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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 12:37PM The Culture of Christ
Today is September 6, 2023
Welcome to your mid-week!
In many ways, to be a Christian is to be a new culture.
Jesus says we must be born again. Apostle Peter says we are a new nation - a holy nation. Apostle Paul says we now serve a new way of the Spirit and not the old way of the written code.
Being born into a new nation following a new way is a lot like a Korean being born in America and being raised under the laws of this nation.
To be a Christian is to be a new culture.
And we could make jokes about our cultural foods being bread and wine and our holidays already being set, however, biblically, there are a lot of similarities.
The language of our Christian Culture is supposed to be love.
The unique actions of our Christian Culture is to engage with other cultures.
The purpose of our Christian Culture is to lead other people to join our culture ie, to save souls.
I mean, if our culture was a physical nation, there would be no walls. Not only would we welcome anyone who crossed our borders, we would be actively trying to get more people to come in.
To be a Christian is to be a new culture.
Now, how we lead people to Christ is a totally different challenge. There might be times where we oppose the cultures we are engaged with and other times where we seek harmony with them. There might be times where we show Christ is leading us as we engage with their culture and other times where we try to transform their culture to Christ. And, there might be times where just experiencing the tension of the differences of our cultures will lead people to Christ.
In whatever method we use and when and how we use it, we should be asking for the same thing that Solomon asked for when given the great responsibility to lead people.
And what did he ask for? Wisdom.
Wisdom is what all Christians need to best be equipped to face the incredible challenge that our Christian culture demands of us.
For, the Christian Culture is one that engages with the other cultures around them in love to lead them to Christ.
God's blessing upon you as you meditate on what it means to be a Christian, culturally, and what it means to engage in love, 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
Jesus says we must be born again. Apostle Peter says we are a new nation - a holy nation. Apostle Paul says we now serve a new way of the Spirit and not the old way of the written code.
Being born into a new nation following a new way is a lot like a Korean being born in America and being raised under the laws of this nation.
To be a Christian is to be a new culture.
And we could make jokes about our cultural foods being bread and wine and our holidays already being set, however, biblically, there are a lot of similarities.
The language of our Christian Culture is supposed to be love.
The unique actions of our Christian Culture is to engage with other cultures.
The purpose of our Christian Culture is to lead other people to join our culture ie, to save souls.
I mean, if our culture was a physical nation, there would be no walls. Not only would we welcome anyone who crossed our borders, we would be actively trying to get more people to come in.
To be a Christian is to be a new culture.
Now, how we lead people to Christ is a totally different challenge. There might be times where we oppose the cultures we are engaged with and other times where we seek harmony with them. There might be times where we show Christ is leading us as we engage with their culture and other times where we try to transform their culture to Christ. And, there might be times where just experiencing the tension of the differences of our cultures will lead people to Christ.
In whatever method we use and when and how we use it, we should be asking for the same thing that Solomon asked for when given the great responsibility to lead people.
And what did he ask for? Wisdom.
Wisdom is what all Christians need to best be equipped to face the incredible challenge that our Christian culture demands of us.
For, the Christian Culture is one that engages with the other cultures around them in love to lead them to Christ.
God's blessing upon you as you meditate on what it means to be a Christian, culturally, and what it means to engage in love, 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
Announcements
Banaba Fellowship Meeting and Dinner
The KM Small Group ‘Banaba’ (which is made up of men, 50 years and older) has invited EM men of similar age to join them next Sunday (9/10) for fellowship and dinner meeting. 4:30pm @ Elim Cafe
The KM Small Group ‘Banaba’ (which is made up of men, 50 years and older) has invited EM men of similar age to join them next Sunday (9/10) for fellowship and dinner meeting. 4:30pm @ Elim Cafe
Korean School Registration Continues
Fall semester: Sep. 9 - Jan. 20th 2024.
Tuition $230 (reregistration $210) text books, lunch and bag included
9:30 am to 12:30 pm Saturdays
Register HERE
Questions? Contact Soo Choi JPSN at suechoi2244@gmail.com
Tuition $230 (reregistration $210) text books, lunch and bag included
9:30 am to 12:30 pm Saturdays
Register HERE
Questions? Contact Soo Choi JPSN at suechoi2244@gmail.com
Education Open House During the Month of September!
We encourage all parents to attend the 11:30am worship service of your child’s open house and stay for a presentation of the ministry.
We encourage all parents to attend the 11:30am worship service of your child’s open house and stay for a presentation of the ministry.
- Youth, Sept 10
- Children’s, Sept 17 [cancelled]
- Pre-school, Sept 24
Korean Ministry Announcement
*Presented only in Korean
Ministry Calendar
- Sept 15 (Fri) - BCSG @ the Phams
- Sept 16 (Sat) – EM Fellowship @ the Song’s
- 4 - 7 pm
- Questions or if you want to update your email address to receive an Evite? Contact Grace at gsong1@aol.com
- Oct 1 (Sun) - World Communion Sunday
- 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.
