TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 1, 2024

The Faith of the Aquila and Priscilla

Today May 1, 2024

Welcome to May and your mid-week!

The faith of Aquila and Priscilla was to help Apostle Paul in his missionary journey. They supported and empowered him by giving him a place to stay while he worked. From this act of faith Apostle Paul was able to spend a year and a half in the city of Corinth.

Now, for us to do their act of faith is not hard per say, it is only hard because many of us have already tried to show that same faith but have not had the results that they did.

If everyone we helped and supported and empowered gave us results like Apostle Paul, then it would be easy to help more people. However, many of us have been burned by our acts of faith.

Jesus does tell us to have compassion on people but, at the same time, to have discernment when dealing with people.

Apostle Paul made it clear that we are not to be taken advantage of nor empower an irresponsible lifestyle.

Clearly prayer and wisdom must be done before helping or empowering anyone.

However, our acts of faith are not supposed to come from our own ability and knowledge. They should be our response in gratitude to the great love of God for us.

The more we know of God’s love, the more we will be compelled to show that kind of love to others in the practical way that Aquila and Priscilla show us, regardless of the outcome.

And, ultimately, that is our challenge.

God’s blessing as you meditate on the help, support, and empowerment you received from others, and the convictions that come to your heart in who to show the faith of Aquila and Priscilla to, 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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