TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - APRIL 1, 2021
Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 1:50PM Jesus Afflicted
Today is April 1, 2021
Welcome to your mid-week!
Passion week is always the time where we reflect upon the sacrifice of Jesus. And that sacrifice is more than just his death, but includes his suffering. Jesus' suffering and death was the price needed to atone for our sins.
This is why it is important to reflect on all the ways Jesus was afflicted because, understanding the cost of something helps us to appreciate the impact of it.
So, these are the ways Jesus was afflicted:
- Jesus was misunderstood, unsupported, betrayed, and abandoned by his disciples.
- Jesus was falsely accused by the Sanhedrin. They struck him with their fists, slapped him, and spat upon him.
- Jesus was tried before Herod where Herod and his soldiers mocked and ridiculed him.
- Jesus was tried before Pilate where he was sentenced to be flogged. Most likely Jesus was given 39 lashes by a whip made of leather strips, with metal balls and bone fragments interwoven into it to bruise and cut into the flesh.
- After that, Jesus was tried before Pilate where he empowered the people - the same people who had welcomed Jesus 5 days earlier - to sentence Jesus. They choose Barabbas, a murderer, to be set free and Jesus to be crucified.
- Jesus was then stripped, given a robe, and a crown of thorns was placed on his head. Jesus was then mocked, spit upon, and stuck on the head over and over again.
- Jesus was then forced to carry his cross (whether just the ~100 pound cross beam or the full ~300 pounds) the ~2000 feet to his crucifixion. Having been flogged the cross was too heavy and he would be given help by Simon, a Cyrene.
- Upon arriving at Golgotha Jesus was stripped naked and crucified.
- While being crucified, Jesus bore the sins of the world.
- While being crucified, Jesus was mocked and insulted by chief priests, elders, teachers of the law, and people passing on by.
- At ~3pm, Jesus was stabbed by a spear where he eventually 'gave up his spirit' and died.
This is what Jesus was afflicted with. And, knowing Jesus and his suffering is at the center of what it means to be a Christian. It shows us the devastating nature of our sin as well as God's great love for us. All that we are commanded to do - missions, forgiveness, love, etc - comes from who Jesus is and what he does for us.
God's blessing and protection over you and your family as you mediate and reflect on Passion Week and I look forward to worshiping with you online for our Good Friday Worship service and our Joint Easter Service.
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube Link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion for your mid-week: HERE
New Announcements
April 2 (Fri) - Good Friday Online Service. This Friday at 7:30pm. You can find the link HERE. Please have communion elements prepared in advanced.
April 4 (Sun) - Online Easter Joint Service. This Sunday at 11:30am. There will be NO 9:45am worship service that Sunday. You can find the link HERE.
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 Sundays via zoom at 2pm.
- YMF Cell Group is meeting Wednesdays bi-weekly via zoom at 7:30pm.
- College Cell Group is now meeting Wednesdays weekly via zoom at 7pm.
- 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.
