TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 11, 2022
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 9:20AM Becoming Mature
Today is May 11, 2022
Welcome to your mid-week!
Being united in the faith takes works of service. It is easy to be united with people that you like and who are similar to you. It takes works of service - humility and hospitality - to being united with people who you don't like and who are drastically different from you.
At the same time, to truly know Christ takes works of service. It is one thing to read what Jesus did. It is another thing to experience them for yourself, serving those who he served.
And the reason both unity and the faith and knowledge of Jesus Christ are important, is because both are needed to grow spiritually.
Serving those who are different than us is like iron sharpening iron.
Serving those who Jesus served not only teaches us our limitations but helps us to appreciate Jesus' actions for us both.
Works of service are needed for spiritual maturity.
And, considering what Apostle Paul preaches in Ephesians 4, spiritual maturity is not something individually accomplished. It is something done collectively. Something we the church need to be striving forward to do together in love (Ephesians 4:14-16).
Meaning the church is needed for spiritual maturity.
So, let us therefore, strive to serve on another. Let us strive in being united and knowing more about Christ until the day where we become spiritual mature.
God's blessing upon you as you meditate on works of service and spiritual maturity, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube link from last Sunday's Joint Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE
Announcements
- The Session has voted to continue to ask for masks to be worn indoors until further notice
- VBS Volunteer Kick-off Meeting is THIS Sunday at 1pm
- If you are interested in volunteering for VBS, please attend this meeting at the Children's Chapel at 1pm
- Registration for VBS 2022 - Spark Studios - Has Begun!
- Online registration and information can be found HERE
- 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 11:30am Praise Team is looking for more members to help lead the 11:30am service. If interested, please contact Peter at iampeterchu@gmail.com
- We are looking for a new 9:45am Praise Team leader to lead the 9:45am worship service. If interested, place contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com
- Youth Ministry Needs
- Youth Ministry is looking for a girls small group leader. If interested, please contact Pastor Edward at shin.e.kim88@gmail.com
- 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 pandemic, especially those on the frontline of the disease who are putting themselves at risk in the service of us all.
