The Koinonia and Klesis web teams collaborated to make an encouraging and inspirational video from the senior class for finals. Study hard everyone and finish the semester strong!

Enjoy:

If you missed the slideshow, or if you wanted to watch it again, look no further!

Last weekend, K2 went to Sierra Lodge. Check out the video recap made by Mikey below:

Although Koinonia was split into K1 and K2 earlier this year, we reunited together in order to hold a farewell for Pastor Jonathan and Susanna as they move down to Texas to lead our Gracepoint Austin Church.

It was nice being together once again to see the many familiar and new faces. As we shared many laughs and smiles, it was like coming together for one big happy family reunion.

After eating a delicious meal and catching up with one another, we started the night with a special time of praise.

Pastor Jonathan then gave a stirring last TFN message. He covered Genesis 42-45 and explained how we are a part of the spiritual lineage where the righteous are those who disadvantage themselves to advantage the community. Just as Judah finally comes to understand the heart of the Father, I was struck by how we need to live our lives in such a way where we understand the heart of God.

I was especially inspired by the clip Pastor Jonathan showed of Jason Lezak finishing the Olympic gold medal winning relay race with all of his might. I was challenged by how we need to run this spiritual race of receiving and passing the baton of the gospel in such a way to carry on the spiritual lineage that we have.

Afterwards, we transitioned into the farewell party where we had a massive dessert potluck with loads and LOADS of delicious sweets. The entire quiet room was filled with delicacies of sugary goodness. YUUUMMMMYYY!!!

How well do YOU know Pastor Jonathan and Susanna? Well, in order to test our knowledge about them, we had a trivia game show testing our knowledge on how well we know them. We were asked questions like “How many people can one tray of orange chicken from Peking Express feed?” and “How many ministry groups have they lead in Berkeley?” It was funny listening to some ridiculous answers, but I was also blessed to learn more about all that they have done to serve during their time in Berkeley and about the awesome skills that they utilize to serve.

hAhA! Check out all of the laughs and smiles that were shared.

We then watched a special Koinonia farewell video and heard many heartfelt and honest sharings from several people about all of the ways Pastor Jonathan and Susanna have blessed their lives.

The night ended after hearing some encouraging words from Pastor Jonathan and Susanna. I’m so thankful for how we are able to be a part of the same lineage where we can share the same vision and work together for the kingdom of God.

Thank you Pastor Jonathan and Susanna for all you’ve done!!! We’ll miss you and we’ll be praying for you! Hook ‘em Horns!!!

Despite his grandeur in nature, this past weekend we were reminded of where God was truly at his best.

This past Good Friday, Koinonia, along with all the other ministry group, sojourned to Kofman Auditorium to have a time where we reflected upon the death of Jesus Christ. This year I was once again struck by the fact that my sin sent Jesus to die on the Cross for me to give me salvation, and instead of me being on the Cross, there was Jesus instead.

Pastor Ed gave a riveting and insightful message about “being there at Christ’s death”, and initially I was super perplexed at his deep insight. Pastor Ed reminded me that I was indeed there on the Cross with Jesus and I was there when Jesus arose 3 days later on Easter, and it’s because of this that I can also have a new resurrected life with him.

On Sunday, we returned to Kofman Auditorium for Easter service. We started off worship with one of my favorite songs off the new Hillsong album – Relentless. Here is a picture to emphasize how hipster the song is.

Praise:

But in the necessary seriousness of Easter, we started off the message with a beautifully handcrafted video that recognized different times when God could have been at his best, but revealed when God was at his best at the end of the video.

Hands:

God is at his best at every salvation that has perpetuated across the centuries, and God continues to be at his best today!

Pastor Ed presented a message on the Year of Jubilee, and how Jesus came to forgive us our debts and give us that jubilee in our lives, but we need to receive him in order for the jubilee to occur. Imagine if we had a Year of Jubilee in these modern times, I would have no debt for college…too bad for me. I’m still gonna be in debt in some ways…

Pastor Ed Easter:

Thank God for Christ’s Death so we can have this grand reversal in our lives and experience jubilee! I can’t wait for next year’s Good Friday and Easter service!

Special shout out to my sound, video, pro-pre, and everyone else who made Good Friday and Easter possible! You guys are the best!

Sound People:

Check out the pictures on our flickr!

K2 sisters represent in Monterey!

Come this Thurs at 7:30pm, 10 Evans for a special talk hosted by our very own Crosstalk!  The topic for this week’s special talk will be did Jesus really rise from the dead?   Feel free to come by and invite your friends that might be interested!