TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 11, 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 9:38AM To Be Satisfied and Refreshed
Today is October 11, 2023
Welcome to your mid-week!
When Jesus said that he will give rest to the weary and the burdened (Matthew 11:28), what he was saying was that in him was the way back home.
God had given a similar message of rest to his people during the time of the exile. And, in that message found in Jeremiah 29-31, God invoked the time of the wilderness in Exodus.
Meaning, Jesus was invoking both the idea of the exile and the wilderness when he tells us to come to him if we want to find rest. And, by doing so, Jesus is having us to think about our present troubles from a different perspective.
I mean, both the exile and the wandering of the wilderness were caused by sin. And the negative experiences of both are the results of not being home. Yes, at the time, God's people might have wanted more food or a softer bed or things to go as they expected, however in those terrible situations, the cure for it all was just to be able to go home.
And that is Jesus' point.
Because of sin we are now in our own spiritual exile and our own spiritual wilderness. Everything that ails us is because of that spiritual reason. Now, we can do our best to assimilate to this life and make it as comfortable as we can. However, we can never find true rest and true peace here because this is not our home, and it never was supposed to be.
Our home is with the Lord, and Jesus paves the way back home by addressing the core issue for our spiritual exile and spiritual wilderness: sin.
Meaning, while coming to Jesus may not give us the temporary relief we seek, his act of love on the cross promises that whatever ails us today will be temporary. That, just as the tomb is empty, so there is hope for our future.
And that is why coming to Jesus can give us rest. That is where we can be satisfied and refreshed.
God's blessing as you meditate on coming to Jesus, our spiritual home, and the rest that is being offered, 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
- Oct 14 (Sat) – EM Fellowship @ the Songs
- 4 - 7 pm
- Questions or if you want to update your email address to receive an Evite? Contact Grace at gsong1@aol.com
- Oct 15 (Sun) - YMF Cell Group
- Oct 16-17 (Mon-Tues) - TFPC Pastors Retreat
- Oct 22 (Sun) – Ping Pong Tournament, 1:30pm @ Fellowship Hall
- Oct 24 (Tues) - YP Cell Group, 6:30pm @ Urban Plates
- Oct 24-29 (Tues-Sun) - Pastor Frank's Vacation
- Oct 29 (Sun) - All Church Congregational Meeting
- 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.
Mexico Mission Trip to Tijuana November 3-5 (Fri-Sun)
Cost: $100 per person. Children are free. Scholarship available. Register by NEXT Sunday. Questions? Please contact Elder Mike Chung @ 213-820-5100