[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Praise the Lord for the Winter Retreat!!

Praise the Lord for the wonderful time we had at the 2009 Winter Retreat at Mt Hermon! It was a packed 2 days with messages, fellowship, and some time for sports and getting to know the other members at Gracepoint. For the first time, it was combined with our Praxis dept., and we got to know members from ISM, San Francisco Chapel (including USF and SF State Koinonia), as well as Cal State East Bay.

Pastor Ed delivered powerful messages reminding us to be true followers of Jesus and not just "admirers" or "users", and reminded us to really confess our sin and deepen our fellowship with God and one another. Joe Horness, formerly of Willow Creek Community Church, came to lead us in Spirit-filled times of worship, and 27 people accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior! Praise the Lord!

--
Posted By George to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/29/2009 10:54:00 PM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Friday 2/6: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Hi,
I wanted to announce a special event that we are bringing to the Berkeley Campus on Friday, Feb 6. It is "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt", a presentation with Craig Hazen, Ph.D, Professor of Comparative Religions at Biola University. Dr. Hazen will speak on the topic of "Jesus Among Other Gods," comparing Christianity with other world religions.

Please let all your friends know about this event? To read more about Dr. Hazen, click here.

Day: Friday Feb 6
Time: 7pm
Location: 155 Dwinelle

--
Posted By George to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/28/2009 09:35:00 PM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Bowling, anyone?

So, a2f Gold is going to bowling after Bible Study this Friday (by the way, Bible Study starts at 7pm @ 145 Dwinelle w/ Dinner!).

Before I get on with this story I'm about to tell you, let me just throw out the event details:

- Event: Post-Bible Study Bowling (1/30)
- Please bring $12 for 2-hr. bowling plus shoes.
- Rides will be arranged by class: Jasper for Seniors/Frosh, Ander for Soph, and Jammy for Juniors.

Anyways, on to the story...

SO, Monday nights are "family nights" at our church, and since I live with 18 of my peers at Grand Central Apts in Alameda, family night for us means "peer-time" (this is also the reason why almost all 18 of us ended up getting sick this past week). Last Monday, we decided to go bowling. Then something incredible happened.

Okay, so I'm no stellar bowler, mainly because I'm wildly inconsistent. For example, that Monday we bowled two and a half games. My scores:

Game 1: 74
Game 2: 187
Game 3: unfinished

Now 74 is relatively close to my lifetime running average of 85 - but whoa, that 187 from Game 2 is most definitely an outlier (as a matter of fact, I've never bowled anywhere near that high before). So... "what happened?" you might be wondering.

Game 2 breakdown: I was bowling pretty dismally as usual, at least from frames 1-4. Then from frame 5 to frame 9, I suddenly developed a supernatural form that resulted in my bowling all strikes, yes that's FIVE strikes in a row! Crazy, huh??? After that, frame 10 was no good, but on the next game, I bowled another two strikes on frames 1 and 2. AHHH! That's 7 strikes out of 8 consecutive frames. I'm so proud of myself.

True story, absolutely - you can ask Kenton or Mike about it since they saw this with their own eyes. I'm not sure what happened, but I had this ridiculous form that I just kept repeating over and over again. Anyone wanna challenge me this Friday?

- If you have any interesting stories about your own bowling adventures, feel free to post them under "comments."

I'll see you this Friday, bring your A-game. Actually, just come.

--
Posted By Jasper to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/28/2009 12:15:00 PM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Seniors at Sierra Lodge

Here's a picture of the Senior Discipleship Retreat, held at our Sierra Lodge.

Somehow, David Krauth in the back doesn't seem to be getting what we're trying to do.

--
Posted By Daniel Kim to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/27/2009 01:10:00 PM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] 1/28: Welcome Back Dinner for Freshmen!!

Welcome Back Freshmen!

To kick off the Spring Semester, all Freshmen are invited to a special Dinner and Game Time on Wednesday at 7pm. Don't miss this fun and exciting way to kick off the new year!

Day: Wednesday Jan 28
Time: 7pm
Location: YWCA 2nd floor (corner of Bancroft and Bowditch)

see you there!

questions? conrad@conradchu.com

--
Posted By George to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/27/2009 03:50:00 PM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Bible Study Friday Jan. 30

Hello Everyone!

WElcome back from Winter Break! It has been quite eventful around these parts the past month, with Gracepoint Live training camp, and various retreats.

Our Bible study this week will be on Friday Jan. 30. We will begin with DINNER (!) at 7:00pm.

A2F Gold Bible Study
Day: Jan 30, 2009
Time: 7:00pm (with DINNER!)
Location: 145 Dwinelle

See you there!

questions? georgehu@gmail.com

--
Posted By George to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/27/2009 01:40:00 PM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! Looking forward to another wonderful year at a2f GOLD!

--
Posted By richtay to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/02/2009 08:22:00 AM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Fall 2008 Slideshow

Here's a recap of what happened this past semester!

--
Posted By richtay to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/02/2009 12:00:00 AM

[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all! Here's a quick recap of what happened this past semester. Here's to many more good times in 2009!

--
Posted By richtay to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 1/01/2009 11:04:00 PM