TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 9:26AM

The Uncomfortable Mission

Today is September 1, 2021

Welcome to September and your mid-week!

The Korean American church would not exist without guys like Karl Gützlaff, Robert Thomas, and Horace Allen doing missionary work in Korea. That's right, without a German, Welsh, and an American from Ohio, we would not be here.

And, thinking about it more, those of us who attend this church would not be here if not for the countless men and women who chose to say yes to the command that all Christians have been given.

And that command, as intimidating and uncomfortable as it might be, is to go and make disciples of all nations, to be God's witnesses even to the ends of the earth. That is what Jesus directly states in Matthew 28:19 and in Acts 1:8. That is what Jesus commands us to do.

The challenge is how. Especially in the pandemic. How do we begin to do this? Well, this is where Jesus' example shows us the way.

Jesus interacted with so many different types of people. Jesus interacted with adults, countrymen, the uneducated, the unethical, and rebels. He interacted with kids and elderly, orphans and widows, the rich and the poor. He interacted with those who were mentally ill and those who were sick and disabled. Jesus interacted with leaders and outcasts, foreigners and criminals.

And how did he interact with them? Well, some he talked with, others he helped, others he showed an amazing amount of restraint, all so that they could see the love of God for them. Sure, at times it was direct. Other times it was subtle. But the point is that Jesus shows us many ways to do missions.

Are challenge is to obey. That, when we hit that uncomfortable feeling - that spiritual war between saying 'yes' and 'no' - we need to say yes.

God's blessing upon you as you meditate on 'missions' and I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

Youtube Link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion PDF: HERE

Announcements

September Education Open Houses
- Education Ministry Open House is coming!
  - Sunday, Sept 5 – Pre-School Online Open House
    - An open house video/link will be available for all parents that will outline the ministry
  - Sunday, Sep 12 – Children’s Online Open House
    - Parents are asked to attend their adult worship service and then join the zoom open house via their phones.
  - Sunday, Sept 19 – Youth’s In-person Open House
    - TBD

Korean School Registration
- Korean School is from 9/11 to 1/15/22, Saturdays, from 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Age: from pre-k/ kinder to high school.
- Tuition: 1st child: $170, 2nd child: $160, 3rd child $150
- Register online HERE

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) - Signs of God or Gullibility? (Naturalism vs. Supernaturalism) [45 mins]
  - Lesson 7 (Oct. 8) - Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (J. Warner Wallace) [45 mins]
  - Lesson 8 (Oct. 22) - Do We Have an Accurate Copy of the New Testament? [45 mins]
  - Lesson 9 (Nov. 5) - Did the New Testament Writers Tell the Truth? [50 mins]
  - Lesson 10 (Nov. 12) - Analyzing Jesus: His Claims & Old Testament Prophecy [45 mins]
  - Lesson 11 (December 3) - 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.

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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