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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - March 28, 2018
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 9:42AM Hosanna!
Today is March 28, 2018
Welcome to your mid-week!
For the people of God during the Roman Empire, they were the underdogs. A million to one shot that they would ever conquer the military might of Rome and return to prominence as they once were back in the time of King David and Solomon.
And yet, with all the prophetic words of a future 'Messiah,' there was still hope. A million to one shot, yes, but still there was hope.
And that's when Jesus entered the scene.
Suddenly a million to one shot became more certain as Jesus started fulfilling prophecy after prophecy until, after the resurrection of Lazarus, he fulfilled the biggest prophecy of all.
Zechariah 9:9 - "Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
With Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, all of God's people believed that they had victory at hand. They cried out 'Hosanna' and 'King' despite being under the rule of Rome. They fearlessly and joyfully praised Jesus believing that their underdog status was at an end and that Jesus had come to save them.
They were the underdog that won! Or, so they thought.
Later in the week, when Jesus didn't overthrow the Roman Empire but got arrested without a fight, all of that excitement and expectation turned to shouts of condemnation. 'Crucify Him!' they would shout. How dare Jesus give us that kind of hope - fulfill all those prophesies - and yet fail to deliver on being the savior and king to God's people.
However, Jesus did not come to save them. He had come to save us all. Jesus did not come to conquer the Roman Empire. He had come to conquer death. And, on Easter, all would see and know and, to this day, millions if not billions still fearlessly and joyfully praise His name.
And that is what we are suppose to do. From our minds to our eyes; from our smell to what we hear; it all needs to end with worship and praise to our King.
God's blessing upon you this Holy Week, and I look forward to seeing you all in the Main Sanctuary this Easter Sunday.
- Frank Kim
For the people of God during the Roman Empire, they were the underdogs. A million to one shot that they would ever conquer the military might of Rome and return to prominence as they once were back in the time of King David and Solomon.
And yet, with all the prophetic words of a future 'Messiah,' there was still hope. A million to one shot, yes, but still there was hope.
And that's when Jesus entered the scene.
Suddenly a million to one shot became more certain as Jesus started fulfilling prophecy after prophecy until, after the resurrection of Lazarus, he fulfilled the biggest prophecy of all.
Zechariah 9:9 - "Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
With Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, all of God's people believed that they had victory at hand. They cried out 'Hosanna' and 'King' despite being under the rule of Rome. They fearlessly and joyfully praised Jesus believing that their underdog status was at an end and that Jesus had come to save them.
They were the underdog that won! Or, so they thought.
Later in the week, when Jesus didn't overthrow the Roman Empire but got arrested without a fight, all of that excitement and expectation turned to shouts of condemnation. 'Crucify Him!' they would shout. How dare Jesus give us that kind of hope - fulfill all those prophesies - and yet fail to deliver on being the savior and king to God's people.
However, Jesus did not come to save them. He had come to save us all. Jesus did not come to conquer the Roman Empire. He had come to conquer death. And, on Easter, all would see and know and, to this day, millions if not billions still fearlessly and joyfully praise His name.
And that is what we are suppose to do. From our minds to our eyes; from our smell to what we hear; it all needs to end with worship and praise to our King.
God's blessing upon you this Holy Week, and I look forward to seeing you all in the Main Sanctuary this Easter Sunday.
- Frank Kim
Upcoming Events
- March 29 (Thu) - YMF Small Group
- March 30 (Fri) - Skid Row Prep
- March 30 (Fri) – Good Friday Service with SBMC. EM Chapel, 7:30pm.
- March 31 (Sat) - Skid Row Mission. 6:20am.
- April 1 (Sun) – Joint Worship with KM. No 9:30am Service.
- April 1 (Sun) - Youth Summer Mission Bake Sale!
- Youth summer mission team is having a bake sale to support their upcoming summer mission trip. Please have people come out and support our students.
- April 4 (Weds) - Generation Small Group
- Generations is a TFPC small group open to men and women over 20 years old and is designed to bring adults of all generations together and to foster open discussions on matters of faith across many age groups within our Church. Generations has been up and running for 3 years and is hosted at Tom and Anna Benedict’s home here in Torrance. The next phase of Generations will be a year-long study on Christian Apologetics (the study of the evidence for the truth of Christianity), titled “Because It’s True.” Generations meets on the 1st Wed. of each month and our next meeting is April 4, 2018 at 7:00 PM. Please contact Tom Benedict at tjbenedict21@gmail.com for meeting details, address information and with any questions you may have. We hope to see you there!
Education Announcements
- Elementary Teachers Needed!
The Elementary Department has requested the need for teachers. Questions about responsibilities and commitment, please see Young Hong or contact Pastor Judie at yuilkimlee@yahoo.com
John 12:13 - "They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, 'Hosanna!' 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!' 'Blessed is the king of Israel!'"
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