TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 6, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 9:48AM Jesus, the Baby
Today is December 6, 2023
Welcome to your mid-week!
Jesus came as a baby to empathize with our weaknesses. He came so that we would know that he knows what living in this world is like. We do not pray to and worship some distant, unrecognizable, unrelatable deity. No. We pray to and worship someone who experienced
cold
sleeplessness
insecurity
vulnerability
restlessness
discomfort
anxiety
& pain
Someone who experienced
hunger
thirst
weariness
sadness
poverty
& rejection
Someone who experienced being
misunderstood
unsupported
denied
betrayed
abandoned
falsely accused
& afflicted
Someone who experienced being
despised
unwelcomed
& who suffered at the hands of man
Someone who experienced
a death of a friend
a death of a cousin who was like a spiritual brother
a death of a parent
& his own unjust death
Jesus experienced of all that to empathize with us. And it is that empathy that led to his act of choosing to die for us on the cross. It is as if Jesus had so much empathy for us that he said, I never want my people to experience any of that ever again.
And it is that heart that we should think of every time we see the baby Jesus. It is the heart of empathy in action that should challenge our own heart to act just as empathetically toward others this season.
God's blessing as you mediate on the baby Jesus and active empathy, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE
A link from last Sunday's Seminar can be found HERE
Praise Team and AV Volunteers Needed!
Praise team is look for more members to help with both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. AV team is looking for one more member to help with the 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com
Ministry Calendar
- Dec 9 (Sat) – Running Ministry, 9am @ the Pham's
- Dec 10 (Sun) - YMF & PV Christmas Mixer, 4pm @ the Fellowship Hall
- Dec 22 (Fri) – Christmas Pageant
- Dec 25 (Mon) – Christmas Service
- 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.
