TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 03, 2021

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:23AM

Intercessory Prayer - Jesus' Prayer

Today is November 3, 2021

Welcome to November and your mid-week!

Imagine that this world is a cruise ship and it hits an iceberg called sin and, now, it is irrevocably damaged and sinking. Because God loves us, he sends Jesus to save us from the boat. Jesus' mission, therefore, is not that we have a better cabin or more stuff or live a more comfortable and longer life in our cabin. Jesus' mission is that we get off of the boat. And, once he teaches us how to escape safely, he asks that we spread the word so that the most amount of people can be saved.

Now, we can take this analogy farther and talk about the new cruise ship that he prepares for us in advance where there are no icebergs, but, you get the idea.

Jesus was sent by God for a specific mission.

From that standpoint you can see why Jesus' intercessory pray isn't focused on the disciple's pressing needs and hardships. If anything, he makes it clear that he's not praying for that (John 17:15). Jesus' intercessory prayer is that, despite their hardships, they might stay united so that the mission - Jesus' mission - might be accomplished.

That "the world may believe that you have sent me.” (John 17:21)

Now, Jesus's example doesn't mean we stop praying for the needs of people. What Jesus' prayer teaches us is that intercessory prayer is more than what we think it is. Intercessory prayer is a way to promote unity amongst believers, show the world the love God has for them, and, ultimately, accomplish the mission of God whether our prayer is answered or not.

God's blessing upon you as you wrestle with this difficult lesson and Jesus' perspective, 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

Nov 7 (Sun) - THIS SUNDAY - Daylight Savings (Fall = Back 1 hr)

Nov 13 (Sat) - S&P Cell Group will be meeting
- 6pm at the Franz home. Questions? Contact Stephen at sfranz74@gmail.com

Nov 14 (Sun) - EM Ministry Council

Nov 21 (Sun) - EM Urban Thanksgiving
- 12:45pm in the back of the Education Building, next to the basketball nets.
- Potluck style. Sign-up for side dishes at church.

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
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 6 (Sept. 24) – Moral Law (Absolute Universal Laws Point to a Law Giver) [45 mins] (Redone because of the earthquake on the 17th)
  - Lesson 7 (Oct. 8) - Signs of God or Gullibility? (Naturalism vs. Supernaturalism) [45 mins]
  - Lesson 8 (Oct. 22) - Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (J. Warner Wallace) [45 mins]
  - Lesson 9 (Nov. 5)) - The Reliability of the New Testament: Textual Criticism [45 mins]
  - Lesson 10 (Nov. 12) - The Reliability of the New Testament: Is the NT True [50 mins]
  - Lesson 11 (Dec 3) - Analyzing Jesus: His Claims & Old Testament Prophecy [45 mins]
  - Lesson 12 (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.

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