TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9:02AM Jesus Misunderstood
Today is February 17, 2021
Welcome to your mid-week!
If you were to grade the 12 disciples on how much they understood the mission of Jesus before his resurrection, you would give them an 'F.'
3 years of teachings and miracles and analogies and illustrations and object lessons and interactive elements and even directly telling them:
Mark 10:33-34
“We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”
And, despite all that, the disciples still did not understand the mission of Jesus as shown by them abandoning Jesus and denying him when he got arrested.
That's an 'F' in my book.
And yet, despite their misunderstanding, Jesus continued to show patience and grace and love, prioritizing their relationship despite their misunderstandings. Jesus never face palmed, gave blank stares, showed frustration, or raged quit.
No.
Jesus knew his disciples. He knew their difficulties and challenges and so he tried and tried and tried again.
In many ways we are like the disciples. How long did we misunderstood Jesus? How much do we still misunderstand about him? But, God knows us and shows that same patience and grace to us as he teaches us - in numerous and creative ways - who he is.
Therefore, if we have found any joy and peace in knowing Jesus, any comfort in him knowing us completely, then his example is the example we should follow to those who misunderstand us.
God's protection and blessing over you and your family and I look forward to worshiping with you all online this Sunday.
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube Link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion for your mid-week: HERE
New Announcements
March 7 (Sun) - Welcome and Fellowship Returns!
- Hosted by Grace Song and the Welcoming Team, "Welcome and Fellowship" will be held each Sunday from 10:45am-11:25am, between the 2 EM Sunday Services and will run through March. We encourage all members to stop on by for a chance to see each other face to face and to have some connection in the midst of this pandemic. The direct link to come soon. We will also give the link at the end of the 9:45am service in the youtube chat section.
Announcements
- Cell-Groups will continue to meet virtually. Please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com if you have any questions or nee further information.
- PV Cell Group is meeting this Sunday via zoom at 2pm.
- YMF Cell Group is meeting Wednesdays bi-weekly via zoom at 7:30pm.
- College Cell Group is now meeting Wednesday weekly via zoom at 7pm.
- Tax Information For 2020 Offering
- Please send requests for tax information to: tfpcpcusa@hotmail.com. Please include:
- The name you used when writing offerings
- EM Membership ID #
- And whether you want it mailed or emailed. If you want it mailed, please give an address.
- The '5 Loaves & 2 Fish' Ministry continues. If you are able, please donate dry goods, cleaning supplies, and paper products to the main lobby during church office hours. If you are in need, please stop by the church lobby and take whatever is available for you and your family.
- Due to California's order, there will be no on-site worship until further notice. There will still be online worship for 9:45am and the 11:30am service. It will be offered only via Youtube for the time being.
- KM is encouraging all families to pray together for those effected by the coronavirus at 9pm daily.
- 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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