TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Elevated Joy

Today is September 29, 2021

Welcome to your mid-week!

When Jesus compared his disciples to his mother and brothers in Matthew 12, what he was really doing was teaching and challenging us to view Christians as our family. Meaning the purpose of our family is not just for our personal benefit or the benefit of our children, but it is for the purpose of knowing how to treat others who follow Jesus.

Meaning, as much as we share and call and listen and give support to; as much as we invest and prepare and pray and cherish and care about; as much as we are committed to – from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death takes us home…

That is how we are supposed to treat other followers of Jesus. That is how we are to treat the church. And the reason is for our benefit.

We were made to glorify God. When we do what we are made to do, we experience joy. And coming together as a spiritual family only elevates that joy more. The more we see other Christians as our family, the more our joy is elevated. 

And that is the point.

God's blessing upon you as you mediate on the church family and your role in the church family, and I look forward to worshipping with you in the Main Sanctuary for Joint Worship, World Communion Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

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

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Announcements

• World Communion Sunday, NEXT Sunday Oct 3
  • We will be having joint worship in the Main Chapel with the KM next Sunday for the 11:30am service. Spill over room will be in the fellowship hall. Please sit with your families. We will be having communion together. 
  • Please note that there will be NO 9:45am service.

• 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.
• 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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