TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 26, 2022
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 1:33PM Making Things Right
Today is January 26, 2022
Welcome to your mid-week!
When an injustice was taking place between God's people, Nehemiah quickly took action to make things right. And this made sense given his goal. How could two people stand together and worship next to each other if they are harboring bitter feelings toward each other?
In Jesus' sermon on the mount, Jesus mentions how important it is to be reconciled with our brothers and sisters - that, before we offer our gift to the Lord, we need to go and make sure our relationships are right. This lesson is what we see Nehemiah champion in Nehemiah chapter 5.
The challenge for us is that, unlike the people of God who had only one Jerusalem and one temple, we have hundreds, if not thousands of options literally a click away. This richness of options and choices means that we can go an entire life time without reconciling with the people at church.
If we don't like someone, we can simply just leave and worship elsewhere.
But what Nehemiah shows us in the book of Nehemiah is what we see the whole church do in Revelation 7:9-10. We will, one day, stand side by side in worship of our Lord. And that includes all those Christians that you might not like right now.
Nehemiah's challenge then is that we should not avoid being sanctified by the conflict that we experience at church. If anything, we should embrace it. The more we experience the complexity of relationships, the more we can truly appreciate what Jesus did for us.
And that will lead to a deeper and purer worship.
God's blessing upon you as you wrestles with your relationships within the larger church of God, 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
- 2021 Offering Contribution Summary Request
- For tax purposes, if you would like to request your offering contributions for 2021, please fill out the form HERE and email it to the finance office at: financetfpcusa@gmail.com
- Woman's Bible Study is Postponed to February 4* due to Omicron
- 7pm-8:30pm @ Elim Cafe. Will run for 9 weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Anna at: kongbenedict@yahoo.com
- *Please note that the session will decide on February events this week. Their decision will be presented this Sunday which could change this date.
- Feb 6 (Sun) – TFPC Congregational Meeting
- EM Ministry Needs
- The Audio/Video Team is looking for more members to help with the audio/video needs of both services. If interested, please contact Phil at philjun@gmail.com
- The Welcoming Team is looking for more members to help welcome people for both services. If interested, please contact Mike Lyu at lyu33@yahoo.com
- The Praise Team is looking for more members to lead worship for both services. If interested, please contact Charles at chuckyroh@gmail.com
- Korean School Registration has Begun!
- 2nd semester is from 2/5/22 - 6/11/22
- School hours: 9:30 - 12:30pm
- Tuition: 1st child $170, 2nd child $160, 3rd child $150
- Questions? Contact Soo Choi 310-720-0569
- email: Suechoi2244@gmail.com
- Korean School is looking for Teachers!
- The 2021-2022 Spring semester starts on Feb 5th and runs till June 11th. Korean school hours are Saturdays from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Teachers will be paid for 4 hours each Saturday (this includes prep time for classes). People with teaching experience are preferred but anyone who has the heart to serve is welcome to apply. If interested please contact Director Soo Choi JPSN at suechoi2244@gmail.com
- 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
- 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.
