TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - JUNE 8, 2022
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 10:27AM Teach Unashamed
Today is June 8, 2022
Welcome to your mid-week!
When you think about who Apostle Paul was before he was a Christian; when you think about how he was a highly educated, wealthy, cultured, respected, powerful, and influential member of society. Then, when you take that picture of his life and compare it to how his life ended. To see how the choices he made - to teach the gospel of Christ to others - how that choice led him to be in jail and to face capital punishment.
You would think that he might have some regret. You might think he would have some shame in the choices he made that got him into that situation.
However, in his last letter that he writes, 2 Timothy, he makes it very clear: he is not ashamed of the choices he made; he is not ashamed of where teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ got him. If anything, he doubles down on his actions in the letter; boldly declaring how valuable the gospel is, how confident he is in it, and how he gladly suffers for it.
For Apostle Paul, the gospel was more important, more valuable, more of a priority than education, wealth, culture, respect, power, or influence. And, because of that, the gospel had to be kept, it had to be guarded, it had to be taught.
And, with his last letter being basically a death bed statement, his singular focus on the importance of the gospel above his own situation begs us to ask the question to ourselves: is the gospel of Jesus Christ that important to us? Is the gospel of Jesus Christ that valuable to us?
Do we have the same confidence that Apostle Paul has in the gospel? Are we keeping it? Are we guarding it? Are we teaching it? Or
are we ashamed of it?
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God's blessing as you mediate on the gospel of Jesus Christ and how important it is in your life, 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
- Registration for VBS 2022 - Spark Studios - Continues!
- Online registration and information can be found HERE
- Y&P (formally S&P) will be meeting Thursday, June 16
- Location: Stephen and Meehee's place
- If you have any questions please contact Stephen Franz
- Graduation Sunday is June 19
- There will be a graduation service for all students at the end of the 11:30am KM service on June 19.
- Pastor Diana will be stepping down as our Assistant EM Pastor at the end of June to focus on her academic studies
- You can read her statement: HERE
- Pastor Edward Shin Kim will be stepping down as our Youth Pastor at the end of July to become a full-time Youth Pastor in Atlanta, GA
- You can read his statement: HERE
- EM Ministry Needs
- We are looking for a College Small Group Leader to lead the group after the 9:45am worship service each Sunday. If interested, please contact Pastor Diana at diana.dk.kim@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
