TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Faith of Abraham and Sarah

Today is February 1, 2023

Welcome to February and welcome to your mid-week!

Both Abraham and Sarah are commended for their trust in the promises of God. And that trust is amazing. I mean, to trust God to have a baby at the age of 100? To trust the Lord to resurrect that son if he were sacrificed? Simply amazing.

However, it took them ~50 years to get to that point. 50 years of ups and downs. 50 years of belief and doubt. 50 years of obedience and rebellion. 

In fact, for Sarah, she didn't trust in the promises of God until Isaac was physically born.

To wrestle with the promises of God and to take matters into their own hands; to question and go against and challenge and ignore the promises of God. Yes, we see trust in God's promises. But that trust came after a 50 year faith journey. 

And God still commended them for that trust.

We don't see God take a deep sigh or shake his head or face palm at their journey. No. What we see is God's patience and, when Abraham and Sarah trusted in the promises of God, we see God commend them for it. That is what we see.

And, ultimately, trusting in the promises of God is the faith we need to pass forward.

God's blessing upon you as you meditate on the faith of Abraham and Sarah, 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

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Announcements​

• Offering Tax Information Requests
• If you would like your offering tax information for 2022, please go to the finance office and fill out a form. When it is ready (usually takes up to 2 weeks) they can give it to you by email, mail, or you can pick it up.

• The Praise Team is looking for more members to help for both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact our praise leader, Allison

• ​​Upcoming Ministry Calendar
  • Feb 5 (Sun) - YMF Cell Group
  • Feb (Sun) - All Church Membership Meeting, 1pm in the Main Sanctuary
  • Feb 19 (Sun) - EM Membership Class 1
  • Mar 12 (Sun) - Ladies Afternoon Tea, 1:30pm @ Elim. Download the PDF HERE. Link to RSVP, click on the picture:

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• ​​​​Finance Office Announcement
  • ​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.   
• Education Announcements
  • Children's Choir
    • We are recruiting for a children's choir to praise God 
      Target: Grades 1st-8th Time: 1:30-2:30pm every Sunday 
      Interested? Please talk to the Education Pastor of your child

• 2023 Jo-eun Sung-pum Ga-jeong Seminar 
  • We invite all those who are concerned about raising their children biblically to this seminar
    Date: February 17th (Fri) 7:00 PM / 18th (Sat) 9:30 AM
    Instructor: Pastor Youngsook Lee (Chairman of Good Tree Christian School, Representative of GoodTree USA)

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