TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 27, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 2:41PM Intercessory Prayer - A Priestly Responsibility
Today is October 27, 2021
Welcome to your mid-week!
The act of intercession was something that the High Priest did for all of Israel. So, when 1 Timothy 2:1 tells us that we are now to give intercession and prayers for all people, what the bible is telling us is that, in many ways, we are called to be priests.
That means, just as it was for priests of the Old Testament, interceding on behalf of people is our privilege. It is the opportunity to experience and be part of someone's else life. Interceding on behalf of people is our duty. It is the responsibility that we have as people who are called to be, as it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, praying continually. Interceding on behalf of people is important. It is the action that, just as it did for Lot when Moses interceded on behalf of him to God, can change the direction of a life.
When we pray for someone we are interceding on behalf of them. That work is a privilege, a duty, and important. It is priestly work. It is why 1 Peter 2:9 tells us that we are a royal priesthood.
So, while Jesus is our perfect High Priest who intercedes on behalf of us to God making atonement for our sins via his perfect sacrifice, the bible now calls all Christians to be the royal priesthood. Meaning, we are called to intercede on behalf of all people via prayer.
God's blessing upon you as you meditate on doing the work of a priest, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion PDF: HERE
Announcements
- Baptism Registration Continues ends Oct 31
- For those that want themselves or their baby baptized, please register in the Main Office by Sunday, Oct 31. The actual baptism will be held during the KM Service on November 21. Please note, you must be a member to be baptized.
- Oct 31 (Sun) – Harvest Festival, 4-6pm
- Register: HERE
- If able, please donate candy to the Children's Department in the next 2 weeks!
- Education Department is looking for teachers!
- Advertisement Video HERE
- If interested, please contact the following leader:
- 6th-12th Grade – Pastor Edward: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com
- 1st-5th Grade – Pastor Haein: tfpc.children@gmail.com
- Pre-k – Director Anna: kongbenedict@yahoo.com
- If interested, please contact the following leader:
- Advertisement Video HERE
- Friday Night Youth Apologetics Seminar
- Starting July 09 (Fri) @ 7:00pm, TFPC Youth Ministry will be starting Apologetics Seminar, led by Tom Benedict. The 11+ weeks course will help our youth to defend their Christian faith. It will ask these three questions. 1) Does God Exist? 2) Are Miracles Possible and 3) Is the New Testament Reliable. A flyer with the calendar dates can be found in the back. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email tfpc.youthgroup@gmail.com.
- Schedule:
- Lesson 1 (July 9) – In the Beginning (How the Big Bang Evidence Aligns w/ a Biblical Worldview) [45 mins]
- Lesson 2 (July 16) – Divine Design Part 1 (Fine Tuning in the Universe) [45 mins]
- Lesson 3 (Aug. 6) – Divine Design Part 2 (Fine Tuning in Biology) [40 mins]
- Lesson 4 (Sept. 10) – What About Evolution? (Micro vs. Macro) [40 mins]
- Lesson 5 (Sept. 17) – Moral Law (Absolute Universal Laws Point to a Law Giver) [45 mins]
- Lesson 5 (Sept. 24) – Moral Law (Absolute Universal Laws Point to a Law Giver) [45 mins] (Redone because of the earthquake on the 17th)
- Lesson 6 (Oct. 8) - Signs of God or Gullibility? (Naturalism vs. Supernaturalism) [45 mins]
- Lesson 7 (Oct. 22) - Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (J. Warner Wallace) [45 mins]
- Lesson 8 (Nov. 5)) - Do We Have an Accurate Copy of the New Testament? [45 mins]
- Lesson 9 (Nov. 12) - Did the New Testament Writers Tell the Truth? [50 mins]
- Lesson 10 (Dec 3) - Analyzing Jesus: His Claims & Old Testament Prophecy [45 mins]
- Lesson 11 (Dec 10) - The Evidence for the Resurrection [50 mins]
- Mask Requirement for Worship
- For the sake of all members, the session of our church has asked that all attendees wear masks during the worship service until further notice.
- Due to COVID, please do not eat in the Fellowship Hall
- The leadership at church has asked that all eating be done outside in the tents.
- Offering can still be done via online HERE or via mail: P.O. Box 622, Torrance, CA 90508
- For online offering, please select English Ministry (EM), write your EM Member number in the Member ID section, & place details in the memo section. Example: whether the offering is for tithe, thanksgiving, Sunday offering, designated offering, mission offering, etc.
- If you need your members ID# please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com
- Our EM Elder designated to us from the KM for 2021 will be our Head Pastor, Daniel Ko.
- NEW starting this year, we will have an EM Representative to the Session. For 2021 our EM Representative will be Mike Lyu.
- Please continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus, especially those on the frontline of the disease who are putting themselves at risk in the service of us all.
