TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 26, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 11:59AM True and False Guilt
Today is October 26, 2022
Welcome to your mid-week!
In some ways, guilt can be good.
True guilt brings about Godly sorrow which leads us to repentance. Apostle John tells us that one of the conditions for fellowship with God is confession. To truly experience the depths of God's love takes the confession of our sin so that we can experience the joy of his forgiveness.
This is why true guilt can be a good thing. The solution to true guilt is not denial or celebration but forgiveness. The solution to true guilt is not found by our actions, it is only found in Jesus.
So, in some ways, true guilt can be good. But, in some ways, guilt can also be bad. Especially if it is false guilt.
When we feel trapped in guilt. When we beat ourselves over the sin that we did. When we believe our guilt is needed to keep us in check or to serve as a way to punish us because we deserve it, then that is false guilt.
And false guilt can come by either how we were raised or from the accuser, the Devil, himself.
The cure for false guilt? The gospel. Christ's work is greater than our sin. In Christ, not only are we not condemned by our sin, but we are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Every time our false understanding of forgiveness or the enemy whispers in our ears lies that go against the word of God, then that is when we should look toward the cross and remember Christ's work for us.
We are loved. If we confess our sin, we are forgiven completely.
And so, whether the guilt you experience is true guilt that leads to repentance or false guilt that needs to be remedied by the gospel, let us seek the Lord. Let us pray a prayer of repentance as well as a prayer that the gospel would be at the heart of our being. For it is through God's forgiveness where we will find peace.
God's blessing upon you as you think about your guilt, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.
Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE
Announcements
- EM Ministry Needs - Praise Team Members
- The Praise Team is looking for more members to help for both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact our praise leader, Allison
- Baptism Registration Continues
- If you would like yourself or your child to be baptize, registrations can be found in the Main Office. Note that you need to be an active member to register. Last day to register is Oct 30. Baptisms will happen Sunday, November 20.
- All Church Congregational Meeting
- The bi-yearly all church congregational meeting will be held at 1pm in the Main Sanctuary on Oct 30. Main Agenda item: Voting on Elders. Translation will be offered via earbuds to all EM active members.
- Upcoming Ministry Calendar
- Oct 30 (Sun) - Baptism Registration - Last Day (Baptisms will happen the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Nov 20)
- Oct 30 (Sun) - Congregational Meeting - 1pm
- Oct 31 (Mon) - Harvest Festival
- Nov 12 (Sat) – YP ‘Friendsgiving’ @ the Franz’s
- Finance Office Announcement
- For Online Offering (found HERE) please make sure to select 'English Ministry' and to scroll down and type in where you would want your offering to go in the 'Note / memo' area.
