, possibly undermining God's work convicting of sin? In our relationships especially within the church, we need to recognize our role of speaking truth to others and also give authority to others to speak truth to us. Biblical ReferencesBay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.17.09.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.10.09.mp3 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:35:33 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/Pqh-VBAG83M/TruthHaters-07.10.09.mp3 How well do you think you know yourself? We could think we know ourselves very well... until something happens to reveal what we're really made of, as Jesus exemplified in the parable of the wise and foolish builders. But even when such circumstances occur, how do we respond to evidence about ourselves? Do we even seek truth about ourselves to begin with? Or do we stick with our own view of ourselves, like the Pharisee in Luke 18:9-14? Let us instead seek God's reality of who we are. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no How well do you think you know yourself? We could think we know ourselves very well... until something happens to reveal what we're really made of, as Jesus exemplified in the parable of the wise and foolish builders. But even when such circumstances occGracepoint Fellowship Church How well do you think you know yourself? We could think we know ourselves very well... until something happens to reveal what we're really made of, as Jesus exemplified in the parable of the wise and foolish builders. But even when such circumstances occur, how do we respond to evidence about ourselves? Do we even seek truth about ourselves to begin with? Or do we stick with our own view of ourselves, like the Pharisee in Luke 18:9-14? Let us instead seek God's reality of who we are. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-07.10.09.mp3 http://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-06.26.09-2Sam11.mp3 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:58:58 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GracepointPodcast/~3/6fP1C_rVr_8/TruthHaters-06.26.09-2Sam11.mp3 "Nearly every grave moral failure begins with a small sin." Chuck Colson, regarding recent news of a governor's 8-year long affair, says in his commentary on Breakpoint, "We humans, you see, have an infinite capacity for self-rationalization. We reason that we can give in to those seemingly minor temptations—say an emotional attraction to a co-worker, or just one drink at the party—because we think we know the boundaries. We think our reason can keep us safe." The beginning of King David's downfall (2 Sam 11:1-15) began with such an "indiscretion" which he clearly kept in a "secret corner" of his highly compartmentalized life, made evident from his sense of moral outrage towards the scenario presented to him by the prophet Nathan, yet failing to see the clear sin in his own life. May we take warning from David's and from Governor Sanford's example, and come clean before God with the plain truth of our confession. conrad.chu@gpmail.org (Gracepoint Fellowship Church)no "Nearly every grave moral failure begins with a small sin." Chuck Colson, regarding recent news of a governor's 8-year long affair, says in his commentary on Breakpoint, "We humans, you see, have an infinite capacity for self-rationalization. We reason tGracepoint Fellowship Church "Nearly every grave moral failure begins with a small sin." Chuck Colson, regarding recent news of a governor's 8-year long affair, says in his commentary on Breakpoint, "We humans, you see, have an infinite capacity for self-rationalization. We reason that we can give in to those seemingly minor temptations—say an emotional attraction to a co-worker, or just one drink at the party—because we think we know the boundaries. We think our reason can keep us safe." The beginning of King David's downfall (2 Sam 11:1-15) began with such an "indiscretion" which he clearly kept in a "secret corner" of his highly compartmentalized life, made evident from his sense of moral outrage towards the scenario presented to him by the prophet Nathan, yet failing to see the clear sin in his own life. May we take warning from David's and from Governor Sanford's example, and come clean before God with the plain truth of our confession. Bay,Area,Church,Gracepoint,Christian,San,Francisco,Northern,California,Berkeley,Oakland,East,Bay,Asian,Asian,American,Christian,evangelical,fellowship,campus,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Taiwanese,Thai,Filipino,Burmese,Multicultural,funhttp://podcast.berkmedia.org/TruthHaters-06.26.09-2Sam11.mp3 Copyright 2006 Gracepoint Fellowship ChurchGracepoint Fellowship Churchnonadult