We will be doing a series on the book of Revelation for 6 weeks starting from the 2nd of March and continuing every Wednesday. It will be held at the FOCUS office and the 1st program will start at 5 p.m. till around 7.30 p.m. The dates and time for the full series is as follows
2nd March – 5.00-7.30 p.m.
9th March – 5.30-8.00 p.m.
16th March – 5.30-8.00 p.m.
23rd March – 5.30-8.00 p.m.
30th March – 5.30-8.00 p.m.
6th April – 5.30-8.00 p.m.
The series will (hopefully?) give you an opportunity to re-look at one of the more confusing and challenging books of the Bible and ask what God calls us to be as his disciples in these last days. The series is primarily for the university students but we thought of opening it up to the young graduates as well so that you can keep continuously learning and being challenged by God’s Word.
Please make a commitment for the entirety of the series to take maximum advantage of it. Let us know if any of you are interested in joining us.
February 28th, 2011
Just Courage: Gary A Haugen
“There must be more to the Christian life than this–more than church each Sunday and waving to my neighbors and giving some clothes to Goodwill when I go through my closet each spring.”
International Justice Mission president Gary Haugen has found that engaging in the fight for justice is the most deeply satisfying way of life. This book shows how we too can be a part of God’s great expedition.
The Hopeful Skeptic: Nick Fiedler
Nick Fiedler (of Nick and Josh Podcast fame) decided to travel the world for a year or so, and in the process of figuring out what to set aside, what to carry along and what to throw out, heard a little voice telling him to set aside the faith of his childhood.
So Nick changed his Facebook religion status from Christian to “Hopeful Skeptic” and set out to see where God would take him.
If you find yourself asking nagging questions of the faith you were born into, put on your boots and take a little trip with Nick.
Wired for Intimacy: William Struthers
In this book neuroscientist and researcher William Struthers explains how pornography affects the male brain and what we can do about it. Because we are embodied beings, viewing pornography changes how the brain works, how we form memories and make attachments. By better understanding the biological realities of our sexual development, we can cultivate healthier sexual perspectives and interpersonal relationships. Struthers exposes false assumptions and casts a vision for a redeemed masculinity, showing how our sexual longings can actually propel us toward sanctification and holiness in our bodies.
Everyday Justice: Julie Clawason
Where does your chocolate come from? Does it matter if your coffee is fair trade or not? It matters–more than you might think.
Julie Clawson takes us on a tour of everyday life and shows how our ordinary lifestyle choices have big implications for justice around the world. She unpacks how we get our food and clothing and shows us the surprising costs of consumer waste.
Word Pictures: Brian Godawa
In his refreshing and challenging book, Godawa helps you break free from the spiritual suffocation of heady faith. Without negating the importance of reason and doctrine, Godawa challenges you to move from understanding the Bible “literally” to “literarily” by exploring the poetry, parables and metaphors found in God’s Word. Weaving historical insight, pop culture and personal narrative throughout, Godawa reveals the importance God places on imagination and creativity in the Scriptures, and provides a biblical foundation for Christians to pursue image, beauty, wonder and mystery in their faith.
For any Christian who wants to learn how to communicate and defend the Gospel in a postmodern context, this book will help you find a path between the two extremes of intellectualized faith and anti-intellectual faith by recovering a biblical balance between intellect and imagination.
Justification: N.T. Wright
At the heart of much vigorous debate on this topic is the term the apostle Paul uses in several of his letters to describe what happens to those in Christ–justification. Paul uses this dramatic image from the law court to declare that Christians are acquitted of the cosmic accusations against them. But justification goes beyond this in Paul’s writings to offer a vision of God’s future for the whole world as well as for his people.
March 16th, 2010
Dear all,
Here is the SCOPE issue of December 2009.
The download is 6.5 MB.
[Download PDF]
Very sorry for the delay.
February 15th, 2010
Prof. Priyan Dias (Head of Dept. Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa) a parishioner of  St. Pauls’ Milagiriya church, conducted a series of studies as part of a course aimed at assisting Christians to build a biblical worldview, with which they can engage the world and the choices they make.
The first 4 parts of the study found in the first presentation, conducted over 4 weeks, presents the doctrinal/biblical background for the formation of this worldview. The second presentation consisting of 3 parts deals with an application of this framework to 3 general areas of any Christians life. (Work, Lifestyle and Marriage/Singleness)
This biblical framework has been in use among Christians for generations. But a presentation of this, in such a format which is still in testing, was formulated by Prof. Priyan as part of his discussions with the FOCUS staff team. It is the hope of Prof. Priyan and FOCUS that mature Christians will adapt the material, and present it to their churches to stimulate maturity and discussion among the wider body of Christ.
Christian Worldview-Basis Presentation (Download PDF)
Christian Worldview-Applications presentation (Download PDF)
November 23rd, 2009
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