TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - APRIL 17, 2024

The Faith of Timothy

Today is April 17, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

Timothy saying ‘yes’ to go on missions with Apostle Paul is the start of a beautiful friendship that will not only go to impact that area for Christ, but lay the foundation for all churches up to the present day.

However, in order to go on that mission trip, Timothy needed to be circumcised. Timothy needed to deny himself for the good of others. This act of ‘self-denial’ is an act of faith.

Jesus tells his disciples to deny themselves and follow him. Apostle Paul teaches how self-denial helps us to know Christ more. Clearly self-denial is for our benefit spiritually. This is why we practice spiritual disciplines and why we strive to put to death our earthly nature.

However, Timothy teaches us that self-denial is also a way to love someone.

That, when we look to the good of someone else over our own self interests, that that is an act of love that can bridge gaps and reach people for Christ.

And, while Timothy’s example is the extreme, there are many ways to practice this kind of faith.

Giving to the poor is a form of self-denial.

Living modestly rather than indulging in excessive luxury is form of self-denial.

Adopting a different culture than your own is a form of self-denial.

In fact, all of us practice this kind of faith every time we attend a Korean American Immigrant Church.

God’s blessing upon you as you meditate on self denial and on loving people different than you, 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

• Church Picnic Volunteers Needed

  For the church picnic on May 5, volunteers are needed from EM to help partner with KM to set-up, bbq, serve, and clean-up. Please sign-up in the back!

• Campaign to use less than 1 paper cup!

  To protect the environment, we are campaigning to use less than one paper cup per person every week. If possible, please bring your own water bottle (tumbler) or cup.

Prayer Requests

• Allison’s (our praise leader) last day will be this Sunday. Please pray for her and her family

Ministry Calendar

• April 21 (Sun) - PV Cell Group

• May 5 (Sun) - Church Picnic

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.