TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 25, 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 9:43AM The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength
Today is May 25, 2022
Welcome to your mid-week!
In talking to God's people during their first worship service back from exile, Nehemiah connects the 'joy of the Lord' with 'strength.'
The 'joy' that they were experiencing was the joy of their salvation; it was the joy of God fulfilling his promise that he made in Jeremiah 29:10 to bring them back after 70 years. The reason Nehemiah connects that with strength is because God had made more promises; namely, in the very next verse, a promise to prosper them and give them hope and a future.
Having come back from exile to restart a nation meant that their current situation was incredible challenging. However, experiencing God's faithfulness and having the hope of God's other promises being fulfilled, meant they could face these challenges head on knowing that they would overcome them all in the Lord.
That's why the joy of the Lord was their strength. And that is the same joy and strength that we have in Jesus Christ.
God promised to give us a Messiah. God did. God promises us heaven and eternity and the resurrection. God will. As 2 Corinthians 1:20 tells us, God's promises are "Yes" in Christ.
That means...no matter how bad things are now, it will not last forever.
That means...the mistakes of the path, do not define our future.
That means...the anxieties and fears and worries that we have now are lying to us. Life will get better.
That means...the best is yet to come.
And the reason we have this joy and strength in Christ is because God loves us and wants our joy to be complete.
God's blessing upon you as you mediate on the joy of the Lord and the strength that comes from it, and I look forward to worshipping 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 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
- 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.
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