TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 21, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 9:40AM That He Gave
Today is December 21, 2022
Welcome to your mid-week!
With Christmas we remember how God gave to us. And God giving to us means he has not given up on us.
In Isaiah, God's people thought that, because of their sins and disobedience, God had forsaken them and forgotten about them. But God did not give up on them. And, through Isaiah, he made it clear that his love for them goes beyond parental love, and that his commitment to them was personal, purposeful, and permanent.
No matter what, God does not give up on his people.
And the bible makes it clear that his grace is greater, that our worthiness is not based on our actions but on Christ's, that we all fall short but in Christ we are victorious, that his patience is not like our patience, in fact, his standards are not like ours at all.
God does not give up on us.
And Christmas is just one more reminder of that faithfulness. Meaning Christmas is a reminder of God's desire to be with us, and every element of it is his invitation for us to come back to him. That's why he gave us his son in the first place.
And so, this season, let us not only remember God's great gift for us, but let us remember the purpose of that gift and what giving to us implies.
God's blessing upon you as you mediate on God's love and commitment to you, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE
Announcements
- Meehee and Stephen Meal Train
- Hello TFPC EM members! On 12/11/22, sweet little Aria Hira Franz was born to Meehee and Stephen! Praise God for another healthy miracle to join our church family! It would be incredible to show our love and support for the new parents during this time of physical recuperation and adjustment - please sign up HERE to bring the family a meal if you are able to in the upcoming weekends. Thank you so much!
- A recording of the Christmas Celebration that was on Friday, December 16 can be found HERE
- End of Live Stream Services starting 2023
- Starting 2023, we will no longer offer live streaming. We will record the sermon to be included in the Wednesday Newsletter, however, with covid numbers down and the pandemic winding down, the leadership has decided to stop live streaming.
- 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
- Upcoming Ministry Calendar
- Dec 31 (Sat) - KM New Year's Eve Service, 10:45pm @ Main Chapel
- 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.
