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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - January 31, 2018
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 9:49AM Choosing Holiness
Today is January 31, 2018
Welcome to your mid-week!
When talking about holiness in 1 Peter 1:3-16, Peter first emphasized the importance of the gospel message. Holiness is not what we work for, it is what we do in response to God's act of love for us.
The second thing he emphasized was the importance of the mind; that we needed to 'gird the loins of our mind' and 'sober' it up. This meant we needed to ready our minds for action and awaken our minds from the attractions of this world.
For Peter, the mind was crucial in remembering the grace of God, choosing hope, and avoiding conformity with the world. Once the mind was set then holiness would be our natural response.
Our vision for this year is 'Real Church; True Christians: A Community That Pursues Holiness.' And, to pursue this vision, we need to do what Peter is telling us to do. We need to set our minds straight. And, as much as I want to talk about reading and studying and understanding and meditating and memorizing, the first thing we need for our minds to do is to wake up and see the urgency; to not be lazy or distracted or apathetic.
We need to gird the loins of our minds and sober it up if we are to pursue holiness as a community.
So then, let us remind ourselves of the gospel. Let us remind ourselves of what we talked about last week, that in this world there is trouble. Let us remember God's power and grace and love and rescue and let us choose to set our minds right before the Lord.
God's blessing upon you this week and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
When talking about holiness in 1 Peter 1:3-16, Peter first emphasized the importance of the gospel message. Holiness is not what we work for, it is what we do in response to God's act of love for us.
The second thing he emphasized was the importance of the mind; that we needed to 'gird the loins of our mind' and 'sober' it up. This meant we needed to ready our minds for action and awaken our minds from the attractions of this world.
For Peter, the mind was crucial in remembering the grace of God, choosing hope, and avoiding conformity with the world. Once the mind was set then holiness would be our natural response.
Our vision for this year is 'Real Church; True Christians: A Community That Pursues Holiness.' And, to pursue this vision, we need to do what Peter is telling us to do. We need to set our minds straight. And, as much as I want to talk about reading and studying and understanding and meditating and memorizing, the first thing we need for our minds to do is to wake up and see the urgency; to not be lazy or distracted or apathetic.
We need to gird the loins of our minds and sober it up if we are to pursue holiness as a community.
So then, let us remind ourselves of the gospel. Let us remind ourselves of what we talked about last week, that in this world there is trouble. Let us remember God's power and grace and love and rescue and let us choose to set our minds right before the Lord.
God's blessing upon you this week and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
Upcoming Events
- Feb 2 (Fri) - 7 Week Woman’s Bible Study to be led by Anna Benedict
- The study will go through “Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed: A Story of David” which is a 6-week Women’s Bible Study created by speakers Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore and Kay Arthur. The bible study will meet 7 Friday nights which includes the first night of introduction to the Bible Study. It will begin on Friday, Feb 2 and will continue to meet on Fridays at 7:30pm at the Elim Café. Questions please contact Anna Benedict at kongbenedict@yahoo.com
- Feb 2 (Fri) – Elementary Ministry Friday Night Starts
- Feb 4 (Sun) – Church’s 39th Anniversary, Free Lunch!
- Feb 4 (Sun) – PV Small Group. 2pm @ the Hong's
- Feb 7 (Weds) - Generation Small Group
- Feb 24 (Sat) - CPG Small Group
Service Opportunity
- TFPC Sunday Lunch Serving Volunteers Needed!
15min each week for a month after service (from 12pm-12:15pm) Please sign-up in the back of the EM Chapel! - Korean Medical Ministry Volunteers Needed!
The Medical Room at the back of the fellowship hall has recently been re-opened. The KM Medical Ministry is seeking doctors and nurses willing to man rotationaly each week from the 9:30am service to the 11am service. If interested please talk with Dr. Kim Daiyoung (David) before or after service in the Medical Room at church.
Additional Announcements
- Offering Request Form for Tax Purposes
To get your offering tax information from the 2017 year, please fill out the request form that is in the back of the EM Chapel (also found in the Main Office) and turn it into the Finance Office. Please allow 2 weeks for turn around.
Prayer Requests
- Please pray that God will lead the right Elementary Pastor to join TFPC and please pray for all teachers and students during this transition.
Romans 8:5-6 - "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace."
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