TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - APRIL 26, 2023
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 9:31AM Seeking the Thunderstorm
Today is April 26, 2023
Welcome to your mid-week!
When God's people were freed from Egyptian slavery, God brought them to himself at Mt. Sinai via Moses. However, when they got there, God's people were afraid of the Lord because he felt like a thunderstorm. Instead of drawing near to God, they drew near to Moses.
Considering everything God did to bring them there, I'm sure their decision was heartbreaking to the Lord.
Fast forward to the time of Zechariah. When God's people were freed from the exile and God wanted them to return to him, God made it clear through Zechariah that, when they draw near to him, he will draw near to them, and he will feel like a thunderstorm.
God preps them in advance.
However, through Zechariah, he also makes it clear that when you are in a relationship with God, there will be tremendous blessing. There will be peace and security and victory and salvation and honor. From death there will be life. From winter there will come the spring.
This is why, through Zechariah, God asks his people to not pray for spiritual flowers to bloom in their lives, but to, instead,
ask for the rain.
Only when we return to the Lord - only when we seek he who is the thunderstorm - will we experience springtime in our lives.
God's blessing upon you as you mediate on returning to the Lord and springtime, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.
Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE
Announcements
- Ministry Calendar
- April 30 (Sun) - TFPC Lunch Serving - All 3 Services
- April 30 (Sun) – PV Cell Group
- May 5 (Fri) – Beach Cities Small Group
- May 7 (Sun) – Ministry Council
- May 14 (Sun) – Mother’s Day
- May 21 (Sun) – YMF Cell Group
- Education Announcements
- Children's Day Volunteers Needed!
- "Sunday May 7th is Children's Day!
We want to celebrate the gift of children! As we have done so in the past several years, we will be serving grilled hamburgers following the 11:30 a.m. worship service for all students and families in our Education Department. We would love your help in bringing everyone together to make it a special day for children and families.
We need a few hands to help pick up the food, prep on Saturday 5/6th, set up and serve on Sunday 5/7th.
Thank you so much! God bless you all!" - Sign-up HERE
- "Sunday May 7th is Children's Day!
- Children's Day Volunteers Needed!
- VBS Early Bird Registration Starts TODAY!
- Theme: “Twist & Turns”
- VBS is from June 20-23 (Tues-Fri), 5:30pm-8:30pm
- $35 per child by May 7. $40 per child afterward.
- Register here:
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- VBS Volunteers Needed!
- 1st Meeting is TODAY at 1:30pm in the Children’s Chapel
- 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.
